News Shorts - 17 July

NSW Cyclo Cross series @ 16 July @ St Ives Showground - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Team Force) at the St Ives Showground start in C grade.

Cyclo Cross continues to improve in leaps & bounds and the St Ives round had an excellent course, great entries in all categories and an excellent promotion. Congratulations to Peloton Sports Cycling Club. The State Championships are next Sunday at Heffron Park.

NSW Cyclo Cross series @ 16 July @ St Ives Showground - Mike Lawson

NSW Cyclo Cross series @ 16 July @ St Ives Showground - Mike Lawson

NSW Cyclo Cross series @ 16 July @ St Ives Showground - Mike Lawson

NSW Cyclo Cross series @ 16 July @ St Ives Showground - Mike van der O’Reilly with fellow Belgian Mike van der Lawson (BiciSport Team Force)

BICISPORT GRIFFITH TO MELBOURNE RIDE IN OCTOBER 23

  • Details are now listed in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.

  • All welcome

SYDNEY MASTERS CHAMPS, NSW MASTERS CHAMPS & NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPS - PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

  • Reserve the weekend of August 5 & 6

    • August 5 is Lansdowne Park (Sydney Championships)

    • August 6 is the Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre CarPark Circuit (NSW Masters Criterium Champs)

  • The following weekend (August 12 & 13) is the NSW Masters ITT & Road Championships at Gunning near Goulburn

  • The National Masters Road Championships (September21-24) are Shepparton & Dookie (Victoria)

    • Full Championship details are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2023

  • Bicisport has a range of primary & secondary Special Events listed on this website (see the separate web page). These events receive personal rider support and the primary events also come with some financial support. Any questions should be directed to Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

Upcoming primary Special Events for 2023 include -

  • July 23 - NSW CycloCross Championships (Heffron Park)

  • Aug 5 - Sydney & Country Championships (Lansdowne Park)

  • Aug 6 - NSW Masters Criterium Championships (Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre - CarPark Circuit)

  • Aug 12-13 - NSW Masters ITT & Road Championships (Gunning, NSW)

  • Sept 21-24 - National Masters Road Championships (Shepparton, Vic)

  • Oct 7 - NSW Team Time Trial Championships (Singleton, NSW)

  • Oct 12-15 - BiciSport Enduro Ride from Griffith to Melbourne

  • Oct 21-22 - Bowral Classic CycloSportive (Bowral, NSW)

  • Dec 2-3 - Tour of Bright (Bright, Vic)

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 21 July

    • Friday Night Track Racing (Dunc Gray Velodrome)

  • 22 July

    • Compass ITT Series (Penrith Lakes)

  • 23 July

    • NSW Cyclo Cross Championships (Heffron Park)

    • Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings

    • Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park

      • Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe

  • Tues 18 July & Thurs 20 July

    • 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 20 July

    • Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps

  • Sat 22 July

    • Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Eldor-Viner-Mapei Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - first part of 1993 only

1993 and out of chaos became a legendary professional team.

Eldor combined with Viner bikes to form the Eldor Viner pro team at the beginning of 1993. But troubles started when the Eldor money never ever materialized from day 1 and Viner Cycles carried the team until Mapei stepped in just before the Tour of Italy in mid 1993. So then began the Mapei dynasty from mid 1993.

Eldor Viner team riders were a very capable peloton even if good financial management maybe never came their way. The early 14 rider team at Eldor Viner was full of talent - Della Santa, Gelfi (sadly RIP), Noe, Giovannetti, Bontempi & Ghiotto all went to future professional teams with great distinction. Losing Gelfi to depression/suicide was a sad outcome.

Eldor Viner team rider Luca Gelfi who also then rode for Mapei, Del Tongo, BresciaLat and Rose Mary professional teams in Italy

Eldor Viner professional team presentation in early 1993 when the only thing professional was the team presentation itself … the rest was financial smoke & lire mirrors and very little of the latter until Mapei saved the day

Mapei Professional Team from 1994 … where the money was real and so too were the real results