Thanks to Jean-Francois Quenet for the following shots of the 20th Chrono des Herbiers in France.

Subaru Cyclo-cross, Monkey Hill

95th Giro di Lombardia - CDM

Randwick Botany CC

86th Milano-Torino

Mirko Celestino won the oldest Italian classic in a three man sprint in the Fausto Coppi velodrome in Turin.

Olympia Metro Cross Race

Hyun Lee took these shots of the struggle between Loren Hanson and Russell Stevenson in the fourth round of the REI series

ECV Cyclo-cross - Cat. 3

Thanks to David Alden for sending in these photos of the EVC Cyclo-cross held on October 14 at Gloucester in the USA. These photos show the epic fight between Erwin Vervecken (Spaarselect) and Tim Johnson (Saturn) for first spot.

Michelin Classic

Cyclo-Cross International Fourmies, France, October 14, 2001

1000m & 500m World Record Attempts, La Paz, Bolivia, October 10, 2001

2001 Road World Championships - CM Lisbon, Portugal, October 9 - 14, 2001

World Championship photography provided by Fotoreporter Sirotti. Please visit his site to order any of these.

October 9: Junior Women's TT - 11.8 km

October 10: Junior Men's TT - 19.2 km

October 12: Junior Women's Road Race - 72.6 km

October 12: Espoirs Road Race - 169.4 km

October 13: Junior Men's Road Race - 121 km

October 13: Elite Women's Road Race - 121 km

October 14: Elite Men's Road Race - 254.1 km

Thanks to Antonio Costa for supplying us with these following pictures, giving a look at what it was like to see this huge series of races from the sideline.

World Masters Track Championships - UK, October 8 - 13, 2001

These photos of the Masters at work appear courtesy of Fat Nick.

Day one: October 8

Anton Quist (Great Britain) - dominates in the 30-34 yrs kilo.
Geoff Stoker (Australia) - prepares for his campaign for a World Masters medal.
Danny Clarke (Australia) - heads for a silver medal in the men's 50-54 age group 500m TT
Stan Gregg (USA) - takes gold ahead of Geoff Cooke (Britain) and Glen Ion (Australia), on the Men's 55-59 podium for the 500m TT.

Day two: October 9

Melanie Szubrycht (Britain) - gets going in the 500m, on her way to her first Masters title.
Suzanne Longstaff (Britain) - heading for a bronze medal in the 30-34 time trial 500m.
Karen Byrne (Britain) - rides to bronze in the 40-44 500m time trial.
Linelle Betts (USA) - heading for gold with a sub-40 second ride as a bonus.
Linelle Betts (USA) - with Glynis Francis (GBr)& DeeDee Scadron (USA), top three of the Women's time trial.
Janet Moss (South Africa) - pushes home for the victory in the 50+ time trial.
Aussie Geoff Stoker - put in a hard fight to win the 40-45 sprint final.
Danny "King of the Six Days" Clark - coming home to his second victory in the meet, this one for the Spint race.
Geoff Cooke (Britain) - shows his new prizes after winning the 55-59 Sprint.

Day three: October 10

Ian Hallam (Britain) - wins this round against Danny Clark (Ausralia)
Danny Clark (Australia) - fighting an epic battle in the pursuit final with Britain's Ian Hallam.
Allen Pettit (Britain) - headding toward a gold medal and a big celebration in the 55 - 59 pursuit.
Erling Laursen (Denmark) - in the 55 - 59 Pursuit final.
Melanie Szubrycht (Britain) - pushes for gold in the 30 - 34 masters sprint.
Isabel Leon Moncada (Mexico) - claims Mexico's first gold medal of the meet.

Day four: October 11

Danny "King of the Six Day" Clark (Australia) - just edges out Ian Hallam to take the Points Race.
Danny Clark - celebrates his points race win.
James Rutherford (Britain) - and Andy Lang (Scotland) in the men's 45 - 49 points race.
Melanie Szubrycht (Britain) - wins the 30 - 34 pursuit, making it her third gold medal of the week.
Charlotte Hopkinson (Britain) - 2000 pursuit winner had to settle for silver in this year's 30 - 34 pursuit race.
Emily Forde (Britain) - gives everything she's got for the Women's Pursuit.
Auriel Forrester (Britain) - powers her way to another gold medal in the pursuit for 40 - 44 women.
Marion Box (Netherlands) - pursuiting her way to her first gold medal.

Day five: October 12

Larry Nolan (USA) - leads the field in the 40 - 44 points race, on his way to a gold medal.
Keith Oliver (Australia) - comes round Earl Henry (Trinidad) duke it out in the 60 - 64 sprint final.
Suzanne Longstaff (Britain) - shows her power in the women's Olympic Sprint.

Day six: October 13

The winners of the Olympic Sprint - Dave LeGrys (Britain), Stephen Alfred (Trinidad), and Geoff Stoker (Ausralia) on the podium.
The beginning of the crash - in the 60 - 64 points race, where several riders hit the deck just five laps from the finish line.
Keith Harrison (Australia) - makes it a clean sweep, taking gold in the time trial, pursuit, sprint and points race for 65+.
Wendy Everson (Britain) - Annette Hanson (USA) and Melanie Szubrycht (Britain), on the podium.
Wendy Everson - waves to the crowd, after winning the women's 30-39 points race.
Marion Bax (Netherlands) - taking a victory lap after winning the 40 - 49 points race.

2001 REI Cyclocross Series Rd 3 Steilacom, Washington, USA

World Mountain Bike Championships - USA, September 12 - 16, 2001

New photos of the World Mountain Bike Championships, held in September 2001. Beth Seliga has provided Cyclingnews with these amazing shots. Earlier MTB World's photos can be found here.

Espoir Men's field starts - led by Julien Abaslon (France), Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain), and Ryder Hesjedal(Canada).
Cadel Evans (Australia) - sweeps in from from Pug's Pitch.
Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain) - shows good caution for the dreaded "downhill seat injury".
Roland Green (Canada) - takes an early lead on the breakaway group.
Ryder Hesjedal (Canada) - no time for caution on his way to a silver medal.
Caroline Alexander (Great Britain) - leads Gunn Rita-Dahle (Norway) in the early laps...
Gunn Rita-Dahle (Norway) - praying that that's water.
Allison Dunlap (USA) - rides up through Vail towards the finish stadium line.
Alison Dunlap (USA) - concentrating on the downhill.

Cycling photography for October - Part 3

20th Chrono des Herbiers