Leone Roach (Eddy) goes to the 1970 World Cycling Championships. DRAFT Version: This is the remarkable story of a schoolgirl’s journey to the top of World Cycling from Tamworth in Country NSW. At 15 years old Leone Roach stunned everyone when she had a successful hour record attempt in Melbourne in Jan 1969. This was followed by further hour promotions in Tasmania and a successful attempt on England’s Val Rushworth’s Hour Paced record at Melbourne Olympic Velodrome. Australian Cyclist Boss, event promoter & official Bill Long then organising Leone’s attendance at the 1970 World Cyclin ..read more

This Podcast is part of the NSW Cycling Club Series by the CNSW Heritage Commission. The Harlequin Wheelmen Club was formed in January 1982 with links to the Bathurst NSW League of Wheelman Cycle club which had been functioning for almost a century, established in 1893 by one of Australia great early Pro Riders on the Penny Farthings, Mr George Wibird. The Harlequin club founded by David Roggiero when other Pro League cycle clubs across NSW including Bathurst CC were moving across to the NSW Cyclist Union (The Amateurs) who were winning the battle for control of the sport in Australia. The Har ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

"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 d ..read more

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 ..read more

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 exp ..read more

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 ..read more

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 membe ..read more

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 ..read more