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Cycling photography for January 2006

Tour of Qatar
Trust House Cycle Classic (Tour of Wellington)
Team LPR presentation
Team Miche presentation
Cyclo-Cross World Championships
Tour of Thailand
Doha International GP
Joseph Sunde Memorial
Saunier Duval - Prodir team presentation
Barloworld team presentation
La Française des Jeux winter training camp
Discovery Channel team presentation
AG2R team presentation
Nite Rider Dusk Till Dawn
Tour of Siam
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears presentation
Flaminia presentation
Revolution 11
Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under
The Advertiser Women's Criterium Series
Sid Patterson GP
Australian downhill championships
Los Angeles Track World Cup
Cofidis team presentation
Panaria team presentation
Francaise des Jeux presentation
Milram and LPR training
Gerolsteiner team presentation
CSC go training
Liquigas out training
Australian National MTB Championships
T-Mobile team presentation
Ceramica Flaminia team presentation
Bouygues Telecom team presentation
T-Mobile training in Majorca
Bremen Six Days
Italian CX nationals
Quick.Step-Innergetic presentation
Team Milram presentation
Egmond-Pier-Egmond
Belgian CX nationals
French CX nationals
Hobart 'Bikes & Spikes' Carnival
Champbikx BMX Series #1
Centrumcross Surhuisterveen
Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals
Queensland State Track Titles
Grand Prix du Nouvel-An
Int. Herforderer Rad-Querfeldein-Rennen
Diamonds at the Dome
Azencross Loenhout
Middelkerke
Tour of South China Sea
Großer Weihnachtspreis

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Tour of Qatar

Stage 5 - February 3: Al Thakhira - Doha Corniche, 151.5 km

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• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) smiles before the start of the final stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race in Doha Corniche.
• The peloton rides past modern buildings during the fifth stage between Al Thakhira and Doha Corniche
• The peloton rides through Doha.
• Tom Boonen (Quick Step) takes his fourth win in the Tour of Qatar, ahead of Erik Zabel (Milram).
• Tom Boonen celebrates as he crosses the finish line
• Tom Boonen (R) is congratulated by team-mate Kevin Vam Impe
• Tom Boonen is congratulated by the Belgian ambassador to Qatar Robert Vandemeulebroucke
• Tom Boonen is congratulated by Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx (L)
• Tom Boonen receives a trophy from Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, president of the Qatar Cycling Federation
• Tom Boonen displays his trophy

Stage 4 - February 2: Al Zubarah - Qatar Olympic Committee, 144 km

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Images by AFP Photo

• Tom Boonen and Fabrizio Guidi battle it out for third in the finale of stage 4
• Boonen (c) and Stuart O'Grady (l) ride together during stage 4
• A tight finish in stage 4 - (l-r): Eisel, Zabel, Boonen and Guidi
• Tom Boonen stretches before the start of stage 4
• Good on ya, Bernhard! Tom Boonen congratulates Bernhard Eisel after stage 4
• DS Franck Pineau (l) congratulates Eisel on a job well done

Stage 3 - February 1: Sealine Beach Resort - Khalifa Stadium, 160 km

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Images by AFP Photo

• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) looks very relaxed before the start of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar.
• The peloton rides past an oil refinery
• The Quick.Step team - with Tom Boonen (R), in the yellow jersey, leads the peloton in stage 3
• A bird's eye view of Quick.Step and Boonen.
• Quick.Step protects Boonen - his team's efforts have been instrumental in delivering Tom Boonen four wins from four starts this season.
• Tom Boonen (C) and Erik Zabel (Milram,L) contend for the win
• Tom Boonen celebrates as he notches up yet another victory.
• Tom Boonen (R) is congratuled by Erik Zabel (L, Milram) after his victory.
• Tom Boonen chats with Qatari men after winning the third stage.
• Tom Boonen waves from the podium.

Stage 2 - January 31: Camel Race Track - Al Khor Corniche, 138 km

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Images by AFP Photo

• Frederic Finot (FDJ) goes for a ride
• Rene Haselbacher and Peter Wrolich with four footed friend
• Gert Steegmans (Davitamon-Lotto) watches a camel race with interest
• Stuart O'Grady (CSC) doesn't get toooo close
• Robert Hunter (Phonak) and a camel
• Robert Hunter's legs along with a camel's
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) straps on the battle gear
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) looks fairly imposing
• Beware of the camel
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) working hard, with Knaven in tow
• Erik Zabel (Milram) fighting the wind
• Fabian Cancellara (CSC) in the young rider's jersey
• Pieter Ghyllebert (Chocolade Jacques) away alone
• Pieter Ghyllebert (Chocolade Jacques) is about to get caught
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) comfortably beats Paride Grillo and Erik Zabel to win stage 2
• Fitte Peeters congratulates Tom Boonen
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) with another Qatari trophy
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) slips on the gold jersey
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) accepts another jersey

Stage 1 - January 30: Khalifa Stadium - Al Khor Corniche, 131.5 km

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Images by AFP Photo

• Sheik Khalid Bin Ali Al Thani President of the Qatar Cycling Federation, answers journalists' questions next to to former champion Eddy Merckx (C) and Tour de France general director Jean-Marie Leblanc during a press conference before the Tour of Qatar
• Tour de France general director Jean-Marie Leblanc answers journalists' questions during a press conference before the Tour of Qatar
• Fabian Cancellara poses before the first stage
• Fabian Cancellara poses before the first stage
• Fabian Cancellara poses before the first stage
• Fabian Cancellara poses before the first stage
• A Qatari man talks to the Quick.Step team before the first stage
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) gets ready with his teammates
• A Belgian woman gets ready to cheer on the Quick.Step boys
• According to my calculations we should be in Biarritz. So what's with all the headgear around here?'
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) inspects a local Qatari monument
• Frenchman Gilles Canquet (Agritubel) rides to the start of stage 1
• Riders pass camels during the first stage of the Tour of Qatar
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) in action during the stage
• Erik Zabel (Milram) follows Robert Hunter (Phonak)
• Erik Zabel (Milram) in the leading break
• There's not much in the way of shelter out here
• A camel doesn't watch the race go past
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) beats Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter to win stage 1
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) wins the first stage of the Tour of Qatar
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is delighted to have won the first stage
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is congratulated by his teammates
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) accepting his trophy for winning the first stage

Wildside MTB

Stage 7 - January 31: Hells Gates, 36km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Niki Fisher of the ACT won the women's classification from Katrin Van der Spiegel.
• Riders come to grief on the speed-run along Ocean Beach, Day 4, Wildside.
• Greg Sherriff (Tas) takes a turn in the breeze during the lightning sweep along Ocean Beach, near Strahan.
• Rodney Miller of NSW feeling the heat in his legs nearing the end of the Ocean Beach run.
• Ocean Beach on the final day of Wildside 2006
• Riders feel the squeeze as a Southern Ocean surge narrows the track along Ocean Beach
• A television camera-crew follows riders along Ocean Beach on the final race stage of Wildside 2006 yesterday.
• Mates and rivals - Sid Taberlay leads Wildside 2006 champion Chris Jongewaard, of South australia, around the corner past Hells Gates.
• Jamie Paisley of Victoria and Tassie's Bernard Sulzberger fly by the entrance to Macquarie Harbour.
• Wildside co-founder Pete Rand is all smiles after five years of the race and readies the bar with the preferred refreshments of cyclists everywhere.

Stage 6 - January 30: Spray Tunnel, 5km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Rugged up after the second-last stage of Wildside.
• Competitors lay exhausted on the grass in Zeehan after the tiring 3rd day of Wildside
• Lisa Mathieson flies through a berm near the end of the time trial stage at Zeehan.
• A competitor launches near the end of the Zeehan Time trial. Day Three Wildside.
• Tasmanian Mark Padgett realises he's in trouble as he laaunches over a jump near the end of the time trial.
• Mark Padgett executes a rather painful landing.
• Mark Padgett is hurt but thankful to be able to continue for the last day of Wildside.
• Another spill in the Zeehand time trial.
• Keith McQueen thrills the crowd over a jump near the end of the Zeehan time trial.
• Queenslander David Wood controls the jump perfectly near the end of the Zeehan time trial.

Stage 4 - January 29: Montezuma Falls, 35km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Victorian Damien Jones streaks through the single-track near the end of the Montezuma Falls stage, Day 2 Wildside.
• Martin Dzioba of Victoria gets airborne as he enters a narrow rainforest track near the end of the Montezuma Falls stage.
• So who's the biggest grub then? A Wildside rider shows his daughter that it's fun to play in the mud at the Zeehan race finish.
• A rubber chicken, yesterday.

Stage 3 - January 29: Sterling Valley, 14km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Olympian sid Taberlay leaps from a huge Myrtle log in the depths of the Mt Black rainforest on day 2 of Wildside.
• Taberlay's major rival and day one leader Chris Jongewaard walks a slippery myrtle log in the rainforest of the Sterling valley stage, day 2 Wildside.
• Tasmanian Mark Padgett squeezes through the rainforest single-track, day 2 wildside.
• Tandem mountain bike riders Brynn Coutts (left) and Jason Hoernel negotiate a dangerous slippery-log crossing on day 2 of Wildside.
• Tasmanian Rachel Walker leads fellow womens competitor and Tassie Leanne Sherriff through the mud, humidity and leeches of the Sterling Valley stage, day 2 Wildside.
• Tasmanian Adam Poulton leads Victorian Tony Branchflower through the rainforest, Day 2, Wildside.
• Jason Hoernel and Brynn Coutts of Victoria are the only people crazy enough to ride a tandem through the gruelling and dangerous four days of Wildside.
• Tandemists take to the track
• Mountain bikers pretend to be track stars in a bit of lunchtime fun on day 2 of Wildside.

Stage 2 - January 28: Que River, 19km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Sid Taberlay desperately trying to make up time after two broken chains on stage 2 (Que River) cost him the lead.
• Simon Fielding (Tasmania)
• Victorian Scott Ash hangs tight through a slippery gravel single-track near the end of the Que River stage.
• A group of riders leaves the starter in a cloud of dust, surprise on the normally waterlogged alpine moorland.

Stage 1 - January 28: Cradle, 16km

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Images by Rick Eaves

• Tasmanian rider Rodney Mills streaks through the dust towards the stage one finish near Cradle Mountain.
• Sid Taberlay is accosted by a bear prior to the stage one start. Rivals are desperate to keep Taberlay from a fifth straight Wildside victory.
• Taberlay and the bear
• Sid Taberlay in the green and gold helmet, ready to start stage one in which he smashed his stage record.
• Sid Taberlay jumps immediately to the lead on stage one of Wildside.
• A group of riders encounters the unusual phenomenon of dust on the Alpine moorland near Cradle Mountain.

Team LPR presentation

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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

• Team LPR for 2006
• Team LPR in the magic mirror
• Daniele Contrini, Dario Pieri and Daniele De Paoli
• Dario Pieri practicing for his modeling career
• Dario Pieri with the Guerciotti family
• LPR up close and personal like
• Konyshev, Valoti and Pieri
• Team Manager Omar Piscina and Dario Pieri
• The LPR Guerciotti bike

Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net

• Dario Pieri gets ready to try on the LPR jersey
• Team LPR for 2006
• The LPR jersey for 2006

Team Miche presentation

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• Team Miche for 2006
• The team Miche fleet
• Yuriy Metlushenko tries on the new helmet
• The team Miche gear with spare rider
• Star rider Przemyslaw Niemec
• Bo Hamburger and the team bus
• Team sprinter Yuriy Metlushenko
• Yuriy Metlushenko and partner
• Niemec with DS Marco Tozzi
• Yuriy Metlushenko with Mauro Gerosa, Przemyslaw Niemec, Bo Hamburger and the sports directors
• Bo Hamburger and friend model the team gear

Tour of Thailand

Stage 4 - January 27: Lomsak - Chaiyaphum, 221.73 km

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Images by Wilco Geerts/Marco Polo Cycling

• Marco Polo team car number 1
• Fuyu Li (Marco Polo Cycling Team) gets some encouragement from a staff member
• Fuyu Li (Marco Polo Cycling Team) rolls out for another stage
• Fuyu Li (Marco Polo Cycling Team) racing in the yellow jersey in the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• The Marco Polo Cycling Team at the front defending the yellow jersey of Fuyu Li in the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshkh riding on the front of the Marco Polo train
• Fuyu Li (Marco Polo Cycling Team) after another day in yellow

Stage 3 - January 26: Sukhothai - Khaokho, 198.17 km

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Images by Francis Cerny/Marco Polo Cycling

• Marco Polo Cycling Team rider Fuyu Li from China is now leading the Tour of Thailand.

Stage 2 - January 25: Lampang - Sukhothai, 204.60 km

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Images by Wilco Geerts/Marco Polo Cycling

• The entourage at the start of the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• Tour of Siam winner Thomas Rabou from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the start in the Tour of Thailand 2006.

Stage 1 - January 24: Ching Mai - Huay Troung Toa ITT, 5.0 km

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Images by Wilco Geerts/Marco Polo Cycling

• The opening ceremony of the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• New Zealand Time Trial Champion, Robin Reid from the Marco Polo Cycling Team in action in the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• Thomas Rabou the winner of the Tour of Siam, had a good start in the Tour of Thailand with a 5th place in the prologue.
• Loh Sea Keong with some of his Malaysian friends in the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• New rider in the Marco Polo Cycling Team, Loh Sea Keong from Malaysia in action in the Tour of Thailand 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh from the Marco Polo Cycling Team in the prologue in the Tour of Thailand 2006.

Doha International GP

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• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) ready to roll for season 2006
• Fabian Cancellara (CSC) is happy with his new team
• Riders from Unibet.com hang out
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) makes sure everything is aligned
• Skil-Shimano riders warm up
• Team CSC waits for the start
• Erik Zabel and the Milram boys
• Erik Dekker (Rabobank) relaxes
• Boonen in action during the Doha GP
• The peloton races through the streets of Doha
• Qatari fans cheer on the riders
• Racing along the beach front
• Silhouettes in the desert
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) comfortably beats Robert Hunter and Erik Zabel to win the Doha GP
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is congratulated by teammate Kevin Hulsmans after winning
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is told he has to report to the podium
• The podium (L to R): Robert Hunter (2nd), Tom Boonen (1st) and Erik Zabel (3rd)
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) with his winner's trophy
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) and a Qatari cycling official with his trophy
• Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) thinks this might exceed the weight limit on the flight home

Saunier Duval - Prodir team presentation

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Images by Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews

• Saunier Duval' star rider Gilberto Simoni (L) chats with RAI presenter Davide Cassani.
• Italian sports TV RAI guys Alessandro Fabretti (L) and Davide Cassani.
• Gilberto Simoni and his new team.
• The other Lula - Brazilian sprinter Luciano Pagliarini.
• Canadian Charles Dionne (R) talks to RAI's Alessandro Fabretti.
• Aaron "The Big O" Olsen practices his Italian with Fabretti and Casssani.
• Saunier Duval-Prodir Pens' human rights declaration, an initiative of team manager Mauro Gianetti.

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• David Millar is a dead-set Jim Carrey lookalike.
• David Millar (L) and Gilberto Simoni.
• Let the games begin!
• A full house was on hand to witness the Saunier Duval - Prodir team launch.
• The 2006 team.
• Gilberto Simoni gets in a few words.
• Gilberto Simoni stands alongside DS Pietro Algeri, speaking.

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

• The Saunier Duval - Prodir team for 2006.
• Riders and managers gather together for a group photo.
• No comment.
• Gilberto Simoni mellow in yellow.
• Gibo Simoni isn't going to win any bodybuilding awards anytime soon.
• Gilberto Simoni strikes a pose.
• It's a friendly team...
• Gilberto Simoni stands behind his Scott team bike.
• Gilberto Simoni stands tall, proud to be on a new team in 2006.
• The group handshake.
• These photos shoots are tiring, thinks Gibo.
• Welcome to the Saunier Duval yellow bubble.
• David Millar (L) and Gilberto Simoni.
• The curious expressions shot.

Barloworld team presentation

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• Barloworld is going with Cannondale for 2006
• Young Barloworld riders
• The directors pose with the team bike
• Igor Astarloa looking pensive
• Claudio Corti tells it how it will be
• Igor Astarloa poses with the new team bike, a Cannondale
• Astarloa with Claudio Corti
• I propose a toast to all things red
• Claudio Corti and the other directors give the thumbs up
• Claudio Corti likes the new jersey, which reminds him of Saeco
• Igor Astarloa will be the team leader

Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net

• Barloworld staff with Astarloa, jersey, and bike
• Igor Astarloa shows off the new jersey
• Barloworld, not Saeco. Repeat: Barloworld.
• Igor Astarloa and South African champion Ryan Cox.
• Training begins now!
• Barloworld's South African contingent - (L to R) Rodney Green, Jeremy Maartens, Ryan Cox and Tiaan Kannemeyer.
• Have the Barloworld team dispensed with the team bus?

La Française des Jeux winter training camp

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Images by Giorgio Masnikosa

• The Swedes - (L to R) Thomas Lövkvist, Gustav Larsson and Mikael Lindgren, who will be contracted in 2007.
• Cyrille Monnerais gets ready to roll.
• Jeremy Roy.
• Singing lessons for neo-pro Matthieu Ladagnous, taught by team manager Marc Madiot.
• quot;Are you talking to me?quot; asks Bernard Eisel.
• A brief picnic on the side of the road.
• Riding fast...
• It's lonely at the top, thinks team manager Marc Madiot.
• In cruise mode.
• Freddy Bichot having a drink.
• Neo-pro Fabrice Patanchon looking almost religious.
• Francis Mourey, a former national cyclo-cross champion.
• Breton Lilian Jegou knows his way.
• Christophe Mengin leads the pack.
• Arnoud Girard and Lilian Jegou follow.
• Frédéric Guesdon happy with himself.
• Powerbar time - Yvon Madiot hands out the goods to Freddy Bichot.
• Christophe Detilloux starts his 11th season as pro.
• Frédéric Finot and Yvon Madiot count the bottles... Thierry Bricaud looks like he's given up!
• Philippe Gilbert on the run.
• New kid on the block, Eric Leblancher.
• Sébastién Joly, another FdJ newbie.
• Lilian Jegou (L) and DS Yvon Madiot choosing the route, while an quot;unknownquot; Credit Agricole rider looking on.
• Rémy Di Gregorio (far L) chatting with Carlos Da Cruz, as Ludovic Auger (R) comes around the outside.
• Sandy Casar looking happy, but Ludovic Auger doesn't.
• Lilian Jegou wants attention!
• Thomas Lövkvist's eyes on the road.
• U23 world champion from Zolder, Gerard Arnoud.
• Scandinavian power - Thomas Lövkvist, Gustav Larsson, Jussi Veikkanen and Mikael Lindgren.
• That's Brittany for you!
• Christophe Mengin taking revenge.
• quot;Ok, so what now?quot; The boys looking a little bored.
• St. Patrick's Day, French style.
• Frédéric Finot cracking jokes with Benoit Vaugrenard.
• quot;I like this chap,quot; thinks Marc Madiot about Gustav Larsson.
• Marc Madiot chats with Thomas Lövkvist.
• Jussi Veikkanen.
• Carlos Da Cruz always happy.
• The young guys do the job! Mickael Delage leads the bunch.
• It's all very French.

Discovery Channel team presentation

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Images by Mark Zalewski/Cyclingnews.com

• The triumverate Discovery Channel brainstrust, backing up Johan Bruyneel.
• Tom Danielson gets grilled first.
• George Hincapie is ready to meet the challenge this year brings.
• Johan gives a hint at his master plan for 2006.
• 'Yes, yes - Saturday Night Live was fun. But let's get back to the team.'
• Lance Armstrong changes roles from team leader to team emcee.
• George and his teammates eye the new rides from Trek. George also looks like he has had a rough couple of days at camp.
• The 2006 Disovery Channel team.
• Lance, with protégé Tom Danielson just over his shoulder.
• 'Hey, when are you coming back?'
• Lance wishes his old teammates well.
• For once, Johan gets the majority of the questions, much to Lance's liking.
• Ok, maybe one question for Lance.
• Armstrong gives his opinion on the team and the favourites for The Tour.
• Tom Danielson gets used to the interviews.
• George Hincapie fields another question about his upgraded role on the team.
• Johan Bruyneel gets ready for his closeup.
• Nike is back outfitting the team with clothing and some stylish luggage to carry those clothes.

AG2R team presentation

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Images by Daniel Schamps

• Team AG2R for 2006
• The Decathlon bTwin enables you to ride through enemy territory without being picked up by radar. Or something.
• Two of the team's stars: Christophe Moreau and Francisco Mancebo
• Mancebo, Chaurreau, Arrieta Astarloza, Navas
• Francisco Mancebo now riding for a French team

Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.com

• Vincent Lavenu looks happy with his team for 2006.
• Francisco Mancebo is the star of the day.
• Christophe Moreau is the French leader.
• Simon Gerrans one of the leaders. He won the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under last week.
• Samuel Dumoulin
• bTwin is the new name of the team's bike.
• Simon Gerrans talks about the new bike.
• José Luis Arrieta.
• Lloyd Mondory, one of the team sprinters. He hopes to win in 2006.
• Mancebo with his new jersey
• Paco Mancebo
• Mancebo, Lavenu, Moreau
• Krivtsov, Dessel, Dumoulin
• Thomas Vaitkus goes for the buffet
• The 2006 team

Nite Rider Dusk Till Dawn

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Images by John Flynn/Cyclingnews.com

• The Karana Giants contesting the 4 man teams event
• Kim Kelleher of Team Flight Centre-Scott riding on daybreak
• Riding for home at the end of 12 hours
• Riders warming up on the Cycle Ops Rollers
• Kooralbyn in the early hours
• Wilson's Five team rider rolling into the night
• Struan Lamont of Flight Centre Scott negotiates the switchbacks by night
• Ross Uhlmann on his way to third place in the solo men's event
• The crack of dawn
• Riding across the kooralbyn hilltop
• Andrew Fellows emerges from the mist
• A Team Triple Play rider gets the pain face going
• An Ashgrove cycles rider in the morning mist
• A magic morning just made for riding
• David Wood making it look easy in the solo men's event
• This is why we ride: Ian Harwood crosses the hilltop
• Team RAD Multisports in action
• Powering on the pedals: Team 'Little Red Engine'
• Solo competitor Richard Lucas
• Shannon Duggan emerges from the forest
• Fog lifts to a perfect day for racing
• Who's thinking about work now?
• Cross Country specialist Mark Skroblin
• Endurance specialist Kim Kelleher of the Flight Centre Scott Team
• Single trail heaven

Tour of Siam

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Images by Gudo Kramer/Marco Polo Cycling

• The Marco Polo Cycling Team in the Tour de Siam 2006. The yellow t-shirts to get the team in the right mood worked well! Standing from left to right: trainer Edwin Achterberg, masseur Mannak, Fuyu Li (China), teammanager Gudo Kramer, winner Thomas Rabou (Netherlands), mechanic Wilco Geerts, Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mongolia), Dirk and Johan (sponsors), Robin Reid (New Zealand), kneeling: Rhys Pollock (Australia).
• Thomas Rabou (Netherlands) Marco Polo Cycling Team.
• School children along the street watching the Tour of Siam 2006.
• Thomas Rabou (Marco Polo Cycling Team) takes over the yellow jersey in the Tour of Siam.
• Thomas Rabou (Marco Polo Cycling Team) in the yellow jersey in the Tour of Siam 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh attacks in the hills of Thailand in the Siam Tour 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh from the Marco Polo Cycling Team wins stage 5 in the Tour of Siam 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh, Marco Polo Cycling Team gives an interview for Star Sports television.
• The podium after stage 5 in the Tour of Siam 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh gets flowers for winning stage 5 of the Tour of Siam.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh with teammanager Gudo Kramer and sponsors Johan and Dirk from the Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tsunami monument where Jamsran left his flowers from winning stage 5 in the Tour of Siam 2006.
• The Marco Polo Cycling Team at the Tsunami monument where they left the flowers from winning the stage.
• Winner of the Tour of Siam 2006, Thomas Rabou (Marco Polo Cycling Team) in front of the press.
• Winner of the Tour of Siam 2006, Thomas Rabou (Marco Polo Cycling Team) with the trophy.
• The Marco Polo Cycling Team with the yellow jersey in the Tour of Siam 2006. From left to right: Fuyu Li (China), Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh (Mongolia), Thomas Rabou in yellow (Netherlands), Robin Reid (New Zealand) and Rhys Pollock (Australia).
• The Fukushima brothers from Japan.
• Fireworks at the closing ceremony of the Tour of Siam 2006.
• Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh and Fuyu Li from the Marco Polo Cycling Team launch a lightning lampoon at the closing ceremony of the Tour of Siam 2006.
• The closing ceremony of the Tour of Siam 2006.

Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears presentation

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Images by Tim Maloney/www.cyclingnews.com

• Fausto Pinarello shows off Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears' new team bike colours, displayed here on a Paris Carbon FP.
• The Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears team for 2006
• The big guns of Caisse d'Epargne-Iles Balears (L-R): Karpets, Pereiro, Valverde and Portal
• Team GM Echavarri shares the stage with Caisse d'Epargne's Charles Milhaud

Images by Daniel Schamps

• Alejandro Valverde, the team's top star
• Vladimir Karpets hopes to improve another level in 2006
• Karpets (L) stands next to Pereiro, Valverde, and Portal
• Footwear courtesy of Puma
• Team PR guy Francis Lafargue
• The team bike: a Pinarello Paris Carbon FP
• Team manager Jose Miguel Echavarri
• Florent Brard (L) with Marco Fertonani

Flaminia presentation

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• In casual kit
• Are you talkin' to me?
• Keep on smilin'
• Renato Di Rocco with Adriano Angeloni
• Trying to make the room look bigger
• Anyone for aerobics?
• Team Flaminia as seen by a goldfish
• Check out the team cars
• Massimo Podenzana and Simone Borgheresi, the team's directors
• The Flaminia team waiting
• The Flaminia team for 2006
• Riders pose with the team bike
• Renato Di Rocco with Roberto Marrone
• The president of Flaminia
• Team director Simone Borgheresi
• Team director Massimo Podenzana
• Team manager Roberto Marrone
• Renato Di Rocco
• The Angeloni family

Revolution 11

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• Remembrance - Rob Hayles and Craig MacLean during the minute's silence at the start of Revolution to remember five British club cyclists who died on the roads in early January.
• Brad McGee waits for the racing to start in Manchester.
• Tom Smith of Wales demonstrates the correct use of a black armband.
• Dean Downing shows off his new racing strip.
• John Bellis makes Rob Hayles work hard for victory in the Elite Devil/Scratch race.
• Matthieu Mandard of France leads Scotland's Marco Librizzi during a sprint heat.
• Josh Hargreaves makes Craig MacLean work hard.
• Girls in bunch race action at Revolution 11.
• Welsh girls on the front of the bunch.
• Pursuit - Brad McGee waits for the off...
• Bradley McGee in pursuit action at Manchester.
• Bradley Wiggins has not forgotten how to ride a pursuit.
• Full speed ahead - McGee the pursuiter.
• Pain barrier - McGee starts to feel it.
• More pain - Wiggins grits his teeth and gets on with it.
• Pursuit results on the score board at Revolution 11.
• Victory flowers for Bradley Wiggins.
• Top sprinters Craig MacLean and Arnauld Tournant go head to head.
• French sprinters Arnaud Tournant (top) and Matthieu Mandard meet in the sprint semis.
• Hayles and Wiggins in a bunch race at Revolution 11.
• Brad McGee mixed it with regular British trackies in the bunch races. Here he follows Tom Murray.
• Ross Dingley makes McGee work hard for a sprint in the points race.
• Rob Hayles leads out a sprint, with Adam Blythe trying to get past on the outside.
• Winning smile - Brad McGee was a popular visitor to Revolution 11.
• Franck Durivaux of France enjoys the rewards for winning the one-mile dash.
• Tournant at speed.
• Full-on - Craig MacLean shows how to ride with commitment against Arnault Tournant.
• Flower boy - MacLean came round Tournant to win the sprint competition.
• Crowd-pleaser - birthday boy Rob Hayles took time to sign autographs for the crowd and to pose for photos.
• Ever-popular Craig MacLean signs autographs for adoring fans.
• A brace of Brads - Bradley Wiggins leads Brad McGee in the Madison kilometre event.
• Late entry - Arnauld Tournant and Craig MacLean teamed up together for the Madison kilometre, and won it in style. There are rumours that they are now planning to enter pursuit events...
• Brad McGee in the thick of the action in the 15km scratch race.
• Birthday boy Rob Hayles celebrates his win in the scratch race.
• Keirin action - with three French riders in the final, do we think the winner might perhaps be in a French jersey?
• Keirin winner Matthieu Mandard.

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• Master of ceremonies tonight is former multiple World Pursuit Champion, Hugh Porter
• Shh...Brad McGee's pursuit bike is sleeping...
• One of the nicest, yet scariest riders on the track - Arnaud Tournant gets his bike ready
• C'est tres jolie, non? Tournant's new Look 496
• Brad Wiggins' pursuit bike comes out - leaving the tyre warmers on until the last minute?
• Advice from the master, Brad Wiggins gets some pursuiting advice from Hugh Porter
• It's awake. Brad McGee's bike is ready to roll (yes, that is skateboard grip tape on the outer bars!)
• McGee is here, looking lean and mean and ready to take on Wiggins in the Battle of the Brads.
• ...okay, not so mean, but certainly lean and ready!
• Despite the 'Grudge Match' billing, these guys are really a couple of mates
• Dean Downing's light and fast looking Litespeed
• Unfortunately DFL/cyclingnews.com's new signing Dean Downing's new uniform has not yet arrived - still, his shoe sponsor must be pleased!
• Did you win something then, Rob? Double World Champion Hayles' understated Dolan track machine.
• A very sexy looking silver carbon Dolan, built especially for Bradley Wiggins to ride at the Revolutions
• Fashionably late tonight. Expectant father and birthday boy, Rob Hayles is numbered up in a hurry!
• The slight figure of Craig MacLean is ready for tonight's action
• Getting focused, Brad McGee warms up.
• Former co-equipeurs. Tournant and Hayles relive a few old Cofidis memories.
• Getting warm now: Brad McGee winds up his legs as young fans look on.
• Craig MacLean seems to enjoy getting his number attached, can't think why.
• The sizeable crowd respectfully observes a minute's silence to honour the five cyclists killed on Britain's roads in the past month
• Ready to go, the confusingly entitled 'Devil/Scratch Race' is about to begin
• Not tempted to take on (and probably beat!) the men, World Sprint Champion Victoria Pendleton pops in to say hello
• 'What are your legs?' 'Steel springs', Brad McGee has a Gallipoli moment.
• 'What are they going to do?', 'Propel me down the track', he's off!
• 'Congratulations mate!' Rob Hayles congratulates the winner of the battle of the Brads
• The extraordinary legs of Arnaud Tournant get warmed up (he can crack coconuts between those thighs - allegedly)
• Brad's BT bike gets converted to points race mode: 'I think I'll use the larger of my hammers for this job.'
• The business end of Tournant's Look 496 - more of a hinge than a headset (note. Lack of bar tape but with plugs to prevent those nasty 'apple-corer' injuries)
• Tournant and McGee share a mid session joke.
• Serious business: Craig MacLean's 'British Cycling' bike is prepared for the madison kilo - bar tape on the tops? On a sprinter's bike?
• 'So how does this handsling thing work again?'
• Dean Downing looks a bit pooped after doing his bit in the madison kilo with World Madison Champion Rob Hayles
• It's been a long night. Brad McGee gets ready for yet another race.
• Matthieu Mandard. Winner of tonight's Keiren title, looks a bit tired.
• The late British track legend Reg Harris watches over proceedings
• It's all over: Someone tell them that we don't swap shirts at the end of the game in this sport!

Sid Patterson GP

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• Oliver Phillips prepares for an evening of racing
• Mark French smiles for cameras. He's trying to qualify for the Commonwealth games by riding a 10.55 flying 200
• Mark with coach John Beasley
• Riders line up for the first event: Motorpaced scratch race
• Reece Van Beek takes out the Motorpaced scratch race
• French getting last second advice before the flying 200m attempt
• Mark winds it up in the flying 200...
• ...and comes up short of qualifying for Commonwealth games. Target = 10.55 Ride = 10.800
• Riders get the bell in the 20 lap scratch race
• New Zealander Mark Prutton takes the scratch race
• Mark Neiwand follows the motor
• The group gets smaller in 'Aces Elimination'
• Tim Decker takes out the elimination race
• Clare Vlahopoulos leads Michelle King in the women's scratch race
• Tess Downing wins the scratch race
• Local rider Jeremy McLay warms up
• Peter Johnstone wins the first of his three, the M17 scratch race
• Brit Jon Norfolk spins around the apron waiting to be called to the line
• A break in the action to dedicate the track to Joe Ciavola
• Jon easily wins his sprint derby heat
• We've all had one of 'those days'
• Daniel Thorsen takes second in the sprint derby heat
• Nicole Holt riding for Northcotte cycling club rides in the women's elimination
• M17 motopace rider Jake King follows the motor
• Peter (in black) will come around to win his second, the M17 motopaced
• John Beasley starts Rahna Demarte in women's handicap
• Leigh Howard wins the Sid Patterson Wheelrace ahead of Zak Dempster and Evan Oliphant
• Peter Johnstone makes it 3 for 3 in M17 elimination: not a bad night!!
• The Aces Keirin begins
• Japanese rider Kouji Yoshii pulls through in the scratch race
• Sean Finning rides away with 10 to go...

Los Angeles Track World Cup

Session 5 - Morning, Sunday, January 22: Women: Scratch final; keirin final, Men: team sprint final; Madison final

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• Sarah Hammer (USA) raises arm in victory after the woman's scratch race
• Rebecca Quinn (Spike) shows the crowd that Sarah Hammer (USA) is #1
• Clara Sanchez (France) in the qualifying keirin
• Jennie Reed (Spike) in the qualifying keirin
• Eventual Madison winners Walter Perez & Dario Colla (Argentina) execute an exchange
• Walter Perez (Argentina) Struts his stuff in front of an appreciative crowd after winning the men's Madison race
• Shaung Guo (China) in the keirin finals
• Clara Sanchez (France) wins the woman's keirin

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• Sarah Hammer leads the pack in morning qualifying heat
• The pack in qualifying action to make the final
• Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes just made the final
• Dale Tye in the pack with Giorgia Bronzini on her right and Gina Grain on the left of her
• Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini at speed
• Omnibike Dynamo riders Konstantin Ponomarev and Alexey Shmidt
• Germany’s world cup leaders Christian Konig and Christian Kux
• Heat one winners Jens Mouris and Niki Terpstra
• TIAA-CREF riders Mike Friedman and Chad Hartley went down hard with one of the French riders
• Sliding down the wood
• Mike Friedman up and riding after the crash with his bent up bike still made it to the finals
• One of the German girls sliding after her front tire rolled
• Kerrie Meares leads Natallia Tsylinskaya and Annalisa Cucinotta in a Keirin Heat
• Rebecca Quinn in the pack
• Rebecca Quinn trying to get away
• Monia Baccaille of Italy finished 8th in the scratch final
• Quinn looks back
• Sarah Hammer pulls the field around for many laps and still wins
• Hartley slings in Friedman
• On the way to the win the team of Argentine – Cario Colla and Walter Perez
• A pair of happy Argentine riders Colla and Perez
• Clara Sanchez gets the win over Shuang Guo and Elisa Frisoni who just edged out Jennie Reed
• Bauge pulls off as Bourgian and Pervis take off for the win in team sprint final
• Frisoni at speed
• Italian celebrations - Monia Baccaille, Giorgia Bronzini and Annalisa Cucinotta lift Elisa Frisoni after getting her bronze medal
• Kerrie Meares shows off a sprinter's physique
• Team Italia riders Elisa Frisoni, Giorgia Bronzini and Annalisa Cucinotta show of their new team shirts. No doubt they'd like to stay and train in sunny California.

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• Sarah gets ready to put the "Hammer" down
• Sarah Hammer gets some last minute instructions
• Sarah Hammer goes to the front
• Sarah Hammer still in front
• Sarah Hammer puts the "Hammer" down
• Sarah Hammer cools down after winning the Women's Scratch
• Sarah Hammer and Rebecca Quinn go 1-2 in the Women's Scratch
• The winner, Sarah Hammer
• Sarah Hammer gets congratulations from a Chinese rider
• Sarah Hammer and Rebecca Quinn cool down
• Rebecca Quinn shows off her silver medal
• Nice, "flowers"
• Women's Scratchpodium - 1st, Sarah Hammer, 2nd, Rebecca Quinn, 3rd, Yulia Arustamova
• The winners!
• Sarah Hammer shows the gold
• Ben Kersten (Australia) in the team sprint.
• Kerrie Meares (Australia) in the keirin
• Christian Stahl (USA) in the men's team sprint
• The German team in the men's team sprint
• A Polish team rider gets some help
• Carla Sanchez (France) gets a little push
• Kerrie Meares (Australia) readies for the women's scratch
• Kerrie Meares (Australia) on the keirin start line

Session 4 - Evening, Saturday January 21: Men: Sprint final; team pursuit final; points race final, Women: individual pursuit final; 500m TT final

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• Team Russia goes for gold in the team pursuit
• Gregory Bauge (France) makes quick work of Michael Blatchford (USA)
• Michael Blatchford (USA) gets ready to dismount
• Suang Guo (China) secures the silver medal
• Michael Blatchford (USA)
• The two Frenchmen Gregory Bauge & Mickael Bourgain start the game in front of a packed house
• Gregory Bauge (France) takes the gold
• And the award for the most pained face in the points race goes to Vasili Kiryienka (Belarus)
• Points race winner Mikhail Ignatiev

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• New Zealand at speed was still only 4th fast
• Spain going fast to get the Bronze
• Russia was top team
• Head down and going for it - Natallia Tsylinskaya at speed
• Word Champ and World Cup leader Tsylinskaya is very happy
• Russia’s Yulia Arustamova was 3rd
• Dale Tye ended up 4th
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams was just not up to speed against Hammer
• USA’s Sarah Hammer won the pursuit in a time of 3:41.512 and is now the World Cup Leader
• Bourgain leads Bauge in front of a packed ADT Center Velodrome
• Bauge gets the win over Bourgain
• Ioannis Tamouridis after his crash – sure looks banged up
• Mike Friedman (TIAA-CREF) - this was the first time trade teams have been represented at a US World Cup
• Spain's Joan Llaneras Rossello got 3rd in the points race

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• Bauge and Blatchford in the semi-finals may be a preview of a future sprint final
• Spain rides to Bronze in the team pursuit final against New Zealand
• New Zealand takes fourth in the Team Pursuit Final agains Spain
• Jason Allen leads New Zealand against Spain in the Team Pursuit Final for Bronze.
• The Netherlands driving home against Russia for Silver.
• Bauge prepares for his second ride against Blatchford, held by Florian Rousseau
• Blatchford sees some humor in taking on the top seed, Bauge
• Bauge leads out the second ride in front of the full house
• Shang Guo (CHN) on her way to Silver in the 500m TT
• Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) out of the saddle on her first half lap
• Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) survived a timing equipment malfunction and a second start to claim the Gold with a (34.426).
• The Netherlands, Russia and Spain - Mens Team Pursuit Podium
• Yulia Arustamova (RUS) takes home Bronze in the Pursuit with a 3.47.711
• Dale Tye (NZL) in fourth with a 3.52.468
• Sarah Hammer (USA) counts down the 50 seconds to her start
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams (COL) is a picture of focus on the way to silver
• Hammer seals the pursuit win with a new track record 3.41.512
• Blatchford extends to the line to take the first ride against Lukasz Kwiatkowski (POL) in the Final for Bronze
• Guo, Tsylinskaya, Hijgenaar - Womens 500m TT Podium
• Sanchez, Tsylinskaya, Guo - Womens Sprint Podium left over from Day 1
• Calle Williams, Hammer, Arustamova - Womens Pursuit Podium
• Kwiatkowsi evens up the Bronze medal hunt against Blatchford (USA)
• Grégory Bauge and Mickaël Bourgain (both FRA) put on a show for the Gold medal sprint final
• Bauge takes ride one in the gold medal sprint final
• Juan Llaneras (ESP) takes a pull on the way to third place in the Points race final
• Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) checks the scoreboard near the end of his Gold medal ride in the points race
• Ioannis Tamouridis (GRE) (left) had a flat, crashed, and still had the good fortune to take Silver in the Points race
• Ignatiev basks in the glory of the win
• Blatchford takes Bronze in the match sprint when Kwiatkowski pulls up short
• Blatchford cooling down after being handed the Bronze
• Tamouridis, Ignatiev, Llaneras - Mens Points podium
• Bourgain, Bauge, Blatchford - Mens Sprint podium

Session 3 - Morning, Saturday January 21: Women: Individual pursuit qual; Men: Sprint qual; team pursuit qual; points race qual

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• Team Omnibike Dynamo Moscow in the team pursuit qualifiers with a time of 4:16.215
• Team Germany on the way to tenth in the pursuit qualifier
• Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain) gets her lap time from the coach during the Woman's pursuit qualifier
• Sarah Hammer (USA) sets the fastest pursuit qualifying time of 3:37.799
• Gregory Bauge (France) keeps a sharp eye on his opponent in on of the early sprint rounds
• Gregory Bauge (France) starting to wind it up in an early round
• Jamie Staff (UK) leads out the sprint in the 1/8 final that would result in him on the deck and disqualified, and his opponent Michael Blatchford (USA) moving on to the next round
• TIAA-CREFF in the team pursuit qualifier
• Sergey Kolesnikov (Omnibike Dynamo Moscow) in the points race qualifier
• Ioannis Tamouridis (Greece) in the points race qualifier
• Sebastian Cancio (Argentina) in the points race qualifier
• Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) in the points race qualifier
• Martin Gilbert (Canada) in the points race qualifier
• Jorge Soto (Uruguay) in the points race qualifier
• Michael Friedman (TIAA-CREFF) in the points race qualifier

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• Shane Perkins (Australia) in sprint qualifiers
• They start their fans young in LA
• Gregory Bauge of France set the fastest time in flying 200s
• Gregory Bauge of France at speed
• Ryan Bayley (Australia) on the move
• Poland’s Damian Zielinski second fastest 200
• France’s Michael Bougain was third fastest of the day
• Vera Carrara of Italy comes out of the start gate
• Poland’s Katarzyna Jagusiak
• This is how you encourage your rider, Yulia Arustamova of Russia
• Narua Kyusa Cakke Williams of Columbia was second fastest
• USA's Sarah Hammer was the fastest women in individual pursuit
• Sarah Hammer passes Sara Peters of Belgium
• Jamie Staff gets looked at after crashing
• New Zealand was fourth fastest in team pursuit qualifying
• Netherlands at speed
• Team Russia setting the quickest time of the morning
• USA's Christian Stahl leads out Polands Damian Zielinski
• Woodwork in LA
• Uruguays Gorge Soto in points race heat
• Points heat action
• Mike Friedman in the middle of point heat action
• Curtis Gunn and Italy's Angelo Ciccone in heat 2 of points race

Images by Steve Cohen

• "Are you sure you have to unscrew my leg to massage it?" - A TIAA-CREF rider worries about modern physio techniques
• It's Hammer time - Sarah hammer (USA) waits to start in the pursuit qualifiers. Hammer set the fastest time and broke the venue record.
• Vera Carrara (Italy) in the pursuit qualifiers
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) was second fastest in pursuit qualifiers
• Sarah hammers. Nuff said.
• Jamie Staff (Great Britain) goes down in the sprint

Session 2 - Evening, Friday January 20: Men: scratch final; keirin final; kilo TT final; Individual pursuit final, Women: sprint final; points race final

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• Georgia Bronzini (Italy) celebrates her points race victory
• Men's scratch race winner - Walter Perez (Argentina)
• Richard Bowker at the start of the scratch race final
• Clara Sanchez (France) keeps a close eye on eventual winner of the woman's sprint, Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus)
• Clara Sanchez (France) watches a male teammate receive his medal
• Jamie Staff (Great Britain) and Shane John Kelly (Australia) get up close and personal in the keirin
• Jamie Staff (Great Britain) pours it on in the keirin
• Josiah Ng (Malaysia)
• Lauren Franges (USA) in the woman's points race
• Georgia Bronzini (Italy) shows the determination that earned her the win in the woman's Points race

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• Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini took the win in the women Point race
• The Italian women ham up for the cam
• World Champ Vera Carrara and World Cup winner Giorgia Bronzini
• Ivan Kobalev leads Taiji Nishitani and Walter Perez the winner of the scratch race
• Walter Perez is very happy
• The bell lap of a Keirin heat
• Keirin Heat action
• Sanchez leads Guo in a heat
• USA riders Tina Pic and Lauren Franges lead the pack in the point’s race
• Yan Li (China) leads Becky Quinn of the USA
• World Champ Vera Carrara (Italy)
• Joanne Kiesanowski hits the ground in the Points race
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia)
• USA rider Tina Pic getting the hang of track racing in her first World Cup
• Carrara leads Bronzini and Quinn
• Bronzini leads Quinn and Kiesanowski
• Quinn leads Tina Pic
• A pair of happy Italians Carrara and Bronzini hold hands
• Bronzini has her arms high after her win
• The Keirin final at the line
• Jens Mouris
• Sergio Escobar on his way to taking the win in the pursuit
• 5th to 8 final

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• Perez, Kovalev and Nishitani take a lap in the Mens Scratch Race
• Jerome Neuville (FRA) tries valiantly to go up alone, to no avail
• Perez celebrates his win
• Kovalev, Perez and Nishitani on the podium
• Becky Quinn (USA) awaits the Womens Points Race start
• Womens Points race field
• Bronzini and Li on the attack
• Quinn sets herself up for the final sprint
• Quinn barely edges out Grain (CAN) for the final sprint win
• Bronzini celebrates
• Kelly and Villanueva in the Keirin ride for Gold
• Villanueva checking out Mulder and Staff in the Keirin final
• At one lap to go Kelly is flying, with Mulder and Staff in tow
• Kelly edges out Mulder and Staff at the line
• Quinn, Bronzini and Li - Womens Points podium
• Jason Allen (NZL) wins the bronze medal in the Mens Pursuit Final
• Jens Mouris (NED) in the Gold Medal Pursuit Final against Escobar
• Sergio Escobar Roure (ESP) takes the Gold in the Pursuit Final
• Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) and her prey Clara Sanchez (FRA) in Gold medal Match Sprint Ride one.
• Mulder, Kelly and Staff - Mens Keirin podium
• Mouris, Escobar Roure and Allen - Mens Pursuit podium
• Willy Kanis (NED) evens up the best of three for the Womens Match Sprint Bronze medal over Shuang Guo (CHI)
• Tsylinskaya (BLR) finishes off Sanchez (FRA) in Gold medal Match Sprint Ride two for the Gold Medal.
• Francois Pervis (FRA) nails down third in the Kilometer TT
• Ben Kersten (AUS) rode in the penultimate heat, and survived the final pairing to take Gold in the Kilometer
• Tim Veldt (NED) in the final pairing finished a second back from Kersten for Silver
• Willy Kanis (NED) appears to take the third ride for the Bronze, but she does it in the pole lane with Guo, who takes the Bronze by relegation
• Veldt, Kersten and Pervis - Kilometer podium

Session 1 - Morning, Friday January 20: Women: sprint qual; points race qual. Men: keirin qual; individual pursuit qual; scratch qual

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• Chole McPherson (Australia) starts her qualifying ride
• Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) had the best 200 meter time for the women with an 11.322
• 1st men's Keirin race
• The pits
• Teun Mulder (Netherlands) and Shane Kelly (Australia) duke it out in the Keirin
• They shoot cyclists, don't they?
• Tanmilla Abassova (Russia) keeps a close eye on Dana Gloss (Germany) in the 1/8 finals
• Jinjie Gong (China) leads out Willy Kanis (Netherlands) in the quarterfinal
• Charles Bradley Huff (TIAA - CREFF) in full pursuit
• Fabien Sanchez (France)
• Walter Perez (Argentina) leads Taji Nishitani (Japan) in the first scratch race qualifier
• Elisa Frisoni (Italy) keeps the pressure on Clara Sanchez in the 1/4 final

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• Elisa Frisoni (Italy) powers to second-fastest sprint qualifying time.
• Shuang Guo (China) on the way to third fastest sprint qualifying time.
• Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) set the fastest time in sprint qualifying.
• Shuang Guo (China) & Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) go shoulder-to-shoulder in the sprint eighth-finals.
• Action from the men's scratch race heat.
• Vera Carrara (Italy) shoes off her world champion stripes in the points race heat.

Cofidis team presentation

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• Eric Boyer the team manager of Cofidis
• François Migraine is the big boss of Cofidis
• Stephen Roche was present in Paris today.
• The three sports directors: Alain Deloeuil, Bernard Quilfen and Lionel Marie
• Sylvain Chavanel
• David Moncoutié the team leader
• Tristan Valentin is one of the new riders in 2006
• Belgium's Rik Verbrugghe
• Matthieu Heijboer (ex-Rabobank III)
• Aussie Chris Sutton
• Tyler Farrar takes a pic. In 2006, he will live in the south of France.
• Geoffroy Lequatre is back in 2006 after a big crash last year in Classic of Hamburg and the famous french speaker Daniel Mangeas.
• Like FDJ, Cofidis is also celebrating 10 years in the peloton in 2006
• The Cofidis team for 2006
• Luis Perez, Ivan Parra and Bingen Fernandez
• Bradley Wiggins
• Leonardo Bertagnolli and Christian Moreni
• The team's Wilier Triestina
• The Wilier time trial bike

Panaria team presentation

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• Things are ready
• The Panaria girls
• The Panaria girls
• Paride Grillo has a plan
• Argentinean sprinter Ruben Bongiorno
• Magni and Reverberi wait in the audience
• Brett Lancaster watches in the audience
• Angelo Zomegnan wonders what to do
• The riders wait in the audience
• Plenty of folks gathered to watch Panaria being presented
• Ceramica Panaria for 2006
• Fiorenzo Magni presents the team
• Oh look…
• Mazzanti and Grillo share a joke
• Emmanuele Sella
• Paride Grillo after undergoing electric hair treatment
• Eyes left you're next
• Luca Mazzanti and Lele Sella
• Roberto Reverberi with Lancaster and his maglia rosa
• Giro d'Italia director Angelo Zomegnan
• Fiorenzo Magni at the mike
• Fiorenzo Magni presents the team
• Directors: Roberto Reverberi and Fabiano Fontanelli
• Paride Grillo sits with DS Roberto Reverberi
• Larger than life: Panaria 2006
• Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio and Domenico Pozzovivo wait…
• Domenico Pozzovivo one of Panaria's young talents

Francaise des Jeux team presentation

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Images by Daniel Schamps

• Francaise des Jeux celebrate 10 years in the peloton

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• 10 years for this team...
• Christophe Blanchard, the big boss of La Française des Jeux.
• The pre team presentation
• New riders?
• The FDJ show
• Marc Madiot, team manager
• Mickael Delage
• Benoit Vaugrenard
• Cyclo-cross rider Francis Mourey
• Sandy Casar, one of the leaders of the team with Bradley McGee.
• Eric Leblacher (ex-Credit Agricole)
• Jussi Veikkanen won the team's first race last week in The Tour of Gabon.
• Gustav Larson is the second Swedish rider in the team.
• Arnaud Gerard
• Frédéric Finot
• Thomas Lovkvist
• Rémy Di Gregorio

Milram and LPR training

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• Milram mill around before training
• Maarten den Bakker has left Rabobank for Milram
• Team Milram training as one
• Alssandro Petacchi (R) looks serious
• Dario Pieri (LPR) in the new LPR gear
• Dario Pieri (LPR) wins a training ride sprint
• Dario Pieri (LPR) is happy with his early season training
• Nicola Gavazzi enjoys a joke
• Nicola Gavazzi gets serious

Gerolsteiner team presentation

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• The Gerolsteiner team is presented for 2006
• Volker Ordowski, with Ronny Scholz and Heinrich Haussler
• Haussler and others are bored....
• Paco Wrolich careful with the sponsor's product!

CSC go training

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• Up close and personal with Ivan Basso.
• "What's on the menu, today?" thinks Stuart O'Grady.
• Stuart O'Grady gets his SRM Powermeter working.
• A spoke's eye view.
• CSC Cervélos ready to roll.
• Has Ivan Basso got a frog in his throat?
• "Better not push out more than 1000 watts today..."
• "Ouch, that hurt. Let's do it again."
• Bobby Julich and Ivan Basso exchange a few loving slaps.
• Ivan Basso and CSC team manager Bjarne Riis discuss today's training route.
• Fabian Cancellara leads a largish training bunch.
• Volodymir Gustov enjoys a drink... but then discovers the aftertaste.
• "Hey Stuey, do you reckon we'll get dessert tonight?"
• Bobby Julich likes what he sees - but Bjarne only sees the bike.
• Bobby J's off!
• Climbing the hill of Monte Serra.
• Stuart O'Grady looking towards a big year at CSC.
• Ivan Basso and Bjarne Riis are a close unit.
• Bjarne Riis gets in policeman mode.
• Onwards they go, two by two.
• Time to put on the booties.
• Will this combination win the Tour in 2006.

Liquigas out training

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• Motor pacing, Italian style.
• "Umm, let's just go to the base of the climb today..."
• "Do I eat this or does it go on the bike?"
• "Haha, that's our 106th hubbard we dropped today - and we've still got three hours to go!"

Australian National MTB Championships

Race 9 - January 15: Open Men Short Track, 20 Mins + 3 Laps

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• Chris Jongewaard was impressive from start to finish.
• Dylan Cooper was aggressive.
• Chris Winn took third for his best result in nationals.
• Sid Taberlay was a cool customer, backing up from his first in the XC with second in the short track.
• Chris Jongewaard was all class.
• James Maebus was one of the stronger chasers but ended up out of the places.
• Dylan Cooper and Chris Winn in agony with about 300m left to race.
• Amy and Kate Eva were the SRAM representatives in attendance to hand out the prizes from the STXC.
• Chris Jongewaard cuts loose with the bubbly

Race 8 - January 15: Open Women Short Track, 15 Mins + 3 Laps

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• Rosemary Barnes led the women’s race early.
• Tory Thomas made it back to back third places in the STXC today.
• Jill Burston rode with Rosemary Barnes for a while before taking off solo.
• Niki Fisher shadowed Tory Thomas all day and ended up taking second.
• Niki Fisher at the bottom of the short climb.
• Emma Colson didn’t have the legs this weekend.
• Jill Burston in the closing stages.
• Jill Burston lets loose with the bubbly.
• …and smiles all around.

Race 7 - January 15: Junior Men Short Track, 15 Mins + 3 Laps

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• Daniel Braunstiens - the U19 winner early on in the race.
• Cal Britten chases Paul Van Der Ploeg.
• Britten and Van Der Ploeg chase Braunstiens in the closing moments of the race.

Race 1 - January 14: Elite/U23/U19 Women (Commonwealth Games selection)

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• Cal Britten taking the U19 race by the horns straight out of the blocks.
• Mark Barends and Rohin Adams on the mic - Rohin also raced Elite men.
• Cal Britten dominated the U19 race.
• Matt King near the end of the lap.
• Peter Braunstiens took second spot in the U17 race.
• David Johnson won the U17 race.
• Dan van der Ploeg congratulates his younger brother on taking fourth in U19. Dan's about to start riding again after being hit by a car and spending months in a coma, and was a welcome face back at the races.
• Less than a year after being told she wouldn't ride again, Tory Thomas wanted to get on the podium.
• Emma Colson tense on the starting line as the gun goes.
• It wasn't Emma Colson's day as she ended up in fourth spot.
• Dellys Starr took the number one spot despite bad luck
• Claire Baxter was impressive in second.
• Jenni King was knocking on the door of the podium but couldn't get there.
• Tory Thomas digs in on the final lap to ensure her third place was secure.
• Lisa Mathison has the magic back and took the U23 win.
• Dellys was ecstatic with her win.
• Tony Scott looking equipped to start the race with gun and all.
• Despite having already qualified for Commonwealth games, Chris Jongewaard was serious... super serious.
• Sid Taberlay was jovial before the start.
• Sid - Mr Umbrella-man.
• Chris Jongewaard on the startline.
• Chris Jongewaard took off fast but couldn't hold off Taberlay.
• Josh Fleming was on the hunt and was able to take a strong third place.
• Sid Taberlay was consistently strong in the brutal conditions.
• Dan McConnell was unlucky to flat whilst in the lead of the U23 competition.
• Mark Frendo - the new U23 champ.;
• Enduro king James Williamson in new Giant colours.
• Sid, a few minutes before becoming national champion again.
• Mark Frendo took the U23 win but it showed.

T-Mobile team presentation

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• The video backdrop to Saturday's launch.
• Women's team manager Andrzej Bek and manager Bob Stapleton.
• 2004 world champion Judith Arndt answers questions.
• Ina-Yoko Teutenburg, a multiple women's Tour de France stage winner, will be another rider expected to shine in 2006.
• The dons - this T-Mobile team management graphic shows these guys mean business.
• Rudy Pevenage is back in the fold and will be working closely with Jan Ullrich and the rest of the Tour de France riders in the run-up to the race.
• The T-Mobile managers field questions during the launch.
• Ullrich was looking leaner than last year.
• Jan Ullrich and Andreas Kloden have been runners-up in recent Tours. Kloden says that he will back 100 percent in the 2006 race.
• Jan Ullrich's pins.
• T-Mobile today unveiled plans for a charity 'Schools for Africa' initiative.
• The 10-strong women's squad.
• The men's team line up for photos.
• Some of the riders from both squads.
• Judith Arndt is looking happy in magenta.
• Andreas Kloden is determined to get back to the form of 2004.
• Triple world TT champion Michael Rogers says he is happy in his new team.

Ceramica Flaminia team presentation

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• The squad is presented in modest surroundings.
• President of Ceramica Flaminia addresses the audience.
• Team manager Roberto Marrone talks about the 2006 line-up.
• Maurizio Varini and Manuele Spadi hold up the new team jersey.
• (L to R) Massimo Podenzana, Maurizio Varini, Manuele Spadi, Simone Borgheresi and Roberto Marrone.
• The presentation of the team jersey for 2006.
• Team manager Roberto Marrone presents the new team bike.
• (L to R) Maurizio Varini, team manager Roberto Marrone and Manuele Spadi.
• La Presidente - the president of Ceramica Flaminia.
• The new Daccordi bicycles that will be ridden by the Ceramica Flaminia team.
• Team bike and jersey.

Bouygues Telecom team presentation

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• The Bouygues Telecom team for 2006.
• New arrivals - (L to R) Pichot, Leboulanger, Labbe, Jerome, Florencio, Flickinger and Clement.
• Team manager Jean René Bernaudeau talks with Jacques Balutin, a French theatre actor more than 65 years old who still rides his bike every day.
• The team's time trial bike.
• Riders' casual footwear courtesy of Nike, as seen on the foot of Mathieu Sprick.

T-Mobile training in Majorca

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• T-Mobile's new road bike colour scheme.
• Palm trees and swimming pools - this is not Germany in January.
• Luxurious surroundings for a new bike - the 2006 T-Mobile Giant takes in some quiet time by the pool.
• World time trial champion Michael Rogers loosens up before Friday's training ride.
• Oscar Sevilla and Andreas Kloden relax while they wait.
• Giuseppe Guerini is in good form this morning.
• One last outing on the old bikes.
• Jan's been working on his rock star hair.
• Michael Rogers in his new team colours.
• Ullrich enjoying himself in Majorca.
• Triple whammy - Rogers, Ullrich, Kloden should provide some worry for the opposition this year.
• Communication is very important to this phone-sponsored team.
• Der Jan makes some final adjustments.
• Two Ulis - Jan and SRM's Uli Schoberer.
• Andreas Kloden's keen to get going.
• Jan's ready to get in some kilometres.
• Ullrich's hoping to return to the top of the Tour podium this year.
• "I wonder how my messy hair will go down when I have to put my helmet on and get all sweaty... "
• "Yes, that's right, I'll probably need some of that Fudge stuff."
• "Let's see how it goes with the beanie first."
• T-Mobile have all their equipment here in Majorca.

Bremen Six Days

Day 4 - January 15

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• As the pace hots-up, the line strings out as riders sort themselves out before the rush for points starts on the fourth day of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Much to the delight of the crowd, Erik Zabel outsprints Andreas Beikirch in the Aladin sponsored sprint event on the fourth day of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Erik Zabel and Marco Villa acknowledge the applause of the crowds as they are presented with their winners bouquets. Legendary Six-Day start Patrick Sercu (now race director) is on the left of the photo.
• Erik Zabel and Andreas Kappes chat in their trackside cabin shortly before coming onto the track to continue their search for points.

Day 2 - January 13

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• First to ride on the second evening were the Under 23's. The British pairing of Sander and Swift didn't appear so the event started with 11 pairs, here being introduced to the crowds.
• Robert Seiler leads Norman Dimde ahead of the rst as the action gets under way in the U23 event.
• Norman Dimde leads Eric Mohs and Robert Seiler as the trio try to split the group in the Under 23 event.
• Robert Kluge is the next rider in the U23 event to try and split the field ahead of Davy Tuytens and Marcel Kalz.
• Eric Mohs leads Robert Seiler and the rest of the line as they follow Maxime Bally as the pace hots up in the U23 event.
• Danny Tuytens leads Michael Arends who, with their partners, finished first and second overall in the Under 23 event start to open a gap on the rest of the field.
• Maxime Bally chases hard as the gaps start open in the Under 23 event.
• Henner Rodel slings partner Robert Kluge into the action in the Under 23's event.
• Michael Arends leads Nicky Coquyt and Robert Kluge at the head of the rapidly moving line or riders in the Under 23.
• Robert Seiler shows the effort required to sling his partner Christopher Kramp into the fray.
• Erik Zabel and his partner Marco Villa sit in the middle of the group as they prepare for the evening's session on the second day of the event.
• The chase is on as Iijo Keisse, Kurt Betschart and Leif Lampater pursue Franco Marvulli in the early laps of the second evening's event.
• Erik Zabel powers round the final banking as the pace hots up on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Franco Marvulli hand-slings partner Andreas Kappes into the battle as the pace remains high on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Iijo Keisse slings Matthew Gilmore into the lead ad Danny Stam and Andreas Kappes watch from higher on the banking on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Points on the line this time and Roberto Bartko, Franco Marvulli and Robert Slippens are fighting it out off the final bend on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Guido Fulst hand slings partner Leif Lampater into the hunt for points closely watched by Danny Stam on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• More points up for grabs and the open mouthed effort of Erik Zabel out of the final bend as he tries to get past Matthew Gilmore on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Between sessions there were various acts on stage to entertain the crowds. This guy was performing in the Bee Gees musical 'Saturday Night Fever' in Bremen, but was brought in for the evening's events.
• Walter Huybrechts paces Kurt Betschart to victory in the first of the evening's Derny events on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Walter Huybrechts and Kurt Betschart come over the top of Alexander Aeschbach and his pacer on their way to victory in the first of the evening's Derny events on the second evening of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Erik Zabel comes out on to the track for the second of the evening's sessions. Day 2 of the Bremen Six-Day.
• Catching up on a bit of rest shortly before the evening's racing starts, one of the mechanics relaxes in a trackside cabin prior to the riders coming into the velodrome.
• While the riders hurtle round the track at over 40 mph just a few feet from where they work, mechanics work on one of the many bikes used during the events.

Day 1 - January 12

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• British flag but no riders from GB this year. There was a British pairing due to ride in the Under 23's section, but they didn't start.
• 190m Track with the VIP boxes and 9 bars in the track centre, shortly before the doors were opened and the hall filled up with spectators.
• Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart 'sign on' in front of the German media before the ceremonial start of the first night of the event.
• All the presentations made and VIPs introduced, the riders prepare for the start of the main event.
• The Six-Day is under way and riders start to pick up speed before the first points of the session (every 10 laps) but with a short track the action was almost continuous while the riders were on the track.
• Bruno Risi, Jimmi Madsen, Iijo Keisse and Andreas Kappes pick up the pace in the early laps of the first night's racing.
• A real favourite with the partisan crowd was Erik Zabel.
• Marc Hester slings Jimmi Madsen into the fray. Watching these hand-slings at around thirty miles an hours was great.
• Marco Villa relays Erik Zabel into the action behind Iijo Keisse as the pace hots up for the next sprint.
• Eventual overall winners of the event, Robert Slippens throws Danny Stam into the action as the pair stir things up on the first night.
• Andreas Muller throws Erik Weißpfennig into the action as the pace remains high on the opening event of the night.
• First (and only?) casualty of the event was Bruno Risi. He and his partner Kurt Betschart crashed during the first evening's session resulting in a possible broken collar bone for Risi. Here he is attended to at the track side by the medical team.
• Crowd favourites Erik Zabel and team mate Marco Villa do a lap of honour after taking victory in on of the early intermediate events within the six-day.
• Guido Fulst winds up the pace for his team mate Leif Lampater as the pair 'go for a time' in the 500m Time Trial.
• Andreas Kappes picks up the pace for team mate Franco Marvulli as the pair wind it up in the 500m Time Trial..
• Next up were the crowd favourites, Erik Zabel and Marco Villa. Here Villa sets the pace for Zabel as the pair put in their effort for the 500m Time Trial.

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• Erik Zabel (Milram) gets slung in by Marco Villa
• Zabel behind the derny
• Erik Zabel (Milram) is a man of many talents
• Erik Zabel (Milram) and Marco Villa advertise Aida: The Musical. Wasn't it good enough as an opera?

Italian CX nationals

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• Enrico Franzoi (Lampre) carries his bike across the line
• Rafael Visinelli on his way to third
• Enrico Franzoi (Lampre) has collected a few titles now
• The podium (L to R): Marco Aurelio Fontana (2nd), Enrico Franzoi (1st), and Rafael Visinelli (3rd)

Quick.Step-Innergetic presentation

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• The Quick.Step-Innergetic team in its glory
• Tom Boonen walks on stage, resplendent in his World Champion's kit
• Tom Boonen interviewed as Lefevere looks on
• Paolo Bettini is once again back as a classics lynchpin
• New signing Serge Baguet in his Belgian Champion's colours

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• The Quick.Step-Innergetic team for 2006.
• Say cheese! The obligatory group photo.
• Tom Boonen is interviewed by the MC.
• Patrick Lefevre (L) and Tom Boonen share a joke.
• Guido Trenti gets in on the catwalk action.
• Kevin Hulsmans returns to Quick.Step-Innergetic for another season.
• Kevin Van Impe looks like he's in a hurry.
• Nick Nuyens has a bit of cheeky grin happening.
• Filippo Pozzato is one of the team's star riders.
• 24 year-old Sebastien Rosseleir is a big boy.
• Servais Knaven, a former winner of Paris-Roubaix.
• Juan Manuel Garate is one of two Spanish riders on the team, along with Josè Antonio Garrido.
• Steven de Jongh comes from Rabobank.
• The team's Dutch riders.
• World champ Tom Boonen looking fit.
• Tom Boonen will find it difficult to repeat his amazing performances from last season.
• The Tom Boonen era has arrived.

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• The Quick.Step-Innergetic team for 2006 at their presentation in Kortrijk, Belgium.
• World champ Tom Boonen struts his stuff on the catwalk.
• Is Tornado Tom trying to grow a mullet?
• Team manager Patrick Lefevre (L) isn't convinced the mullet is the way forward.
• Davide Viganò is one of the team's youngest riders at 21 years old.
• 31 year-old Matteo Tosatto comes from Fassa Bortolo.
• Servais Knaven, one of the team's hard working domestiques
• 23 year-old Swiss cyclist Hubert Schwab is one of the team's two neo-professionals for the 2006 season.

Team Milram presentation

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• Team Milram gets ready to be presented
• Mirko Celestino with Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi
• Erik Zabel and his machine
• Petacchi and Zabel - a two pronged speed attack

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• The members of Team Milram for 2006 are presented in Bremen, northern Germany.
• Super sprinters - Alessandro Petacchi (L) and Erik Zabel (R) look comfortable in each other's company.
• Two thumbs up - both Petacchi and Zabel say two sprinters are better than one.
• Alessandro Petacchi's major goals will be to compete in all three Grand Tours, as well as Milano-Sanremo, the Tour of Flanders, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Tours.
• "Do you want to rephrase that question?"
• Erik Zabel poses with his new Colnago. Just one more to add to his growing stable.

Egmond-Pier-Egmond

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• Ready to go!
• Erik Dekker on the start line
• The field in the Egmond-Pier-Egmond race
• Erik Dekker crosses the sand to win

Belgian CX nationals

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• David Willemsens won the elite without contract division
• The elite men's podium (l-r): Erwin Vervecken, Sven Nys and Bart Wellens
• Sven Nys wins the Belgium national championship - again!
• Bart Wellens finishes in third position, and doesn't look too pleased
• Jan Verstraeten rides hard, in typical style
• Kevin Pauwels focusses on his way to second in the U23 race
• Kevin Pauwels took second in the U23 race
• Kevin Pauwels (Fidea)
• Sven Nys heads the leaders going in the last lap
• Niels Albert (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) shows his strength off the bike
• Niels Albert finishes as Belgian U23 champion
• Niels Albert focusses intensely on his way to winning the U23 race
• Niels Albert goes solo
• In control... Sven Nys descends smoothly
• Sven Nys shows his handling skills as he jumps the barriers
• The Under 23 podium (l-r): Kevin Pauwels, Niels Albert and Dieter Vantourenhout
• Sven Nys put on another show during the Belgian national championships
• Sven Vantournhout (Rabobank) took fourth on the day
• The leaders are strung out in the misty grey of Tervuren
• Tom Vannoppen (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) pushes hard on his way to finishing in fifth position
• Peter Van Santvliet (Fidea) does it tough
• Two different styles... Wellens and Nys battle it out over the barriers
• Wellens has a go at full speed
• Bart Wellens gives it his all as he tries to attack Sven Nys

French CX nationals

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• Clément Lothellerie attacks in the U23 race
• Clément Lothellerie wins the U23 race
• The U23 podium (l-r): Florian Le Corre, Clément Lothellerie and Jonathan Lopez
• Laurence Leboucher on the startline in the women's race - she went on to win
• Laurence Leboucher and Marilyne Salvetat lead the women's race
• Leboucher and Salvetat on the last lap...
• Duelling it out on the road to a national championship
• Laurence Leboucher wins the French national championships.
• The elite women's podium (l-r): Maryline Salvetat, Laurence Leboucher and Nadia Triquet
• The eventual winner was John Gadret
• John Gadret and Arnaud Labbe aren't giving anything away
• The start of the elite men's race
• Jérémy Roy (La Française des Jeux) gives it some gas
• John Gadret (AG2R Prevoyance) leads the race
• Steve Chainel was one of the best Elite 2 riders, seen here with three of the pros.
• John Gadret wins, followed home by Francis Mourey (Francaise des Jeux)
• The elite men's podium: (l-r): Francis Mourey, John Gadret and Arnaud Labbe
• Arnaud Labbe looks happy with his third place
• John Gadret is French national cycloscross champion

Hobart 'Bikes & Spikes' Carnival

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• Alitta Laskey throws to the line to narrowly defeat Janelle Smith in the women's lightning handicap
• Darren Young wins the Parmic Hobart Wheelrace from Kaiden Homan
• Darren Young (l) and Jame Carney speak to race officials after the controversial finish of the Parmic Wheel, where riders road five laps instead of four
• A great finish in the 1000m lightning handicap. (l-r): Tom Robinson (3rd), Aaron Jones (2nd) and Jason Bellchambers (1st)
• Jason Johnson wins the B Grade scratch race from Ryan Innes
• Keiren final action
• Luke Ockerby completed a trifecta by winning the Under 15 lightning handicap, Under 15 wheel and Under 15 scratch race
• Matthew Kent won the Under 17 scratch race
• Peter Loft wins the Under 17 lightning handicap by a clear margin
• The women power to the line in the women's wheel race. (l-r): Alitta Laskey (2nd), Karissa Ling (1st) and Janelle Smith (3rd)
• Todd Wilksch wins the keiren final from Darren Young
• Just who is leaning on who
• Women's wheel podium (l-r): Janelle Smith (3rd) Karissa Ling (1st) and Alitta Laskey (2nd) with race sponsor Brendan Moore

Champbikx BMX Series #1

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• Elite men's final with Kama Kazi (#69) taking the lead from the gate to the finish line.
• Two riders down but not out.
• Billy Jolliffe from Terrigal warms up at Nerang.
• Junior men on the jumps.
• One of the best jumpers in the business, world's silver medallist Renee Junga, won in style.
• World Mountain Cross silver medallist, Jared Graves, crosses over to BMX.
• Junior men's final with green and gold spurring Todd Pascoe (#2A) on to a win.
• The promotional girls got a lot of attention.

Centrumcross Surhuisterveen

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• Erwin Vervecken (Fidea) shows the strain at the front
• Erwin Vervecken (Fidea) took second in Surhuisterveen
• Vervecken and Groenendaal battle it out at the head of the field
• Richard Groenendaal (Rabobank) leads Erwin Vervecken (Fidea) on their way to finishing first and second
• The elite men's podium (l-r) Wilant Van Gils (ZZPR.nl), Richard Groenendaal and Erwin Vervecken (Fidea)
• Dutch rider Koen De Kort finished well down in the order
• Maarten Nijland (Eurogifts.Com) finished in ninth position
• Peter Van Santvliet (Fidea) finished the day in fourth place
• Ronald Mutsaars (ZZPR.nl) looked strong but finished in 17th
• Belgian rider Tim Van Nuffel rounded out the top ten
• Erwin Vervecken leads Groenedaal and Wilant Van Gils
• Erwin Vervecken leads Groenedaal and Van Gils on a dandy little ride through the bush
• Wilant Van Gils (ZZPR.nl) leads Fidea's Erwin Vervecken

Grand Prix du Nouvel-An

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• There were attacks right from the start on the difficult and hilly course
• Pavel Adel (Klub Cyklistiky Hlinsko)
• Jonathan Page (Cervélo) off to a fast start
• Italian powerslide
• Brandon Dwight from the USA
• It was hard even on the downhill sections
• Ondrej Lukes (Johnson Controls) finished second
• German U23 talent Thorsten Struch
• Christoph Pfingsten was the strongest German rider
• Fighting in the mud
• Marco Bianco from Italy
• Trying to find the right way
• Jonathan Page (Cervélo)
• Everybody trying to find the best way up
• Some people carry their bikes...
• ...and some seem to carry as much mud as possible
• Brown was the favourite colour of the day
• Here we go around that old tree
• Vladimír Kyzivát (Johnson Controls) still sitting on his bike
• Felix Gniot (KED Bianchi-Team)
• Jonathan Page crossing the line on only one wheel...
• ...and finding himself on the ground after the finish-line
• Jonathan Page smiling in spite of his little crash
• Waiting for the winner to come to the podium
• Podium (L to R): Vladimír Kyzivát (3rd), Jonathan Page (winner), Ondrej Lukes (2nd), and the best rider from Luxembourg.
• Lyne Bessette attacked right from the start
• Marianne Vos following Lyne Bessette
• Birgit Hollmann
• Marianne Vos powering round a corner
• Vos was followed by Lyne Bessette
• ...and Birgit Hollmann
• An Italian rider trying to follow the leading trio
• Chasing the leaders
• Marianne Vos and Lyne Bessette
• Birgit Hollmann
• Some were running up that hill
• Some were riding up
• Suzy Godart
• Fully concentrated
• Lyne Bessette attacking during the final lap
• Marianne Vos gave all she had to give
• Podium (L to R): Birgit Hollmann (3rd), Marianne Vos (winner) and Lyne Bessette (2nd)
• Lyne Bessette seemed to be glad about the result

Int. Herforderer Rad-Querfeldein-Rennen

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• Anne Bertram (RV Germania Hamburg) fights to get up the hills
• Verena Strohmer (RV Pfeil Magstadt) fights for the second place
• The women's podium (l to r): Verena Strohmer (2nd), Loes Gunnewijk (Cyclo Xteam Kampen-Holland, 1st) and Anne Bertram (3rd)
• Malte Urban (Stevens Cyclocross Team) before the start of the men's race
• For Jens Schwedler (Stevens) it will be the last race ever
• The start of the men's race
• Jens Schwedler (Stevens)
• A group of three riders is trying to get up the muddy hill
• Henrik Albinus (RC Endspurt Herford)
• Paul Voss (Team Heinz von Heiden)
• Ondrey Lukes (Tatra Mleko Team) wins the race
• Maarten Nijland (Team Van Hemmert-Eurogifts) finishes 4th
• Malte Urban - who finished 2nd - is interviewed about the German cyclo-cross championships
• Lukes is cold but happy
• The men's podium (l to r): Malte Urban (2nd), Ondrey Lukes (1st), and Jan Chrobak (Tatra Mleko Team, 3rd)
• Ondrey and his cup

Diamonds at the Dome

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Images by CJ Farquharson/www.womenscycling.net

• With a lap to go, Nicole Holt and Tahlia Clayton battle it out at the front, whilst Tess Downing is just visible far left (red) emerging from the bunch
• Downing sprints in to take the Diamonds at the Dome main event ahead of Clayton and Taylor
• The Diamond Podium (L to R): Nicole Holt (Blackburn), Tahlia Clayton (Ararat), Tess Downing (Drapac Porsche) and Carlee Taylor (Team O'Grady)
• Megan Dunn took the junior Diamond race easily from scratch
• Second in the junior race was Netasha Pears, third Georgina Freeland
• Lisa Friend early in the Diamond race final
• Tess Downing with Michelle King on her shoulder during the final
• Esther Pugh-Uren leads the bunch in the Diamond race final

Azencross Loenhout

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• Groenendaal leads the men over the obstacles on lap 1
• De Knegt and Franzoi out in front
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) in action
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) stays on the bike over the jumps
• Bart Wellens (Fidea) had another tough day
• Thomas Frischknecht (Swisspower) descends
• Roger Hammond (Discovery) over the obstacles
• Roger Hammond (Discovery) over the obstacles
• Roger Hammond (Discovery) looking comfy
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) crosses the line to win
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) happy with another victory
• The elite men's podium (L to R): Enrico Franzoi (2nd), Sven Nys (1st), and Petr Dlask (3rd)
• Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn
• Van den Brand leads the women's race
• The women's podium (L to R): Daphny van den Brand (2nd), Marianne Vos (1st), and Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (3rd)
• Niels Albert (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) leads Zdenek Stybar (Fidea)
• Kevin Pauwels (Fidea) leads the U23 race
• Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) en route to finishing third in the U23
• Belgian U23 champion Jan Soetens jumping
• Belgian U23 champion Jan Soetens
• Niels Albert (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) wins the U23 race
• Niels Albert (Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop) happy with his win
• The U23 podium (L to R): Zdenek Stybar (2nd), Niels Albert (1st), and Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (3rd)

Middelkerke  

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• Sven Vanthourenhout (Rabobank) en route to a muddy victory
• Sven Vanthourenhout (Rabobank) celebrates his win
• Sven Vanthourenhout (Rabobank) ready to salute
• Jackson Vijarona one of De Vlaeminck's Zimbabwe boys
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) struggling up the climb
• Sven Nys (Rabobank) finished sixth after puncturing twice
• Nico Mattan (Davitamon-Lotto) also had a go
• The men's podium (L to R): Gerben De Knegt (2nd), Sven Vanthourenhout (1st), and Jonathan Page (3rd)
• Martin Nijland (VHG) negotiates the mud
• Jon Page bound for the podium
• Another good ride by Gerben de Knegt (AA drink-Bejan)
• The Swiss connection Thomas Frischknecht (R) and Christian Heule (L)
• Christan Heule enjoying the mud and snow
• Alexandre Moos (Phonak) was one of the roadies who had a go
• Mr Paris-Roubaix Roger de Vlaeminck
• Former world champion Danny De Bie
• Roland Liboton one of the legends of 'cross
• Rudy de Bie
• The UCI 's Peter van den Abeele

Tour of South China Sea

Stage 8 - January 2: Macau SAR ,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• Points leader Joe Papp (Champion System) poses with two of the owners of Champion System Custom Cyclewear (www.champ-sys.com), the official leader's jersey of the Tour of South China Sea.
• The three leaders pose with the organisers and sponsors of the 10th Annual Tour of South China Sea
• The three leaders wish each other luck at the start of the final stage.
• And they're off for the final stage.
• Pocari Sweat riders at the front and protecting the race leader.
• Pocari Sweat riders set the pace up the climb.
• The race leader sits comfortably in the field.
• The field rounds the switchback climb.
• Winner of the final stage.
• Stage 8 podium (L to R): Taiji Nishitani (3rd), Kin San Wu (1st), and Kam Po Wong (3rd)
• Overall winner Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat)
• Nothing beats a champagne fight to finish off a week-long stage race
• Looks like the yellow jersey wins again!
• Kam Po Wong (left) finished second overall and won the Points Competition while his teammate took the overall title.

Images by Marie Laffan

• Nathan Jones (City of Perth team) at the start of Stage 1, Hong Kong.
• The City of Perth team commences racing Stage 2, Shenzhen.
• Brad Hall (centre) City of Perth team in a breakaway Stage 6, Zhongshan.
• David Treacy (City of Perth team) at the head of the Peloton, Stage 6, Shenzhen.
• Anthony Osbrough (left) and David Treacy (right) City of Perth team, leading a breakaway Stage 6, Shenzhen.
• Nathan Jones (City of Perth team) at the start of Stage 7, Zhuhai.
• City of Perth team placed 4th overall: Nathan Jones, Brad Hall, John Warden, Anthony Osbrough and David Treacy (left to right).
• Brad Hall (City of Perth team) with Swiss and Hong Kong riders.
• Anthony Osbrough and John Warden (City of Perth team).
• The Award Ceremony: Nathan Jones of City of Perth team (second from left) achieves 5th place on General Classification.

Images by Greg Hall

• City of Perth team leading out the Peloton, Stage 7, Zhuhai City.
• Nathan Jones (City of Perth team), leading a solo breakaway, Stage 8, Coloane Island, Macau.

Stage 7 - January 1: Zhuhai, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• The USA/Hong Kong composite Team Champion System
• Cyclingnews.com diarist Joe Papp (Champion System) is called to the line as leader of the points competition
• The leaders of each competition (L to R): Kin San Wu (Best Asian Rider), Kam Po Wong (Race Leader) and Joe Papp (Points Leader)
• Best Asian Rider Kin San Wu rolls off to start Stage 7.
• The pace heats up as the field goes single file.
• Pocari Sweat riders on the front.
• Joe Papp (Champion System) on the attack and looking to grab some more sprint points.
• The field rounds a corner.
• Non-stop attacks as riders try to avoid another field sprint
• With a hilly final stage sprinter Joe Papp (Champion System) knows this will be his last chance to grab a stage win.
• Now that's what I call getting a good draft!
• Lots of tired faces for the seventh straight day of racing.
• Kam Po Wong wins his fourth straight stage with a bike throw over Joe Papp who has finished second three times.
• The Stage 7 podium with some impressive trophies
• The traditional champagne spraying on the podium
• Kam Po Wong retains the yellow jersey as overall race leader.

Stage 6 - December 31: Nantou town, Zhongshan, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• Points leader Kam Po Wong (orange jersey) and race leader Kin San Wu (yellow jersey) lead the race
• A Pocari Sweat rider takes the lead
• Non-stop attacks were the order of the day
• Wai Man Chau (Champion System) at the front
• Points leader and former Tour of South China Sea winner Kam Po Wong is having a fantastic race
• Points leader Kam Po Wong (orange jersey) leads the field around a corner with teammate and race leader Kin San Wu (yellow jersey) in third
• Team Champion System at the front of the peloton
• The unstoppable Kam Po Wong takes his fourth stage win
• How popular is cycling China? Just look at these crowds!
• Joe Papp (Champion System) enjoying the podium.
• Joe Papp: Bicycle racer or rock star?
• Joe Papp (Champion System) signing autographs
• Stage 6 podium (L to R): Ahmad Lutfi Mohd Fauzan (3rd), Kam Po Wong (1st), and Joe Papp (2nd)
• With his stage win, Kam Po Wong took over the yellow jersey as race leader

Stage 5 - December 30: Jiangmen City, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• USA's David Sommerville (Champion System) signs in for Stage 5
• Gang Xu wearing the Blue Leader's Jersey for the best Asian rider.
• Leaders of each competition at the start: Best Asian Rider in the blue jersey, race leader in the yellow jersey, points leader in the orange jersey.
• A truly international event: Cyclingnews.com diarist Joe Papp (USA/Champion System) at the start with a member of the Japanese National Team.
• A three rider breakaway escaped early with Champion System's Joe Papp (center) winning most of the sprint points and moving into second overall in the Sprint Competition.
• The three rider breakaway tries in vain to stay away before the finishing climb
• A Japanese National Team rider sets the pace
• Japanese National Team riders continue to drive the pace
• Race leader Kin San Wu puts his teammates on the front
• The peloton starts to shatter on one of the climbs
• A late race escape
• Kam Po Wong wins his third stage, this time with an uphill finish
• Stage 5 podium (L to R): Nathan Jones (3rd), Kam Po Wong (1st), and Taiji Nishitani (2nd)

Stage 4 - December 29: University City, Guangzhou, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• 1st and 2nd on GC await the start of Stage 4
• The peloton is single file
• Racing action from Stage 4
• A strong mid-race breakaway
• Teams battle for position in the closing kilometers
• Kam Po Wong takes another stage win
• Kam Po Wong wearing the Blue Leader's Jersey for best Asian rider
• Kin San Wu remains the overall race leader
• The Tour of South China Sea attracts a great deal of media attention
• Stage 4 podium

Stage 3 - December 28: Nanhai District, Foshan, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• A good luck kiss before the start of Stage 3
• Stage 2's 2nd and 3rd place finishers hoping for a win in Stage 3
• A cold, wet start to Stage 3
• Joe Papp (Champion System) sits comfortably in the field
• Joe Papp (Champion System) rounds a slippery corner
• Jared Bunde (Champion System) thinking this is still better than riding in the snow in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York
• Stage 3 winner Kin San Wu (PuraPharm Pocari Sweat) crosses the line
• The stage 3 podium: Makoto Iijima (2nd), Kin San Wu (1st), and Abd. Nasir Junaidi (3rd)
• Race leader Kin San Wu sprays the Champagne
• The Blue leader's jersey for the best Asian rider Kin San Wu
• The Orange jersey for best sprinter

Stage 2 - December 27: Longhua, Shenzhen, PR China,

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Images by Charlie Issendorf

• Ngai Ching Wong (Champion System) finished third in the stage
• The moto guys
• Champion System ready to rock
• Joe Papp (Champion System) all smiles
• Race leader Kin San Wu follows Dave Treacy
• Champion System keeping warm at the start of stage 2
• Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) comfortably wins stage 2
• The stage 2 podium (L to R): Joseph Papp (2nd), Kam Po Wong (1st), and Ngai Ching Wong (3rd)
• The place getters let loose on the podium
• The podium

Stage 1 - December 26: Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui-Tsing Yi, Hong Kong SAR,

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Images by Tim Yue

• Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) chats at the start
• Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) one of the pre-race favourites
• The Champion System boys have a pre-race team bonding session
• Team Champion System has a big crew
• The Swiss track team pose on deck
• A Chinese rider interviewed pre-race
• Masahiko Mifune (CMS Cycling Team) signs on
• A pre-race massage for one of the Champion System boys
• Soigneuring (is that a word?) is dirty work
• Masahiko Mifune's Koga machine
• Making sure that everything works
• The bike will get dirty again, to be sure
• The Marco Polo design on one of the team's Treks
• Blue and blue is the theme for Marco Polo
• Starting in a big gear
• Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) happy to talk
• Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) on the start line
• Checking out the view

Images by Charlie Issendorf

• Stage 1 podium (L to R): Kam Po Wong (2nd), Kin San Wu (1st), and Gang Xu (3rd)
• Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) ponders the lack of podium girls while opening the champers
• Kin San Wu (Pocari Sweat) wins the first stage
• Kam Po Wong (Pocari Sweat) in a contemplative mood
• Joe Papp (Champion System) aiming to win a stage

Großer Weihnachtspreis

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Images by Elmar Krings

• I know this nice quiet place for dinner...
• Christina Becker on the way to winning the women's 2000m
• Anke Wichmann gives it everytghing in the 2000m women's event
• Rolf Aldag gets interviewed
• Rolf Aldag in action
• Jan v. Eijden (Germany) waves to the crowd
• Bruno Risi (Team International) salutes the crowd
• Danny Stam (Team International) goes hard
• Erik Zabel leads Team Germany in the team TT
• Team International in the team TT
• Jan v. Eijden (Germany) and Barry Forde (International) battle it out in the sprints
• Barry Forde (International) gets ahead of Jan v. Eijden (Germany)
• Erik Zabel bites yer legs! A very determined Zabel in the derny race.
• The derny race
• Risi and Stam in the derny race
• Congratulations for Aldag and Zabel in the drny race
• A stayer derny
• Andreas Kappes' bike - we're not sure that chainring is quite big enough...
• Stayers do battle
• Edwin Smeulders
• Carsten Podlesch (Ger) rides in the stayer race
• Carsten Podlesch and Gerd Dörich
• Carsten Podlesch and Andreas Kappes
• The stayers podium
• Stayer winner Andreas Beikirch celebrates
• The stayers get fizzy
• Everyone on the podium!
• Team Germany - very happy with their win
• The International team waves from the podium
• Team International
• Rolf Aldag bids a fond farewell to pro cycling.

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