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Cycling History, Stories & Interviews from Western NSW, Australia.

  1. May 19

    Memories Of California Fashions - When Bathurst became a World Fashion Hub.

    In May 2026 the Bathurst District Historical Society hosted a Bathurst Autumn Colours Heritage Festival Event called Fashioning the Past: Memories of California Fashions. The event involved a tour of the old factory on the Blayney Road which has been home to a variety of manufacturing businesses over the decades, including the notable clothing company California Fashions. During this tour, historians from the Bathurst District Historical Society uncovered the site’s rich history and shared insights and stories from former employees of the fashion manufacturer. Visitors will also enjoy a display of garments produced by California Fashions during the 1950s and 1960s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the company’s contribution to Bathurst’s industrial heritage.

  2. 07/11/2025

    History of the Bicycle at Mt Panorama Bathurst – PART2

    THIS PART 2 Podcast – Following on from Part1, this Mt Panorama story is of the many championships & major cycling events held at Mt Panorama in the 21st century, including a number of State Championships and NRS Event, leading up to the more recent International UCI World Series qualifying events. History of the Bicycle at Mt Panorama Bathurst:- This two-part Podcast looks at the history of Cycling on Mt Panorama Bathurst. From the first events in the 1930s through to the inaugural On-line virtual Tour of Australia which featured a 2-lap stage of the Mt Panorama during the covid19 Pandamic. Chair of the CNSW Heritage Commission Mark Windsor’s interviews include - Martin Whiteley, Jim Burke, Kerry Hoole, Jeff Rice, Ted Green, Klayten Smith, Ewen Gellie, Damien Bennett, Ben Kersten, Mark Renshaw, Toireasa Gallagher, Graham Seers, Phil Ayres, Gary Rush, Erwin Vervecken, Kurt Fearnley

  3. 03/17/2025

    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.

  4. 12/06/2024

    Angus Argent-Smith Big Bike Ride

    It is 3am on Saturday 7 December 2024 and I am standing in the rain for this interview. We are catching up with promising local triathlete Angus Argent-Smith at the front gates of Scots All Saints College Senior School Bathurst at the start of his huge bike ride to raise funds for the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) Gus will be riding 365km to his hometown of Rankins Springs and sadly in all started in a storm with thunder and lightning..

  5. 11/12/2024

    Triathlon News: 10minutes with Kath Stutsel

    Triathlon News: 10minutes with Kath Stutsel If you are thinking about trying to do a triathlon one day, listen to Bathurst’s Kath Stutsel’s story who I am sure will convince you to make the plunge and “Try a Tri”. Doing her first triathlon less than a decade ago when another event she was training for was cancelled, Kath has now raced major triathlon events all over the world - From the legendary Escape from Alcatraz to Challenge Roth. This Interview is part of a series on Key Officials in the Bathurst Wallabies Triathlon Club in the lead up to the 2024/25 Season.

  6. 03/06/2024

    Leone Roach (Eddy) goes to the 1970 World Cycling Championships

    Leone Roach (Eddy) goes to the 1970 World Cycling Championships. Featuring Mark Windsor, Leone Eddy, Tom Maloney. Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this is the remarkable story of a schoolgirl’s journey to the top of World Cycling from the track in 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 in late 1969. Australian Cyclist Boss, event promoter & official Bill Long then organising Leone’s attendance at the 1970 World Cycling Championships in Leicester UK, with the people and cycling community of Tamworth getting behind Leone's (the Ponytail Express) bid for a World title.

  7. 06/28/2023

    Harlequin Cycling Club Story - David Roggiero & the League of Wheelman

    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 Harlequin Wheelman* Cycling Club becoming a refuge for the homeless Pro riders while the integration of the sport was occurring in the 1980s & 90s in Australia. This is the David Roggiero and Harlequin Wheelmen Club story which is based in Sydney North and affiliated with Auscycling. In recent times the club has been the state's top performer at the Cycling Age National Championships. (*Note "Wheelman" is a 19th century historic cycling term referring to cyclists that have entered events with a cash prize).

  8. 02/06/2023

    John Windsor’s First Race Car

    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).

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Cycling History, Stories & Interviews from Western NSW, Australia.

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    2020 - 2026
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