News Shorts - 27 July

**BiciSport @ 45 Hour Dementia Challenge @ Coogee SLSC - Jay Gaffey (BiciSport - left of picture) riding in the 45 Hour Dementia Challenge raising $$ for a great cause. Well done Jay.**

**BiciSport @ Terrey Hills Saturday coffee @ 12 July - Marty Wright (BiciSport) featured the Trans African Rat Race jersey …. just 3,200k of heavy gravel to earn the coveted jersey**

**BiciSport @ Terrey Hills Saturday coffee @ 12 July - Marty Wright (BiciSport) featured the Trans Africa Rat Race jersey**

BiciSport @ Great Irish Lap from 30 July - On 30th July, Simon Lempriere (BiciSport Pilu Racing) will be setting off from Dublin to ride 3,300 + Kms around the coast of Ireland. A Tour de Ireland if you like, being the same distance as that more famous Tour.
Simon is doing this as a big year birthday celebration, because Simon has a deep love for Ireland and to raise money to support youth mental wellbeing with The Man Cave - Australia’s leading preventative mental health charity for boys and young men.

**BiciSport again co-sponsors the Velle (East Flanders, Belgium) Elite race on 11 August**

**NSW Cyclo Cross State Championship circuit @ Dunc Gray Velodrome Bankstown @ 2 August - BiciSport starter is Mike Lawson @ 10.45am start**

BiciSport @ Tour de France @ 18 July - Tom DeCock (BiciSport Belgium) wearing a Marc DeMeyer tribute jersey (DeMeyer was a famous Belgian Classics champion from the 1970’s) and Marc has been laid to rest not far from Tom’s home village of Avelgem in East Flanders

**BiciSport @ Tour de France @ 18 July - Dirk Vandenburgh & Paul Vermeiren (BiciSport Belgium) on the Col du Haag**

**BiciSport @ Tour de France @ 18 July - Col du Haag @ photo by Paul Vermeiren (BiciSport Belgium)**

BiciSport Special Events

The events, races, cyclosportives or gravel listed in Special Events receive direct BiciSport support by way of personnel to assist on the day.

For further information go to the Special Events Section on this website

2026 -

* NSW Masters Road Championships (Canberra, ACT)

* Masters National Road Championships (Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Qld)

* Dirty Dish Gravel (Parkes, NSW)

* Sydney Spring Cycle (over the Sydney Harbour Bridge)

* Bowral Classic (Bowral, NSW)

* BiciSport Bright Training Camp (Bright, Vic)

* Tour of Bright (Bright Vic)

RACING THIS WEEK

July 30-27 August
- Irish Grand Lap @ 3,000k
  - Simon Lempriere (BiciSport Pilu Racing)
August 1
- Sydney Road Championships (Lansdowne Park)
  - BiciSport starters - David Browne
August 2
- NSW Cyclo Cross Championships (Dunc Gray Velodrome)
  - BiciSport starter - Mike Lawson
- Waratah Masters (Eastern Creek Dragway)

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 28 July

# Homebush Bay Promenade @ Armoury Cafe Newington @ 10.30am - depart from the Armoury Cafe carpark. Laps of Homebush Bay. Contact MOR on 0417 403 244

Tues 28 July & Thurs 30 July

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) 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 30 July

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

# Hurstville Oval Velodrome @ 7pm @ 100 lapper on either road bikes or track bikes

Sat 1 August

# BiciSport Coffee @ McCarrs Restaurant & General Store @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am