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A young and stable FdJeux for 2007
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team camp
Tour of Qatar
Australian MTB National Championships
'Cross worlds - Men
'Cross worlds - Women
'Cross worlds - U23 race
'Cross worlds - Junior race
Tour of Siam
Cofidis team presentation
Euskaltel-Euskadi team presentation
'Cross worlds pre-ride
'Cross worlds course
Joseph Sunde Memorial Criteriums
Ag2r Prévoyance: Time to confirm, 2007 team launch
Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington)
Tinkoff Credit Systems team launch
Spanish National 'cross championships
News Zealand MTB - Cross Country #3
Liquigas team launch
BMX - Pacific Oceania Ranking Series
News Zealand MTB - Downhill #3
Tour of Siam
Track - Los Angeles World Cup
Track - Revolution #16
Cyclo-cross World Cup #11
Acqua & Sapone presented
Tinkoff training camp 2
Gerolsteiner team presentation
Cyclo-cross World Cup #10
30th GP Pierre Kellner
Tour Down Under
T-mobile team presentation (more)
T-mobile team presentation
Astana meet the press
New Zealand MTB Series - DH #2, XCO #1
Australian Open Road Championships
New Zealand Road Championships
Team Milram and Rabobank presentations
Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner presentation
Predictor-Lotto Camp in Albufeira
BMX Pacific Oceania Ranking Series #4
Queensland State Track Championships
Raleigh International takes over Univega
German Cyclo-cross Championships
British Cyclo-cross Championships
New Zealand MTB Series - DH #1
Jelajah Malaysia
Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships
French Cyclo-cross Championships
Italian Cyclo-cross Championships
Czech Republic Cyclo-cross Championships
Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
Centrumcross Surhuisterveen
Tinkoff Credit Systems training camp
Tour de Vineyards
GP de Ster Sint-Niklaas
Wiesenhof-Felt's new jersey
Quick.Step 2007 team
Int. Herforderer Rad-Querfeldein-Rennen

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A young and stable FdJeux for 2007

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• Team Manager Marc Madiot looks confident with his 2007 line-up.
• Française des Jeux President Christophe Blanchard-Dignac speaks during the 2007 team presentation.
• Marc Madiot kept the Française des Jeux team mostly the same from 2006 for 2007.
• All 2007 FDJ riders on stage during the presentation.

Images by Fabien Latinier

• The 2007 Française Des Jeux team lined up during the presentation.

Images by Daniel Schamps

• 2007 team looks smart in its all-white kits.
• McGee very much ready to put 2006 behind him.
• Francis Mourey (French 'cross champ) just back from the Worlds where he didn't start because of a big crash during training on last Friday.

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team camp

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Images by Charlie Woodcock

• Ivan Basso gets in some early season training on his new time trial machine.
• Johan Bruyneel and Ivan Basso plotting a season of Grand Tour domination.
• Can Basso recapture his 2006 Giro d'Italia form under the guidance of Johan Bruyneel?
• Only six hours today guys: Johan Bruyneel points out the day's training route.

Tour of Qatar

Stage 6

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• Peloton pushes in the final stage
• Qatar landscape is dotted with refineries.
• Boonen does his thing over Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
• Christian Prudhomme presents final overall jersey to Cretskens.
• Quick-Step honoured after winning 5 out of 6 stages in Qatar.
• Overall winner Cretskens of Quick-Step
• Boonen (stage winner) and Cretskens (overall winner) congratulate each other after the day's racing

Stage 5

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• Belgian Tom Boonen (L) of the Quick Step team jokes with cycling legend Eddy Merckx before the start of the stage.
• Belgian Wilfried Cretskens (L) of the Quick Step team is congratulated by cycling legend Eddy Merckx before the start of the stage.
• Belgian Greg Van Avermaet (2nd R) of the Lotto team crosses the finish followed by Germany's Marcel Sieberg (2nd L) of the Italian Milram team.
• Belgian Greg Van Avermaet of the Lotto team poses on the podium after winning the fifth stage
• Belgian Greg Van Avermaet of the Lotto team gestures as he crosses the finish line for first.

Stage 4

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• Ireland's Mark Cassidy (Gunn-Newlyn-M.Donnely) rides past camels before the fourth stage.
• Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) drinks before the start.
• A man holds his camels as he looks at cyclists competing during the fourth stage.
• The pack crosses an arid landscape.
• French Lloyd Mondory (C-AG2R) rides in the lead pack.
• Belgian Tom Boonen of Quick Step and Austrian Berhnard Eisel (front,- T-Mobile)
• Belgian Tom Boonen (2nd R-Quick Step) rides in the lead pack.
• Belgian Tom Boonen (C-Quick Step) celebrates as he crosses the finish line, followed by Australian Graeme Brown (L-Robabank).
• Belgian Tom Boonen (C-Quick Step) wears the gold leader's jersey on the podium after winning the fourth stage.
• Belgian Tom Boonen (L-Quick Step) is congratulated by Belgium's ambassador in Qatar Guy De Lauwer (R) after his win.

Stage 3

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• Two Astana riders relax before the stage start
• Riders push along in stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar
• Peloton rolls along in stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar
• Flat countryside for the riders in the 6th Tour of Qatar
• Traffic was going one way for the peloton.
• Two fans watch as race goes by
• A sprint finish to stage 3 of Qatar
• Boonen flies over Eisel and Petacchi
• Boonen takes win for 2nd day in a row in the Tour of Qatar
• Boonen over Petacchi in stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar
• Boonen on the podium for winning the stage

Stage 2

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• The Lotto sittin' on the dock of the bay pinning on numbers for the day
• The peloton rolls out onto the endless highway
• A crowd of one applauds the bunch
• Graeme Brown (Rabobank) takes out Tom Steels (Predictor-Lotto)
• Tom Steels thinks… this is not what I wanted to have happen
• Boonen steams ahead as the pack puts on the breaks to avoid a fallen Tom Steels
• Petacchi is not happy getting second
• Boonen gets his first win of the 2007 season
• Steels on the deck as Pettachi and Boonen battle it out
• Boonen just gets it ahead of Petacchi

Stage 1

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• Quick Step powering along the Doha sea front.
• Not a bad place to start your racing season.
• Welcome to Qatar: Boonen leads the Quick Step team during their warm up for the TTT.
• Liquigas ride towards third place behind Quick Step and Milram.
• Milram couldn't quite match the might of Quick Step.
• Rabobank led by Aussie Mathew Hayman.
• The new look T-Mobile team in their first outing of 2007.
• Predictor-Lotto were nine seconds off Quick Step's winning time.
• Gerolsteiner.
• Liquigas.
• Gerolsteiner riding alongside the Bay of Doha.
• Predictor-Lotto
• T-Mobile take a corner in the 6km team time trial.
• T-Mobile were 11 seconds down on Quick Step.
• Rabobank fly towards the finish in Corniche de Doha.
• Team Milram.
• Milram will be hoping Alessandro Petacchi can challenge Tom Boonen in the sprints and maybe clinch the overall.
• Liquigas ride to the stage start.
• The Doha team strung out during the stage one TTT.
• French team Ag2R Prévoyance posted a respectable time today.
• A spectator watches Predictor-Lotto fly past.
• Dutch team Skil-Shimano.
• French team Agritubel were a little off the pace in stage one.
• Cast no shadow: A rider awaits the start of stage one.
• Steven De Jongh (Quick Step) is congratulated by Jean-Marie Leblanc, former general director of the Tour de France.
• Steven De Jongh (Quick Step) happy in yellow.
• De Jongh enjoying the spoils that accompany a leader's jersey.
• Could it be Quick Step domination again at the Tour of Qatar?
• Quick Step dedicated their victory to Davide Viganò after his father passed away a few weeks previously.
• The Quick Step team celebrates on the podium with Sheikh Khalid bin Ali al-Thani (R), president of the Qatar Cycling Federation.

Australian MTB National Championships

Mountain Cross

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• It was a fine day for racing.
• The competition was tough right out of the starting gates.
• Michael Jobson slides out of contention in the heats.
• Luke Madill was fast all day.
• Nathan Rennie takes a corner in style.
• Jared Rando during the heats.
• Jared Graves rides out of a berm.
• Some of the juniors in action.
• Jared Rando gets some air near the bottom of the course.
• There was plenty of hustle and bustle.
• Filip Polc in action
• Superman returns.
• Things were tight to make the finals.
• Plenty of stacks today.
• Jared Graves shows some style.
• Luke Madill out in front again.
• Jordan Butler showed some great skills today.
• The light was nice today.
• Luke Madill during the final.

Elite Women's Cross Country

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• Cheers, to the World Champs coming to Canberra in 2009
• Dellys Starr was out of the blocks first.
• Riders make their way along the dusty course.
• Tory Thomas nearing the top of the climb.
• Jenni King finished sixth.
• Keep it going girl.
• Karen McPherson leads a small group up the climb.
• Tory Thomas put in a gig effort.
• Kate Potter got a bronze today.
• Zoe King putting in a big effort.
• Tory Thomas on a dusty corner.
• Niki Fisher on the start of the descent.

Elite Men's Cross Country

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• Chris Jongewaard leading up the climb on the first lap.
• Sid Taberlay had a disappointing day, finishing seventh.
• Stromlo is a scenic course.
• Chris Jongewaard out on his own with four laps to go.
• Sid Taberlay leads Shaun Lewis up the climb.
• Daniel McConnell in his SouthAustralia.com colours
• There was some interesting terrain in the fire affected region.
• Chris Jongewaard still on his own with two laps to go.
• Chris Jongewaard takes a great win.
• ‘The real’ Shaun Lewis was stoked with his win in the U23 division

Downhill

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• Jared Gill in action in the Downhill.
• David Maud racing in Canberra's Stromlo Forest.
• Callan Ridge in action.
• the large crowd was there to see some action.
• Todd Robertson races in front of a huge crowd.
• Nice view but there wasn't time to look.
• Tom Brodie gets a bit loose on a turn.
• James Brodie rode to sixth in U19 men.
• Tom Patton holds it together for a fifth place in the U19 men.
• Damien Bogatek catches some air.
• Lincoln Verass gets some big air.
• Tim Richmond in action.
• Andrew Maxwell gets some support from an excited fan.
• Adam Smithson in number 007 shows James Bond how its done.
• Darren Pokoj catches some air in front of the crowd.
• Amiel Cavalier riding to fifth place.
• Benjamin Bell nearing the bottom of the course.
• Jared Rando finished in third.
• Timothy Eaton on the descent.
• Nathan Rennie finished in second.
• Ben Cory finished in sixth place.
• Jared Graves on his way to first place.
• Jared Graves won by two seconds.
• Bryn Atkinson had everyone watching him.
• Chris Kovarik got a flat, ending any chance he had.
• Sam Hill was last out, but could only manage 8th.
• The huge crowd make there way down the dusty hill.

Cyclo-cross Worlds - Women

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• Belgian Erwin Vervecken celebrates on the finish line after winning
• Italian Enrico Franzoi celebrates on the finish line after winning third place
• US rider Jonathan Page celebrates on the podium after after winning second place
• Men's elite podium (L to R): Second placed US Jonathan Page, winner new world champion Belgian Erwin Vervecken and third placed Italian Enrico Franzoi

Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com

• Gerben De Knegt (Ned) leads the Belgians into the sand on the first lap
• Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) lets the sand fly
• Erwin Vervecken (Bel) in the sand
• Jonathan Page (USA) & Simon Zahner try to occupy the same space leaving the sand pit
• Tshabalala Nqobizitha Of Zimbabwe was a crowd favorite and got lots of encouragement in the sand pit
• Klass Vantornout (Bel)
• Richard Groenendall (Ned) With Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Not Far Behind
• Erwin Vervecken (Bel)
• Enrico Franzoi (Ita)
• Ryan Trebon (USA)
• Podium Boys

Images by Brecht Decaluwé/Cyclingnews.com

• Barry Wicks warming up.
• Petr Dlask warming up.
• Sven Nys warming up.
• Ryan Trebon warming up.
• Sven Vanthourenhout warming up.
• Bart Wellens looks relaxed.
• Bart Wellens smiling before the start.
• Nys and Vanthourenhout warming up.
• Nys gets some advice from former world champion Paul Herijgers.
• Jonathan Page reflecting on what has happened today...

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• Cross Crusade of Oregon visits Belgium.
• A Sven Nys fan.
• Rad Racing made the trip from Washington to Hooglede-Gits for the Worlds.
• Bart Wellens' fans.
• First time down the drop-off for the elite men.
• Huge crowds watching the men's field.
• Coming and going for the elite men.
• A string of riders.
• Tristan Scholten (USA).
• Bart Wellens (Belgium).
• Erwin Vervecken (Belgium) winner of the elite men's championship, again!.
• Jonathan Page churning up the sand.
• Jonathan Page would bring home the third silver medal for the USA this weekend.
• Eric Tonkin (USA).
• Barry Wicks (USA).
• Erwin Vervecken (Beligum) flies through the sand pit.
• Vervecken rides past an unlucky Enrico Franzoi (Italy).
• Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands).
• Jonathan Page leads Erwin Vervecken past the pits.
• Keiichi Tsujiura, multi-time national champion of Japan.
• Enrico Franzoi (Italy), heading for third after a 20th place start.
• Jonathan Page leads Erwin Vervecken up the hill past a huge crowd.
• Vervecken double-stepping the stairs.
• Massive Belgian crowds - the way a cross race should be.
• Big boys having fun with champagne (l-r): Jonathan Page, Erwin Vervecken and Enrico Franzoi.
• World champion Erwin Vervecken pours a very happy Jonathan Page a drink.
• The crowds and the media.

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• In Flanders Fields...
• Zimbabwean riders Mohamed Conway and Tshabalala Nqobizitha
• Johan Museeuw - still very popular, signs some autographs
• Recent Events have not left Museeuw a ver happy man.
• The view from the hill as the medals are presented
• A disappointed Richard Groenendaal explains to his team how a crash cost him victory
• Sven Nys explains his disappointment to Belgian TV after crashing three times effectively ended his race
• This was not an entirely unpopular victory!

Images by John Pierce/PhotoSport International

• Erwin Vervecken (Belgium) wins.
• Erwin Vervecken (Belgium) celebrates his win.
• Erwin Vervecken (Belgium) on the run
• Enrico Franzoi (Italy)
• Crowds on the climb during the elite men's race
• Bart Wellens (Belgium)
• Sven Nys (Belgium)
• Sven Nys (Belgium)
• Ryan Trebon (USA)
• Ron Jebb (Great Britian)
• Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands)
• Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands)
• Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands) passes through the crowds.
• Philip Dixon (Great Britain)
• Sven Nys (Belgium)
• Elite men's podium
• Elite men's peloton featured lots of Belgian jerseys.
• Elite men's peloton
• Kevin Pauwels (Belgium)
• Jonathan Page (USA)
• Jonathan Page (USA) carries his bike.
• Enrico Franzoi (Italy)
• Crowds lined the course throughout the men's race.

Images by Mark Legg

• Barry Wicks warmsup on the trainer next to his twin tower mate Ryan Trebon
• USA staff are happy with the results at this years Worlds
• USA team mechanic Stu Thorne tops off Eric Tonkin’s Dugast Rhino
• The crowd awaits the start of the mens race

Cyclo-cross Worlds - Women

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• Fresh world champion Maryline Salvetat enjoys a Belgian beer during the press conference
• The French duo that claimed first and third place: Salvetat and Leboucher
• Fresh world champion Maryline Salvetat
• The podium of the women's race at the press conference: Katie Compton, Maryline Salvetat and Laurance Leboucher

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• French Maryline Salvetat crosses the finish line to win.
• Maryline Salvetat wins.
• Maryline Salvetat crosses the finish line to win.
• French Laurence Leboucher finishes to take the third place.
• (L-R) Katie Compton, winner Maryline Salvetat and Laurence Leboucher celebrate on the podium.
• (L-R) Katie Compton, winner Maryline Salvetat and third-placed Laurence Leboucher show their medals.
• Maryline Salvetat reacts on the podium after winning.
• Maryline Salvetat on the podium.
• Maryline Salvetat rides to win.
• German Hanka Kupfernagel ends up with fifth place.
• Laurence Leboucher rides towards bronze.
• US Katie Compton rides to a silver medal

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• Where would the World's be without some Swiss cow bells?
• Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany) leads out the elite women.
• Gabriella Day (Great Britain).
• Helen Wyman (Great Britain) navigates a sharp turn.
• Daphny van den Brand (Netherlands) leads her countrywoman, Marianne Vos.
• Tara Ross (Canada).
• Deidre Winfield (USA) shows off her Velo Bella Kona bike in Belgium.
• Rhonda Mazza (USA).
• Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany).
• Katie Compton (USA), the American champion, claimed silver after a 23rd place starting spot.
• Compton and Van den Brand up the stairs.
• The soon-to-be world champion, Maryline Salvetat of France follows Katie Compton.
• Birgit Hollmann (Germany).
• USA riders Deidre Winfield and Christine Varadaros.
• The sand flying around Katie Compton.
• Ikumi Tajika (Japan).
• The effort of a hard race shows on Compton's face.
• Hanka Kupfernagel powering through the sand pit.
• Rhonda Mazza (USA) chooses to run in the sand.
• Katie Compton (USA) is thrilled with her medal.
• Maryline Salvetat (France), the 2007 World Champion, holds up her champagne bottle.
• Salvetat enjoys 'sharing' her champagne with the crowd.
• The women's podium (l-r): Katie Compton (USA) silver; Maryline Salvetat (France) gold and Laurence Leboucher (France) bronze.

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• Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) leads the group into the sand
• Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)
• Katie Compton (USA) early in the race 10 seconds behind Hanka Kupfernagel
• Maryline Salvetat (Fra) just a few turns from the finish
• Hilde Quintens (Bel) gets some unwanted help
• This is why I did not get to the finish line in time

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• Katie Compton (USA) is happy with her finish
• Maryline Salvetat (France) was ecstatic with her win

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• Hanka Kupfernagel Seemed to have it sewn up before crashing for a second time.
• Race Winner Maryline Salvetat digs in, in pursuit of Kupfernagel
• Britain's Gabriella Day went on to finish twenty-fourth

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• Hanka Kupfernagel (German) pushes her bike.
• Kerry Barnholt (USA) carries her bike.
• Helen Wyman (Great Britain) carries her bike.

Images by Mark Legg

• USA rider Katie Compton prepares for her first Cyclocross World Championships
• USA rider Rhonda Mazza placed a personal 11th in the women’s elite race adding to the US success
• Hanka Kupfernagel’s SRAM equipped bike would finish the day in a surprising 5th place
• The New Zealand flag is an unusual sight at Cyclocross Worlds. Mountain biker Kashy Leuchs who would finish 39th in the men’s elite field
• Katie Compton would score the USA’s first medal in the Women’s elite race
• The Women’s podium, (L to R) Katie Compton, USA. Maryline Salvetat, France. Laurence Leboucher, France.
• Katie Compton, USA open’s her first bottle of bubbly at Cyclocross Worlds
• The winner Maryline Salvetat happily sprays the photographers
• A happy and deserved winner, Maryline Salvetat
• The Cycling Pope
• USA cycling team warms up
• The happy winner, Maryline Salvetat
• Last final adjustments before the race
• Helen Wyman, Great Britain prerides the course before the start

Cyclo-cross Worlds - U23

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• Boom leads Albert who checks his back
• Kloucek leads a chasing group with Peeters and Vanthourenhout and Heitmann
• Rafael Visinelli and Zdenek Stybar
• Visinelli slips trough one of the corners of Hooglede
• Rob Peeters leads Philipp Walsleben
• Jamey Driscoll crashed early on but kept fighting
• Daniel Neyens searching for a good line
• Brian Zengeni from the Zimbabwe team
• Lars Boom unlocks his shoe for a tricky corner
• Niels Albert couldn't catch up with Lars Boom
• Romain Villa rode in third position
• Former world champion Zdenek Stybar finished fourth
• Rafael Visinelli ended up fifth
• Ian Field rode a good race
• Yu Takenouchi from Japan rides in Flanders fields
• Villa is almost at the finish
• We run into Danny Summerhill, junior silver earlier today, on the course
• Lars Boom rides up to the final straight
• Zdenek Stybar explaining why he couldn't extend his world title
• Niels Albert was clearly disappointed, in contrary to Villa and Boom
• Lars Boom was emotional on the podium
• Romain Villa received his bronze medal
• Niels Albert can show some sort of smile for his silver medal
• Lars Boom with the world champions jersey
• Lars Boom enjoys the sound of the wilheminus, the national anthem
• Niels Albert musing away
• Lars Boom realizing what he just pulled off
• Staring to some flags...
• The u23 podium: Niels Albert, Lars Boom, Romain Villa
• The u23 podium: Niels Albert, Lars Boom, Romain Villa
• Kids playing with champagne
• Nipping the champagne...
• real gold?
• Former world champion Daniele Pontoni spotted around the course
• Romain Villa at the press conference
• Lars Boom at the press conference

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• Allez, Allez Zimbabwe!
• Oh the bells (and very large crowds).
• Huge crowds greeted the U23 field.
• Crowds six deep in some parts greeted the U23 field.
• Boom! Lars Boom (Ned) put the hammer down early while Romain Villa (France) chases.
• Chance Nobel (USA).
• Jamey Driscoll (USA).
• Tetsuya Fujioka (JPN).
• Gorden Martin (Zimbabwe).
• Niels Albert (Bel), encouraged by his home crowd, tries to catch Lars Boom.
• Romain Villa (France) puts his all into what turns out to be a fine third place in the U23s.
• 2006 World Champ Zdenek Stybar (Cze) gets fourth today.
• Ninth place Rafael Visinelli (Italy).
• Daniel Neyens (USA).
• Yudai Izawa (JPN).
• Niels Albert (Bel), attempting to catch Lars Boom.
• Daniel Neyens (USA).
• Charles Tobias Marzot (USA).
• Brian Zengeni (Zimbabwe).
• Lars Boom (Ned) - 2007 U23 Cyclo-cross World Champion.
• Chance Nobel (USA) up the stairs in front of a large crowd.
• Flags of the U23 podium.
• High heels and champagne.
• U23 Podium: Niels Albert (second), Lars Boom (first), Romain Villa (third).

Images by Mitch Clinton/www.clintonphoto.com

• Lars Boom (Ned) focused like a laser beam!
• Romain Villa (Fra) near the finish.
• Podium.
• Lars Boom (Ned) powers through the sand pit.
• Niels Albert (Bel) fights to keep his balance in the sand.
• Rob Peters in the sand.
• Jamey Driscoll (USA) struggled through the sand pit.
• Niels Albert (Bel) just a few turns from the finish.

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• Full podium.
• Boom, a deserving victor.
• The bunch approach the climb.
• Boom breaks from the bunch.
• Albert climbing.
• Boom conquers the stairs.
• Albert approaching the finish line with daylight on either side of him.
• Albert approaches the climb.
• Boom celebrates as he crosses the line.
• Lars Boom takes the 2007 title in style.
• The bunch passes through a large crowed.
• A Great Britain rider on the climb.
• A rider descends the hill.
• Jamey Driscoll.

Images by John Pierce/PhotoSport International

• Ian Field of Great Britain
• Shaun Adamson
• Kyle Douglas

Images by Mark Legg

• Jamey Driscoll, USA heads to the start
• Former World Champion Danielle Pontoni gives some last minute encouragement to Rafael Visinelli (Italy)
• USGP Boulder Cup race organiser Chris Grelish was in attendence in his Primus Mootry orange jumpsuit
• The U23 riders wait for the start
• Lars Boom is hard to miss at the start of the U-23 race
• The view some of the riders had of the race
• Lar’s Boom, a man racing among boys
• Last year’s winner Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic) would finish out of the medals in 4th
• Romain Villa (France) on the way to a Bronze medal
• The Dutch team have new skinsuits this year
• Zimbabwe riders appear in a reality TV show every week in Belgium, Allez Zimbabwe!
• One of the few times Belgian rider Niels Albert (Belgium) would see race winner Lars Boom (Netherlands) in the race
• French rider suffering in the mud
• Some days are better spent in bed
• Jamey Driscoll (USA) finishes in 36th position

Cyclo-cross Worlds - Junior Race

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• The junior top-3 are waiting to climb the podium, together with organizer Rik Debeaussart (red) and UCI's Melanie Leveau
• The junior top-3 can't wait to receive their medals
• Danny Summerhill (2nd)
• Winner Joeri Adams
• Jiri Polnicky (3rd)
• Danny Summerhill waves to his fans
• Danny Summerhill reveived his silver medal
• The junior top-3 podium in Hooglede-Gits: Summerhill, Adams and Polnicky
• Adams enjoys the Belgian national anthem
• Adams durinig Belgian national anthem
• Polnicky doesn't think about celebrating
• There were already big crowds for the juniors race
• and now... champagne!
• season's over?
• Show us those medals!
• Danny Summerhill shows us his silver medal
• All sorts of fans were out there in Flanders
• Again, all sorts of fans were out there in Flanders
• The junior podium at the press conference

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• Danny Summerhill (USA) on his way to Silver Medal in Juniors race
• Danny Summerhill (USA) on his way to Silver Medal in Juniors race
• Danny Summerhill (USA) on his way to Silver Medal in Juniors race
• Jiri Polnicky ( Czech Republic, 3rd Juniors) leads group through sand
• Junior winner Joeri Adams (Belgium)
• Ole Quast (Germany). 5th, Juniors
• Nick Keough (USA) in Juniors race
• Nick Keough (USA) in Juniors race
• Danny Summerhill (USA) leads Joeri Adams (Belgium) on the final lap
• Juniors Podium Danny Summerhill (USA, 2nd), Joeri Adams (Belgium, 1st), Jiri Polnicky ( Czech Republic, 3rd)
• Juniors Podium Danny Summerhill (USA, 2nd), Joeri Adams (Belgium, 1st), Jiri Polnicky ( Czech Republic, 3rd)

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• Gold medalist Joeri Adams (Belgium)
• Danny Summerhill (USA) wins the silver
• Start of the junior men's race
• Podium of the junior men's race
• Good Juniors gone bad!!!

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• Italian rider climbs stairs
• Group climbs
• Sean Worsech (USA)
• More stairs
• Heading down the finishing straight
• Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic)
• Joeri Adams (Belgium)
• Danny Summerhill (USA)
• Doping No! Fans speak out
• Winning in front of a hometown crowd is good!

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• Summerhill, Adams and Polnicky
• The crowed was four deep at some sections
• Riders take to the steps
• Breaking open the champagne, non-alcoholic we assume
• Joeri Adams takes victory
• The Belgian is clearly pleased with the victory

Images by Mark Legg

• Junior Silver Medalist Danny Summerhill (USA) celebrates
• Silver Medalist Danny Summerhill with some fans
• USA Silver medalists Danny Summerhill and Katie Compton enjoy the moment

Tour of Siam

Stage 6

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• The Mekong river
• The Mekong river
• The Mekong river
• The field crossing the Mekong river in the neutralized section
• Huge crowds await the race.
• And here they come.
• The first break of the day, led by Mongolian veteran Oggi
• The front group in the middle of nowhere
• The Nippo boys attacking the peloton
• A Thai rider looks serious with some signs of a crash on his face.
• Koji is always ready to have a go.
• The field near a field.
• Sprint for the last stage.
• Soepenberg gets the stage in Cipollini style.
• The body of today's winner, with visible road rash after yesterday's crash
• A band greeted the bunch at the finish.
• This boy looks serious.
• Not a bad background for the awards ceremony

Stage 5

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• On the way to Kanchanaburi.
• The seven man breakaway group on the road.
• Crawford stayed close to Fukushima all day.
• Fukushima attacked like a kamikaze for most of the stage...
• ...but Crawford was able to hold on each time.
• Watching the riders pass by.
• Giant Asia spent most of the day in front.
• Jai Crawford rides safely in the peloton.
• The chase group on their way.
• These four tried to stayed away but were caught later by the chase group.
• Prajak Mahawong and Lex Nederlof working in the break.
• The chasers catch the four infront, forming a lead group of ten.
• We go this way boys…'
• Crawford marks the Team Nippo riders closely.
• The peloton crossing the famous Kwai river.
• Wooldridge put his hand on his heart.
• Wooldridge celebrates infront of the large crowd.
• Wooldridge happy about his win.
• The Marco Polo boys on their way to the hotel.

Stage 4

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• The peloton at the beginning of today's queen stage
• Some live on the water in Thailand.
• The peloton near a lake
• The peloton on a bridge with a scenic background
• This climb is too hard to go straight.
• This steep climb featured a grade over 20%.
• Pain, pain, pain...
• The peloton nears the top of the Cat 1 climb.
• Fukushima get some water from fans.
• Locals watch the race from motorbike.
• On the way to Myanmar boarder.
• Riders do the U-turn at Three Pagodas Pass.
• The Giant Asia duo in action
• Mizhbani is one of Asia’s best climbers.
• Locals cheers Mizhbani who is passing by.
• Mizhbani shows some pain in the final kilometres.
• Australian Crawford on the way to yellow
• Three km to go for the Giant boys
• Today’s heros arrive at the finish.
• Mizhbani wins the queen stage of the Tour of Siam.
• Pol Nabbon arrives home just before the main bunch.
• Sprint for fourth place
• Crawford after the stage
• Have I lost the yellow?
• Fukushima shows some sadness after the stage in which he lost the yellow jersey.
• Fukushima congratulates new yellow jersey wearer.
• Crawford defends the polka-dot jersey.
• .. and gets the yellow, too.
• Thai children wait for the awards ceremony.

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• The mountains were steeper than expected.
• Thijs Zonneveld from the Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team puts away bidons with assistance from mechanic Henk Zuidema.
• Zigzaging across the road.
• The break of the day in stage 4 of the Tour of Siam. Jai Crawford, Ghader Mizbani (Giant Asia) and Sirous Hashemzadeh (Azad University).

Stage 3

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• The early break.
• His majesty King Rama IX, watching as the peloton goes by.
• Japan, Denmark and Australia, it's a nice trio.
• Peter Dawson (Australian Track Team) gets some food.
• Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).
• The break gets down to work.
• The leaders.
• The Tour of Siam caravan.
• Take care on Thailand's roads.
• Riders watching a crashed motorbike.
• It's gonna hurt.
• The yellow jersey acts as water carrier.
• Fukushima back at his team car collecting drinks for team mates.
• Everybody likes Fukushima's water.
• As usual in Thailand, children cheer the race from roadside.
• Hard work in the break.
• Rune Udby (Glud & Marstand Horsens) and Sirous Hashemzadeh (Azad University) tried escape at the end of the stage.
• Here comes the sprint for victory.
• A Malaysian rider hits the front...
• ... and takes the win.

Stage 2

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• Fukushima sign autographs before the race
• The Japanese rider was very popular because of his Thai knowledge
• Yellow Jersey rider enjoys a Coke before the start
• Some early action
• Team Nippo put the pressure on
• It's looks like he doesn’t care too much about the race
• “Please give me some more water”
• Yellow Jersey cornering after a crash
• Peloton climbing
• Today's breakaway duo Fukushima (Team Nippo) and Crawford (Giant Asia)
• You gonna lose him mate…
• Fukushima on the way to victory
• Fukushima concentrating on the last climb
• Fukushima suffering on the last climb
• Stage winner greeting the fans in traditional Thai style
• Fukushima won the stage comfortably
• Second place on today's stage got this rider the same position on GC
• Wong Kam Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling) finished in third place today
• Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstand Horsens) at the finish
• A Marco Polo rider ask for some help
• The view from the finish to the Nakhanrindra Dam

Stage 1

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• Chinese rider Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team) was present in the main break
• The peloton riding towards Suphan Buri in the first stage.
• The peloton in the Tour de Siam in Thailand passing a rice field and some banana trees
• Nathan Dahlberg and his wife Linna Zhang before the start of the Tour de Siam in Thailand.
• Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team with some beautiful Thailand girls

Joseph Sunde Memorial Criteriums

Elite Men

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• Tim Kerle leads home the field in the combined B-C-D grade event.
• Stewart 'computer' Campbell accepts his prize for taking out the combine Master 1-2-3 event.
• The podium for the combined B-C-D grade handicap race. (Missing is Rochelle Gilmore, who finished fifth.)
• The elite men's field collectively listens to instructions prior to the start.
• The elite men's field assembles. Jeff Hopkins, a two-time winner of the event, was one of five JSM criterium race winners, including Brent Dawson, (far left) who is making a return to racing. Dawson is a former Australian criterium champion who also raced in the US with Jelly Belly.
• The break at mid-race distance had a lead of over 40 seconds and worked well together.
• FRF gave chase but Peter MacDonald and Dave Treacy couldn't reel them in.
• It was single file in the main field as the wind picked up.
• The break flashes past the start-finish line while the Portuguese dancers perform in the background.
• Another win for the SouthAustralia.com squad. Shaun Higgerson broke free on the final lap to finish well ahead of fellow break-away riders Wilson and Campbell.
• Close but no cigar. Trent Wilson finishes second, clearly disappointed in the result. "There's always next year," he said.
• Stewart 'computer' Campbell rolls across the line to take third.
• Sprinter Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's) leads home the main field to take sixth place.
• John Sunde interviews race winner Shaun Higgerson, with runner-up Trent Wilson (Jittery Joe's) in the background.
• The elite men's race podium after the 2007 Joseph Sunde Memorial Criterium, held on Australia Day, January 26, 2007.
• Higgerson with the Sunde clan, (from l-r) Portia, John and Christine.
• Raffle winner Peter Armstrong (centre) poses with his prize - a new Trek worth $2000 - and Geoff Nash (left) from prize sponsor Trek Bikes Australia and race organizer John Sunde.
• Cycling event organizer, Phill Bates, left was one of the winners in the charity raffle. He is congratulated by Christine Sunde, with John on the platform and daughter, Portia, seated with a friend.
• Traditional instruments were used for the musical performances that were held as the elite men's race was underway.
• Race organizer John Sunde poses in front of the traditional Portuguese dancers. "It was very special, and quite unique on Australia Day", Sunde said.
• Race winner Shaun Higgerson poses with his new steed supplied by Teschner, the Australian company that is now the bike sponsor for the South Australia.com -AIS Continental team. Higgerson commented, "I really liked my previous bike, but this one is even better. It's lighter, and it fits me", he said of the frame's geometry. The current bike weighs in at 7.1kg with standard 'bar and stem.

Images by Stuart Baker

• Australia Day presented by Gruppo Folclorico Regional da Madeira.
• Portuguese cultural dancing added a special multicutural flavour to Australia Day at Heffron Park.
• The crowd were entertained with a range of Portuguese of folk music.
• It was a Big Day Out of music and dancing for the younger crowd.
• The elite race prepares for the start of the 14th Joseph Sunde Memorial Criterium.
• Troy Glennan softened up the field with an early solo break.
• Angus Morton was part of the NSW under 19 development team coached by Graham Seers.
• Trent Wilson looking comfortable in the bunch in the opening laps.
• Robbie Cater and Anthony Spurgeon accelerating out of one of the many Heffron Park corners.
• Danny Massouras back home enjoying his summer break from the Belgium winter.
• Trent Wilson attacks to set up the race winning break.
• Shaun Higgerson gets across to the break.
• Cody Stevenson is another Aussie in Jittery Joes colours for 2007.
• 1999 race winner, Brent Dawson making a comeback to elite racing.
• The bunch pass the finish line on another warm Australia Day.
• Stewart Campbell does his part to maintain the speed of the break.
• Joe McDonnell and Shaun Higgerson in the break.
• Troy Glennan keeps an eye on the progress of the break.
• Shaun Higgerson keeps the break motivated with a mid race pep talk.
• Dave Whyman checks over his shoulder as he takes the bunch down the gutter.
• Pete McDonald and Dave Treacy in pursuit of the break.
• The heat and the speed begin to show on the faces of the bunch.
• Pete McDonald eyes up the gap to the break in the closing laps.
• 2006 winner Jeff Hopkins back in the bunch.
• Trent Wilson attacks the break with two laps to go.
• Bell lap and the remaining three riders, Stewart Campbell, Shaun Higgerson and Trent Wilson start to jockey for position.
• Shaun Higgerson wins the 2007 Joseph Sunde Memorial on his home circuit.
• Trent Wilson coasts home for second place after another typical agressive race.
• Pete McDonald almost pips Stewart Campbell for third on the line.
• Jeff Hopkins easily takes out the bunch gallop.

Cofidis team launch

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• Benoit Coqueval
• Frank Hoj
• Tyler Farrar (USA)
• David Moncoutie
• Rik Verbruggen
• Hervé Duclos-Lasalle

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• Team Cofidis 2007
• The new jersey
• The official time trial bike by Time
• The team
• Steve Zampieri
• Nick Nuyens
• David Moncoutié
• Chris Sutton and Frank Hoj
• Sylvain Chavanel
• Maryan Hary
• Lionel Marie and Geoffroy Lequatre

Euskaltel-Euskadi team launch

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• Aitor Galdos, Unai Etxebarria, Koldo Fernández de Larrea
• Gorka Verdugo
• Haimar Zubeldia
• Igor Antón
• Iker Camaño, David López
• Iñigo Landaluze
• Jean Marie Leblanc, José Antonio Ardanza, Roberto Laiseka, Juan José Ibarretxe, Miguel Madariaga
• Jean Marie Leblanc, Miguel Madariaga
• Jon Bru
• José Antonio Ardanza, Robert Laiseka
• Lander Aperribay
• Roberto Laiseka honoured by Miguel Madariaga
• Roberto Laiseka, Juan José Ibarretxe, Jean Marie Leblanc, Miguel Madariaga
• Rubén Pérez
• Samuel Sánchez
• Team poses in front of the big screen
• Nicely dressed with Euskaltel orange ties.
• The riders are dwarfed by the large screen
• Starting to get a little tired…
• The team onstage listens to the speeches
• The attention sometimes wanders
• Something to pay attention to?
• Lined up.
• The entire Euskaltel Euskadi organization
• The team bike
• The team clothes
• Unai Urribarri

Cyclo-cross Worlds Pre-ride

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• The course features a wide buffer between riders and spectators which will be enforced
• Jonathan Page goes up the stairs on the cross over
• Jonathan Page previewing the course
• Close encounter with the barrier
• Mud is going to make the race slow and technical
• Not what you want to happen.
• But that's gonna happen
• Jamey Driscoll
• Danny Summerhill
• One of the Dutch riders tries out the drop-in
• Chance Noble
• Is this British lady excited about the course?
• One of the Belgians rides the sand
• A Canadian rider hits the sand box
• Fans were treated to some remarkable riding

Cyclo-cross Worlds Course

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• The secret to a trim, healthy body? - why Belgian frites - what else?
• There are several transitions from mud to grass
• This looks more like New England than Belgium! Tim Johnson will be happy.
• The all-American snack these hotdogs will probably be the only thing that's warm
• Snow covered ramps will cause a few crashes at the back
• A nice little descent

Joseph Sunde Memorial Criteriums

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• Tim Kerle leads home the field in the combined B-C-D grade event.
• Stewart 'computer' Campbell accepts his prize for taking out the combine Master 1-2-3 event.
• The podium for the combined B-C-D grade handicap race. (Missing is Rochelle Gilmore, who finished fifth.)
• The elite men's field collectively listens to instructions prior to the start.
• The elite men's field assembles. Jeff Hopkins, a two-time winner of the event, was one of five JSM criterium race winners, including Brent Dawson, (far left) who is making a return to racing. Dawson is a former Australian criterium champion who also raced in the US with Jelly Belly.
• The break at mid-race distance had a lead of over 40 seconds and worked well together.
• FRF gave chase but Peter MacDonald and Dave Treacy couldn't reel them in.
• It was single file in the main field as the wind picked up.
• The break flashes past the start-finish line while the Portuguese dancers perform in the background.
• Another win for the SouthAustralia.com squad. Shaun Higgerson broke free on the final lap to finish well ahead of fellow break-away riders Wilson and Campbell.
• Close but no cigar. Trent Wilson finishes second, clearly disappointed in the result. "There's always next year," he said.
• Stewart 'computer' Campbell rolls across the line to take third.
• Sprinter Jeff Hopkins (Jittery Joe's) leads home the main field to take sixth place.
• John Sunde interviews race winner Shaun Higgerson, with runner-up Trent Wilson (Jittery Joe's) in the background.
• The elite men's race podium after the 2007 Joseph Sunde Memorial Criterium, held on Australia Day, January 26, 2007.
• Higgerson with the Sunde clan, (from l-r) Portia, John and Christine.
• Raffle winner Peter Armstrong (centre) poses with his prize - a new Trek worth $2000 - and Geoff Nash (left) from prize sponsor Trek Bikes Australia and race organizer John Sunde.
• Cycling event organizer, Phill Bates, left was one of the winners in the charity raffle. He is congratulated by Christine Sunde, with John on the platform and daughter, Portia, seated with a friend.
• Traditional instruments were used for the musical performances that were held as the elite men's race was underway.
• Race organizer John Sunde poses in front of the traditional Portuguese dancers. "It was very special, and quite unique on Australia Day", Sunde said.
• Race winner Shaun Higgerson poses with his new steed supplied by Teschner, the Australian company that is now the bike sponsor for the South Australia.com -AIS Continental team. Higgerson commented, "I really liked my previous bike, but this one is even better. It's lighter, and it fits me", he said of the frame's geometry. The current bike weighs in at 7.1kg with standard 'bar and stem.

Images by Stuart Baker

• Australia Day presented by Gruppo Folclorico Regional da Madeira.
• Portuguese cultural dancing added a special multicutural flavour to Australia Day at Heffron Park.
• The crowd were entertained with a range of Portuguese of folk music.
• It was a Big Day Out of music and dancing for the younger crowd.
• The elite race prepares for the start of the 14th Joseph Sunde Memorial Criterium.
• Troy Glennan softened up the field with an early solo break.
• Angus Morton was part of the NSW under 19 development team coached by Graham Seers.
• Trent Wilson looking comfortable in the bunch in the opening laps.
• Robbie Cater and Anthony Spurgeon accelerating out of one of the many Heffron Park corners.
• Danny Massouras back home enjoying his summer break from the Belgium winter.
• Trent Wilson attacks to set up the race winning break.
• Shaun Higgerson gets across to the break.
• Cody Stevenson is another Aussie in Jittery Joes colours for 2007.
• 1999 race winner, Brent Dawson making a comeback to elite racing.
• The bunch pass the finish line on another warm Australia Day.
• Stewart Campbell does his part to maintain the speed of the break.
• Joe McDonnell and Shaun Higgerson in the break.
• Troy Glennan keeps an eye on the progress of the break.
• Shaun Higgerson keeps the break motivated with a mid race pep talk.
• Dave Whyman checks over his shoulder as he takes the bunch down the gutter.
• Pete McDonald and Dave Treacy in pursuit of the break.
• The heat and the speed begin to show on the faces of the bunch.
• Pete McDonald eyes up the gap to the break in the closing laps.
• 2006 winner Jeff Hopkins back in the bunch.
• Trent Wilson attacks the break with two laps to go.
• Bell lap and the remaining three riders, Stewart Campbell, Shaun Higgerson and Trent Wilson start to jockey for position.
• Shaun Higgerson wins the 2007 Joseph Sunde Memorial on his home circuit.
• Trent Wilson coasts home for second place after another typical agressive race.
• Pete McDonald almost pips Stewart Campbell for third on the line.
• Jeff Hopkins easily takes out the bunch gallop.

Ag2r Prévoyance: Time to confirm, 2007 team launch

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• Martin Elmiger present for his Tour Down Under win this advert: "Martin Elminger, winner of The Tour Down Under"
• Yuri Krivtsov, Alexandre Usov, Jean-Patrick Nazon and Lloyd Mondory in the AG2R's home.
• Team leader Cyril Dessel hopes to have a good year.
• Christophe Moreau
• Cyril Dessel
• The team is presented in Paris
• All new riders in the team for this year
• The 2007 team presented
• Christophe Moreau, Cyril Dessel for the Tour de France and Rinaldo Nocentini for Classics with Vicent Lavenu the team manager.
• José Luis Arrieta with his 2007 bike

Trust House Classic (Tour of Wellington)

Stage 5 - January 27: Masterton Circuit, 125.3 km

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• Sam Bewley getting ready for today's stage.
• Riders gather indoors as the weather took a turn for the worse today.
• Stage winner David Pell was active in breaks very early.
• Slippery wet roads meant caution for the riders.
• Stage winner David Pell with a gutsy solo effort.
• Tour leader Hayden Roulston showing the effort on Admiral Hill.
• Porte Richie rode a good race today.
• An exhausted previous tour leader Gordon McCauley at the finish atop Admiral Hill.
• Stage winner David Pell.
• Roulston and Pell were the stars of the stage.
• The eyes of a killer... Roulston on the eve of defending his tour title.
• After puncturing early and riding by himself for 50km, triathlete Kris Gemmell took to what he knows best.
• Shem Rodger letting it all hang out on the final climb.
• Roulston still with yellow on his back looking forward to tomorrows final stages.
• Pell put in a massive solo effort to clinch the stage and KOM.

Stage 4 - January 26: Masterton - Pahiatua - Masterton, 158.5 km

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• The bunch didn't stay together for long on today’s fourth stage.
• Hayden Roulston made a decisive move in the latter half of the stage.
• A worthy victory to Hayden Roulston.
• The main bunch labouring up one of the many hills.
• KOM leader David Pell looking happy with himself before the start.
• Robin Reid and Logan Hutchings made an unsuccessful escape attempt mid-stage.
• Stephen Stannard feeling the pain.
• Spectators were few and far between on today’s lonely stage.
• Craig McCartney leading a small chase group including Hayden Roulston.
• Bought to you by our sponsors...
• Many riders missed their window of opportunity today.

Stage 3 - January 25: Masterton Criterium, 40 km

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• A rare sight - Gordon McCauley with his mouth open.
• Matt Gilbert took a flyer off the line.
• McCauley in yellow after this morning's stage win.
• Marc Ryan leading the peloton.
• The bunch was single file most of the hour.
• The main bunch seemed to suffer throughout the stage.
• The crowd went wild!
• Sam Bewley was the workhorse throughout the stage for Trek-Zookeepers.
• Scott Wilder punched above his weight all day.
• McCauley wearing his game face.
• Triathlete Kris Gemmell handled himself well throughout the crit.
• Hayden Roulston was strong throughout.
• The stage win went to Mark Langlands who won the bunch sprint.

Stage 2 - January 25: Featherson - Masterton , 119 km

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• The peloton leaves the start at Featherston
• The pace was pretty sedate early on but lifted toward the middle of the stage
• Riders preparing for their days work ahead
• Tour leader Sam Bewley looking a bit nervous before the start of the stage
• Sam Bewley riding safely in the bunch
• Local rider Scott Lyttle looking pleased with himself
• The peloton snaking their way through the Wairarapa countryside
• Breaks were forming in the second half of the stage
• A group of eight riders got away toward the end

Stage 1 - January 24: Avalon (TTT), 7 km

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• Tour Leader Sam Bewley.
• Defending champion Hayden Roulston (Trek-Zookeepers Cafe).
• A happy Team Pravda after today's stage.
• Team Samsung power to the finish.
• Team BP on the way out on the 7km stage.
• The stage winning Trek-Zookepers team.
• The Samsung New Zealand team near the finish.
• Top kiwi triathlete Kris Gemmell about to ride his first ever team time trial.
• Tait Communications were the first team away.
• Gordon McCauley shows off his cycling tan to the ladies.

Tinkoff Credit Systems team launch

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• Marzoli, Commesso, Contrini and Aggiano pose for photo with their drinks.
• Oleg Tinkov talks to the crowd in decent Italian.
• Football and Formula One stars along with team staff.
• Tinkoff on stage during the presentation
• Tyler Hamilton is called to the microphone.

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• The famous Colnago all lined up.
• Omar Piscina is a young and experienced team manager.
• F1 pilot Trulli and Ruggero Marzoli ...Trulli's jacket is not official team gear. Sorry guys, you wont see this in the Cyclingnews shop anytime soon.
• Trulli has good taste in bicycles.
• Trulli and Tinkov.
• Piscina, Trulli, Tinkov and Taddei gather outside to talk about cycling.
• Angelo Zomegnan and Franco Ballerini discuss Tinkov's new team.
• Trulli and Ballerini ... the driver is a big fan of cycling.
• Angelo Zomegnan and Renato di Rocco showed up for the presentation.
• Taddei, Elio Aggiano and Trulli gather for a photo.
• Taddei, Ruggero Marzoli and Trulli at the Tinkoff presentation.
• Presentation of the 2007 riders.
• Taddei at the Tinkoff presentation in Rome.
• Rome footballers Taddei and Aquilani.
• DS Konyshev, Oleg Tinkov and Omar Feltrin watch the presentation.
• Tinkov and Hondo united for 2007.
• Aquilani, Taddei, Hondo and Hamilton meet and greet.
• Stefano Feltrin and Oleg Tinkov head Tinkoff Credit Systems.
• Tinkov looked very smart for the evening.
• Tyler Hamilton looks forward to 2007.
• General manager Stefano Feltrin on stage.
• Team manager Omar Feltrin and president Oleg Tinkov.
• A big hello from Tinkov to the crowd.
• Tyler Hamilton waves to the crowd.
• Danilo Hondo looking relaxed next to Lucia Blini.
• Danilo Hondo ready to race.
• Tinkov and Trulli on stage.
• Hamilton and Italian national DS Ballerini during the presentation.
• Tinkov, Petrov and Hondo.
• Tyler Hamilton speaks to the gathered press.
• The team's car ...is a nice German ride.
• The outfit's Mercedes team car.
• Banner for presentation.
• Trulli, Omar Piscina and Franco Ballerini line up for a photo.
• DS Dmitri Konychev and Oleg Tinkov.
• Marzoli, Commesso, Contrini and Aggiano pose for photo with their drinks.
• Presentation of the 2007 team, all on stage.
• Rome footballer Taddei with Hondo at the 2007 Tinkoff presentation.
• Danilo Hondo and Oleg Tinkov share a moment.
• Hamilton, Piscina and Zomegnan ...The Giro d'Italia director (r) will decide if Tinkoff can race in his event, on February 12.
• Petrov, Hondo, Tinkov and Hamilton (r) line up for a photo.
• Tinkov and Zomegnan happy at the presentation.

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• The team is in Rome for the 2007 presentation.
• Danilo Hondo relaxed and looking cool.
• Hondo at the team hotel.
• Salvatore Commesso looking slick.
• Commesso and Contrini before the presentation.
• Daniele Contrini happy to be starting the 2007 season.
• Hamilton talks with Tinkov outside of the team hotel in Rome.
• Hamilton and Tinkov share a good relationship.
• Commesso in the Rome streets waiting for the team bus.
• Commesso looks for a ride outside of the team hotel in Rome.
• Jazz concert at the team presentation.
• There was good music for the 2007 presentation.
• Vasil Kiryienka and Sergey Klimov waiting for dinner.
• Sergey Klimov and Ricardo Serrano pose for photo.

Spanish National 'cross championships

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• The first climb
• Antonio Ortiz an Andalusian rider (Specialized)
• Diego Martinez in the sand section
• Borja Rubio in pursuit the leader
• Isaac Suarez finished second place.
• Unai Yus, Jose Antonio Hermida and Antonio Ortiz in a tecnical section.
• Jorge Rodriguez runs up the stairs on the 3 lap
• Isaac Suarez and Unai Yus in pusuit Hermida in the final Lap
• Bruno Prieto climbing
• Julen Zubero upstairs
• Hermida's bike
• The final podium
• Ander Gomez looks fast

Images by P.M.Padrones

• Rosa Bravo finished second
• podium sub23 Mauro Gonzalez, David Lozano and Ander Gómez Elorriaga,
• José Antonio Hermida being interviewed by the speaker Juan Mari Guajardo.

New Zealand MTB Series - Cross Country #3

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• Eric Drower (R-R Sport) took second place in the men's race.
• Marcus Roy (Aunt Betty's) won the elite men's race.

Liquigas team launch

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• Danilo Di Luca may be sitting out the Tour, but at least he knows where his nose is.
• Hundreds of people filled the Sarpi Sei function room in Milan for the launch.
• A focused Magnus Backstedt will compete in this year's Tour de France.
• Italian Nescafe model, Federica Fontana.
• Federica Fontana.
• The outfit's new uniform sure looks the part.
• Liquigas general manager Roberto Amadio
• Liquigas' leading men
• A Cannondale representative speaks at the ceremony
• Liquigas class of 2007
• Liquigas on show

BMX - Pacific Oceania Ranking Series #5

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• Mountain Bike’s downhill coach Scott Sharples getting the races on video.
• Jared Graves plies his mountain cross skills on the BMX track.
• Hot favourite, Luke Madill, dominating the motos.
• Sydneysider, Khalen Young in an early heat.
• High Performance Squad gathering.
• Nicole Callisto on the side line in discussion with Luke Madill.
• National Champ, Kamakazi ices his head after a heavy fall.
• Champbikx riders Caroline Buchanan and Grace Ireland.
• Wade Bootes slides on the skin suit.
• Wade Bootes dons the ‘booty suit’ for the camera.
• Kiwi, Sarah Walker was too strong for the Aussie girls on the day.
• Tanya Bailey and Melissa Mankowski flying the flag for Australia.
• South Australian, Matthew Willoughby dominating his heat.
• Jared Graves leads the field in the men’s final.
• The Elite Women’s winner, Sarah Walker.
• The Knox BMX track as it was before the rain.
• Concentration on the start line.
• Sydney’s Alexander Cameron ready on the start gate.

New Zealand MTB Series - Downhill #3

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• An unknown rider negotiates the downhill course.
• Scarlett Hagen of Queenstown took her third straight victory in the elite women's category.
• Zack Williams

Tour of Siam

Stage 4

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• The peloton at the beginning of today's queen stage
• Some live on the water in Thailand.
• The peloton near a lake
• The peloton on a bridge with a scenic background
• This climb is too hard to go straight.
• This steep climb featured a grade over 20%.
• Pain, pain, pain...
• The peloton nears the top of the Cat 1 climb.
• Fukushima get some water from fans.
• Locals watch the race from motorbike.
• On the way to Myanmar boarder.
• Riders do the U-turn at Three Pagodas Pass.
• The Giant Asia duo in action
• Mizhbani is one of Asia’s best climbers.
• Locals cheers Mizhbani who is passing by.
• Mizhbani shows some pain in the final kilometres.
• Australian Crawford on the way to yellow
• Three km to go for the Giant boys
• Today’s heros arrive at the finish.
• Mizhbani wins the queen stage of the Tour of Siam.
• Pol Nabbon arrives home just before the main bunch.
• Sprint for fourth place
• Crawford after the stage
• Have I lost the yellow?
• Fukushima shows some sadness after the stage in which he lost the yellow jersey.
• Fukushima congratulates new yellow jersey wearer.
• Crawford defends the polka-dot jersey.
• .. and gets the yellow, too.
• Thai children wait for the awards ceremony.

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• The mountains were steeper than expected.
• Thijs Zonneveld from the Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team puts away bidons with assistance from mechanic Henk Zuidema.
• Zigzaging across the road.
• The break of the day in stage 4 of the Tour of Siam. Jai Crawford, Ghader Mizbani (Giant Asia) and Sirous Hashemzadeh (Azad University).

Stage 3

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• The early break.
• His majesty King Rama IX, watching as the peloton goes by.
• Japan, Denmark and Australia, it's a nice trio.
• Peter Dawson (Australian Track Team) gets some food.
• Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).
• The break gets down to work.
• The leaders.
• The Tour of Siam caravan.
• Take care on Thailand's roads.
• Riders watching a crashed motorbike.
• It's gonna hurt.
• The yellow jersey acts as water carrier.
• Fukushima back at his team car collecting drinks for team mates.
• Everybody likes Fukushima's water.
• As usual in Thailand, children cheer the race from roadside.
• Hard work in the break.
• Rune Udby (Glud & Marstand Horsens) and Sirous Hashemzadeh (Azad University) tried escape at the end of the stage.
• Here comes the sprint for victory.
• A Malaysian rider hits the front...
• ... and takes the win.

Stage 2

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• Fukushima sign autographs before the race
• The Japanese rider was very popular because of his Thai knowledge
• Yellow Jersey rider enjoys a Coke before the start
• Some early action
• Team Nippo put the pressure on
• It's looks like he doesn’t care too much about the race
• “Please give me some more water”
• Yellow Jersey cornering after a crash
• Peloton climbing
• Today's breakaway duo Fukushima (Team Nippo) and Crawford (Giant Asia)
• You gonna lose him mate…
• Fukushima on the way to victory
• Fukushima concentrating on the last climb
• Fukushima suffering on the last climb
• Stage winner greeting the fans in traditional Thai style
• Fukushima won the stage comfortably
• Second place on today's stage got this rider the same position on GC
• Wong Kam Po (Hong Kong Pro Cycling) finished in third place today
• Morten Christiansen (Glud & Marstand Horsens) at the finish
• A Marco Polo rider ask for some help
• The view from the finish to the Nakhanrindra Dam

Stage 1

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• Chinese rider Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team) was present in the main break
• The peloton riding towards Suphan Buri in the first stage.
• The peloton in the Tour de Siam in Thailand passing a rice field and some banana trees
• Nathan Dahlberg and his wife Linna Zhang before the start of the Tour de Siam in Thailand.
• Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team with some beautiful Thailand girls

Track - Los Angeles World Cup

Session 5

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• The Belgians execute a hand sling in the Madison
• Team Denmark celebrates
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) early in the scratch race
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) wins the scratch race
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) & Becky Quinn (USA) Gold and Silver in the scratch race
• After the fall in the team sprint gold medal ride, Team France has a moment to reflect
• Great Britain team sprint Gold
• Team Italy
• Team Australia
• Team Canada shows it is all in the tongue
• Team Denmark

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• Anna Meares takes a photo as she is photographed
• Aussie team sprint
• Polish team sprint
• Polish team on the way
• Russia’s Tamilia Abassova just had an off weekend
• Brad Huff and Mike Creed in the Madison
• Sarah Hammer on here way to winning the Scratch race
• Anna Lang leads Kaarie McCulloch in a Keirin round
• Michael Morkov slings in Alex Rasmussen to win the Madison
• The Russian girls hanging out between races
• Sarah Hammer and Rebecca Quinn wave to the crowd
• The Italian girls have fun with World Cup Leader Annalisa Cucinotta
• Lead out rider Gregory Bauge is up high watching as anchor rider Kevin Sireau goes down as Francois Pervis is still pulling hard
• The British team on the restart of the team sprint took the gold

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• Team USA sprint qualifier (9th place)
• 5th place Australians in the team sprint qualifiers
• Ryan Mckenzie (CAN) takes the third sprint in the madison
• Alex Rasmussen from the dominant team from Denmark in the madison
• Clara Sanchez (FRA) ready to jump on Jennie Reed (USA) and Anna Meares (AUS) in the 2nd round keirin race
• Becky Quinn (USA) ready for the scratch race
• Sarah Hammer rolling out for the start of the scratch race
• Americans Becky Quinn and Sarah Hammer lead early on in the scratch race
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) on her way to win the scratch race
• Women's keirin final round in a packed Home Depot Center
• Daniela Larreal (VEN) takes the win in the keirin finals
• Team GBR in the sprint finals before a crash caused a restart
• Prep work for Great Britain's final team sprint race
• Great Britain on their way to a win in the team sprint
• Team France on their way to a second place finish in the team sprint after a crash

Session 4

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• Sarah Hammer gets ready to ride for Gold
• A Happy Sarah Hammer
• Gregory Bauge just gets Ross Edgar
• GB Team Pursuit ended up just out side the medals
• Russia gets bronze in the team pursuit
• The Danish team before they were blown apart
• Ukraine goes for the Gold and Takes it
• Verena Joos of Germany took silver in women Pursuit action
• Sarah Hammer took the win in the Pursuit
• Dutch team took the women team sprint win
• The Aussie girls took Silver in the Women Team sprint

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• Yvonne Hijgenaar & Willy Kanis (NED) on their way to the team sprint win
• Team Ukraine, Team Pursuit Gold Medal
• Job well done for team Ukraine
• Verena Joos (GER) in her silver medal ride for the womans indevidual pursuit
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) gold medal
• Sarah Hammer (OPC) gives the crowd a wave
• The third ride for the Mens Sprint gold medal was a close one between winner Gregory Bauge (FRA) & Roberto Chiappa (ITA)

Session 3

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• Ross Edgar and Kevin Sireau
• France had on off day in team pursuit qualifying eighth
• Belgium team takes off to a fast time early but ended up tenth
• Great Britain was fourth fast in the qualifying
• Ukraine was second fast
• Denmark was fastest at 4:09.884
• Check out the cool shoe covers on Mike Creeds Feet
• Chris Hoy was fast in the 200m
• Ross Edgar at speed
• Marlijn Binnendijk was ninth fastest in Women Pursuit Qualifications
• Verena Joos of Germany
• Karin Thurig
• Sarah Hammer set a new USA record at 3:32.058 on her way to being the fastest women in Qualifying

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• Ricardo Lynch in qualifying
• Great Britain's Chris Hoy does 10.287 in qualifying
• France's Gregory Bauge
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams third in the Women's Pursuit
• Karin Thurig forth in the Women's Pursuit
• Sarah Hammer sets a blistering time of 3.32.058 in the Women's Pursuit
• Ricardo Lynch & Gregory Bauge have it out in turn two
• Willy Kanis from the Netherlands
• Lizandra Guerra won the Women's 500 meter TT
• Chris Hoy easily won the reps ride
• The Belgian team pursuit team were very smooth
• The Belgian team Pursuit team

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• Mikhail Shikhalev (Rus) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Shane Perkins (AIS) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Josiah Ng Onn Lam (MAas) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Chris Hoy (GBr) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Travis Smith (Can) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Daniel Ellis (Aus) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Ross Edgar (SIS) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Gregory Bauge (Fra) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Roberto Chiappa (Ita) Men's 200M - Sprint Qualifying
• Symmetrics Cycling Team Team Pursuit Qualifying
• France Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Italy Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Great Britain Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Netherlands Team Pursuit Qualifying
• New Zealand Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Spain Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Ukraine Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Ukraine Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Russia Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Russia Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Denmark Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Denmark Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Women Pursuit- Qualifying Verena Joos (Ger)
• Women Pursuit- Qualifying Karin Thurig (Sui)
• Women Pursuit- Qualifying Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Col)
• Women Pursuit- Qualifying Cathy Moncassin (Fra)
• Women Pursuit- Qualifying Sarah Hammer (Opc)
• Women 500m Willy Kanis (Ned)
• Women 500m Guo Shuang (Chn)
• Women 500m Lisandra Guerra (Cub)
• Women 500m Willy Kanis, Lisandra Guerra, Guo Shuang

Session 2

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• Sarah Hammer
• World Cup Leader Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini
• Alex Baum was on hand to hand out medals
• Women sprint top 3 L-R Clara Sanchez, Anna Meares, Jane Gerisch
• Francois Pervis on his way to gold
• Clara Sanchez and Shuang Guo go sliding down the track
• Shuang Guo and Clara Sanchez go down hard as they slide by
• Sarah Hammer in the Points race sits in the pack
• Vera Carrara
• World Cup Leader in the points race Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini
• Women’s Point race action
• Giorgia Bronzini and Yoanka Gonzalez Perez
• Team Ouch Sarah Hammer and Andy Sparks
• Vataliy Popkov on his way to winning the pursuit gold
• Fabien Sanchez on his way to silver
• Anna Meares takes the Gold in the sprint race
• Russel Hampton on his way to lapping the field 2 time to win the Scratch race

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• Fabien Sanchez (FRA) in the Men's Individual Pursuit
• Shuang Guo (CHN) leads Clara San chez (FRA) coming out of turn 4 in the first ride of the semifinal sprint ride
• Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) gives it his all to win the Men's Individual Pursuit
• Adrie Visser (NED) leads Cathy Moncassin (FRA) in the women's points race
• Team China , Yan Li leads Jianling Wang in the women's points race
• World Champion Vera Carrara (ITA) Attacks in the women's points race
• World Cup women's points race leader, Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)
• Adrie Visser (NED) in the women's points race

Session 1

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• Rubbing elbows on day one of the LA Track World Cup
• Anna Meares (AUS) & Willy Hanis (NED) duke it out in the early sprint rounds
• Liz Carlson (USA) does her best to hold off Jane Gerish (GER)
• Rafat Ratajczyk (POL) attacked on the last lap and took second in an early Keirin heat
• Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (DUR) Poors it on in the final lap inan early points race heat

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• Tamilia Abassova of Russia had a off day
• Shuang Guo gets up too speed
• Tamilia Abassova smiles even with a bad day at the track
• Anna Meares
• Liz Carlson and Yvonne Hijgenaar
• Sarah Hammer and Vera Carrara
• Daniela Larreal
• Gideon Massie leads the way in a Keirin heat
• Jane Gerisch and Liz Carlson go at it in a sprint race
• Willy Kanis and Anna Meares
• Liz Carlson and Jane Gerisch go for it
• Josiah Ng looks back to see where Gideon Massie is
• Jinjie Gong gets looked at after her crash
• Vitaliy Popkov will ride for the gold tonight
• Fabien Sanchez will ride for Gold tonight
• is it the BB or rear cog that wont work on Ingmar De Poortere’s bike
• Sarah Hammer
• Vera Carrara
• Sarah Hammer
• Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini is World Cup Leader in the Points race

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• Round 1
• Travis Smith (Can) & Gregory Bauge (Fra)
• Travis Smith (Can) & Gregory Bauge (Fra)
• Chris Hoy (GBr), Kazuya Narita (Jpn), Lukasz
• Gideon Massie (USA) & Luis Toussaint (Mex)
• Fabien Sanchez (Fra)
• Svein Tuft (Symmetrics)
• Jenning Huizenga (Ned)
• Valeriy Valynin (Rus)
• Sam Bewley (NZl)
• Patrick Gretsch (Ger)
• Hayden Josefski (Aus)
• Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr)
• Tom Zirbel (USA)
• Fabien Sanchez (Fra)
• David O'Loughlin (Ire)
• Sergi Escobar Roure (Spa)
• Giairo Ermeti (Ita)
• Gong Jinjie (Chn)
• Yvonne Hijgenaar (Ned)
• Willy Kanis (Ned)
• Swetlana Grankowskaja (Mos)
• Guo Shuang (Chn)
• Jennie Reed wins ride for 5th place
• Daniela Larreal (Ven) & Anna Meares (Aus)
• Jennie Reed (USA) & Gong Jinjie (Chn)
• Guo Shuang (Chn)
• Anna Meares (Aus), Willy Kanis (Ned)
• Swetlana Grankowskaja (Mos) & Clara Sanchez (Fra)
• Gong Jinjie (Chn) & Oksana Grishina (Rus)

Track - Revolution #16

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• Former world Madison champions, Rob Hayles and Mark Cavendish.
• World keirin champion Christin Muche of Germany.
• Ever-popular French rider Arnaud Tournant.
• Ed Clancy won the opening race of the meeting.
• Mattieu Mandard in the sprint competition.
• Craig MacLean comes over the top.
• French sprinter Virginie Cueff.
• Christin Muche looking determined during the sprint heats.
• Former world sprint champion Victoria Pendleton.
• Girl power: Bunch action from the girls' future stars competition, which is sponsored by DHL.
• Boy power: Craig MacLean gets rounds the outside of Teun Mulder.
• Girl control: Virginie Cueff and Victoria Pendleton demonstrate the art of the track stand.
• Round the outside: Victoria Pendleton passes Virginie Cueff in the sprint heats.
• Rob Hayles takes the win in the points race.
• A slightly sweaty Hayles celebrates his victory.
• Mark Cavendish takes time out to give a press interview during the meeting.
• Encore un fois... Ms Cueff and Ms Muche do the track stand thing.
• Dutch sprinter Tim Veldt celebrates a win.
• Not to be outdone by the girls, experienced sprinters Arnaud Tournant and Craig MacLean show that they can do track stands, too!.
• Craig MacLean celebrates victory in the sprints.
• Kilo effort: Teun Mulder grimaces during the Madison kilometre race.
• Tim Veldt lets the pain show.
• Top dogs: Arnaud Tournant on the way to setting an event record in the Madison kilo with Craig MacLean.
• Anything you can do... MacLean is determined to build on the lead established by his partner Tournant in the kilo.
• 55.164 is fast for a kilometre, even a Madison kilometre. Tournant and MacLean take the event record.
• Ed Clancy was determined to hold on to his event record.... but just missed out.
• Mark Cavendish takes over from Clancy.
• Tournant and MacLean celebrate their record-setting win in the Madison kilometre race.
• Fan club: Teun Mulder was happy to spend time with his fans at the Revolution track meeting.
• The effort shows on the faces of Victoria Pendleton and Christin Muche.
• Victoria Pendleton was pleased with her win in the sprint series.
• The synchronised swimming award went to the French sprinters in the keirin!.
• Mattieu Mandard won the invitation keirin.
• T-Mobile pro Mark Cavendish won the scratch race, notching up his first win for his new team.
• Cavendish collects his flowers for winning the scratch race.

Cyclo-cross World Cup #11

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• Marianne Vos
• Helen Wyman
• Maryline Salvetat
• Reza Hormes-Ravenstein
• Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau
• Katie compton leading a group
• Hanka Kupfernagel wins in Hoogerheide before Marianne Vos
• Marianne Vos was exhausted after her performance in Hoogerheide
• Katie Compton trying to get some warm clothes on while the rain started to fall down
• Tough weather conditions bothered your reporter to take a pic from the women's podium (l-r): Marianne Vos, Hanka Kupfernagel, Helen Wyman
• Hanka Kupfernage commenting on her win in Hoogerheide
• This man stood tall while the hail and rain frightened away most people
• Nys coming through!
• Petr Dlask has another lap to go
• Jonathan Page going hard
• Gerben De Knegt abandoned and then needed support when he got off his bike
• Sven Nys wins his seventh World Cup race of the season in Hoogerheide
• Masanori Kosaka just got lapped and he's allowed to stop the race
• Petr Dlask with wide opened mouth after finishing second in Hoogerheide
• World champion Erwin Vervecken managed to keep off Enrico Franzoi for third place
• Christian Heule is getting in form for the worlds and managed a fifth place in Hoogerheide
• Ryan Trebon comes in at the finish... is that a smile?
• Sven Nys at the press conference
• Petr Dlas at the press conference... at the heaters that is, forcing a smile

Acqua & Sapone presented

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• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke
• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke with team bike
• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke trying new helmets
• Masciarelli Brothers looking good for the occasion.
• Frank Vandenbroucke
• Frank Vandenbroucke
• Stefano Garzelli
• Freddy Maertens
• Acqua & Sapone by the pool
• Stefano Garzelli has an eye on us
• Stefano Garzelli
• Stefano Garzelli comes to grips with new De Rosa machine
• Team Manager Palmiro Masciarelli
• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke
• Frank Vandenbroucke
• Stefano Garzelli
• Frank Vandenbroucke
• Gabriele Balducci showing his off-bike talents
• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke
• Stefano Garzelli
• Stefano Garzelli and DS Gini ... Garzelli adjusting new team gear
• Codol, Gini and Garzelli
• Stefano Garzelli with Belgian legend Freddy Maertens
• Stefano Garzelli and Frank Vandenbroucke
• Belgian hero Freddy Maertens likes the team's Italian De Rosa bike

Tinkoff Training Camp #2

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• Hondo and Hamilton cruise along the Southern Italian roads
• Commesso and Contrini form the Italian backbone of the squadra.
• Tinkoff Credit Systems have a light day training.
• Tinkoff rolls up a light climb
• Hondo in the countryside, waiting to start his new season
• Hondo checks his saddle for 2007
• Roads are very smooth for the Tinkoff boys
• Ricardo Serrano and Tyler Hamilton

Gerolsteiner team presentation

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• Cycling statue in downtown Gerolstein
• Austrian road champ and newcomer Bernhard Kohl
• Heinrich Haussler, the German Kangaroo
• Stefan Schumacher
• Fabian Wegmann
• Davide Rebellin
• Team Gerolsteiner 2007
• Team Manager Hans-Michael Holczer
• Neo-pro Johannes Fröhlinger, a real Gerolsteiner

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• Hans-Michael Holczer and Herbert Watterot
• Herbert Watterot and Tom Stamsnijder
• Volker Ordowski, Torsten Hiekmann, Thomas Fothen, and Michael Rich
• Christian Wegmann and Udo Bölts
• Christian Henn, Davide Rebellin, and Herbert Watterot
• Markus Fothen and Stefan Schumacher
• The Gerolsteiner team
• The Gerolsteiner team

Cyclo-cross World Cup #10

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• Bart Wellens, Sven Nys and Gerben de Knegt on the podium in Nommay
• One of the main obstacles in Nommay
• Joeri Adams (Bel) first in the Junior race, didn't know that he was the winner.
• Junior podium (l-r): Jiri Polnicky, Joeri Adams and Lubomir Petrus
• Junior winner in Nommay, Belgian Joeri Adams
• Belgian Rob Peeters gets the hole shot in the U23 race
• Niels Albert was a class above the others in the U23 race in Nommay
• Lars Boom decending in Nommay
• Niels Albert wins the U23 race in Nommay
• The U23 podium (l-r): Lars Boom, Niels Albert and Rafael Visinelli
• Niels Albert is the new leader in the U23 World Cup overall classification
• The women enter the ultimate lap in Nommay with world champion Marianne Vos chasing
• The leading group hitting the stairs in Nommay
• Laurence Leboucher wins the women's race in Nommay
• Maryline Salvetat pops just ahead of Hanka Kupfernagel to grab second place
• Maryline Salvetat with lovely hat
• The women's podium with supporter, Mike Kluge
• Sven Nys ready to rumble
• Czech giant Petr Dlask preparing for the race
• John Gadret daydreaming
• Belgian champion Bart Wellens relaxed before the race
• World champion Erwin Vervecken doens't look comfortable right before the start
• Gerben De Knegt loves the camera
• Swiss champion Christian Heule was ready for a good race (8th)
• Local hero Francis Mourey looked cool just ahead of the start
• Everybody lined up...
• ... and off they go!
• UCI-leader Sven Nys in total control
• Sven Nys searching for the best line behind John Gadret
• Erwin Vervecken and Bart Wellens searching their own line
• Local boy Francis Mourey enjoys the support of his fans
• World champion and Belgian champion as seen from behind
• Jonathan Page had to fight his way forward from the last starting line
• The die-hard fans from the Wellens-clan
• Mechanics were cleaning bikes at the conveyor belt
• Halfway through the race the leading group is hitting the stairs
• Sven Nys at the finish for another World Cup win
• Bart Wellens cracked during the penultimate lap
• Francis Mourey was unable to threat the Belgian army... a reaction please!
• John Gadret post-race what happened son?!
• The elite men podium in Nommay (l-r): Bart Wellens, Sven Nys and Gerben De Knegt; now raise the other arm please!
• Winner Sven Nys listening to the Belgian national anthem... focusing to infinity

30th GP Pierre Kellner

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• Ben Berden follows Jempi Drucker
• The lead group after lap two
• Jempi Drucker wins in Luxembourg
• Drucker leads a select group of Arne Daelmans and Dries Govaerts
• Stijn Mortelmans won the junior race
• The lead group in the junior race

T-mobile team presentation (more)

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• T-Mobile general manager Bob Stapleton interviewed at the T-Mobile team launch
• The T-Mobile women's team presented
• Michael Rogers, the likely leader of the squad in the Tour de France
• Bob Stapleton (T-Mobile)
• Bob Stapleton and Michael Barry posing together
• Bob Stapleton chats to some riders after the team presentation.
• Rolf Aldag and Bob Stapleton have a strong working relationship
• Alan Peiper has moved to the team after spending time with Davitamon-Lotto
• Heads of women's team Team coach Petra Rossner, Directeur sportif Anna Wilson and team manager Kristy Scrymgeour
• He was 10th in last year's Tour de France, despite riding for Andreas Kloden
• Double Tour de France stage winner Giuseppe Guerini
• British rider Roger Hammond has moved to the team after two years with Discovery Channel
• Serhiy Gonchar was best time trialist in last year's Tour de France
• Former Paris-Roubaix winner Servais Knaven is now a T-Mobile rider
• Patrick Sinkewitz, one of the most talented German riders
• Gerarld Ciolek has already achieved much, taking one German elite road race title and one under 23 world championship gold medal despite being just 20 years of age
• He is a very fast sprinter and will hope to add to his career tally this season.
• Another very quick young rider, Mark Cavendish joined the pro team after a couple of years in the feeder squad
• General manager Bob Stapleton ran the women's team in the past but is now at the helm of the ProTour men's squad
• Roger Hammond and Giuseppe Guerini have a laugh at the presentation
• Hammon and Guerini, along with managers Rolf Aldag and Bob Stapleton
• Former world champion Judith Arndt is one of only three riders returning from last year's squad
• Double world cup winner Oenone Wood has moved to the squad from Team Nürnberger.
• Ina Yoko Teutenberg had a very successful 2006, winning many races
• Australian rider Alexis Rhodes continues her remarkable comeback and is already showing good form this season
• She's only 18, but Swedish rider Emilia Fahlin is showing a lot of promise
• Suzanne de Goede: According to physiological tests, former world junior champion Suzanne de Goede is in great shape
• Youth and experience; Teutenberg and Fahlin sit together during the presentation.
• Some of the riders on stage
• The women are hoping for a strong season
• The 29-man ProTour team
• The Cala Serena area of Mallorca is beautiful and enjoying great weather at this time of the year.
• The view of the sea from the riders' camp
• The team are staying in the German resort of Club Robinson in Cala Serena
• The resort is a luxurious one and attracts thousands of visitors each year. There were 150,000 overnight stays in 2006.
• Some of the rooms the riders stay in during the camp
• The theatre in Club Robinson where the launch took place

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• T-Mobile fills a large stage for the 2007 presentation
• 2007 men line-up for a photo
• 2007 T-mobile fit on to the same stage for a photo
• Two British riders Hammond and Cavendish
• Hammond switched from Discovery Channel to T-Mobile
• Michael Barry made the switch with Hammond from Discovery Channel
• Cavendish is one T-Mobile's new signings
• Ina Teutenberg (T Mobile Femme) winner stages Tour de France Feminine 2006
• T-mobile's women's team for 2007.
• T-Mobile general manager Bob Stapleton
• Roger Hammond (L) (England) and Mark Cavendish (Isle of Man) pro cyclists in europes top team.

T-mobile team presentation

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• Sergiy Gonchar is quite the character!
• Michael Rogers
• Michael Rogers gets called out.
• The 2007 T-mobile men's team
• The T-mobile men's team
• Judith Arndt with the mic at the T-mobile women's team presentation

Astana meet the press

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• Vuelta 2006 winner Alexandre Vinokourov is preparing for the season with a Team Astana training camp in Mallorca
• Marc Biver, Astana general manager
• Reunited: former T-Mobile team-mates Andreas Kloden and Alexandre Vinokourov
• Vinokourov, DS Mario Kummer and Andreas Kloden work out the route before setting off on a pre-season training ride in Mallorca

Images by AFP Photo

• Alexander Vinokourov poses on his bicycle during the Astana team presentation at Montuiri on the island of Mallorca
• Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov (r) and German Andreas Klöden pose during the Astana team presentation
• Klöden talks with Astana looks in the team car
• Andreas Klöden adjusts his glasses
• Vinokourov give the thumbs-up to 2007 Astana.
• Alexander Vinokourov (l) and Andrei Kashechkin lead the group during a training ride
• 2007 Astana rides in training
• Andreas Klöden, Alexander Vinokourov, Paolo Savoldelli and Andrei Kashechkin (l-r) pose after a training session
• Klöden (r) and Vinokourov (l) talk with Kummer.

New Zealand MTB Series

Cross Country

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• Marcus Roy (Aunt Betty's) won the Elite Men's XC
• Fiona McDermid (Aunt Betty's) took victory in the Elite Women's XC

Down Hill

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• Samuel Blenkinsop (Wanganui) finished fourth

New Zealand Road Championships

Elite Men's Road Race

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• Mens Lap 1
• Mens tail ender chasing lap 1
• Two man break lap 2
• Vennell heads field lap 3
• Julian Dean organises chase lap 3
• Laughing bunch lap 2
• Mens field climb lap 2
• Mens field second time up Blue Mountains

Images by Craig Wadsworth

• In the men's race, a breakaway tried each time up Blue Mountain Road …. And each time they got pulled back ...
• You've got to be a little concerned when the top sprinter in the field leads the main group over the hardest climb in the race …
• Wallaceville Hill - a study in climbing styles and race faces …
• The chasing group off in pursuit of Gordon McCauley and Tim Gudsell on the third lap of the smaller circuit
• Newly crowned Elite Men's TT champion, Glen Chadwick, working hard on the Wallaceville climb
• Heath Blackgrove and Julian Dean working hard on Wallaceville Hill to close the gap to Gordon McCauley and Tim Gudsell
• Would you believe this guy has just raced and won the Road Nationals over a course that, by his own admission, doesn't favour him? Julian Dean looks far too relaxed for that!

Elite Women's Road Race

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• Blue Mountains Lap 1 Womens field
• Dale Tye (Nelson) leads womens lap 2
• Blue Mountains Lap 1 Womens
• Women chasing lap 2
• Climbing concentration

Images by Craig Wadsworth

• Blue Mountain Road hill is nasty! The steep slope broke the women's field into a number of small groups early in the race.

Elite Women's TT

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• A marshall follows on a motorbike
• Te Awamutu riders took third and fourth in the women's race
• A total of 15 riders took part in Thursday's Elite Women's Time Trial
• The women's race was closely contested with the top three coming home within a minute of one another
• Two competitors didn't finish the full 25km distance

U23 Men's TT

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• Organisers received a glorious day in the land of the long white cloud
• With 19 riders the Men's U23 category had the largest of the TT fields
• The U23 time trial was hotly contested
• Edwin Crossling (Masterton)
• Sam Horgan (Pegasus)
• One of Port Nicholson Poneke's local hopes

Elite Men's TT

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• Glen Chadwick (Ramblers - Navigators Pro team) won the Elite Men's TT
• 14 riders entered the first Elite Men's TT national championship race
• Gordon Mccauley (Counties Manukau) finished in second place
• Chadwick on the way out
• Aaron Strong (Counties Manukau)
• New Zealand's first national championships continue on Saturday with the road race
• A Morrinsville rider crosses the bridge

Team Milram and Rabobank presentations

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• Erik Zabel, Alessandro Petacchi and Igor Astarloa pose for the cameras.

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• Zabel, Petacchi and Astarloa take part in some cheesiness.
• The full Milram team.

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• Denis Menchov
• Dmitriy Kozontchuk
• Erik Breukink
• Erik Dekker and Erik Breukink will lead the squad
• Grischa Niermann
• Juan Antonio Flecha - the 'arrow'
• Leon van Bon will be a man for the classics
• Mauricio Ardila from Columbia
• Oscar Freire and Denis Menchov
• Freire, Menchov, Boogerd and Thomas Dekker show us their new kits
• William Walker

Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner presentation

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• Team Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner outside Landbouwkrediet headquarters in Belgium
• Team Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner and bike … for 2007 they will continue on Italy-supplied Colnago machines

Predictor-Lotto Camp in Albufeira

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• Predictor-Lotto boys ride under blue skies in their second team camp
• Predictor-Lotto will head the classics and sprints this season

BMX Pacific Oceania Ranking Series #4

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• Wade Bootes makes impressive motos in the Hog’s Breath Cafe Probikx leader’s yellow.
• New Zealand’s junior, Victoria Hill stretched off but walks away later after some first aid.
• BMX Media Manager, Sharon Payne, points out the riders of interest to a Sunday Mail photographer.
• V - every BMX rider's drink of choice.
• New Zealand’s Marc Willers chases down mountain cross legend Jared Graves from Toowoomba.
• Adelaide’s Sam Willoughby leads the pack at the first jump in the U16 Boys Champbikx
• Adam Shields from Mackay leads the Champbikx final.
• Townsville’s Rachel Bracken jumps in the first straight.
• Nathan Ward gets some air.
• Melissa Mankowski (#65) and Nicole Callisto (#55) pair up in motos all morning.
• Wade Bootes from Nerang BMX Club ready for media commitments.
• Joel Clark gets a top up during a break.
• Winning move by Melissa Mankowski secures the win in the final.
• Wade Bootes uses the QAS skin suit to get to the finish line with Michael “Tiger” Robinson chasing.
• Kamakazi keen to try out the new Queensland Academy of Sport skin suit.

Images by Matthew R Setright/Flashshots

• Nerang rider’s hairstyle gets some attention.
• The High Performance Squad warm down on Hillbrick’s.
• Junior men in their moto.
• One of the New Zealand team members cooling off.
• Concentrating on a good landing, Luke Madill and Scott Taylor.
• Strong field of 15 Boys Champbikx riders.
• New Zealand’s women’s team taking a break in the shade.
• New sponsor Hogs Breath Café gets good exposure.
• Picking up after a little trip, all ok.
• Mankowski in flight with Callisto right behind.
• The Elite Men’s final on the start gate.
• Free sticker throw was a big hit with the crowd.
• Elite Women’s winner gets ready for television interviews.
• Mankowski keeping up with media commitments.

Queensland State Track Championships

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• Jay Callaghan and Josh Edwards give it all for Rockhampton in the team sprint.
• Byron Davis - World Championship bronze medalist competing in the team sprint.
• All smiles on the tandem sprint podium.
• The women's keirin podium.
• Josh Edwards and Byron Davis in the under 19 men's scratch race.
• Harry Rassie in the under 19 men's scratch race.
• Josh Ewards - an attacking ride in the under 19 men's scratch race.
• Josh Edwards in open space.
• Harry Rassie and Clay Allison pass the grandstand in the under 19 men's scratch race.
• Rockhampton team-mates Edwards and Rassie too spent to celebrate just yet.
• Philippa Hindmarsh in the under 19 women's scratch race.
• Jessie Byrnes takes a turn on the front in the under 19 women's scratch race.
• Courtney LeLay looking straight ahead in the under 19 women's scratch race.
• Hayley Wright hangs on as the pace lifts.
• Sasha Harvey takes a turn along the straight in the open women's scratch race.
• Whenever you're ready... Hayley Wright and Chloe Macpherson prepare for a sprint showdown.
• Chloe Macpherson steals the gold medal with a well timed sprint.
• Wade Cosgrove of Rockhampton competing in the open men's scratch race.
• Steve George - Queensland kilo champion and hard worker in the scratch race.
• David Stallan in the open men's scratch race.
• Jeremy Hogg pops a mono as he throws his bike to win the open men's scratch race.
• Chloe Macpherson on the start line in the 500 metre time trial.
• Chloe Macpherson applies the power in the 500 metre time trial.
• Damian Williams and Peter Spencer compete in the men's tandem.
• Stephen Storer and Bryce Lindores - world championship bronze medallists in action.
• Storer and Lindores cool down after the AWD time trial.
• Australian champions in the tandem - Ben Holmes and Ben Macfie.
• Chloe Macpherson on the podium.
• Ready for action in the tandem sprint final.
• Lined up and ready in the under 19 women's keirin.
• Philippa Hindmarsh waits for the gun.
• Philippa Hindmarsh wins the under 19 women's keirin.
• Sasha Harvey on the start line in the women's keirin.
• Chloe Macpherson prepares for one of her favourite events.
• Following the motorbike in the elite women's keirin
• QAS double - Chloe Macpherson wins the keirin with Hayley Wright second.
• Stephen Storer and Bryce Lindores wait for the gun in the tandem sprint final.
• Lindsay McMaster launches himself in the team sprint bronze medal ride off.
• Another fast night of cycling at Brisbane's Chandler Veledrome.
• Josh Edwards in the under 19 men's points race.
• Malcolm Rudolph of Maryborough chasing the early points on offer.
• Jay Callaghan of Rockhampton in the under 19 men's points race.
• Malcolm Rudolph a strong performance in the points race.
• Riders watch each other closely in the under 19 points race.
• Malcolm Rudolph prepares to turn on the pace again.
• Steve George in the open men's points race.
• Steve George racking up points on his way to another State Championship gold.

Raleigh International takes over Univega

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• Nicole Cooke signs for Raleigh … she will be joined by other women riders from the former Univega team

German Cyclo-cross Championships

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• Kupfernagel battles the difficult German course
• Kupfernagel is the first to greet the finish line

British Cyclo-cross Championship

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• Fellow competitors get a laugh out of Roger Hammond's bad fortune
• Shimano wrapped up its T-Mobile rider
• Free at last!
• Dixon claims the national championship by one and a half minutes
• As happy as Phil!
• Dixon takes over from Hammond as national champion
• The Elite Men's podium (L-R) Nick Craig, Phil Dixon, Rob Jebb
• Hammond on his first outing in T-Mobile kit
• Nick Craig (Team Scott UK) finished second
• Philip Dixon (Trek-SIS) with his national champion trophy
• After a strong showing in 2006 Hammond settled for fourth this year
• Veteran podium (R-L) Geoff Giddings, Chris Young and Adrian Timmis
• Liam Killeen (Team Specialized) finished fifth in the Elite Men's category
• Alex Paton (VC Deal/Activ/Hammond/Rowland) won the Junior Mens
• Conditions were just right for the crazy 'crossers
• Craig and Jebb battle over second place
• When the going gets tough, the tough get...muddy?
• Wheelbase/Ron Hill rider Rob Jebb
• Pick a wheel track, and wheel track
• Scott's Nick Craig
• 'Er...Chris, is it a national bike or swimming championship we're racing for?'
• Gabriella Day (Global Racing Team) took second in the Elite Women's category
• Chris Young (Team Marie Curie)
• Third placed Rob Jebb
• Veterans 50+ podium (L-R) Barry Kipling, Roy Hunt, Martin Booth
• Elite Men's podium (L-R) Nick Craig, Philip Dixon, Rob Jebb
• Young won the Veteran's 40-49 category
• Alex Paton (VC Deal/Activ/Hammond/Rowland)
• Two times champion Isla Rowntree finished third
• The race gets underway
• An elated Dixon crosses the finish line
• Now that's no way to treat your new threads!
• As happy as a pig in... okay, you get the point
• Global Racing Team's Helen Wyman beat home teammate Gabriella Day
• An up-hill battle
• Helen Wyman (Global Racing Team) new Elite Women's national champion
• Adrian Timmis (Pinarello RT) finished third in the Veteran 40-49
• Women's podium (L-R) Day, Wyman, Rowntree

New Zealand National MTB Series - DH #1

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• Samuel Blenkinsop thanks his sponsors following his firs Elite Men's victory

Jelajah Malaysia

Stage 7

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• A happy Kuan Hua Lai after his win.
• Tourism Minister Datuk Sri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor welcomed Kuan Hua Lai on stage.
• Satoshi Hirose from Japan and Kuan Hua Lai and Badr Bhanihammad from the United Arab Emirates, this is the top 3 for the final criterium in Putrajaya.
• Giant Asia won the team competition.
• The Malaysian national team was the best of the Malaysian teams in 9th.
• Suhardi Hassan, who finished 17th, was the best Malaysian rider.
• Malaysia’s best reason to be satisfied was Anuar Manan winning the green jersey and two stages as well.
• Final winners Ghader Mizbani, Mehdi Sohrabi, Anuar Manan, and Suhardi Hassan.

Stage 6

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• Another recognition for local sprinter Anuar Manan in Kuala Kubu Baru.
• Wang Kam Po, Anuar Manan, and Sergeï Kudentsov made up the top three for stage 6.
• Suhardi Hassan is a fan of Française des Jeux but is also Malaysia’s highest ranked rider on GC.
• The leaders of the different competitions are Ghader Mizbani (KOM), Mehdi Sohrabi (overall), Suhardi Hassan (local) and Anuar Manan (points).

Stage 5

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• New sprinting sensation Anuar Manan attracts a lot of attention in Malaysia now.
• Wang Kam Po was focused on the start line already.
• Kuei Hsiang Peng from Taiwan is one of the most improved riders in Asia recently.
• Wang Kam Po is a winner in Malaysia again.
• Top three of the day: Mehdi Sohrabi, Wang Kam Po and Sergeï Kudentsov.
• King of the mountains Ghader Mizbani has tried to get the lead from his compatriot Mehdi Sohrabi.

Stage 4

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• Top three of stage 4: Mehdi Sohrabi, Hossein Askari and Ghader Mizbani, all from Iran.
• Suhardi Hassan is now Malaysia’s best.
• Hossein Askari looking worried after winning!
• KOM is bagged for good for Ghader Mizbani.
• Sprinter Anuar Manan keeps the green jersey.
• Jerseys presentation with Mehdi Sohrabi, Ghader Mizbani, Anuar Manan, and Suhardi Hassan.
• Ghader Mizbani desperate to get questions.

Stage 3

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• Malaysia's new sprinting star Anuar Manan before the start in Terengganu
• Putrajaya rider Naim Aziz stretching hard before the race
• Saiful looked happy with second place
• And the winner is... Anuar Manan!
• Saiful, Manan and Kudentsov top three in Kota Bharu
• Manan is of course the leader of the Malaysian category
• Race leader Makoto Iijima and stage winner Anuar Manan congratulated by local authorities

Stage 1

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• Top three after day one. (L-R) Kai Tsun Lam, winner Makoto Iijima and Mehdi Sorahbi.
• Sayuti Zahit was the first Malaysian across the line in 10th position.
• Anuar Manan from Malaysia's first continental team LeTua.jpg interviewed by the local press after the finish.

Images by Francis Cerny

• The Russian sprinter Sergey Kudentsov before the start of Jelajah Malaysia stage one in Bentung.
• Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team rider Loh Sea Keong from Malaysia.
• Sergey Kudentsov from Russia in action during stage one.
• Chinese rider Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team) before the start in Bentung.
• Chinese rider Yu Tong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).
• Yu Tong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).

Jelajah Malaysia

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• Top three after day one. (L-R) Kai Tsun Lam, winner Makoto Iijima and Mehdi Sorahbi.
• Sayuti Zahit was the first Malaysian across the line in 10th position.
• Anuar Manan from Malaysia's first continental team LeTua.jpg interviewed by the local press after the finish.

Images by Francis Cerny

• The Russian sprinter Sergey Kudentsov before the start of Jelajah Malaysia stage one in Bentung.
• Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team rider Loh Sea Keong from Malaysia.
• Sergey Kudentsov from Russia in action during stage one.
• Chinese rider Xing Yan Dong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team) before the start in Bentung.
• Chinese rider Yu Tong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).
• Yu Tong (Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team).

Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships

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• Bart Aernouts
• A delighted Bart Wellens on the podium
• Bart Wellens celebrates his second national title.
• Wellens had plenty of time to celebrate, winning by over a minute.
• Bart Wellens used his running skills to great effect today.
• David Willemsens was second in the non-professional elite category.
• Dieter Vanthourenhout running to third place in the under 23 men's race.
• World champion Erwin Vervecken goes after the leading duo.
• A happy Wellens regained the jersey he won in 2004.
• Jan Verstraeten shows some serious race face.
• Kenny Geluykens in the under 23 race.
• Kevin Pauwels.
• Niels Albert will wear the Belgian champion's jersey for the second consecutive year.
• Niels Albert was head and shoulders above the rest, winning by over two minutes.
• Deep mud made many parts of the course unrideable.
• Niels Albert going solo on his way to victory.
• Sven Nys leading in the early stages.
• Nys crashed when his front wheel got stuck in the mud.
• Amateur winner Peter Van Santvliet with his father and Roland Liboton.
• Philippe Gilbert had a tough time today, finishing over ten minutes down on Wellens.
• The elite men's podium (l-r): Klaas Vantornout, Bart Wellens and Sven Nys.
• The amateur men's podium (l-r): David Willemsens, Peter Van Santvliet and Arne Daelmans.
• The under 23 men's podium (l-r): Rob Peeters, Niels Albert and Dieter Vanthourenhout.
• A typical scene from today's racing.
• Is this a cross country race?
• Rob Peeters, second in the under 23 race.
• Sven Nys looking focused.
• Sven Nys on the first lap.
• Sven Vanthourenhout was fourth today.
• The deep mud turned most events into a running race.
• Under 23 riders wading through the mud.
• Wellens and Nys leading.
• Bart Wellens' fan club.

French Cyclo-cross Championships

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• Romain Villa wins the under 23 championship.
• The under 23 podium: Duval, Villa and Jeannesson.
• The women's podium: Laurence Leboucher, Maryline Salvetat and Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau.
• Maryline Salvetat with her gold medal.
• John Gadret waits for the start. Maybe a big day...
• Clément Lhotellerie and the eventual winner Francis Mourey on the start line.
• Arnaud Labbe hopes to be on the podium today.
• John Gadret at the start of the race.
• Gadret and Labbe tackle the steps.
• Denis Flahaut wearing the new Jartazi jersey.
• Sébastien Hinault (Crédit Agricole).
• The eventual winner Francis Mourey.
• John Gadret tries to stay at the head of the race with Mourey.
• Clément Lhotellerie with his new Skiil-Shimano team kit.
• David Boucher (Landbouwkrediet-Tonnisteiner)
• Go to the victory...
• Mourey wins the French national 'cross jersey.
• The men's podium: John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance), Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) and Jérôme Chevallier (CC Etupes).
• Mourey seems very happy with his victory.
• Yeah, it's the gold medal!
• Thank you!

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• Francis Mourey, poses with John Gadret and Jerome Chevallier on the podium
• Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux), raises his arms in victory as he crosses the finish line
• Francis Mourey competes in the 2007 Cyclo-cross French championship, in Lanarvily, Britanny.

Italian Cyclo-cross Championships

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• Enrico Franzoi (Lampre Fondital) leading the charge.
• Enrico Franzoi (Lampre Fondital) leads the breakaway group.
• Enrico Franzoi (Lampre Fondital) outsprints his breakaway companions for the win.
• The podium - (L to R) Marco Aurelio Fontana (G.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti), Enrico Franzoi (Lampre Fondital), and Marco Bianco (L Arcobaleno Carraro Team).

Czech Republic Cyclo-cross Championships

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• Ondrej Bambula (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) leads the field into the mud.
• U23 world champion Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team) led on the first lap.
• Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team) launched a decisive attack on the second lap.
• Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team) alone in the mud.
• Radomír Simunek Jr (Palmans - Sapim) finished third.
• Zdenek Mlynár (Max Cursor), winner of this season's Budvar Cup was relaxed after his illness, finishing 14th.
• Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team) rides flat out until the end of the race.
• Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team) wins with a very comfortable margin.
• Ondrej Bambula (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) fights for fifth place.
• The podium - (L to R) Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team), Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team), and Radomír Simunek Jr (Palmans - Sapim).

Centrumcross Surhuisterveen

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• World champion Erwin Vervecken straps on the battle helmet.
• Vervecken couldn't hold off the Rabobank onslaught today.
• Gerben De Knegt (Rabobank) tackles a sand section.
• De Knegt's Colnago is going to need another wash...
• Winner Richard Groenendaal (Rabobank).
• Maarten Nijland (Ruiter Dakkapellen) just missed the podium today.
• Women's podium (l-r): Mika Ogishima, Nicole Kampeter and Linda Ter Beek.
• Men's podium (l-r): Gerben De Knegt (Rabobank), Richard Groenendaal (Rabobank) and Erwin Vervecken (Fidea Cycling Team)
• Groenendaal in the lead with daylight behind.
• Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team).
• Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team).

Tinkoff Credit Systems training camp

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• Dimitri Konyshev following the team in the car; he is one of three Director Sportifs.
• Orlando Maini with Hamilton ... Maini will be on of the team's three Director Sportifs
• Hondo, Hamilton and Commesso pose in front of the team's car.
• Staff and riders for the 2007 Tinkoff Credit Systems team.
• The entire team on a training ride Italy's Rivera Romagnola.
• Boys by team car Hondo, Hamilton and Commesso.
• Coffee time for Tyler Hamilton and Salvatore Commesso.
• Salvatore Commesso made the switch from Lampre-Fondital.
• Tyler Hamilton leads team on training ride.
• Danilo Hondo looking smart.
• Hondo on new Colnago at team training camp.
• German Hondo with new gear ... Colnago bike and Tinkoff kit.

Tour de Vineyards

Stage 4

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• Open men, Heath Blackgrove (gold jersey) showing them the way
• Men vet 1 & 2, Brian, Max and Chris, starting the winning break
• Men vet 1 & 2, Chasing bunch on the Hill street circuit
• Serinia looking relaxed at the start (Female tour winner, Open Female)
• Girls digging deep for the sprint points
• Job done, Heath Blackgrove open men stage and tour winner
• Under 23 riders working hard
• Heath checking looking for threats
• Off the back and relaxing
• Winning break getting awa

GP de Ster Sint-Niklaas

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• Richard Groenendaal with Simunek.jpg
• Steven Decaluwe (Sunweb-projob) finishing
• Sven Nys near the water
• Sven Nys goes after Groenendaal and Lefevre
• The podium
• The race scene in St Niklaas
• Tom Steels
• Leif Hoste, former Discovery Channel team member
• Wim Devocht of Lotto-Predictor
• Wim Vansevenant of Lotto-Predictor
• Groenendaal and Lefevre leading
• Racing in the mud
• Johan Vansummeren balancing
• Johan Vansummeren in the mud
• Nys at the finish

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• Zdenek Mlynar can't find his early season's form
• Tom Steels, Wim Vansevenvant and Nic Ingels
• The road cyclists from Predictor-Lotto showed up for charity purposes.
• David Willemsens in his new Sunweb outfit.
• Jeremy Powers at the front row.
• Jonathan Page showed up with a smiling face.
• Erik Tonkin focusing/dreaming before the start.
• Sven Nys right before the start.
• And off they go... with Kristof d'Hollander at the back.
• Jonathan Page accelerating at the beach.
• Belgian U23 champion David Willemsens leads Maxime Lefèbvre at the beach.
• Sven Nys leads Barry Wicks at the beach.
• Barry Wicks searching for dry land...
• James Driscoll working hard in Sint-Niklaas.
• Wim De Vocht managed the best performance from all Predictor-Lotto riders (25th)
• Bjorn Selander on the beach in Sint-Niklaas.
• Radomir Simunek Jr plowing his way trough the mud.
• Jonathan Page leads Richard Groenendaal.
• Sven Nys running in the mud.
• Jan Soetens in the mud, and abandoned later on.
• Leif Hoste and co were uncomfortable with cyclo-cross.
• Tom Steels handling the obstacles in his own style.
• Maxime Lefèbvre tried to get away from Sven Nys.
• Jeremy Powers gets respect from the serious spectators for hopping over the obstacles.
• Sven Nys wins de GP de Ster in Sint-Niklaas.
• Maxime Lefèbvre got second in Sint-Niklaas.
• Maxime Lefèbvre after the finish in Sint-Niklaas.
• Jonathan Page (5th) greets little Emma after the finish.
• The podium in Sint-Niklaas: Lefèbvre, Nys and Groenendaal.
• Erik Tonkin gets in touch with his local fan club.

QuickStep 2007 team

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• Paolo Bettini practicing his race face for next season.
• Paolo Bettini and Tom Boonen force the pace up a climb.
• The three big guns: Van Petegem, Bettini and Boonen pose for the cameras - but will they all be smiling after the Tour of Flanders?
• Bettini shares a joke with a photographer.
• The rainbow jersey certainly isn't camera shy.
• No special paint job on the world champ's steed just yet.
• The riders stretch their legs in the picturesque roads around Livorno.
• Cédric Vasseur gets ready to rock on his new bike.
• Boonen back in normal team kit after a highly successful 2006 season.
• Gert Steegmans has switched across to Quick-step from arch rivals Davitamon-Lotto.
• Come on guys, single-file please...
• Getting some rays... Van Petegem works on his tan before the real racing starts.
• There was certainly no curse on Boonen's rainbow jersey in '06.
• Van Petegem shows off his new Quick-step kit complete with the stripes of a former Belgian champion.
• A formidable line-up: Will any team be able to match the Quick-step classics juggernaut in 2007?

Wiesenhof-Felts new jersey

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• Ludewig spent most of 2006 training, after being side-lined by his T-Mobile team
• The German hopes to perform well at his homeland's national championships
• Joerg Ludewig is looking forward to returning to the pro peloton with Wiesenhof-Felt

Int. Herforderer Rad-Querfeldein-Rennen

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• Marcel Meisen (RSC Stolberg) - one of Germany's most talented juniors
• Another talented young German rider: Ole Quast (Harvestehuder RV) wins the juniors' race
• The Juniors' podium (l to r): Marcel Meisen (2nd) Ole Quast (1st), Bastian Behmer (3rd)
• Christine Vardaros (Lotto Belisol Ladiesteam) from the US finished second in the womens' race
• Anne Bertram (RV Germania Hamburg) fights with the muddy course
• Winner of the ladies' race, Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (NED/ Team Trek)
• Nicole Kampeter from Herford finished fourth
• Ravenstijn crosses the finishline
• The women's podium (l to r): Christine Vardaros (2nd), Reza Hormes Ravenstijn (1st), Claudia Seidel (3rd)
• Malte Urban - one of the favorites - had to quit the race in third round because of a defect
• Last year's winner Ondrej Lukes (CZE/ Johnson Controls)
• Finn Heitmann (U23 German National Team/ Herford) has a black face of dirt
• Dominic Klemme (Team Heinz von Heiden Hannover)
• Maarten Nijland (NED/ ProComm-Van Hemert) on his way to the finish
• René Birkenfeld (Team Stevens) finished third.
• Philipp Walsleben (U23 German National Team) fights for a place on the podium
• The winner Maarten Nijland crosses the finishline
• The men's Podium (l to r): Philipp Walsleben (2nd), Maarten Nijland (1st), René Birkenfeld (3rd)

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