Cycling photography for May The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes Giro d'Italia Criterium international féminin de Lachine Tour Down Under Tour of Germany Euskal Bizikleta/Bicicleta Vasca Nicolas Leroy GP Midi Libre Tour de Snowy World Championships 1999 US Olympic Track Trials Tour of Perth Vuelta Asturias La Primavera Rosa Bert Geerts Uniqa Classic Giro d'Italia For photos of this year's Giro, please visit the special sections within the site. Giro Photos - Prologue - Stage 3 Giro Photos - Stage 4 - Stage 9 Giro Photos - Stage 10 - Stage 16 Giro Photos - Stage 18 - Stage 21 Criterium international féminin de Lachine Claude Perreault has sent us some moments of this race, which was as he said quite quick. Ziliute in the sprint -200 meters before the end Tnight and Ziliute -Won the criterium of Lachine in front of Melchers and Sundstedt Beginning of the race -32 loops , 50 km Ziliute -Receiving the honors Marion Clignet -Who won all the sprints in the criterium. Tour Down Under Nisa Schebella has shared some of her favourite photos from the Tour Down Under with us. Erik Zabel -Climbs up the tough Menglers Hill Stuart O'Grady - President? Graeme Brown -Charges ahead Pascal Richard -The current Olympic games road champion Salvatore Commesso - Full speed ahead up a hill The peloton -Under pressure whilst climbing theMengler Tour of Germany The Tour of Germany is being held for the second time in 2000 and it has already been promoted to UCI Class 2.3. Telekom are the the expected favourites of course, and the Germans would love to see a repeat of Jens Heppner's 1999 overall win. Jens Heppner (Telekom) - The first step: winning stage 1 Team Telekom - Led by Jan Ullrich, controlling the race during stage 2 Erik Zabel - Wins the second stage into Pforzheim Michele Bartoli - Stunned as Udo Boelts wins stage 3 Udo Boelts - Wins stage 3 Jan Ullrich - Leads the train on stage 5 Marcel Wüst - Very happy with his stage 6 win Euskal Bizikleta/Bicicleta Vasca The 5 day, Euskal Bizikleta in Spain (UCI class 2.1) saw the likes of Alex Zulle, Franck Vandenbroucke, Michael Boogerd and Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano try and ride themselves into Tour shape. Giovanni Lombardi (Telekom) - Success in stage 1 David Etxebarria (ONCE) - Takes over after stage 2 David Etxeberria - Chats with colleagues in front of the Guggenheim, stage 4a The podium - Final winners Roberto Heras - Wins stage 5 Nicolas Leroy French photographer Nicolas Leroy provides cyclingnews with a lot of photos from his collection. Please contact him with respect to copyright if you are interested in using them. Ariel Szubert (Pol) - Legia Varsovie Daniel Becke (Ger) - Team Köstritzer Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) - Team Malarenergie Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) - Legia Varsovie Alexander Kjaer (Norway) Morten Pedersen (Den) - Team Cycling Horsens Samuel Bonnet (Fra) - UC Châteauroux Action during the first stage Action during the first stage Action during the first stage Brian Larsen and Morten Pedersen - During the first stage The peloton - During stage 1 Vincent van der Kooij (Rabobank) - Followed by Renaud Dion (CG Orléans) GP Midi Libre An important race for those not riding the Giro d'Italia, the 6 day Midi Libre race saw the re-entry of Jan Ullrich to the peloton. Jan Ullrich - Looking fit in stage 1 Damien Nazon (Bonjour) - Wins stage 1 in front of brother, Jean-Patrick Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) - During stage 2 Nicola Loda (Fassa Bortolo) - Wins stage 2 Stuart O'Grady - Pulling on the leader's jersey after stage 2 Stuart O'Grady - Rides in yellow during stage 3 Unai Etxeberria - During stage 3 Cristophe Moreau (Festina) - Towards winning the stage 4 TT Jonathan Vaughters (Credit Agricole) - Shows the pain as he gains 2nd Jan Ullrich - Looking fitter on his way to 66th place Didier Rous (Bonjour) - Kissed after taking the leader's jersey on stage 5 Gorazd Stangelj (Liquigas) - Attacks on stage 5 Didier Rous (Bonjour) - Leads Telekom's Georg Totschnig during the last stage Georg Totschnig (Telekom) - Leads Bonjour's Didier Rous Francois Simon - Leads the main pack on the last stage Bonjour's Didier Rous - After winning the overall classification Tour de Snowy The following photos were kindly sent to us by Nisa Schebella. They focus on some of the interesting moments of the women's Tour de Snowy Elizabeth Tadich - Waiting to head off Odessa Gunn - Smiles (O.G.) Jindabyne -Climbing up the hill Jindabyne -Wild flowers everywhere Cheery faced cyclist - Anna Wilson Genevieve Jeanson - Riding alone on the stage to Cabramurra Tracey Gaudry - Wearing the Tour Jersey A close up - The Tour de Snowy Jersey Winners are grinners - On the podium OUCH! - Every cyclists nightmare (Alison Wright on the last stage). Juanita Feldhahn - Talks about her cycling form Four cyclists -Get ready to race World Championships 1999 Nisa Schebella also provided us with these photos of the World Championships in Verona in 1999. Generic World's Shots Eddy Merckx - Looking very cheery Tracey Gaudry, Anna Wilson - With coaches Elite Women's ITT Yvonne McGregor - Sets off Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli - Focused on her path ahead Podium - Anna Wilson, Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel and Elita Pucinskaite Diana Ziliute - A kiss for good luck Paola Pezzo - A focused cyclist, ready to race Hanka Kupfernagel - Looking calm and collected Antonella Bellutti - Ready... set... GO! Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel (Ned) wins again! Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel - Focuses before the race Alessandra Cappellotto - Relaxed and ready to race Supporters - Members of the Aussie women's U19 team Anna Wilson - "More than happy" with her silver medal Kathy Watt - Finished in tenth place Anna Wilson - Plans to go hard! World Championships U23 Road Race & Elite men's ITT Brad McGee - Shows his class before the ITT Nathan O'Neill - Setting off in the ITT Long live the devil Sean Sullivan - Feed zone Mick Rogers - Riding heroically Mathew Hayman - Looking strong. US Olympic Track Trials These pictures of some of the action at the US Olympic track titles, from April 25-29. They were sent in by Gregg Germer, Jr., a competitor in the championships who manages the cyclinglinks website. Tillman, Carney, Hartwell - Men's points race final The field - Men's points race Colby Pearce - 4,000 m pursuit Erin Hartwell - 4,000 m pursuit Teran Martin - 4,000 m pursuit Jame Carney - 4,000 m pursuit Marcelo Arrue vs. Jeff LeBauve - Men's sprint Marty Nothstein vs. Jeff LeBauve - Men's sprint Marty Nothstein - During the men's sprint Jennie Reed vs. Jeanne Farrell -Women's sprint Tanya Lindenmuth vs. Jennie Reed - Women's sprint Tanya Lindenmuth vs. Jennie Reed - Women's sprint USABA athletes - Tandem sprint Al Whaley and Pam Fernandes - Tandem kilo Tour of Perth These pictures are of the Australian three day stage race, the Tour of Perth and were taken by Stewart Stockdale. More of his work can be seen at his website. The Caravello boys - Chasing down a break Glen Harris - First criterium winner Jarrod Poad climbing Rory Sutherland (ACT) - Stage one winner Scott Suckling (WA) - Overall winner Steve Williams (NSW, Caravello) - Stage 2 winner Vuelta Asturias Alberto Lopez de Munain (Euskadi) - First win in five years as a pro Henk Vogels (Mercury) - Clearly winning stage 2 Henk Vogels - Thumbs up after his win in stage 2 Angel Edo (Maia-MSS) - Just wins stage 3 Angel Edo - Thumbs up after his win in stage 3 Jose Azevedo (Maia-MSS) - Wins the fourth stage Joseba Beloki (Festina) - Takes over in stage 5 Angel Edo (Maia-MSS) - Wins the final stage The podium celebrations - Champagne all round Joseba Beloki - Brandishes his trophy La Primavera Rosa Here is a photo of Diana Ziliute, the winner of La Primavera Rosa (round two of the women's World Cup) in March. Diana Ziliute - Outsprints Ina Yoko-Teutenberg and Giovanna Troldi to win Bert Geerts Regular cyclingnews contributor, Bert Geerts covers a lot of Belgian and Dutch races with his camera. He took these shots of the following Dutch classics. RAI Derny Race, Netherlands, April 30 Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) - Before the race Erik Breukink and Michael Boogerd - Chat before the race Michael Boogerd - With current girlfriend, Nerena Ruinemans Silvio Martinello (Polti) - Before the race Johan Museeuw (Mapei-Quick Step) - Before the race Maarten den Bakker (Rabobank) - In his Dutch Champion's jersey Tristan Hoffman (Memorycard Jack & Jones) - Relaxed beforehand Oscar Freire (Mapei-Quick Step) - Before the race Oscar Freire (Mapei-Quick Step) - With this year's Miss Netherlands The start - All lined up The peloton - Behind the dernies during the race Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) - Behind his derny Oscar Freire (Mapei-Quick Step) - Behind his derny The finish: Peter van Petegem wins from Michael Boogerd Boogerd, van Petegem and Hoffman - Wasting the champagne The podium - Along with their derny riders Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands, April 22 Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) - Shortly after the race Marc Lotz (Rabobank) Marc Wauters (Rabobank) Markus Zberg (Rabobank) Geert van Bondt (Farm Frites) More Amstel photos Veenendal-Veenendaal, Netherlands, April 13 Bart Voskamp (Polti) Erik Zabel (Telekom) - Dressed for the weather Geert van Bondt (Farm Frites) Robbie McEwen (Farm Frites) - Smiles despite the wet Telekom - Leaves the race at the first feed zone The bridge across the river Waal Leon Van Bon and Marcel Duijn (Rabobank) - On the back of the break Leon Van Bon (Rabobank) - Speaking with Theo de Rooy, team director Steven de Jongh (Rabobank) - On his way to victory Winner - Steven de Jongh crosses the line Steven de Jongh (Rabobank) - Rehydrates after the race Servais Knaven (Farm Frites) - Post race interview The podium (L to R): Eeckhout, De Jongh and Servais Knaven Ronde van Drenthe, Netherlands, April 1: The peloton - Cross the cobbles at Exloo Andy de Smet (Spar-Oki) - Race winner Bert Hiemstra (Team Cologne) - Has a drink after, somewhat muddied John Talen (Spar-Oki) - Veteran teammate of the winner Rudi Kemna & Rik Reinerink (Bankgiroloterij-Batavus) - Get cleaned up The podium (L to R): Hoedemakers, De Smet and Den Braber Uniqa Classic Italian Luca Scinto - Wins stage 1 for Mapei-Quick Step   Want some more? 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