Cycling photography for September The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes Olympic Games Univest Grand Prix Vuelta a Espaņa Killington Stage Race Ronde Van Midden Zeeland US Criterium Championships 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 Vuelta a Espaņa The photos of the 55th Vuelta a Espaņa are available within the special section of the site, with the following breakdown Stages 1-9 - August 26 - September 3 Stages 10-21 - September 4 - 17 Killington Stage Race The Killington Stage Race is a three day national event in the US held from September 2-4. Jonathan McElvery and John Forrest Tomlinson took the following pictures. Chris Wherry - winner of stage one and the overall classification. The field - During the Rutland Criterium The Saturn train - Rutland Criterium Navigators' Chris Baldwin - Flying down the hill Lyne Bessette - During the criterium Jeannie Longo - Rutland Criteirum Sarah Symington - Rutland criterium Andy Bishop - In his last race before his retirement. Harm Jansen (Saturn) - Wins the last stage, the SAAB road race. Harm Jansen (Saturn) - Shows the pain of winning Jeannie Longo - During the final stage Peter Vollers and Tim Clarsen - Masters 30+ criterium Final podium in the Masters 30+ race - Tim Clarsen in the winner's jersey. Ronde Van Midden Zeeland This Dutch race, also known as the International Delta Profronde was held in fairly typical Dutch conditions i.e. wet, and windy with the occasional burst of sun. Reinier and Frans Meijer sent us these photos of the race. Two riders - Attacking before the storm breaks The head of the peloton Leon Van Bon - Winner of the 40th International Delta Profronde The sprint for second: Eeckhout wins it Hauptmann The podium: Hauptman, Van Bon, Marleen Vandervliet and Eeckhout Jean-Marie Leblanc - With the race tribune US Criterium Championships The following pictures of the US Criterium Championships in Downers Grove, Illinois were kindly supplied by the organiser, Ken Clark. USCF Men's championships - Rahsaan Bahati looking good Rahsaan Bahati (Mercury) - Winning the USCF Championships Rahsaan Bahati - Holds Championship trophy aloft Laura Van Gilder (Charles Schwab) - Wins the women's championships Women's podium: Mayolo, Reinhart, Van Gilder, Freedman and Young The field together on Main Street - USPS USPRO Championships Roy Knickman - Hardest working yet least rewarded These were taken and sent in by Clark Maxwell: Antonio Cruz - And the Saturn team sign in. Henk Vogels (Mercury) - Rides to the sign in Scott Cochrane (Jelly Belly) - Signs in US Postal's Marty Jemison - Relaxes before the race. The field - Lap one The pace car - On lap one The field - Main street of Downer's Grove Peloton - Strung out A Saturn rider - Off line around a corner. The speed - Amazing out of the corners The bunch - Lap two An early break A 7UP-Colorado Cyclist - Toward the rear of the field. Henk Vogels (Mercury) - Up the front The view - From the road. The peloton - Speeds away. The peloton - Strung out on the closing laps. The peloton - On the second to last lap. The rear of the field - Onto the finish straight. Finish line - In the distance Laura Van Gilder - Women's winner (by Phil Marques) Want some more? For more cycling photography, please consult our monthly archives