Cycling photography for September - Part I The Local East Coast Australian Time is plus 30 minutes Trofeo Melinda 27th Giro del Friuli GP Ouest-France Plouay 73rd Giro del Veneto Wiesbaden (Jens Zemke's last race) Goodwill Games 15th Trofeo dello Scalatore X-Games BMX Jumps Trophée d'Or Féminin The Koppenberg 10th Trofeo Melinda Fotoreporter Sirotti was also at the Trofeo Melinda, where he captured Francesco Casagrande's winning sequence perfectly. Approaching the line Raising the right hand Ready for both hands Towards the sky Raising both hands Hands together Getting full value All over 27th Giro del Friuli  Photo's of the Giro del Friuli have been provided by Fotoreporter Sirotti Denis Lunghi (Colpack) - triumphs in the Giro del Friuli Denis Lunghi - raises his arms as he wins the Giro del Friuli. Friuli podium - Guido Trenti, Denis Lunghi and Ellis Rastelli GP Ouest-France Plouay One of the biggest one day races of the year is the GP Ouest-France in Plouay, Brittany. Around 200,000 spectators come each year and they are treated to some great racing. Defending champion Michele Bartoli (Mapei) - chats over a bite to eat before the race Matt Wilson - best stagiaire: a good start for the new Australian from Mercury Mark Roland - another new stagiaire, riding for Landbouwkrediet Laurent Jalabert (CSC-Tiscali) - grins before the race Laurent Jalabert - chats with Festina's Pascal Chanteur before the race Christophe Moreau (Festina) - rides on the Côte de Ty Marrec Nico Mattan (Cofidis) - is ecstatic as he wins the GP Ouest France A tired - but happy looking Nico Mattan after the race Nico Mattan and Patrice Halgand - wave to the crowd atop the podium  73rd Giro del Veneto  Photo's of the Giro del Veneto have been provided by Fotoreporter Sirotti Giuliano Figueras - focussing on his race Giuliano Figueras - took just about everybody by surprise with his sprint, particularly Danilo Di Luca! The podium - with Danilo Di Luca, Giuliano Figueras and Davide Rebellin Giuliano Figueras - enjoying himself as the winner Wiesbaden, Germany, August 27, 2001 This Monday night criterium, was held in front of 60,000 spectators and was the last pro race for Jens Zemke. Photo's provided by Carlo Rosenkranz Jens Zemke - enjoying his last race. Before the "real" race - the pros teamed up with some children in a beginners race. Erik Zabel - raced very aggressive from the beginning Every win counts - Jan Ullrich working hard for the crowd and the win Jan Ullrich - pushing hard to stop Zemke in his final race Goodwill Games Photos of the track events at the Goodwill Games by Tim Francis/cyclingpics.com and AFP Competitors - in the Men's 10km Scratch pass cyclists warming up on the infield Greg Henderson - races past Brett Aitken during the final sprint of the Men's Points race Erin Mirabella - shows her gold medal she won for the 15km Points race The final lunge - at the line in the women's elimination race Marty Nothstein - leads Sean Eadie coming into the straight Sean Eadie - swings past Marty Nothstien to earn his place in the finals Sean Eadie - comes around Matthias John to win the second second ride-off for the gold medal in the Men's Sprint Sean Eadie - pips Matthias John on the line in the final of the match sprint Sean Eadie - on his victory lap after winning the sprint finals at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Men's Scratch Race presentation - Aitken, Renshaw and Nothstein on the dais. Greg Henderson - wins the Men's 20km Points Race Greg Henderson - congratulated after winning his Gold medal Women's Points medalists - Erin Mirabella, Katherine Bates and Katrin Meinke Women's Points Race - Katherine Bates leads the field Women's Elimination final sprint - Katrin Meinke (Ger) and Katherine Bates Men's sprint action - Nothstein and Nimke battle for the line Erin meets the press - Erin Mirabella fields reporters' questions Men's Scratch Race - Aitken and Renshaw celebrate Madison action - The Belgian team Elimination Race - the bunch in the Elimination Race Crash - in the Elimination Race Elimination Race - the final sprint Men's Elimination winner Brett Aitken - leads Juan Curuchet Brett Aitken - on his victory lap Keirin action - Heat 2 finish Keirin final - last lap dash Men's Kierin winner Rene Wolff - passing Australian Sean Eadie. Madison line - riders in position for the start Madison action - a small break forms Hand-sling - by the German duo of Marc Altmann/Leif Lamparter Belgian team - work together in the Madison Marty Nothstein - tunes out between heats Katrin Meinke - during the Sprint qualifying Trackstands - during the battle for Bronze Katrin Meinke - rides for the Gold against Lori-Ann Muenzer (Can) Katrin Meinke - celebrates with gold medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer 15th Trofeo dello Scalatore Photos of the 15th Trofeo dello Scalatore by Fotoreporter Sirotti Trofeo dello Scalatore 1 - August 28: Teramo - Pagliaroli, 132 km Ruggero Borghi (Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola) - lets his exhaustion show as he crosses the line. Ruggero Borghi - salutes the crowd. Ruggero Borghi - discovering that the last thing you want to do after riding 130km is to try and lift a giant trophy. Ruggero Borghi - posing for the cameras with the podium girls. Trofeo dello Scalatore 2 - August 29: Campli - Ceppo, 118 km Danilo Di Luca (Cantina Tollo) - was too good for Fredy Gonzalez (Selle Italia) Danilo Di Luca - raises his arms... Danilo Di Luca - salutes as he wins Danilo Di Luca - on the podium after winning the second Trofeo Scalatore The podium - Fredy Gonzalez, Danilo Di Luca and Denis Lunghi Trofeo dello Scalatore 3 - August 30: Civitella del Tronto - San Giacomo, 128 km Fredy Gonzalez (Selle Italia) - wins the final Trofeo Scalatore Fredy Gonzalez - raises his arms as he wins Fredy Gonzalez - on the podium as the overall winner of the Trofeo Scalatore Trofeo Scalatore 3 podium - Paolo Tiralongo, Fredy Gonzalez and Igor Pugaci Final overall podium - Gianluca Tonetti, Fredy Gonzalez and Ruggero Borghi Selle Italia manager Gianni Savio - flanked by Gianluca Tonetti and Fredy Gonzalez X-Games BMX Dirt Jumps Photo's courtesy of Doug Sheppard Stephen Murray - beginning his double back-flip About half-way through - with Murray looking and feeling good at this stage Almost finished - with the spinning, and Murray now wonders how he will land this thing. Trophée d'Or Féminin AIS coach James Victor sent in some more pics of the women racing in the Trophée d'Or Féminin in France. The bunch sprint for 4th place in stage 1 - was easily taken by Rochelle Gilmore (AIS). Sara Carrigan (AIS) - best U23 rider after stage 1 The stage 1 podium - Rochelle Gilmore, Valentina Karpenko, Youlia Martissova and Sara Carrigan The Koppenberg This fearsome climb will hopefully reappear in the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 2002, subject to repair work. The city of Oudenaarde has started work on widening the road and improving the drainage, as the following photos show. This climb is extremely difficult when it is wet. The approach - at the bottom of the climb The start of the cobbles - The steepest part is shaded Here we go! Looking back - down the climb at the steepest part (22% grade) About half way up - the extent of the work in progress can be seen It is clear - that work has started This is the "easy" part - and the gutter on the right hand side is the preferred way up Want some more? For more cycling photography, with events such as NORBA Series Round 5 (Finals), Mount Washington Hill Climb, MTB World Cup 8, Mont St. Anne, Chris Thater Memorial Criterium, Surrey League Revolutions Five Day Race, MTB WC Kaprun Austria, Meisterschaft von Zürich, HEW Cyclassics, US Criterium Championships, Ipoh Track World Cup, UK Track nationals, Clasica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, AIS Women's Cycling Team training camp, Trittico Lombardo (Tre Valli Varesine, Coppa Agostoni, Coppa Bernocchi), Vuelta a Burgos, Dr. Tistaert Prijs - Zottegem, Tour de la Haute-Vienne, EnBW GP - Karlsruhe and Profronde van Wateringen please consult our monthly archives