Historical Highlights
In the Beginning
The Lidcombe Amateur Cycle Club was formed in 1920 after a meeting attended by Teddy Brewster, Fred Calf and George Griffiths in a room above a billiards saloon situated on the corner of Joseph and Vaughan Streets Lidcombe.
LACC is a traditional amateur cycling club which had enormous successes in the '60's and '70's.Club Colours: Black and Gold
Club Shirt
2003: A new shirt with a similar look to the 1999 version, but with LACC on front and back.
Sponsors are: Ashfield Cycles, DOOLEY'S Club, AVICO, ARTHREX, Fastsigns, Busines Objects
1920 to 1950: Shirt of Black and Gold vertical halves. Shorts were plain black.1950 to 1989: Shirt of Black and Gold horizontal halves, black collar and sleeve edging with a black star on each sleeve. Shorts were plain black.
1989 to 1993: Shirt of Gold with black pockets. Sponsorship by HOBBY PRO Penrith. This shirt was a special issue for sponsored riders and not a general club shirt.
1993 to 1999: Gold with diagonal black stars top half and diagonal stripes on bottom half, black collar and sleeve edging. Shorts were black with gold side panels displaying club name and stars. Sponsorship by New Line Building Supplies and Home Hardware. All club members wore the same shirt.
1999: Gold ( a brighter modern shade) with black and white relief (curves) and some red in the sponsors logos. Small black stars on collar. Club name on white oval on front and back with club logo on left chest and centre pocket. Black shorts with side gold panels with black, white and red shapes. Club and sponsor names appear on panels. Sponsorship by Lidcombe Catholic Workmen's Club, Protair Air Conditioning, Cruise Control Specialists, Ashfield Cycles and Arthrex Surgical Supplies. All club members share the same shirt and sponsorship (which has been used to discount the cost of clothing and to support members in general).
Past & Present Road Venues
1934 -1946: Joseph St, Auburn (opposite Coleman Park)
1946 - 1950: Notting Hill Road, Berala
Wilson and Hoxton Park Roads
Scott Park, Edmondson Ave and Bringelly Road
Taylor Road, Badgerys Creek
Cnr Ingleburn Road and Hume Hwy, Leppington.
Catherine Fields and Chisolm Roads, Catherine Fields
1985 - Present: Burley Road, Horsley Park. Criteriums have been conducted at Wetherill Park
Track Racing
Track racing commenced in 1927 at Coleman Park, Auburn and moved to Lidcombe Oval in 1947 where it remains today.Club Life Members
Norm Sargent, Jan Sargent, Tom Wyllie, Bernie Breed, Ellis Fuller (deceased), Brian Cooper and Trevor McCarthy.New South Wales Life Members
Norm Sargent, Ellis Fuller (deceased) and Max McGinty (League of Wheelmen)Commonwealth Representitives
Greg Barnes: Sprint, Christchurch NZ (1974) finishing 6thAustralian Champions
Senior: Greg Barnes won the Sprint and Time Trial 1974.
Veteran: Steve Dixon (Veteran Div 2) won the 10km Scratch race and Road Time Trial 1996.
Goulburn to Sydney - Lidcombe Winners
1944 Dave Little
1945 Lionel Lawson
1946 Bob Jones
1975 Norm Sargent
1980 Fred HartNSW Representatives at Australian Championships
N Sargent, G Barnes, R Eagles, R Taylor, P Cooper, P Keegan, G Broadhurst, T Skulander, H Fisher, P Richardson, E Robb, R Hough, J Atherton.Road Premierships
1978, 1979, & 1981 - Veteran Division
1972: Premierships 2nd Greg Barnes, Dave Rillie, Kerry Hopkins and Tom Skulander
1965 and 1969 - Junior Division
1963 and 1967 - Juvenile Division.
D True, J Byrnes, H Moss, G Broadhurst & G Pemberton 1963
1958 2nd Danny Wills, Russell McGurgan, Vic Adams and Vince Jones.
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