Cycling photography for October, Part I

The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes

Coppa Sabatini
GP Prato
Grand Prix des Nations
Giro del Lazio
Vuelta Espana
Mercury Cycling Classic of Irvine
Australian National Club Championships

Coppa Sabatini

The 49th Coppa Sabatini saw three in-form riders dominate this 198km classic: Dmitri Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo), Serge Baguet (Lotto-Adecco) and Paolo Bettini (Mapei-Quick Step). Fotoreporter Sirotti was there and took these excellent pics.

• Dmitri Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo) - raises his arms in victory
• Dmitri Konyshev - and again
• Curious faces on the podium - Konyshev, Baguet and Bettini

GP Prato

Once again, our trusty Italian photojournalist Fotoreporter Sirotti was there to capture the action, as the Italian riders fight for a spot in the upcoming World Road Championships.

• Davide Rebellin (Liquigas-Pata) - snatches the win ahead of Francesco Casagrande (Fassa Bortolo)
• The podium - Davide Rebellin, Francesco Casagrande (Fassa Bortolo) and Eddy Mazzoleni (Tacconi)

Mercury Cycling Classic of Irvine

Jonathan Devich, TheFastTrack captured the action at the most recent round of the Pro Cycling Tour in these images

• The start line - with the stars and stripes prominent
• Trent Klasna (Saturn) - rolls out
• John Lieswyn (7UP/Colorado Cyclist) - in hot pursuit
• Jaime Paolinetti (NetZero) - leads an early attack
• The men's peloton - takes a turn
• Jimena Florit (RLX-Polo Sport) - at the rear of a chasing group
• The women's race - a view from the moto
• A brief breakway - in the women's race
• The women's podium
• Jonas Carney (Prime Alliance) & Kevin Monahan (7UP/Colorado Cyclist) - on the podium

Giro del Lazio

The 67th edition of this Roman classic was won by Massimo Donati of Tacconi. Fotoreporter Sirotti was there and took these excellent pics.

• The peloton - rides past the Coliseum
• The main peloton - sweeps round the bend at the Coliseum
• Massimo Donati (Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola) - raises his arms as he crosses the line
• Massimo Donati - celebrates one that didn't get away
• Massimo Donati - on the podium, holding the trophy aloft

Grand Prix des Nations

German powerhouse Jens Voigt was able to ride entirely for himself in this prestigious time trial event, and he posted the best time to win.

• Jens Voigt in profile as he prepares for the time trial
• Jens Voigt showing his form on the course
• Jens Voigt crosses the line with the winning time
• Jens Voigt smiles from the victory dais
• Laurent Jalabert looks relaxed before the start
• Laurent Jalabert France's main hope could only manage 14th

Australian National Club Championships

Photos of the Indvidual Time Trial by Tim Francis/cyclingpics.com

• Natalie Bates - with her head down towards a national title
• Kristjan Snorrason - rides into 1st Place in the Men's 40 km Indivdual Time Trial
• Russell Van Hout - won the bronze in the Men's ITT
• Andrew Mason winner of the U23 Men's Individual Time Trial
• Ben Day - secured fourth in the Men's ITT

Photos of the Pairs Time Trial by Tim Francis/cyclingpics.com

• Milostic leads Ebeile - (Penrith Panthers CC) into 1st Place in the Men's 60 km Pairs Time Trial
• Mongoven and Seiper from Canberra CC, taking 2nd place in the Men's 60 km Pairs Time Trial
• Robert Crowe and Tim Retchford - from the Balance Carnegie Caulfield CC
• Kristjan Snorrason and James Taylor - from the Balance Carnegie Caulfield CC

Photos of the Road Races by Tim Francis/cyclingpics.com

• The bunch - leaves the starting area.
• Riders - in the early breakaway work together against difficult conditions.
• Robert Crowe (Carnegie-Caulfield) - leads the chase for the breakaway group.
• Dan Smith (St George) - leads the sprint to the finish line.
• Dan Smith - salutes the crowd on his way to becoming the Elite Men's champion.
• Natalie Bates (Parramatta) - Leads the Bunch.
• Jennifer Mainfield (Parramatta) - touches the line first in the Elite Women's sprint finish.
• Jennifer Mainfield - looking a little more relaxed after her victory.
• Jonathon Davis (St George) - leads the break in the Under 23 Men's race.
• An exhausted David Pell (Bendigo & District) - takes first place.
• Ashley Humbert (Wagga Wagga) - on his way to second place in the Under 23 Men's event.
• Jonathon Davis - sprints to take third place in the Under 23 Men's road race.
  

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For more cycling photography, with events such as Mountainbike World Championships, Tour of the Peak, Grand Prix Fourmies, Paris-Brussels, Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic , Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel's Hour attempt, BMC San Francisco Grand Prix, Giro di Romagna, British National Time Trial Championships, Tour de Suisse Féminin , GP de Suisse Féminin, BMC Tour of San Rafael , Internationale Delta Profronde, Coppa Placci, and Ronde van Nederland please consult our monthly archives