Cycling photography for October The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes World Track Championships Japan Cup World Road Championships Amherst Cross Sun Tour Olympic Games Univest Grand Prix World Track Championships The World Track Championships ran for five days from October 25-29. Once again they were in Manchester this year, where track guru, Nick Rosenthal was on hand to capture some of the action. The following photos are from Nick and Agence France Presse. Day 1, October 25 Cyclists - Training on the velodrome British riders - During the men's team pursuit qualification The French team - During the men's team pursuit qualification Arnaud Tournant - Presents his winner's flowers to a friend Men's Kilo podium: Soeren Lausberg, Arnaud Tournant and Jason Queally Erik Weisspfennig and Stephan Steinweg - After winning the Madison The Russian men's pursuit team - Catch Holland in the Quarter Finals Day 2, October 26 The English pursuit team - Pass the French team in their semi-final. The German team pursuit - During their semi-final against Russia. The podium, men's team pursuit: Britain, Germany and France Judith Arndt (Ger) - Rides during the women's points race, gaining a silver. Marion Clignet (Fra) - Powers through the pack of the women's points race Marion Clignet - Rides toward a gold medal during the women's points race Marion Clignet - Celebrates on the podium after winning a Gold Medal Jens Fiedler (Ger) - Ahead of Jose Villanueva (Spa) during the men's sprint QF Day 3, October 27 Chris Boardman - During his World Hour Record attempt Chris Boardman - During his World Hour Record attempt Chris Boardman - Gets help from his coach after setting the record Laurent Gane (Fra) and Roberto Chiappa (Ita) - During the semi's of the men's sprint. Laurent Gane - After falling at the end of his semi-final against Roberto Chiappa Laurent Gane and Jan Van Eijden - Race during the men's sprint final Jan Van Eijden and Laurent Gane - Smile on the podium of the men's sprint Judith Arndt (Ger) - During the second round of the women's individual pursuit. Natalia Markovnichenko (Blr) - Celebrates on the podium of the women's 500m TT Day 4, October 28 Judith Arndt (Ger) - During the women's individual pursuit final Yvonne McGregor (GBr) - During her women's individual pursuit final Women's pursuit podium: Arndt, McGregor and Tchalykh Yvonne McGregor - Signs autographs at the fence. Yvonne McGregor - Looking very happy. Roberto Chiappa - Gets ready for the Olympic Sprint (1) Roberto Chiappa - Gets ready for the Olympic Sprint (2) Roberto Chiappa - Gets ready for the Olympic Sprint (3) French Olympic Sprint: Arnaud Tournant, Florian Rousseau and Laurent Gane The French Olympic Sprint team - During the final. British team: Chris Hoy, Craig MacLean and Jason Queally get ready to start The British team - Race in the final of the Olympic Sprint The Olympic Sprint podium: Britain (2nd), France (1st) and Spain (3rd). Stephan Steinweg (Ger) - During the men's individual pursuit qualification Robert Hayles (GBr) - During the men's individual pursuit qualification Day 5, October 29 Frederic Magne (Fra) - Goes flat out during the men's keirin Frederic Magne - Raises his arms after winning the men's keirin Men's keirin podium (L to R): Jens Fiedler, Frederic Magne and Pavel Buran Natalia Markovnichenko (Blr) - Leads Magali Faure (Fra) in the women's sprint QF Natalia Markovnichenko - Celebrates after winning the women's sprint German Stephan Steinweg - Gets ready for his pursuit final against Jens Lehman German Stephan Steinweg - Gets ready for his pursuit final against Jens Lehman Jens Lehmann (Ger) - Races to win the men's individual pursuit Jens Lehman and Stephan Steinweg - Celebrate together afterwards Juan Llaneras (Spa) - In the centre of the action during the men's points race. Juan Llaneras (Spa) - On a victory lap after winning the men's points race Juan Llaneras (Spa) - Celebrates on the podium of the men's points race Men's points race podium: Gilmore, Llaneras and Stocher Men's points race podium: Gilmore, Llaneras and Stocher The champions of the track - All on the podium. Japan Cup The 1.3 Japan Cup is one of the major one day races in Japan, coming at the tail end of the road season. This year, it was held in wet, miserable conditions that saw only 28 finishers. Lampre were 1-2-3. The majority of the following pics were taken by Nagako Furusawa Massimo Codol and Gabriele Missaglia - Raise their arms after crossing the finish line The break of eight - Early in the race. Two Lotto riders - Attempt to stay warm. Rain jackets out - The main peloton as they crest the hill. The bikes of the winning team - Lampre-Daikin Benoit Salmon (Ag2r-Prevoyance) - Looking forward to the wet. Massimo Podenzana (Mercatone Uno) - Gets ready for the damp. Andrei Tchmil's bike World Road Championships The World Road Championships were held in Plouay, France this year from October 10-15. Despite some fairly ordinary weather, there was of course some great racing. An extensive photo gallery of the World's is available here. Amherst Cyclocross Held on the campus of the University of Massachussetts, USA, the Amherst Cyclocross was given a UCI Cat. 3 ranking this year. The following photos were kindly supplied by Ben Barnhart. Tim Johnson (Saturn) - Jumps the barriers. Carmen Richardson (SoBe) - Jumps the barriers. The men's podium: McCormack, Johnson and Gullickson 49th Herald Sun Tour One of Australia's oldest running stage races is the Herald Sun Tour, which has grown in status to a 2.4 class event. The following were taken by John Doggett-Williams: Kirk Albers (Ballarat*Eureka) - Relaxes before the start The Jayco Team - Before the start of stage 1 The Jayco Team - Before the start of stage 1 Jayco - on the start line The Active for Life team: Tomas Konecny and Ondrej Slobodnik Two members - Of the Malaysian Airlines team before the start of stage 1 A fan - Enjoying the action Action - From the first stage Action - From the first stage David McPartland - Came to grief on stage 1 A closer look - McPartland's severed head stem The podium for stage 1: Wohlberg, Vogels and Cooke Henk Vogels - In the leader's jersey after winning stage 1 Custom Fleet's Trent Wilson The AH Plant team - Warms up for the final stage Jamie Drew (Jayco) - Prepares before the start of stage 15. Jamie Drew (Jayco) - Prepares before the start of stage 15. Irishman Aidan Duff - Winner of the most aggressive classification Ciaran Power (Latrobe) - Looking tres debonair Riders line up - Before the stage of stage 15 Riders line up - Before the stage of stage 15 The Foster's Lightice team - Before stage 15 The Jayco team - Before stage 15 Eugen Wacker - Looking confident before the final stage Tommy Evans (Latrobe) - In action during the final stage. Jamie Drew (Jayco) - On the podium after winning stage 15 Overall Sun Tour winners: Scott Moninger, Eugen Wacker and Andy de Smet Overall winner - Eugen Wacker sprays champagne on Scott Moninger Khairunnisa Schebella contributed these from the final stage: Remigius Lupeikis (Echuca-Moama) - Leading his team The Echuca-Moama team - Ride in formation by the sea. Graeme Miller (Aust. Post) - Veteran of cycling. Jamie Drew - Winning stage 15 A keen Irishman... Overall winner - Eugen Wacker smiles with success These were taken by Brian Farrell: Brad McGee - Talks with the race announcer before the Sun Tour Action - During stage 1 Eric Wohlberg and Henk Vogels - Away in stage 1 Eric Wohlberg and Henk Vogels - Away in stage 1 The stage finish in Traralgon - Cooke wins it. Baden Cooke - Being interviewed after his win in Traralgon Jamie Drew - Defending Henk Vogels on the way to Hotham The bunch - On their way up to Mt Hotham The bunch - On their way up to Mt Hotham The bunch - On their way up to Mt Hotham Dan Smith - Suffering on the stage to Mt Hotham Olympic Games The Olympic Games dominated the latter part of September as Sydney virtually closed down for two weeks to host the World's best athletes. Being in "our own backyard" as it were, the Games provided more than a few photo opportunities. The following links take you to the various sections in the Olympic site where we have over 400 photos archived. Lead up & Days 1-3 (Track) - September 4-18: Training and track action Days 4-6 (Track), Days 1-2 (MTB) - September 19-24: Second half of the track & all MTB Lead up and Day 1 (Road) - September 25-26: Training & women's road race Day 2 (Road) - September 27: Men's road race Day 3 (Road) - September 30: Women's and Men's time trials Univest Grand Prix Held on September 16, the Univest Grand Prix is also unofficially called the "Amateur Championship of the USA". Jonathan McElvery and Douglas Sheppard supplied the following pictures. Team France - Before the race Peter Mazur - World number one Sean Nealy - Gives his thoughts before the race Action - Early in the race Racing - Through Souderton Defending champion - Alex Lavallee. Second overall - Stephane Auroux (Fra) Tim Johnson - Best US rider Dewaele and Auroux - Come through for the final lap Bert DeWaele - Wins the race Bert DeWaele - Being interviewed afterwards Men's podium: Bert Dewaele, Stephane Auroux, and Kenneth Mercken Charles Schwab - Women's team Want some more? For more cycling photography, please consult our monthly archives