Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - The final contest of 2022 with an A grade Trophy Race (over 20 laps) plus the B-C grade handicap (over 15 laps). B grade really was not that committed to catching C grade and C grade comfortably took the podium with Stew Campbell (BiciSport Happy Wheels) putting in a great finish
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Stew Campbell takes second at the finish
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Rolly Delaytz rode well in B grade
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Rolly Delaytz
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Caleb Ewen was a stand out in a high octane A grade Trophy Race
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Rolly Delaytz on the B grade start line
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Stew Campbell on the C grade start line
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 13 Dec - Rolly Delaytz getting “pinned up”
St Ives HART Criterium @ 16 Dec - Sam Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels) finished 2nd in D grade
Sydney ‘1000’ Tempe Open @ 10 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
Sydney ‘1000’ Tempe Open @ 10 Dec - Davide Browne on a charge
Sydney ‘1000’ Tempe Open @ 10 Dec - Davide Browne raced the tandem with Lizanne Willmott
Sydney ‘1000’ Tempe Open @ 10 Dec - Davide & Lizanne on the Tempe Velodrome banking
ACT XCO Championships @ 11 Dec - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes the Silver medal. A challenging technical MTB course at its best. Rocky, dusty, tree roots, steep climbs and fast challenging downhill. Eric finished just 27 seconds behind the Gold medal.
ACT XCO Championships @ 11 Dec - Eric Dole
ACT XCO Championships @ 11 Dec - Eric Dole
BiciSport Christmas Coffee @ Taste Buds @ 17 Dec - L to R … The BiciSport Grupetto consisted of Herve, Ian, Mike, Marty, Suzy, Tom, Sean, Karl, John, Tony & Raoul
C’mon Santa …. do the right thing … I have been good all year
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
17 Jan
Oh no …. there is no Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums until 17 Jan
28-30 Dec
Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals (various Sydney Velodromes)
6-10 Jan
National Road Championships (Ballarat, Vic)
8 Jan
Landsowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
Tumut Classic Cyclosportive
10 Jan
Presentation Tour of Spain 2023
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 20 Dec
Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 22 Dec
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 24 Dec
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Felice Gimondi - 1942 to 2019
One of the greatest Italian cyclists ever. If any competitive cyclist deserves the highest accolade for performance, grace & integrity then Felice is the man. Sadly passed away suddenly in 2019 (from a heart attack) when he still had an enormous presence across all sections of Italian & World cycling. Pictured above in a filthy Paris Roubaix Classic.
Felice was only the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours (Spain - ‘68, Italy - ‘67, ‘69, ‘76, France - ‘65) and graced a Grand Tour podium some 12 times. Sponsor of choice was Salvarani (Italian kitchens) or Bianchi (bikes). Single day Classic victories were numerous - World Championships, National Champion, Lombardy x 2, Roubaix, San Remo, Paris Brussels. Team management also included looking after Marco Pantani.
Felice wins the Tour of Lombardy on the Como Velodrome. The tifosi goes crazy !
Felice wins the Milan San Remo Classic 1974 in a solo breakaway. The tifosi goes crazy again !
Felice wins the World Road Championships in Barcelona 1973.
A Championship full of intrigue, scandal and bribery as behind the scenes Freddy Maertens (Belgium) was on Shimano, and Freddy accused his team mate in Eddy Merckx of riding for the Campagnolo sponsored Gimondi. Maertens finished second & Merckx was fourth. Nothing beats a good scandal !
Gimondi @ Le Tour in 1965 riding for the Salvarani team. Note the front pockets on the jerseys.
Gimondi @ Le Tour 1965 with front pockets buttoned up.
Gimondi climbing in the Stelvio snow @ Giro riding for the Bianchi Campagnolo team
Gimondi @ Giro 1969
Eddy Merckx (left) & Felice Gimondi were the best of friends
Salvarini Team Presentation 1972 … Salvarini made high quality Italian kitchens (lots of them)
