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Cycling History, Stories & Interviews from Western NSW, Australia.
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Remembering Uncle John Windsor.. (08/01/1944 - 06/02/2019)
This is a 1-minute clip from an interview with John Windsor on his first race car from his rally cross days at Catalina Park at Katoomba and Towac Park at Orange (which for a period he was president of the club).
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In 1903 Promoter Hugh D McIntosh hosted a 1mile handicap at the SCG with world record prizemoney and around 60,000 spectators. Top international cyclists (including Major Taylor) would come to Australia for the event which was won in 1903 by American N C Hooper who had been allocated a very generous 75yds by organisers.
While the event created plenty of headlines and drama it would be only contested a handful of times till legendary Aussie promotor John Scott established the event on Sydney’s Camperdown Velodrome in the 1970s and 80s.
This podcast looks at John’s Scott’s life as a cyclist and sports promoter and how he ensured that the Sydney Thousand would be long remembered as one of Australia’s greatest Cycling Promotions.
The Podcast features Audio from John Scott, Greg Scott, Geoff Scott, Robert Wallis, Alex Fulcher and Heritage Committee Chair Mark Windsor
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
The last time an Australian won the legendary Race Across America (or RAAM) was around a quarter of a century ago, however in 2022 Kiwi Born Aussie Allan Jefferson put his name in the history book when he defeated Svata Bozak and Swiss super star Nicole Reist in the 5000km race across the United States.
In this short 14min interview we catch up with Team Jefferson support crew member Gary Hamer of the Bathurst Cycling Club for an insight into what is often considered the toughest cycling race in the world.
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
"InForm TMX Make" rider Luke Tuckwell talks of his 2022 Euro Cycling Trip:
Great to catch up with Bathurst Cycling Club member Luke Tuckwell (who riders for InForm TMX Make) on his recent trip to Europe to race for Team Bike Terenzi in Italy and for the AusCycling Junior team across Europe.
After attending the recent Auscycling Webinar on Developing Cyclists Pathways, it was interesting to listen to Luke, as it emphasized the stress on aspiring young full time Australia Cyclists in Europe, faced with the latest trends by Pro-Cycling to get younger cyclists into the Pro Peloton.
The interview does stress the importance of the AusCycling junior development program and the role "InForm TMX Make" is playing in the development of young Aussie Cyclists.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
News from the 2021 Central West Track Open (which incorporated the 2021 NSW Country and Metro Junior Track Championships) hosted by the Orange and Bathurst Cycling clubs with help from sponsor’s @ClancyMotorsGroup @RenshawPedalProject @ CanobolasHotel
Hear local cycling officials along with NSW State Handicapper Robyn Sprouster and James Nguyen NSW’s Competitions & Events Manager.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
The Cycling History of WOLLONGONG
From the first Wollongong Bicycle Club in 1889 to the World Championships in 2022
In 2022 the Wollongong region will host the UCI World Road Cycling Championships. This Podcast looks at the 140years of cycling leading up to the Illawarra Region crowning the world champion road cyclists in 2022.
The Podcast features Tour de France star Mark Renshaw along with Illawarra Club administrators Terry Wall and Garry Doughty; while local cyclists Lionel Covington, Danny O’Connor and Daniel Hennessy join New South Wales Cycling Federation life member Doug Holland to explain the regions unique and long cycling History.
Includes– the cycling venues of Bodes Oval, Mt Keira Road and Unanderra Velodrome along with a report on Wollongong’s first Road (1890) and Track Championships (1891).
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
The Birth of Australian Cycling New Era - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
The NSW Story behind the 1984 Olympics Team Pursuit Gold Medal.
Australia’s Gold Medal win in the 1984 Team Pursuit Los Angeles Olympics caught the attention & imagination of the people of Australia who would then proudly support our cyclists into the AIS program.
The win came at a time when aerodynamic technology was pulling the bicycle into strange new shapes and sports itself was becoming a business. This podcast investigates a group of NSW administrators and cyclists that played major roles in that Gold Medal win. It describes how their passion for the sport put a system in place to defeat the world biggest budget teams and the countries that believed they owned cycle racing.
Australia was acknowledged as a world cycling trailblazer in 1984 and this podcast looks at the Cycling NSW members behind that Gold Medal.
Guests include – Ray Godkin, Alex Fulcher, Mark Fulcher, Geoff Scott, Kevin Nichols, Gary Sutton, Jock Bullen -- MARK WINDSOR (Cycling NSW Heritage Commission Chairman).
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Kalinda Robinson in the 2021 National Junior Team
20years ago the Bathurst Cycling Club was regularly getting young club members in the Australian Junior Teams. However for over a decade now young Bathurst riders have been in the mix but sadly no national Junior Team jerseys since 2007 for the local juniors. However this year local track cyclists Kalinda Robinson and Tyler Puzicha have been both named in the Australian Junior Cycling Team.
This is an interview with Kalinda Robinson on the 27th April 2021 after the Australian Cycling Junior Camp where she became the first Bathurst Cycling member to be selected in the National Junior team for over a Decade..
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Local NSW connection to 2020 Tour de France Winner Tadej Pogacar
In 2018 NSW riders Tim Guy (Orange, NSW) and Ben Hill (Muswellbrook, NSW) rode with 2020 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar in the Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum Team. Tim Guy was more than just a rider in the team as he assisted in the creation of the team and actually sponsored it through his Headcrack Company which raises awareness of Anxiety and Depression.
This podcast uses interviews from the last 4 years on the establishment of the Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum / Headcrack team and the development of the superstar Tadej Pogacar, with a focus on the NSW, Australian Connect.
It is a longer podcast than normal, as there are many twists to this story with references to the development pathways for elite young cyclists in Australia & Slovenia, the pressure of National Representation as a junior and links to other champions such as Rohan Dennis and Mark Renshaw.
This Podcast will also look into the growing problem of Anxiety and Depression.
Related Links -
Rohan Dennis helps Tim Guy with a Sports Lesson at a Country NSW High School - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9gj78-e15a87
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Local NSW connection to 2020 Tour de France Winner Tadej Pogacar
In 2018 NSW riders Tim Guy (Orange, NSW) and Ben Hill (Muswellbrook, NSW) rode with 2020 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar in the Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum Team. Tim Guy was more than just a rider in the team as he assisted in the creation of the team and actually sponsored it through his Headcrack Company which raises awareness of Anxiety and Depression.
This podcast uses interviews from the last 4 years on the establishment of the Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum / Headcrack team and the development of the superstar Tadej Pogacar, with a focus on the NSW, Australian Connect.
It is a longer podcast than normal, as there are many twists to this story with references to the development pathways for elite young cyclists in Australia & Slovenia, the pressure of National Representation as a junior and links to other champions such as Rohan Dennis and Mark Renshaw.
This Podcast will also look into the growing problem of Anxiety and Depression.
Related Links -
Rohan Dennis helps Tim Guy with a Sports Lesson at a Country NSW High School - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9gj78-e15a87