MTB National Series Round 1 @ ACT @ 21 Jan - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the start
MTB National Series Round 1 @ ACT @ 21 Jan - Eric Dole
MTB National Series Round 1 @ ACT @ 21 Jan - Eric Dole
MTB National Series Round 1 @ ACT @ 21 Jan - Eric Dole takes the victory
Mt Buffalo Victoria @ 15 Jan - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) sighted at Lake Catani at the top of Mt Buffalo
Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Best wishes to Davide Browne as he returns to the Goulburn Track Open next Saturday looking for victory in the Goulburn Wheelrace
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
24 Jan
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 6pm
28-29 Jan
Goulburn & Bowral Track Opens
BiciSport - Davide Browne
28-29 Jan
Alpine Classic CycloSportive (Bright, Vic)
Cadel Evans CycloSportive (Geelong, Vic)
Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 24 Jan
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 26 Jan
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 28 Jan
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Vittorio Adorni (Italy) - 1937-2022 (passed away 24 Dec 22)
Vittorio raced for several teams since his career started in 1962 with Philco, then moved on to Cynar, Salvarani (1964-66), Salamini (1967), Faema (1968), then finally SCIC (1969-70). As was typical of the time the popular sponsors were either coffee machines (Faema) or kitchens (Del Tongo, SCIC and Salvarani).
His career started in 1962, then won the Tour of Italy in 1965 (he went on to win 11 Giro stages). Other stage race victories included Romandie, Belgium & Switzerland.
Single day victories were seemingly rare but they were big - won the World Pro Road Championships at Imola Italy by a massive 10 minutes when Eddy Merckx refused to chase Adorni (a close Faema team mate & personal friend) and the close knit Italian team did the rest at Imola. Adorni also won an Italian National Road Championship in 1969.
Adorni was also a Salvarani Team Director, President of the Italian Riders Association, Italian TV cycling commentator plus a UCI Executive member. Elegant, faithful team mate, talented, a champion.
Felice Gimondi (left) and Vittorio Adorni. Loyal team mates and the best of friends.
Vittorio (left) & Felice riding the 1966 Barachi Trophy two rider time trial for Salvarani.
Adorni takes a rare sprint victory in 1968 for Faema
Team Faema in 1968 with Adorni (second left) and Merckx (third left)
The best of friends - Gimondi, Adorni, Merckx at the 1968 Tour of Italy
1969 Tour of Italy and Adorni had moved onto the SCIC team from Faema but the close friendship remained
Tour of Italy 1963 with Adorni riding for the Cynar team on the Dolomites gravel
Adorni wins the 1968 Worlds at Imola by a staggering 10 minutes when the Italian team put the block in and Merckx wouldn’t chase a close friend
Adorni in 1969 riding for the SCIC team in the World’s jersey
CYNAR circa 1963 and Adorni … 4th from the left
Adorni racing for Team Philco at the 1962 Tour of Italy
Team Philco presentation at the 1962 Tour of Italy (Adorni being far left)