News Shorts - 29 November

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the M7 breakaway that gapped the peloton by nearly 2 minutes

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Eric Dole takes 3rd on the M7 podium

NSW Masters Criterium Championship @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the charge in the M9 Criterium

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Ian Grainger finished 2nd in the M9 criterium

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) was attentive throughout and finished 6th

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Matt Coy after the finish

NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Sutherland @ 28 Nov - Randolph Baral in a solo breakaway in M5

BiciSport Everesting Challenge @ 21 Nov - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels) completed the ultimate “Everesting” challenge over 16 hours 31 minutes on a home trainer in Newport !. Thats a 5.15am start until a 9.45pm finish. Total distance was 240k and that equals 9 ascents of Alpe D’Huez (on Swift). That’s 9700m of elevation.

Tom consumed a kilo of home made rice cakes, a loaf of marmalade sandwiches, some cold pizza, at least a dozen bidons and a lot of coffee. Tom had great support from his family, plus BiciSport team mates Dudley Hoskin & Mike Lawson.

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 23 Nov - The form of Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) has been on a steady upward trajectory for a few weeks now. So picking up a rewarding B grade victory was going to happen, and it did.

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 23 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (left)

BiciSport Belgium @ Aalter Cyclo Cross @ 21 Nov - Koen Verhulst (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) in the Flanders mud

BiciSport Belgium @ Aalter Cyclo Cross @ 21 Nov - Koen Verhulst

BiciSport Belgium @ Aalter Cyclo Cross @ 21 Nov - Briek Verhulst before the start of his first competitive event at Aalter

BiciSport Belgium @ Aalter Cyclo Cross @ 21 Nov - Briek Verhulst

BiciSport Belgium @ Aalter Cyclo Cross @ 21 Nov - Briek Verhulst

Creswick (Vic) Cyclo Cross @ 27 Nov - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) takes second in C grade

Waratah Masters @ Heffron Park @ 28 Nov - Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took a fine 3rd in A grade. Craig rode off the front a few times but it was resolved in a bunch sprint.

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

  • Another day another date change on the race calendar ….

  • National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

    • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

    • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

    • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

    • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

  • Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

RACE CANCELLATIONS SLOWLY DRAWING TO A CLOSE

  • The current event cancellations & changes include -

    • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

    • AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships (Creswick, Vic) - cancelled

    • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

    • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

    • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

    • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

    • Drops & Hoods (Jindabyne, NSW) - moved to Dec 22

  • Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for any further race cancellations

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 4 Dec - Lake St Clair Charity Ride (Singleton)

  • 5 Dec

    • Waratah Masters (Eastern Creek)

    • Downes Nursery Classic (Camden, NSW)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 30 Nov

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Wed 1 Dec

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 2 Dec

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

    • 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 @ 8.05am 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

  • Fri 3 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sat 4 Dec - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

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RMO Professional Cycling Team (France) - 1986-92

RMO was a French employment agency (Relation Main d’Oeuvre), framsets were Meral Liberia (again French), groupsets were Mavic (French). Team management was Bernard Thevenet (won two Tours de France) and Jacques Michaud. Ironically RMO themselves went broke at the end of 1992 and put numerous team members out into the world of unemployment.

A team full of classy riders but victories were really not there, somehow it was lacking something. Yes, Thierry Claveyrolet won the Mountain Jersey at the 1990 Tour de France and Marc Madiot won the 1991 Paris Roubaix but …… . Other very good riders were Charly Mottet, Paul Sherwin, Michel Vermote, Bernard Vallet (won the Bordeaux Paris derny race), Jean Claude Colotti, Paul Kimmage (now a well regarded journalist), Pascal Lino and the aussie Clayton Stevenson.

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RMO Professional Cycling Team - Marc Madiot in Paris Roubaix

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RMO Professional Cycling Team - Robert Millar (left), Charly Mottet (RMO) & Pedro Delgado at the Tour de France

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News Shorts - 22 November

Heffron Park Tuesday @ 16 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels - second on right of picture) sprints for the overall win and takes second in B grade

Heffron Park Tuesday @ 16 Nov - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday @ 16 Nov - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday @ 16 Nov - Rolly Delaytz

BiciSport Belgium @ Kortijk Cyclo Cross - Koen Verhulst (BiciSport Belgium) on the start line

BiciSport Belgium @ Kortijk Cyclo Cross - Koen Verhulst

BiciSport Belgium @ Kortijk Cyclo Cross - Koen Verhulst

BiciSport Belgium @ Kortijk Cyclo Cross - Koen Verhulst

The Gent 6 Day event rocks on at the T’Kuipe velodrome in Gent (finishing last night)

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

  • Another day another date change on the race calendar ….

  • National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

    • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

    • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

    • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

    • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

BOORALIE RD RESURFACED NEAR JAPANESE SCHOOL

  • Booralie Rd towards Duffys Forest has been resurfaced between the Japanese School and the Golf Club. Thank you the Covid Fairy.

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

  • Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW VELODROME CALENDAR 21-22 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW Track calendar is now posted on the Calendar section of this website

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

NSW MASTERS CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW 28 NOVEMBER AT WARATAH PARK SUTHERLAND

  • The latest event cancellations & changes now include -

    • Tour of Tasmania - 24-28 Nov (cancelled)

    • L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)

    • NSW Masters Criterium Champs (moved) - 28 Nov @ Waratah Park Sutherland

    • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

    • AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships (Creswick, Vic) - cancelled

    • Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to Dec 5

    • National Masters Road Championships (Ballarat) - moved to 12-15 January

    • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

    • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

    • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

    • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

  • Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for any further race cancellations

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 27 Nov - Sprint GP (Dunc Grey Velodrome)

  • 28 Nov

    • NSW Masters Criterium Championships (Waratah Park, Sutherland)

      • BiciSport starters - Matt Coy, Ian Grainger, Eric Dole, John Roberts, Randolph Baral

    • Waratah Masters Criterium @ Lansdowne Park

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 23 Nov

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Wed 24 Nov

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 25 Nov

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

    • 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 @ 8.05am 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

  • Fri 26 Nov - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sat 27 Nov - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

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Gitane Frigecreme Cycling Team (France) - 1972-73

Bikes were Gitane and Frigecreme were ice cream (both French).

French to the core but the only results came via the non French riders in Joop Zoetemelk (at the 1973 Tour de France) and Michael Wright (UK born but lived all his life in France). Results were few & far between except for Joop and the team became Sonolor Gitane in 1974.

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News Shorts - 15 November

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Conditions were bleak at the start for Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - John Roberts (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) leads the M6 peloton over the Cullerin Ridge climb in steady rain

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (left) just before a puncture ended his day

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - If Saturday was considered “bleak” then lets add Sunday into the mix. It was plain awful. Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on far right of this picture probably had the best of the weather, but a puncture still ended his day before it really started

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - The picture of Darren Benson (left) and Tom Green doesn’t do the conditions justice. Gale force winds and rain were the order of the day

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Mike Lawson on the start line

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Cocks (BiciSport Pilu Racing) in a rare glimpse of sunshine

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Grainger at the finish

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Eric Dole took the best placed BiciSport placing of 4th in his category

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Tom Green at the Road Race finish

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

  • Another day another date change on the race calendar ….

  • National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

    • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

    • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

    • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

    • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

BOORALIE RD RESURFACED NEAR JAPANESE SCHOOL

  • Booralie Rd towards Duffys Forest has been resurfaced between the Japanese School and the Golf Club. Thank you the Covid Fairy.

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

  • Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW VELODROME CALENDAR 21-22 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW Track calendar is now posted on the Calendar section of this website

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

NATIONAL CYCLO CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CRESWICK VIC CANCELLED

  • The latest event cancellations & changes now include -

    • Tour of Tasmania - 24-28 Nov (cancelled)

    • L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)

    • NSW Masters Criterium Champs (moved) - 28 Nov @ Waratah Park Sutherland

    • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

    • AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships (Creswick, Vic) - cancelled

    • Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to Dec 5

    • National Masters Road Championships (Ballarat) - moved to 12-15 January

    • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

    • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

    • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

    • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

  • Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for any further race cancellations

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 19 Nov - HART Criteriums start @ St Ives Driver Training

  • 20 Nov - Go for Broke Charity Ride

  • 20-21 Nov - Bathurst/Orange Track Opens

  • 21 Nov - Waratah Masters Criterium @ Lansdowne Park, Mt Ku Ring Gai Criterium (Northern Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 16 Nov

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Wed 17 Nov

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 18 Nov

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

    • 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 @ 8.05am 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

  • Fri 19 Nov - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sat 20 Nov - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

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Wiels Groene Leeuw Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1945-69

Hard core Belgian with a focus on the single day Classics but they did win the 1960 Tour of Spain with Frans De Mulder. Wiels made a delightful beer, Groen Leeuw (Green Lion) made the bikes.

Besides the win in Spain in 1960 it was really all about the Classics … with wins at Paris Roubaix, Ghent Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne & World Road Championships when Beheyt double crossed his team leader Rik Van Looy (nothing beats a good team scandal).. Supporting team members were Noel Fore, Walter Godefroot, Eric de Vlaeminck, Stan Ockers and Martin Van den Bossche.

1963 at Ronse

Wiels Groen Leeuw - Benoni Beheyt “steals” the 1963 World Road Race Championship in Belgium (at Ronse) from his Belgian team mate ! ! ! …. the scandal still lives on

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1964 Tour de France

Wiels Groen Leeuw - 1964 Tour de France

Wiels Groene Leeuw - 1964 Tour de France

News Shorts - 8 November

Queensland Masters Cyclo Cross Championships - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took Gold

Queensland Masters Cyclo Cross Championships - Klayton Smith mid race

Heffron Park Saturday Criterium @ 30 Oct - Jeremy Hopson (BiciSport Pilu Racing) in the thick of the action at Heffron

Heffron Park Criterium @ 5 Nov - John Roberts (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) and Randolph Baral

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 2 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the start line for round one of 45kph rough and tumble

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 2 Nov - Rolly Delaytz mid race

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 2 Nov - Rolly Delaytz crashed near the finish but still managed a light pedal for recovery the next day. Speedy recovery Rolly.

West Head Individual Time Trial @ 7 Nov - Travis Shields (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

West Head Individual Time Trial @ 7 Nov - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

West Head Individual Time Trial @ 7 Nov - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning recce ride @ 2 Nov - With the township of Gunning in the background both Mike Lawson (left) and Eric Dole head for Breadalbane on the out lap.

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning recce ride @ 2 Nov - Eric Dole (left), Randolph Baral , Mike Lawson

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning recce ride @ 2 Nov - outside the tiny Breadalbane Church with Eric Dole, Randolph Baral & Mike Lawson

Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills @ 6 Nov - L to R … Richard, Marty, Nigel, Neil, Ian & Eric

BiciSport Belgium @ 6 Nov - Maarten Verhulst doing a charity roller ride for cancer at his local school

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

  • Another day another date change on the race calendar ….

  • National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

    • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

    • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

    • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

    • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

BOORALIE RD RESURFACED NEAR JAPANESE SCHOOL

  • Booralie Rd towards Duffys Forest has been resurfaced between the Japanese School and the Golf Club. Thank you the Covid Fairy.

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

  • Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW VELODROME CALENDAR 21-22 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW Track calendar is now posted on the Calendar section of this website

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPS on 13-14 NOVEMBER

  • Best wishes to the BiciSport starters at Gunning in Ian Cocks, Jeremy Hopson, Ian Grainger, Eric Dole, Matt Coy, Mike Lawson, Darren Benson, John Roberts, Tom Green & Randolph Baral

NATIONAL CYCLO CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CRESWICK VIC CANCELLED

  • The latest event cancellations & changes now include -

    • NSW ITT & RR Champs (Gunning) - moved to 13 Nov (now includes Elites & Masters)

    • Tour of Tasmania - 24-28 Nov (cancelled)

    • L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)

    • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

    • AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships (Creswick, Vic) - cancelled

    • Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to Dec 5

    • National Masters Road Championships (Ballarat) - moved to 12-15 January

    • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

    • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

    • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

    • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

  • Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for further race cancellations

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 12 Nov - HART Criteriums start @ St Ives Driver Training

  • 13-14 Nov - NSW Elite & Masters State Road Championships @ Gunning

  • 14 Nov - Waratah Masters Criterium @ Lansdowne Park

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 9 Nov

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Wed 10 Nov

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 11 Nov

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

    • 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 @ 8.05am 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

  • Fri 12 Nov - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sat 13 Nov - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

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TVM Van Schilt Professional Cycling Team (Netherlands) - 1988-2000

TVM was transport and still is - you’ll still regularly see TVM semi trailers on the motorways around Ghent & Antwerp. Other sponsors were Bison, Ragno & Adesital. Framesets were Zullo (Italian) or Gazelle (Dutch). Groupsets were Shimano. Sport Director was Cees Priem.

Definitely a team in the Dutch-Belgian Classics mode with the ability to pick up stage wins in any major Grand Tour. Team members were a classy lot - Johan Capiot (Het Volk), Robert Millar, Phil Anderson, Scott Sunderland, Jesper Skibby, Jeroen Blijevens, Tristan Hoffman, Lars Michaelsen, Peter Van Petegem (Flanders & Het Volk), Servais Knaven, Henrik Redant, Robbie McEwen, Geert Van Bondt, (Ghent Wevelgem), Gert Jan Theuinisse and Steven Rooks. The death sentence for the team was the drug induced 1998 Tour de France and team closure beckoned in 2000.

Peter Van Petegem (TVM) - his Classics season started in late February and was all over by the Paris Roubaix in mid April … the rest of the year was irrelevant

Gert Jan Theinisse (TVM) - talented but ….

Phil Anderson (TVM) - could win any race in the world up to 10 days duration, and did just that.

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Henrik Redant (TVM) - it was all about the Classics, and after retirement became a noted Sports Director.

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Scott Sunderland & Gert Jan Theinisse (TVM)

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