Cycling photography for May The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes Gino Bartali 49th Ronde van Overijssel 12th Rund um den Flughafen Köln/Bonn GP Gippingen & Rund um den Henninger Turm The 10th Amsterdam RAI Dernyrace Lincoln Grand Prix Four Days of Dunkirk Tour de Romandie Classica Alcobendas Peace Race Vuelta Rioja Ringerike Grand Prix Gino Bartali Gino Bartali was 85 when he died, and was one of the all time great Italian cyclists, being active in the 30's through to the 50's when he retired. Bartali - giving(?) a bottle to arch rival Fausto Coppi during the 1949 Tour Bartali's funeral - Florence 49th Ronde van Overijssel These photos were taken by Patrick Weegink (Weegink Fotografie Almelo). They were sent to us by: Dick Soepenberg. Axa cycling team - Leading the pursuit Bart Boom - After his victory! First group - Near Holten putting in some hard work. Bart Boom - In the last lap giving it everything he's got The Peloton - On one of the 14 climbs throughout the race Marc Patry - Mapei cyclist crusies along Bart Boom - finishes in Rijssel 12th Rund um den Flughafen Köln/Bonn These photographs were taken by Mario Stiehl of this category 1.4 German race. Grischa Niermann - Breaks away from the pack Sören Petersen - Refreshes himself after a great win! Jason Phillips - Ready to face the big race ahead Roberto Lochowski - In the lead A Rabobank rider enjoying the rain On the podium - Paul Van Hyfte, Sören Petersen and René Haselbacher Peter Rogers - Ready to do his best Bo Hamburger - Pushing himself to the limit Wim Hesselmens - Climbing at a strong and steady pace GP Gippingen & Rund um den Henninger Turm Two more races for Telekom. Steffen Wesemann - Wins Gippingen from Garzelli and Dufaux Kai Hundertmarck - Leads Heppner and Tossatto during Henninger The following photographs were taken by Mario Stiehl of the May Day classic, Rund um den Henninger Turm. Michael Boogerd - With cyclist: Raimondas Rumsas, ride away from the field Jens Heppner - With winner: Kai Hundertmark, and second:Matteo Tosatto Thomas Liese - Going strong followed by Blijlevens Grischa Niermann - Remaining focused with Dmitri Konyshev, and Richard Virenque Peloton - In the Taunus Aleksandr Sheffr - Escaping from the rest of the bunch Scott Sunderland - Ready for anything The 10th Amsterdam RAI Dernyrace These photographs were taken by Brian Hooper. More photos of the derny action with the cyclists can be seen at his web site. Johan Museeuw - Signing autographs Wilfried Peeters - Looking ready to ride behind the dernies Peter van Petegem - Winner of the Dernyrace Mirko Celestino - Following his derny Maarten Den Bakker - Charging after the derny in front of him Geert Van Bondt - Taking a corner behind his derny Michael van der Wolf - In the lead, close behind his derny Lincoln Grand Prix These photos of the 45th edition of the Lincoln Grand Prix in the UK were provided to us by Larry Hickmott, of www.echelon-velo.co.uk John Tanner - Leading Chris Newton on the climb The podium: John Tanner, Chris Newton and Paul Manning Four Days of Dunkirk Arturas Kastputis (Ag2r) - Wins stage 2 Jean-Patrick Nazon (FdJ) - Winning the third stage Giancarlo Raimondi (Liquigas) - Successful on stage 4 Fred Rodriguez (Mapei) - Proud winner of stage 5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r) - A powerful win in stage 7 The final podium - Kasputis, Rittsel and Hunter Martin Rittsel - Waves to the crowd, a happy winner Tour de Romandie Prologue Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) - Manages 51st in the wet Miguel Angel Pena (ONCE) - Rides to take second place Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - On his way to winning Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - Leans into a corner during the prologue Stage 1 Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - In the green jersey Canadian Dominique Perras (Phonak) - During his heroic escape Mario Cipollini (Saeco) - Records his 150th victory The peloton - Climbing the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps ONCE's Laurent Jalabert - During a quiet period of stage one Stage 2 Laurent Dufaux (Saeco) - Attacks during stage 2 Laurent Dufaux - Winning stage 2 Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - Still in green on stage 2 Stages 3a & 3b Polti's Eddy Mazzoleni - Ends Saeco's run of wins in stage 3a Joseba Beloki (Festina) - Concentrates during the stage 3b time trial Festina's Joseba Beloki - During his winning ride Kirsten Begg, Festina/Specialized took the following photos of Joseba Beloki before, during, and after his winning ride. Joseba Beloki - Warms up next to the team bus Juan Fernandez - Preparing to follow Beloki in the car Joseba Beloki - At full speed Joseba Beloki - Shows the flowers on the podium Joseba Beloki - Displays his green jersey afterwards Stage 4 Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - During stage 4 Champagne to Leysin Paolo Savoldelli - Regains the Green leader's jersey Mapei's Andrea Noe - Triumphs in the "Queen Stage" 4 Stage 5 Saeco's Mario Cipollini - Wins his second stage of the race The final podium: Dufaux, Savoldelli and Beloki Paolo Savoldelli (Saeco) - Blows out the candles of his 27th Birthday cake Classica Alcobendas Australian Henk Vogels (Mercury) - Triumphs in this Spanish Classic Peace Race Arkadius Wojtas (Mroz) - Celebrates as he wins stage 2 Alessandro Bertolini (Alessio) - Wins the eighth stage Vuelta Rioja This four day race produced a very close result with the decider being on the last day, and several riders finishing on the same time. Candido Barbosa ( Banesto) - Winning stage 3 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Vitalicio) - Wins the last stage Ringerike Grand Prix These two photographs were taken and sent to us by Egil Mathisen from Norway on the 1st of May 2000. Arkadiusz Wojtas - A very determined cyclist. Arkadiusz Wojtas - The overall winner riding up the hill "Riperbakken" Thor Hushovd (Spar) - Climbs the Riperbakken   Want some more? For more cycling photography, please consult our monthly archives