PART 1 Bicycle History on the Famous Mt Panorama Race Circuit

This is Part 1 of two podcasts on the extensive history of bicycle racing on the famous Mt Panorama motor racing circuit.

Part 1 looks at the birth & construction of Mt Panorama and its forerunner the historic Vale Circuit, explaining that the bicycle was involved in the initial development of the famous Bathurst motor racing circuit; even creating & contributing to the sporting and racing culture in the city to establish the desire to build the racing venue.

A series of interviews looks at both the NSWCU and the League of Wheelman’s involvement. But then how a schoolboy from Sydney broke down the barriers to establish an annual cycling promotion, which fully used the Mt Panorama Circuit and Pit Complex and would lead to the first National Mountain Bike Championship.

Part 1 starts with the history of the 1930’s at Vale Road and continues to the early 1990s at Mt Panorama but touches on the drama of the Covid 19 Pandemic and the important cycling activity on Mt Panorama in the 2020’s. Check out Part 2 for the important cycling events from the 1990’s to the 2020s.