National Cyclo Cross Series @ Ballarat @ 6-7 Aug - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) competed over both days at Ballarat
Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 7 Aug - A2 grade start line with L to R .. Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels), Ian Grant & Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)
Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 7 Aug - A2 grade had 18 starters and full gas from the start with an average speed of 38kph for the 40k distance. Eric Dole sits 3rd in line with Ian Grant 5th.
Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 7 Aug - A2 grade podium of Eric Dole (4th) and Ian Grant (3rd)
BiciSport in Belgium @ 6 Aug - A seven hour drive from Oudenaarde in Belgium to Sochaux in France near Germany, home of Peugeot manufacturing and the Peugeot Museum. The Museum contains a history of Peugeot manufacturing that includes bikes, cars, motorbikes, radios, guns, radios and domestic electrical appliances including coffee grinders. Pictured above is the first Peugeot bicycle
BiciSport in Belgium @ 6 Aug - At the Sochaux Museum is the original Peugeot racing bike ridden by Roger Pingeon to win the 1967 Tour de France. In the background is the endless Peugeot motorcycle display
Roger Pingeon (Peugeot-BP) in Yellow at the 1967 Tour de France
BiciSport in Belgium @ 6 Aug - more Tour de France history with the Peugeot bike ridden by Bernard Thevenet at the 1977 Tour de France. In the background is the historic Peugeot car collection
BiciSport in Belgium @ 2 Aug - A short 45 minute drive from Oudenaarde along the Schelde River to Roubaix and the famous Velodrome.
Just adjacent to the Velodrome are the offices of the Roubaix Velo Club, the small club office, a tiny cafe and bar & the equally famous (or infamous) Roubaix shower block. In the cafe is a classic French victory wall featuring Stuart O’Grady & Matt Hayman
BiciSport in Belgium @ 2 Aug - the somewhat infamous Roubaix Velodrome Shower block (they are not renowned for being that clean at times) where each winner has their own victory cell & plaque. Thankfully this time they presented comparatively sparkling.
BiciSport in Belgium @ 2 Aug
BiciSport in Belgium @ 2 Aug - no chance of doing a victory lap of the Roubaix Velodrome as currently its a major building site with the centre football oval being completely re-turfed. The photo above is the entrance to where the Paris Roubaix race enters and turns right for 1.5 laps to the finish
BciSport in Belgium @ 2 Aug - not only is the football oval being re-turfed the Roubaix Velo Club offices have earned a repaint (not before time).
Congratulations to Waratah Masters for rebirthing races at the Sydney Dragway at Eastern Creek.
NATIONAL MASTERS ROAD & CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website
Entries are now open via the AusCycling website
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
11-14 August
Tour of the Sunshine Coast (NRS - Qld)
12 August
BiciSport sponsored Masters race in Velle, Belgium
13 August
Retro Classic Bike Show (Noosa, Qld)
Oakville Road Race (Parramatta CC)
14 August
Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters) … Dragway is back !!
NSW CycloCross (Terrey Hills, NSW)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 9 August
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 11 August
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 13 August
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am xx
BiciSport sponsor the races at Velle near Antwerp on 12 & 16 August
LPR Brakes Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 2004-09
LPR Brakes were automotive brakes, Farnese Vini the wine. Framsets were De Rosa on Campagnolo groupsets. Sport Director was Davide Boifava.
When it comes to ethical team culture this Italian gruppetto defined the ultimate “parallel universe”. Danilo Di Luca picked up a life ban for doping (after failing a few tests before being given a final life ban), and it all got a bit complicated. The team juggernauts included Danilo Di Luca, Dimitri Konyshev, Pavel Tonkov, Paolo Savodelli & Alessandro Petacchi. After Danilo got busted in 2008 it was a miracle 2009 even happened. If you ever needed a clue as to why Italy no longer has a registered team at the World Tour level then LPR is why.
LPR Brakes take charge in the Tour of Italy 2008
Tour of Italy 2008 - Di Luca in Pink but not for long ….
