With stars like Marcin Bialoblocki in the Sport Beans-Wilier outfit it is sometimes hard to remember that it is a TEAM first and foremost. This piece by Mark Perry on the 75-mile Thames Velo near Oxford, shows how hard the riders work to give their top men a chance at the line. (more…)
April 17, 2009
Marcin Bialoblocki leads the rider Championship
Wonderpole Marcin Bialoblocki is now the top-ranked rider in the UK by a country mile! The Sport Beans-Wilier hardman leads the Premier Calendar rankings by more than 150 points. And his colleague Will Bjergfeld is in fith place.
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Marcin’s First Premier Calendar Win for SB-Wilier
Easter was a triumph for the Sport Beans-Wilier team with a domination of the three-day Girvan event – 225 miles of hard racing - by the two lads in black. The two-man SB-W team was up against eight-man outfits and marcin took the top honours. Our first premier calendar race win! This is team co-ordinator Clive Richardson’s report: (more…)
Billy on the Cobbles
Billy Whenman’s been training on the cobbled streets of Belgium in the spring sunshine. On Wednesday 15th April he competed in the Kermesse road race on his Wilier. This is his report: (more…)
April 6, 2009
Marcin Heavily Marked by Other Teams in Prem Calendar
The Sport Beans-Wilier team raced in the second round of the Premier Calendar series in County Durham and found their Polish star heavily marked by the other teams. But as Will Bjergfelt reports, Marcin Bialoblocki still managed a creditable fourth place. (more…)
Billy’s Top Ten For SB-W
Billy Whenman is still riding part time with the Sport Beans -Wilier outfit and was the man to beat in the Tour of Dengie Marshes – Cat B race. He won the event last year but this time found himself marked out of the podium placings. Clive Richardson reports on Billy’s top ten finish: (more…)
Billy’s French Lesson
Billy Whenman is quite the European traveller these days. He has often raced the cobbles in Belgium and did well in a training camp in Spain – but his first French outing was a feast of pedal-power to behold. These are his reports of his double win on the Cento Uno across the channel: (more…)
Mortirolo In Top Three Bikes of the Year
Wilier’s Mortirolo has beaten off major opposition to claim a top three place in the Cycling Plus magazine Bike of the Year test. (more…)