2019 Photo Comp Review | Enthusiast

Photo by Miguel Ena

Rain and photography are good allies. David González's personal battle against Itzulia 2019. Caja’s neoprofessional rider managed to finish it.

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Photo by Miguel Ena

With my eyes lost in the apparent disorder, the drawings of Asterix and Obelix, of Panoramix, the Druid, come to mind in the middle of the forest in search of ingredients for their secret potion. Perhaps it has something to do with the incognita and doubt that haunt this sport, the same ones that lead those who approach the roads to open those catapulted bottles to discover their content.

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Tim and Thomas, Thomas and Tim. ‘Final Breakaway 2’ along ‘Montañas Vacías’.

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Alaphilippe arrived in the Pyrenees with the intention of defending the yellow with teeth and nails, but nothing further from reality, with the French fans crowded in the roadside, he set the best time of the day. A serious candidate for the GC?

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Who said Turkey was a race for sprinters with monotonous days? The snowfall during the fifth stage of the Turkish race surprised the pack which had to face a climb of 15 kilometers (7.7% average) to Kartepe. After that...

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Photo by Dan Singer

I call this one the Lafayette deluge. When shooting crits sometimes your images can start to a look the same....but not when it's raining. I know cyclists hate it....but the photographer?, I live for it.

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Photo by Dan Singer

Shooting at night adds another dimension to your photographs. Shooting in rain makes your images glow. Shooting cycling in both sends your photos to the moon!

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Photo by Katie Busick

This was at the Exeter Classic Crit in July. The summer sun cast the perfect shadows at the beginning of the women's pro race.

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Photo by Katie Busick

I had scouted out locations to fit the stunning landscape of Vermont into the photos of the Vermont Overland gravel race. I decided on Jenne Farm and watched as the line of 100's of riders came down the road.

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Photo by Katie Busick

I don't know the gravel roads of Vermont well and pulled over when I found this spot on the Vermont Overland course. I sat in an overgrown ditch by the side of the road hoping to capture the long grass in the field and the perfect August day in Vermont.

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Photo by Katie Busick

I was playing with the sun in photos this cyclocross season. This picture shot at the Fruitlands Cup of Cyclocross in Harvard, Mass stuck with me. The leading lines, sun flare and crowd at the top of the hill came together the way I'd hoped.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

Rain and sunrise on Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

Golden Hour

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

A wet spring ride on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County California.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

This dirt short cut through the Presidio in San Francisco is always the best way home.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

San Francisco summers show up late and do not stay very long, but sunrises like these are guaranteed.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This is Egan Bernal just after the finish of Il Lombardia 2019, he was quite hangry at that moment, then he compose himself and was smiling as usual.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This is the Muro di Sormano of Il Lombardia 2019, Lauren Ten Dam (on the left) is at the last hurrah of his career as a pro, on the right there is Fausto Masnada at his last race as component of the Team Androni ready to go to Team CCC and start a new chapter of his career.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

Bob Jungels at the Giro d'Italia, he is riding on the Civiglio (Ivrea Como stage). His Giro went wrong this photo sums it up very well.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This is a photo of Joe Dombrowski at the Giro 2019, I like how it looks like.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This is Tobias Ludvigsson at the Strade Bianche 2019. This is the beautiful sector of Lucignano, cycling at his best.

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Photo by Filip Funk

A tight race for first. The sun was beginning to set right behind the barriers and was the perfect moment to capture Matt Hornland closing the gap to first at the provincial championships.

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Photo by Filip Funk

Craig Richey crossing the line first with a sizable gap in the Elite race for the BC Championship. In typical Canuck fashion, gliding across the line as if scoring a hockey goal.

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Photo by Filip Funk

The racing winning moment from the first race I photographed, where Conor Martin laid down the hammer and pulled away out of a sweeping right hand corner.

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Photo by Filip Funk

A section of dappled sunlight caught my eye on the descent to a place my father was showing me. On the way back I sprinted ahead of him to catch him as he rounded the steep bend.

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Photo by Filip Funk

My second time photographing a race and I wanted to find ways to make riders stand out. I found looking up at the riders as they descended against the arid grass to be something others were not doing and made the colourful jerseys pop out from the background.

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Photo by Jon Turner

Col du Petit Saint Bernard - May - Snow Patrol! We went in search of snow walls and it was an exceptional year. Shot from high above with a 300 mm lens in zero temperature. In order to capture these images I am also riding so carrying my camera gear and looking after it in bad weather is a challenge. I’ve stood on the same road at the same time in 2017 and it was 26 degrees! This year was incredible - and brutal all at once!

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Photo by Jon Turner

Aperture. I like the illusion this image creates as you can’t really tell where the riders have come from. Shot on the Col du Petit Saint Bernard in May

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Photo by Jon Turner

To The Bitter End The former hospice close to the summit was as far as we could get on this day. I like the scale of this image and the fact that it looks like the rider is determined to keep going no matter what.

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Photo by Jon Turner

Polar Opposites The contrast between the valley below and the snow with the orange makes this image. I had spotted it and had to descend really fast to get far enough ahead to compose the image - I ride with my camera gear and whilst challenging I think it allows me to see images from inside the ride rather than being in a car which is a totally different perspective.

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Photo by Jon Turner

Descent The Cormet De Roselend on a cold day in May. Shot from high above - it took me a while to catch back on after this shot !

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Egan Bernal a moment before the podium- ceremony after he had just won the Tour de Suisse 2019. In the back Fabian Cancellara who will give him the victory trophy. (analog 35mm b/w)

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Louis Leon Sanchez is hugged at the finish by his teammates after his solo victory at the first stage of the Tour de Suisse 2019. (analog 35mm b/w)

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Alexander Kristoff refreshing himself after the cobblestone finish in Murten at the Tour de Suisse 2019. (analog 35mm b/w)

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Jan Hirt with his soigneurs after the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse 2019. (analog 35mm b/w)

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

The UCI commissary shortly before the start of the 5th stage of the Tour de Suisse 2019. (analog 35mm b/w)

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Photo by Chris Chapman

This was taken during the Elite Mens Road Race in Harrogate during 'Yorkshire 2019' and is one of my favourite images from the week. I think it captures the drama, the crowds and the weather in one.

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Photo by Chris Chapman

Taken during the Under 23 Mens Road Race at 'Yorkshire 2019' on the final climb to the finish, I think it captures the pressure put upon Tom Pidcock to win on home soil, with all other riders watching his move while he looks onto the finish-line.

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Photo by Chris Chapman

This is Chloe Dyger on the final climb during the Yorkshire 2019 Elite Womens Individual Time Trial, which she won by a huge margin. I think the image captures not only her determination, but her enjoyment and passion.

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Photo by Chris Chapman

Captured during the Elite Mens Road Race in Harrogate during Yorkshire 2019, this image encapsulates various aspects of the week, the difficulty of the course, the inclement weather, the beauty of Harrogate and also the support on the streets.

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Photo by Chris Chapman

Nicola Juniper of Team GB rousing the crowds on her last lap of the Yorkshire 2019 Elite Womens Road Race. I like how this image shows the support from the crowds and the enjoyment of not only the riders, but also the public.

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Photo by Antonino Caldarella

Friendly gestures between cyclists and fans

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Photo by Antonino Caldarella

Waiting for the last START of the year "Il Lombardia 2019"

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Photo by Antonino Caldarella

Clom of Civiglio (Giro d'Italia 2019)

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Mathieu Van Der Poel after he bonked at the Worlds, in Yorkshire. His last lap must have felt excruciatingly long, as he dragged his dizzy and exhausted body around the circuit in Harrogate, with the weight of a great cycling nation's hopes, heavy on his shoulders, sinking as quickly as he slid backwards through the peloton. Never has an emotionless face said so much.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Cycling is a great metaphor for life, in that difficult situations are what allow individuals to truly flourish. I juxtaposed this flower, flourishing in an otherwise dull patch of Yokshire hedgerow, with the back of the peloton in the Ryedale Grand Prix to portray this message visually.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Not for the first time, the ocean and the weather threatened to get in the way of the Tour de Yorkshire. But as an avid surfer, the opportunity to capture my two passions mixing - almost literally, as the ocean threatens to enter the road - was exciting to say the least.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Yorkshire loves cycling. All riders at all events in Yorkshire get a super warm welcome (even when the weather isn't contributing to the warmth) but Yorkshire folk are notoriously proud of their patch of land - or 'Gods own country' as they might call it - so it's no surprise that their rapturous applause steps up a notch when a hometown hero passes by. One of many enthusiastic fans cheers Lizzie Deignan on at the Worlds.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

There's layers to this game. You don't necessarily need beautiful scenery to make your photos 'different'. One of my favourite techniques is adding depth to images. In this image from the Ryedale Grand Prix the layers also made a perfect frame, for the riders climbing through the grounds of Ampleforth College, so it attracts attention to the focal point.

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Photo by Ed Riley

A soaked Danilo Wyss of Switzerland rides through the pouring rain on the Harrogate circuit at the world champs.

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Photo by Ed Riley

Zdeněk Štybar (blue kit) rides down a fast section of the Harrogate circuit in front of a terrace of houses. I’d eyed this shot up earlier in the week so it was nice to pull it off.

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Photo by Ed Riley

Tom Moses of Madison-Genesis riding his way to victory in the 2019 Ilkley Crit. Ilkley’s my hometown.

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Photo by Ed Riley

A small bunch of riders grind their way up a steep incline in the fading summer light. Ilkley Crit 2019.

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Photo by Ed Riley

A moment of respite from the rain under the HSBC bridge at Harrogate world champs.

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Photo by Luis Alcantarilla

Redemption. Jake Scott wins the 2019 KOM jersey in the Tour of Britain having held it the whole way and felt ill on the final day, it was also his dad's birthday upon riding into Manchester for the finale. Jake simply had to finish the stage. 2 years previously, Jake had fought a valiant battle to claim the same jersey but was rolled for a single point in the final stage after. I know how much this bothered Jake and just how much he wanted to prove he was capable of competing with the best.

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Photo by Luis Alcantarilla

Old friends. Russ Downing embraced and congratulated Chris Lawless on his TDY overall win following a gutsy ride in the finale of Stage 4. Both Russ and Chris were very emotional, especially after Russ had been speaking to Chris following his narrow 2nd place on Stage 3 into Scarborough.

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Photo by Luis Alcantarilla

What did I just do? On the morning of Stage 4 of TDY in Halifax, James said "If I'm still there on the final climb I'm racing it..." and race it he did. James started the attacking with Froome and finished just behind the front trio and managed to claim and impressive 5th on the stage and 5th overall. He came for a top 10; Team Swift hugely over achieved.

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Photo by Luis Alcantarilla

Light at the end of the tunnel... Ryan Mullen powers his way through the early part of the World Time Trial Championship in a solitary space. No distractions against the clock.

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Photo by Luis Alcantarilla

The British contingent. British National Time Trial champion Alex Dowsett is out of the darkness. I watched Alex at the National TT in 2018 and saw just how devastated he was to finish 3rd behind Tanfield and an absolutely peak Geraint Thomas. He prepared immensely for the Worlds, reclaiming his national title and on home roads, put in an incredible ride to finish 5th at Yorkshire2019.

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Photo by Katie Busick

The Fruitlands Cup of Cyclocross has one of the most beautiful New England settings for a race. The Fruitlands Museum was the home of the 19th Century utopian society where Louisa May Alcott was raised. I tried to find a spot on the course that showed the vast, foliage filled landscape.

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Photo by Daniela Tommasi

An early start on a chilly morning (temperatures dropped close to zero degrees Celsius overnight) meant riders were literally riding through the clouds and mist while navigating the many spectacular climbs of Seven, in Western Australia. Sun rays filtering through the clouds for a brief moment cast its magic light on riders once they reached the top of 'The Crucible', one of the most challenging climbs on SEVEN's course.

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Photo by Daniela Tommasi

Cyclocross from the air. This image was taken with a drone at the Beverley Heroic, a weekend of cycling events in the Wheatbelt that celebrates one of Australia's toughest race. The original Beverley ran from 1897 to 1999 between Beverley and Perth.

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Photo by Daniela Tommasi

Cows in the country-side of Western Australia remain pretty unimpressed by cyclists zooming past in one of the Team Time Trial stages of the Tour of Margaret River, in Nannup,

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Photo by Daniela Tommasi

Stage 3 'Mur De Hay' of the Tour of Margaret River Road Race covers 59km of picturesque country side roads between Nannup and Balingup, in Western Australia.

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Photo by Daniela Tommasi

A much welcomed refresher on top of Kandalee Hill, a gruelling climb on a what turned out to be an extremely hot day - Stage 2 of the Tour of Margaret River Road Race, Western Australia.

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Photo by Craig Zadoroznyj

Story of the day wet wet wet After leaveing Doncaster for the start of stage 1 in this years Tour De Yorkshire i headed straight to Boothferry Road bridge at Airmyn. 5 mintues before the race was due the heavens opend up. Pictured is team ribble's Dan Bigham on the front.

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Photo by Craig Zadoroznyj

Stage 2 2019 Tour De Yorkshire The peloton heads up Cote De Lindley as they head on towards Beckwithshaw then turn into Harrogate.

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Photo by Craig Zadoroznyj

Legend "Fonzy" Russ Downing congrats Team Ineos Chris Lawless in Leeds as he takes the overall gc in the 2019 TDY

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Photo by Craig Zadoroznyj

🌈 for Annemieke van Vleuten as she heads up Lofthouse on her way to an epic 105km solo victory in Harrogate

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Photo by Craig Zadoroznyj

The first Yorkshire points cyclo cross race of the season and first ever CX race held in the grounds of Bishop Burton collage lovely light in the woods made for perfect image of Matt Taylor on his way to winning round 1

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

Huttcross in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. CX in my home town... what's not to love?

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

Huttcross in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. It is important to practice your remounts to avoid... a balls-up. :/

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

Newcastle CX. I love this CX venue for the backdrop. I don't love it for the thorns... 2 punctures in my race and I was down & out.

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

Wagga Gears & Beers. Probably Australia's premier gravel event!

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

Wagga Gears & Beers. A common sight on the side of the road.....

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Photo by Andy Rogers

Descending Jacob's Ladder in North-Eastern Tasmania as the light begins to fade.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

Christopher Jongewaard overcame one of the most technically and physically demanding cyclocross courses Australia has ever produced, to claim his 5th National title.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

Adrian Jackson STILL manages to somehow climb the steep, sandy uphill section at the 2019 Australian CX National Championships.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

Experimenting with the very limited light at a local night time cyclocross race.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

A rider is looked after by two of her team staff after finishing a tough stage of the 2019 Santos Women's Tour Down Under in +40 degree celcius heat.

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

my friend Stefka at the top of Grosse Scheidegg pass above Grindewald, Switzerland just after sunset.

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

one of the many switchbacks leading to small andalucian village Cañar on Sierra Nevada slopes.

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

Col du Sanetsch in autumn outfit.

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

snow in southern Spain, here in Sierra Nevada.

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Photo by Warren Haas

An electric crowd seemingly willed Michael van den Ham up a tough muddy hill as he pulled away towards way to capturing the Canadian National CX Championship title in Peterborough, Ontario. I like how this photo captures the crowd as much as the race, and really shows off the small yet passionate CX community we have up in Canada.

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Photo by Warren Haas

The Pan Am races at Silver Goose were a cold, muddy affair. In the U23 race, Spencer Petrov fought well in the conditions until a dropped chain put him back a few places. Here we can see him as he continues to fight through unrideable mud.

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Photo by Warren Haas

"We need more cowbell." That's the name of the race that kicks off the Ontario cyclocross calendar each year. Conditions are often unseasonably hot, with the 2019 edition featuring 25 degrees celsius temps throughout the day. What better way to suffer through an overheated CX race than to listen to someone bang a symbol at you every lap?

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Photo by Warren Haas

Lungs full of mud and snow. At least that's what I imagine Michael van den Ham had as he ran up this steep hill at the 2019 men's Pan Am race at Silver Goose in Midland, Ontario. Cross is fun, right?

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Photo by Warren Haas

No one is safe from heckling at an Ontario cyclocross race when Noah Rosen from VéloColour is around. Here he slow claps for a ride who ran rather than rode the sand pit at Baseball Cross in Barrie.

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Photo by Dean Harris

Racing under the dim lights at Sydney Dragway adds a new element to Tuesday night club racing

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Photo by Dean Harris

Sun setting on the inaugural twilight cyclocross race put on by Manly-Warringah Cycling Club

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Photo by Dean Harris

Experimenting with slow shutters and zoom as the light fades on the twilight cyclocross racing at Terrey Hills

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Photo by Dean Harris

White line fever under lights on the front straight at Sydney Dragway for Tuesday night club racing

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Photo by Dean Harris

Whoosh. The long straights of the Tuesday night club racing at Sydney Dragway make for some very high average speeds.

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Photo by Jack Talbot

This photo was taken at the first ever ‘The Struggle Hill Climb’ cycle race in the U.K. This photo is of the eventual winner, Dan Evans. I love this photo because of the raw and incredible emotion on his face, I can really feel his pain. It’s great to know that even the guys at the top are suffering!

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Photo by Jack Talbot

This photo is from the Junior Men’s world Championships race this year in a very cold and rainy Yorkshire. I love how this photo pairs the bleak landscape and wet conditions with ‘glamour’ of professional sport. I think this contrast really highlights that despite all of the fuss and the helicopters, cycling is one of the most raw and painful sports there is! The effort can really be seen in the riders face.

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Photo by Jack Talbot

This is another photograph from the Struggle hill climb. This rider is just about to approach the finish line, and I think I’ve really captured her emptying every last ounce of power out of her tired legs! Shortly after this she collapsed in a heap meters from the finish line, please that she had given it everything.

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Photo by Nathan Schneeberger

The Hagen's Berman Supermint team pinning numbers at their first race of what turned out to be their final season. The team folded at the end of 2019. (Valley of the Sun Stage Race, Buckeye, AZ)

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Photo by Nathan Schneeberger

Caroline Mani, the French National Champion, collapsed into the mud after finishing 6th at the Telnet World Cup Waterloo race. (Waterloo, WI)

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Photo by Nathan Schneeberger

Starla Teddergreen (Hagens Berman Supermint) and Beth Ann Orton (Instafund LaPrima) 'enjoy' some TV time off the front of the field at the US Professional Road Race Championships. (Knoxville, TN)

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Photo by Nathan Schneeberger

A spectator cheers on amateur racers tackling 'Cry Baby Hill' at the River Parks Criterium, the third day of racing at Tulsa Tough. (Tulsa, OK)

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Photo by Nathan Schneeberger

This year the professional men's field had to navigate dark and treacherous waters on the first night of the Gateway Cup in St. Louis Missouri.

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Photo by Nathan and Morleigh Schneeberger, SnowyMountain Photography

The Men's peloton climbs through a tunnel near the Chino mine during the final "Gila Monster" stage of the Tour of the Gila. (Silver City, NM)

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Photo by Nathan and Morleigh Schneeberger, SnowyMountain Photography

Hugo Scala Jr. (Gateway Devo) climbing back up to the finish of Stage 1 of the Redlands Cycling Classic, which coincided with a super bloom of wild poppies in Southern California. (Yucaipa, California).

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Photo by Nathan and Morleigh Schneeberger, SnowyMountain Photography

Taylor Phinney (EF Pro Cycling) chased the peloton solo for 90km on stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California only to miss the time cut. After finishing 6th in Stage 1 of the women's race earlier that day, Katarzyna Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON-SRAM) stood at the finish line for nearly an hour waiting to give him this hug. (Ventura, CA)

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Photo by Nathan and Morleigh Schneeberger, SnowyMountain Photography

Justin Pfaff (Velobrew Racing) drops a consolation prize from a spectator after losing contact with the field on the notoriously difficult 'Cry Baby Hill' during the River Parks Criterium at Tulsa Tough. (Tulsa, OK)

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Photo by Nathan and Morleigh Schneeberger, SnowyMountain Photography

David Greif (Project Echelon Racing) grabs a consolation prize after losing contact with the peloton on the steep climb up Sherrod Road at the US Pro Road Race Championships.

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1- Matteo Zazzera, president of the IRD Squadra Corsa Team, teaches Aliù and Suleyman the basics of cycling mechanics. Ziguinchor, March 2019, Senegal.

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2- ‘’ Ride with a mission ’’ was a project that, through a fundraiser, provided drinking water in five Senegalese schools. In this photo, Riccardo Melandri, try one of the bikes that will be donated to the guys who work for Acra (Italian ONG) Ziguinchor, March 2019, Senegal.

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The last Lion of Flandres on visit to the Prologo head quarter.

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Dense brush stroke of cycling.

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The essence of the Cyclocross: suffering, rain, fatigue and mud.

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Photo by Mark Geary

I took this photo of young Australian rider, Chris Harper, as he prepared for the Aussie ITT National championship race, in January. He is focussed. This angle shows the tension of the moment.

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Photo by Mark Geary

I took this pic at the Australian National CX Round, on the Sunday after the CX Champs. It had rained all night. This pics is one of a sequence, which captured Belgian rider, Aron Hysman, leading his Masters race into this section. He found the deepest hole and came off the bike. This picture captures the moment the mud creature springs out and throws him off his path.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Young Griffin Knight flies through the muddy water at the CX National Series round at Sam Miranda. This pan shows the power he is applying. His face shows his determination to get through the mud, not knowing what the outcome will be.

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Photo by Mark Geary

The Agony and the Ecstacy! Brenton Jones celebrates his victory in the Elite Men's Crit at the Australian National Road Championships. Tristan Ward is incredulous, stuck in the throw to the line position he was in when Brenton got the line centimeters in front of him. Seeing and capturing these moments is what motivates me to take photos.

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Photo by Mark Geary

When Rohan Dennis won the 2018 World TT Championship, I was excited. I knew I would have the opportunity to get some shots of him in the rainbow jersey, at the 2019 Australian Road Nationals Time Trial. I was nervous that I might stuff it up. I didn't. This is one of the pictures I took. It shows Rohan's hands on the TT bars and a reflection of me in the awkward position beside the road that I had to adopt to get the shots I wanted. I rarely post 'selfies' to Instagram but this one made it.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

I was lucky enough to experience the World Championships in person for the first time this year. My highlight of the Men's Road Race was this Harrogate lady who had welcomed a group of Belgians onto her driveway where they'd set up a gazebo, barbecue and satellite TV. Meanwhile she was thoroughly enjoying her day with her World Championship pom-poms and matching umbrella to fend off the torrential rain! For me it represented the way that the Yorkshire people had embraced the event.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

"Jos! Jos! Jos! Jos! Jos!" Jos van Emden passes through Masham during the Men's Elite Individual Time Trial at this year's World Championships. The town's residents had decorated their shops and homes and were out in force to support the riders. On this corner a large group of school children were gathered and were being prompted who the next rider was, so that each of the competitors raced through the town to a chorus of their name being chanted. Truly memorable.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

The 2019 Tour of Britain ended with a sprint in Manchester city centre and the locals were out in force to support the race. When I arrived at the finish there were no viewing spots available so I positioned myself behind the timekeepers booth, where I didn't have line of sight but could hold my camera up to the window. I fired off a few shots as I heard the race pass and was able to capture the crowd's reactions as man of the moment Mathieu van der Poel sprinted to victory.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

Out of the shadows. Annemiek van Vlueten emerges to claim the longest solo victory of the World Championships. On a rare fine day in Yorkshire the Dutch team proved to be unstoppable, with van Vlueten attacking over 100km from the finish and none of her competitors coming close to catching her. A rider that had often helped teammates to victory in major championships, and who had tragically missed out on becoming Olympic Champion in 2016, finally had her well-deserved day in the sun.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

Hambleton Welcomes The World Ireland's Eddie Dunbar gets underway at the Time Trial World Championships in the Yorkshire district of Hambleton. Whilst the local authorities fully got behind the event, this isn't always an easy choice for them to make in difficult economic times. With fanfare and bunting juxtaposed with empty shops and deteriorating transport infrastructure, will investing in putting the area on the World stage show a return in the future?

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Photo by Chris Wallis

The oft used stereotype of Belgium is flat, exposed roads with fields stretching as far as the eye can see. Each spring the Pro's tackle the tree lined hills of the Ardenne and i like to capture something different to show that Belgium roads do go up.

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Photo by Chris Wallis

The roads of northern italy are beautiful and twisting even when they wind through the towns and villages. The closing races of the Italian season are a tour de force of falling leaves and last of the warmth and sunshine. Having only recce'd the start and the end of the course i chanced upon this spot with just enough time to capture the long line of the peloton basking in the autumn sunshine

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Photo by Chris Wallis

Riders in the mist...the hell of the south! Much like its' cousin the Hell of the North the riders will either be masked with wet grime or layered in dust. The end of this section of strada bianche kicked up so much dust that the race just vanished into it...somewhere in there is at least 2 more riders and 2 team cars..i just hope they could see more than i could

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Photo by Chris Wallis

In the heart of agricultural Italy i think this picture captures its essence. The foreground showing the greens and yellows of farming and the background showing the rolling hills of vineyards and olives groves.

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Photo by Chris Wallis

There's always a risk hanging round the podium, too far away and you see nothing...too close and you can end up smelling like a brewery. But sometimes its worth the risk as nothing says victory like the spray of something fizzy...Prosecco obviously...this isn't france after all

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Photo by Warren Haas

"This was harder than your usual effort." A group of four of us set out to ride a 200km gravel route this past summer only to have temperatures reach into the 30s throughout the day. The route took us through an Ontario conservation area, which gave our friend Pauline the chance to cool off before finishing out the ride.

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Photo by Warren Haas

The 2019 Elite Men's Pan Am race in Midland, ON featured a back-and-forth battle between Curtis White and Kerry Werner. Here White takes the lead up the longest run up of the day, but Werner would eventually move ahead for good on the last lap.

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Photo by Warren Haas

I love racing cyclocross not only for the challenge on the bike, but for the people it surrounds you with race after race. I like how this photo captures the good vibes and fun of the Toronto and Ontario CX community without featuring any actual bikes. Why is Noah on a banana phone? Because CX.

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Photo by Warren Haas

To me, this photo makes the full-throttle nature of cyclocross look perfectly calm and still. Despite riding over threshold towards the front of the race, I managed to capture Ryan halfway up a flyover where the light of the setting sun happened to land in a perfect spot.

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Photo by Warren Haas

This past cyclocross season, I tried to photograph as many races after my own as possible. It could be challenge to find interesting ways to frame shots when the faces of riders already offer such great expressions. Here I found a spot just behind local team Lantern Rouge's bike rack where I was able to capture one of their riders as he zoomed past.

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Photo by Greg Long

Mitch Flynn (Team Quon) competing in the 2011 Canberra Tour. The "Quon" are a bit of an institution in the Canberra cycling community and always appreciated coverage of their participation in the big events.

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Photo by Greg Long

Brendan Johnston is best known for his MTB exploits - lots of success in recent years (National XCM and XCO Champ, Cape-To-Cape, Port-to-Port, Pioneer NZ), but few know that he's contested many road races over the years. Here he is smashing it across Taylor's Bridge during the 2011 Tour of Bright TT.

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Photo by Greg Long

In what is thought to have been the then largest field, 60 riders contest the Open Women 2009 DBR Australia Junior and Women's Canberra Tour.

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Photo by David Gibson

I was waiting like a number of other fans outside the Team Ineos hotel one evening for the riders to return from the days challenge. Soigneur Diego Costa looked like he was taking some time out before the work began to prepare for the next day

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Photo by David Gibson

Winner of the Vuelta De Catalunya Davide Formilo powers up Montjuic

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Photo by David Gibson

Taken at the Vuelta De Catalunya Team Ineos rider Chris Froome had been in the wars earlier in the week and was battle scarred. Who would know that later in the year his legs would be a little more scarred than this

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Photo by John Braynard

A friend and I were doing a ride in the morning before we went to work. The fog had been over the city for a bit over week - so any chance to get above the cloud line was appreciated. Just as we rose above the fluffy mist the sun ripped through. It was stunning in person.

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Photo by John Braynard

I am so lucky to live just in arms reach of the mountains. This was a dead end road just off a popular route I ride. Sometimes the way goes to nowhere, but is still worth it.

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Photo by John Braynard

My girlfriend and I were riding on the south of France. A friend told us about a small road called Mont Vial. The day was overcast - yet windy. The sun and shade were racing across the entire landscape. It was spectacular.

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Photo by Chris Jallard

Muro di Sormano is a beast!!! A photographers delight with the designs and typography stencilled on the road but it's not your usual iconic climb - just a path not very wide, short in distance but it has a severe PUNCH. Averaging around 14% but ramps of >20% stop you in your tracks.

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Photo by Chris Jallard

Heading towards the summit of the Giau, Dolomites Italy

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Photo by Chris Jallard

The Dream - whether you are a climber or a descender froth over this gem and 'mind ride' the beautiful curves of the Grossglockner but don't get too distracted by the views.

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Photo by Steve Whiting

This was shot at Dirty Deeds CX, the home of CX racing in Melbourne. The rider Dillion is known to do some MvDP type things so I yelled out to him to get some lift....and he did!

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Photo by Steve Whiting

This was shot in Ballarat for their home CX race this season. This little spot was really fun to shoot; going down into the darkness with the red tape surrounding. Like a black hole!

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Photo by Steve Whiting

A mate of mine descending Annandale road out near Melbourne airport. The sky and light was amazing that night.

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Photo by Lawrence Bywater

I've always thought photography was an easy gig - until I got a camera in my hand. Timing is everything I suppose and this shot, with the riders just about to exit the tunnel, is one of my favourites. Not perfect, by any means! Taken through a tunnel in the Peak District National Park.

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Photo by Lawrence Bywater

Cycling, unlike other professional sports, is more nuanced, more complex. There are the conditions, the equipment, the course, the riders, the tactics. This rider was off the back of the peloton at the Tour Series in Redditch. One rider, one experience, one story from one race.

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Photo by Lawrence Bywater

Head to one side, grimacing, Freddie Scheske, rider for Vitus Pro Cycling, digs in during the Tour Series in Redditch. Whilst there's plenty I don't like about the shot, the pain etched on his face encapsulates what bike racing is all about.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

Cyclists up before dawn to ride Colorado's famous Triple ByPass ride: 110 miles from Evergreen (in the Denver suburbs) Colorado to Avon (near Vail) over three high mountain passes in the Northern Colorado Rockies.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

Cyclists make their way to the summit of Mount Evans on the highest paved road in North America, topping out over 14,100 feet in altitude, during the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hillclimb, near Idaho Springs, Colorado.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

2019 Colorado State Cyclocross championships, Parker, Colorado. Men's 50+ category--on a cold morning, a racer struggles up a steep and icy hill after three inches of new snow had fallen overnight.

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Photo by Melita Van Steel

Hold the wheel - one of the first lessons you learn about racing and one that'll never forget

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Photo by Melita Van Steel

Descending into the unknown. Travelling to new places, the ones you hear about from your friends and experiencing it all for yourself. Italian Dolomites

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Photo by Melita Van Steel

Race days. Sometimes you have it, sometimes you don't. King Valley, Victoria

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Photo by Iqbal Mansor

A rider sprints to take lead at Selangor Criterium race.

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Photo by Iqbal Mansor

In between the lines this panning shot i took of a cyclist during Cycling Selangor Criterium race.

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Photo by Gus Siilva

The whole cycling world watched live on TV as German Dario Gomez (Colombia) cried by the side of the road during the Junior Road Race in Yorkshire. 75 km later he made it to the finish line still wondering "what if".

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Photo by Gus Siilva

Yorkshire 2019 ITT - Rohan Dennis (Australia) warms up before riding to his second consecutive World Title.

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Photo by Gus Siilva

London Surrey Classic - It's always special when a Pro race comes to your city but it's even better when it goes pass your front door.

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Photo by Chance Barber

This young girls excitement and concentration watching the women's race was amazing! Intelligentsia Cup, Elmhurst IL

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Photo by Stuart Lessels

This photo was taken at a round of the Winter Series at Odd Down in Bath, UK. The circuit sits at the top of a hill so the races in the winter are often very windy, cold and wet. I’m trying capture the speed and competitiveness of racing while showing the contexts of the place it’s self, the fences that keep the riders safe from the public and the cones that help to mark the course and of course the conditions on a dull cold winters day.

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Photo by Stuart Lessels

An evening summer cyclocross race in Wiltshire, UK. I always spend time walking around a course trying to find the best places to be depending on the strength and the direction of the light. The race was set in the grounds of a large manor house so there were any number of interesting and historic backdrops to choose from. In the end, I chose a place where the tall grasses hid the narrow cycle tracks and the low summer sunlight up the riders and the beautiful setting.

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Photo by Stuart Lessels

I try and think about the context of shots so if someone who knew nothing about the event or situation could still have some understanding and empathy. Just looking at the rider's position on the bike and the face says it all. Most people will relate to the pain, the stinging legs and burning lungs trying to get to the line first.

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Photo by Martijn Pols

Shot this picture on a trip to Girona, the day we chose to do some offroad gravel roads and we kind of got lost in this awesome scenery...

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Photo by Martijn Pols

The European Track Championships came to The Netherlands last fall, my chance to finally see this great sport live and shoot some nice pics too...

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Photo by Martijn Pols

My first time on the Island Gran Canaria, looking down during a small break on my own ride and seeing a couple of downhillers flying through the valley beneath...

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Photo by David Peskens

Unsuspected I was invited to participate in the Eroica Montalcino, a gravel race through the hills of Tuscany on classic bikes. I borrowed a bike, rode the race myself with a camera on my back and photographed what I experienced. It was rainy and misty, perfect conditions to capture the heroic atmosphere.

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Photo by David Peskens

Unsuspected I was invited to participate in the Eroica Montalcino, a gravel race through the hills of Tuscany on classic bikes. I borrowed a bike, rode the race myself with a camera on my back and photographed what I experienced. It was rainy and misty, perfect conditions to capture the heroic atmosphere.

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Photo by David Peskens

Unsuspected I was invited to participate in the Eroica Montalcino, a gravel race through the hills of Tuscany on classic bikes. I borrowed a bike, rode the race myself with a camera on my back and photographed what I experienced. It was rainy and misty, perfect conditions to capture the heroic atmosphere.

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Photo by Matt Sullivan

A rider riding solo at the Noosa Criterium

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Photo by Matt Sullivan

Two riders racing head to head at the Noosa Criterium

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Photo by Matt Sullivan

All eyes on the breakaway riders at the Noosa Criterium with crowds lined up on the Garth Prowd bridge.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

"The agony of defeat." Just after the final sprint at the CX WC in Bogense I heard a shrill scream in the finishing area. Shooting amongst the craziness past the finishing line I saw french rider Marion Norbert-Riberolle burst into tears and collapse against the fence. She sobbed along the fence whilst her mother tried to comfort her from the other side.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

The Tremola San Gottardo on the final stage of the Tour de Suisse 2019. The Tremola is famous in Switzerland as one of the most beautiful cycling passes in the world. Cobbled, long, hard, and high it is revered by professional and amateur cyclists alike. I took several shots up this climb but this one gave the best viewpoint of its hairpin turns and the gaps in the riders racing up it.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

Hugh McCarthy on his way to victory on the final stage of the Tour de Suisse 2019. Jetting away off the gun, Hugh soloed all 3 giant mountain passes to win the Queen stage after a change in route course due to excessive snow. Here he is approaching one of the hairpins on the Nufenen Pass, the highest paved pass in Switzerland. Lots of snow in June!

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Photo by Benjamin Robinson

My brother at the end of his challenge about 330km loop with a positive elevation of 5000m. Challenge of 21 (Défi des 21) in Quebec, Canada (330 km and 5000m+).

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Photo by Greg Annandale

A rider of the inaugural "Further" race dismounts on one of the rockier sections of the climb leading up to the Port Du Rat; France's border with Andorra (Further 2019 was a 550km & 15,000m+ self-supported 3 day race across the Pyrenees). Shot with a Hasselblad Xpan on Ilford film.

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Photo by Greg Annandale

Emma Pooley, winner of the inaugural "Further" race, reaches the lake of Etang de Soulcem part way up the climb leading to the Port Du Rat (2540m); France's border with Andorra (Further 2019 was a 550km & 15,000m+ self-supported 3 day race across the Pyrenees). Shot on Fujifilm X-T2

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Photo by James York

This was a wild and windy day on Stage 3 of the Tour de Yorkshire. The climb up from Robin Hood's Bay is brutal and the break came up a minute before the main peloton. I shot the leaders from the roadside but had already scouted another vantage point to capture the peloton. I had to run across a farmer's field to get this wider shot with the Yorkshire coastline before running back up for more roadside shots.

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Photo by James York

Google Maps (and a bit of local knowledge) came in useful when looking for a more unusual location to shoot the Elite Men's TT at this year's World Championships. I tried a few different angles on earlier riders but decided on this side-on shot for Rohan Dennis, the stand-out favourite. It was difficult to compose and also keep the rider in focus at the same time but I was really happy with the result.

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Photo by James York

I moved around red-hot Pau all day (26,404 steps) and managed to shoot the top ten at the start before running round the course to get them at the end. The atmosphere on the final climb was amazing, the crowd going wild for Alaphilippe as he passed, then near silence as they listened for the result on the loud-speakers at the finish. I had climbed onto a large bin to get this shot, I didn't catch the announcement in French but I knew from the fans' reaction that Alaphilippe had taken the win.

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Photo by James York

This picture encapsulates what it means to be a cycling fan. Standing in the sun, all day on the side of a remote mountain road. Waiting for hours for a fleeting glimpse of the best riders in the world. It's a steady build of of anticipation, cars speeding past, police bikes, then the sound of the helicopters before you spot the riders a few switchbacks below. This was 3km from the finish on the Col du Tourmalet, a few minutes later the lead group were passing.

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Photo by James York

This picture encapsulates what it means to be a cycling fan. Standing in the sun, all day on the side of a remote mountain road. Waiting for hours for a fleeting glimpse of the best riders in the world. It's a steady build of of anticipation, cars speeding past, police bikes, then the sound of the helicopters before you spot the riders a few switchbacks below. This was 3km from the finish on the Col du Tourmalet, a few minutes later the lead group were passing.

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Photo by James York

This picture encapsulates what it means to be a cycling fan. Standing in the sun, all day on the side of a remote mountain road. Waiting for hours for a fleeting glimpse of the best riders in the world. It's a steady build of of anticipation, cars speeding past, police bikes, then the sound of the helicopters before you spot the riders a few switchbacks below. This was 3km from the finish on the Col du Tourmalet, a few minutes later the lead group were passing.

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Photo by Bohdan Lozytskyy

A friend asked to come and support him on a local race. While not racing myself I took a camera to test new lens as well. Being impudent enough I asked to ride in a support car in front of the women's group. When we reached the beautiful tunnel in the wood I've immediately asked to drop me off - I have literally split seconds to compose the shot. Didn't have much time so police car partly didn't get into the frame. But in the end I really like the end result.

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Photo by Bohdan Lozytskyy

While riding with a local club a guy lost his shades on the descent. I've stopped to pick them up but the main group rode forward so it took some time for me to get them. And after the turn I saw THAT cloud. It's the only shot I did that day, cause for some reason we decided not to go back. Got caught in the rain. Still maybe its better to ride "through" the cloud than trying to escape the nature.

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Photo by Bohdan Lozytskyy

A lovely path, a friend in a mood. Sometimes these things are enough to make a funny shot.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

Stairway to Heaven. Cyclocross is quite popular in the Netherlands, not in the least because of Mathieu van der Poel. His father, Adrie van der Poel, excelled also in CX-cycling, being a former world champion himself. One cyclocross race is named after him , the GP Adrie van der Poel. One of the hotspots in the track is the famous stairway. In this years women's race the leaders of the race are conquering the steps. Lucinda Brand, the later winner, is the first to reach the top.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

Passo Sella I In September I went to the Italian Dolomites to photograph some of the most prestigious mountainpasses. In 2017 I cycled the Sella Ronda, a circular circuit with 4 passes, a few times myself. It still is one of the best tours ever I undertook on the bike. And this year it was time to return, with camera equipment. The weather was rather bad unfortunately, with heavy rain, fog and even snow. But sometimes some opportunities presented themselves; in this photo in between showers.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

Passo Sella II When I was in the Italian Dolimites this year, the weather was really bad: heavy rain, fog and even snowfall on the Passo Sella. Cars were creeping by, avoiding skidding of the tarmac. To my surprise suddenly a lone biker appeared. He was very cheerful and enjoying the white wonder world. After a short chat, he went off again, singing happily.

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Photo by Toshiki Sato

This photo was taken during a gravel event in Nobeyama, Japan this year. It was more of a fun ride with my friends. The course and the company was perfect and this "imperfect" weather only made it better.

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Photo by Toshiki Sato

Right after the riders cross the finish line of a cyclocross race, there is this unique mixture of excitement, relief, and joy. I tried to capture is with this photo.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

This year my wife and I became very fond of gravel cycling. During our holidays in France we made many exciting, and sometimes very hard, tours. While we were camping in the Morvan region, next to the campsite was a lake with a long footbridge. It just begged to be photographed with the drone.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

Fortunately I live quite close to a really nice nature reserve. Over there the opportunities for gravel cycling are absolutely excellent. During one of my trips I found this narrow gravel road. A few days later I came back, with drone, gravel bike and my wife and her gravel bike.

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Photo by Wilco Dragt

The blooming heather this year was absolutely breath taking, against all expectations. I went out many times with gravel bike and drone.

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

Taken in November during a self supported bike trip in New Zealand southern island. After 5 days of bad and cold weather it suddenly became hot. Here my friend Simone having a break under a burning sun.

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

Same bike trip, it was not easy in a such wild land to get food and water. Planning shopping time was crucial for having enough to eat and drink every night.

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

First day on the trip, taken on the gravel road near Moke Lake, Simone just can't hide his joy of being in such a beautiful place.

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Photo by Roberto Politi

Since I was bored with the usual main roads I would ride, I got un-bored when I started looking at my city, Rome, with different eyes. I'm fond of the cobbled classics and I found my joy in riding the Appian Way over these very ancient cobbles.

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Photo by An Ha

Charm City Cross 2019: Always forward

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Photo by An Ha

Charm City Cross 2019: 3 Is the loneliest number

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Photo by An Ha

DCCX 2019: Send it and don't look back!

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Focus before the frenzy

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Flying through the barriers

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Photo by Emily Alexander

The way is through

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Skilled, helpful hands make quick work of bike problems

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Photo by Emily Alexander

An appropriate movie-set feel for a bike race through Lala Land (TOC 2019)

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Photo by Emily Alexander

On the attack

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Photo by Emily Alexander

A little bit of self-defense

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Over the barriers, into the light

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Photo by Emily Alexander

The feeling at the end of the race

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

On a hot thursday in the office three colleagues had the spontaneous idea to pack our sleepingbags and go for an expanded afterworkride into the weekend the next day. Due to family obligations our goal was to ride 150km, sleep one night in the woods and going back home by train to be with our families for breakfast at 9.30am on saturday. I slung my camera over my shoulders and went. This was one of the best days of 2019. Less than 16h felt like a 10days holidays. Highly recommended:)

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

It was a cold but sunny day in late winter. The sun created a great light in the woods while I was on a gravel ride. Sometimes I take my camera with me trying to capture the feeling and sensation I have whilst riding. Therefore I developed a technique to photograh myself with vintage lenses on my Fuji. For me the photo is a great expression of how powerfull I feel inside despite beeing outside alone in the cold.

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

Autum-Ride in the Black Forest. Shadly and lominous at once. // Photo taken by myself with a very old Nikon lens adapted to a Fuji.

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Photo by Chenthil Mohan

This junior cyclist was absolutely ecstatic in outsprinting his opponents at the just-concluded Indian Road Nationals in the middle of a desert, amongst piss pouring rains.

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Photo by Chenthil Mohan

While covering Paris-Brest-Paris, the power of sleep or lack thereof formed a powerful background for this insane feat of human endurance. 1200kms in under 90 hours. It was beyond the human to see people push themselves to a 90-hour jaunt with literally no sleep through biting cold nights, harsh winds, never-ending rolling terrain and sharp sunny days. For 90 Hours! Here the randonneurs are cycling through the misty morning as they wait for the sun to come out to warm their frozen self.

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Photo by Chenthil Mohan

A 300km out and back brevet on a boring highway in India with a 40-hour time limit to finish. It sounded rather simple. The riders were battling a torrential downpour with intermittent thunderstorms. As the saying goes, Randonneurs are in it for the ride and not the race!

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Photo by Florent Malézieux

I started following women cycling a few years ago, and I found their style of racing very exciting: there is a lot of engagement and their bike handling skill is exceptional. Here, Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-SCOTT) descent the Berry Mountain during her time back in Australia. The trajectory was perfect (outside, apex, outside) and the speed very impressive!

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Photo by Florent Malézieux

Pro cycling is great, but what is even better is when the passion for the sport is shared. Here, cycling commentator Matthew Keenan put some lycra on to share a ride with pro-cyclist Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-SCOTT). Being on a bike quite often, Matt has then a great understanding of what it takes to be performant at the highest level.

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Photo by Florent Malézieux

Every Tuesday night during summer, criterium racing is on at Heffron Park in Sydney (Australia). There are three grades, and even if the A graders usually offer the best show, they don't always win the race (it is a handicap race). I though I would enter this photo as these riders are at the base of the pyramid of the sport: they love cycling, they race hard every week and sometimes, when one of them is very good enough, they make it to the pro peloton.

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Photo by Daniel Vazquez Ambroa

you and the road, this pic was taken during the long distance WC Multisport on Pontevedra

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Photo by Daniel Vazquez Ambroa

Cold Cyclocross mornings on the nationals of Spain, But first a coffee

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Photo by Daniel Vazquez Ambroa

Try to catch the Train... you can see it

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Photo by Daniel Vazquez Ambroa

Carlos Canal wins the national champs at home. That moment..feel the victory

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Photo by Daniel Vazquez Ambroa

This is a story of overcoming. The man in the photo is Borja's father, a boy with a down syndrome who has just finished the national championships representing his community with the public and friends on the other side of the fence demonstrating that there are no barriers in the sport. this is the cx family

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

feeling small at Grosse Scheidegg pass in Switzerland.

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Photo by Hugh McManus

A friend of mine, who runs Volta Pro Tours, asked me to come to Portugal and photograph his Women's Grand Tour, an all female cycling holiday with accompanying pro riders from the Storey Racing Team. It was a chance in a lifetime for the women to ride and chat with Dame Sarah Storey, resplendent this year in her World Champs Kit! This shot was taken of the two Sarahs' about to enter the walled castle atop the town of Estremoz, a steep detour for the ladies but worth it for the photo opportunity!

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Photo by Hugh McManus

A home World Championships will be a magnet for any pro rider and Yorkshire certainly was that for local Lizzie Deignan. On her comeback to the womens pro peloton after becoming a mother for the first time, this years championships certainly were going to be a tough ask for Lizzie. To say she embraced the challenge was an understatement and a tough chase eventually proved futile but most certainly courageous, making me proud to capture her intense effort as she passed through Harrogate.

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Photo by Hugh McManus

Always a crowd favourite, and you can see why! The majority of the photographers had left to chase stage winner MVDP whilst I stayed by the finish to witness Mark Cavendish high 5'ing the many fans waiting at the side of the finish schute. The closeness and engagement of the riders is what sets professional cycling apart from many other sports. When one of the worlds best cyclists offers his hand who wouldn't want to reach out to him?

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Photo by Paul Lawton

Michael Schär of the Swiss team makes his way back to the team bus after pulling out of the men's elite road race at Yorkshire 2019. The huge crowds coupled with the constant rain caused the ground to turn to a mud bath; the fan zone in Harrogate being closed throughout the day as a result. Out of the 195 riders who started the race only 46 finished.

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Photo by Paul Lawton

Two riders hit out during the final kilometres of Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain. As is so often the case in smaller stage races, the Pro Continental and Continental teams set a challenge for the main contenders of the WorldTour teams to chase. In this case, neither were successful as Team Jumbo-Visma chased them down to set up Dylan Groenewegen for the win. The riders are seen crossing a new Bascule bridge in Birkenhead docks with the Liverpool skyline in the background.

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Photo by Paul Lawton

A rider takes on the Monsal Hill Climb near Buxton, Derbyshire. 2019 was the hill climb's 89th edition, with the event dating all the way back to 1930. Monsal is considered one of the major events in the UK hill climbing calendar thanks to its history and heritage.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

In November I bike-packed with my mate Andrew from Auckland to Christchurch. Here Andrew descends the last gravel section into the Blenheim, first day on the South Island.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

In April I cycled the Mawson Trail into Central South Australia. Great scenery and great people. This is Simon and his dad whom I rode with for a while.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

This was a special day. Bike-packing through the Tongariro World Heritage Area.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

After the finish. This is French junior rider Amandine Fouquenet. She just finished the last stage of the junior edition of the 2019 Healthy Ageing Tour in The Netherlands. She sat down against the barriers after a fierce bunch sprint. She's tired, probably sore, but the hard race is over.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

Nicole Steigenga during the Gouden Pijl in Emmen (NL). It's august. The Tour de France is done. It's time for the kermesse's in Belgium and The Netherlands. For the elite men it's a way to show off their jersey's to the public. It's a parade, but not for the elite women. As Nicole Steigenga, they attack every corner, sprint for every bonus, and treat the public some fierce racing. These criterium races are serious business.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

Irene Gerritsen at the national cyclocross race in Rhenen (NL). Irene and her mechanic put up a black tent to keep dry and warm. The sun stood low and peaked into the tent and lit up the concentrated face of Irene warming up while listening to some tunes.

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Photo by Stephen Fitzgerald

This fall I rode from the Oregon coast to Vancouver, Washington on an all day solo ride. I wasn't familiar with the roads so I let the mapping software make the route for me. As I crossed the Coast Range the route took me off of paved roads and sent me up remote logging roads. The roads did not match the map and soon I was all but lost on un-mapped doubletracks through incredible forests. Being lost slowed the ride by a few hours but those were my favorite hours of the day.

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Photo by Stephen Fitzgerald

Everything I heard about Sea Otter Classic suggested that it was more or less an adrenaline fueled mountain bike festival. I was completely amazed to find that within a mile of the mayhem of the show was an endless network of singletrack trails and gravel roads flowing through verdant, foggy hills. Each day we were able to escape the chaos of the expo for a few hours of meditative paradise.

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Photo by Stephen Fitzgerald

I've never seen an avalanche, but this summer I had the amazing experience of riding through the remains of one first hand. Nature's power is awe inspiring. Trees over a meter thick weren't just snapped in half, they were chopped into tiny pieces with their cross sections on full display. In places the slide was well over 10m deep. A canyon had been cut through the slide by an excavator, and from that our vantage point was made possible.

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Photo by Marco Loman

Janneke Ensing, Team Sunweb right after the finish after a very hard, cold and though race. Ronde van Drenthe, The Netherlands - UCI Women's World Tour 2019.

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Photo by Marco Loman

The Women's peloton up the new Col du Vam, during the UCI Women's World Tour 2019 - Ronde van Drenthe, The Netherlands. The Col du Vam is the highest hill in the state of Drenthe, with 4500cm, and climbs upto 15%.

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Photo by Marco Loman

Marta Bastianelli - Team Virtu Cycling, winner of the Ronde van Drenthe 2019, UCI Women's World Tour 2019. The race was cold, hard, windy and muddy. This is Marta right after the finish.

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Photo by Marco Loman

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado - Team Corendon Circus, soaking up her victory right before the podium ceremony in the Telenet Superprestige race at Gieten 2019, The Netherlands

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Photo by Marco Loman

Second placed and current WorldChampion Sanne Cant, after a very hard race with Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado during the Telenet Superprestige race at Gieten, The Netherlands, the sign of the youth is coming.

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Photo by Marco Loman

The Youth has the Future, and the Future is here. Upcoming star in the cyclocross world, and son of Sven Nys, Thibau Nys, right after the podium ceremony at the Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross in Gieten 2019, The Netherlands

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Photo by Khue Cai

Overheard at a Tracklocross race in Los Angeles: "Wanna do a Le Mans-style start?" (pause) "Sure, fuck it."

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

Sometimes even the best need a helping hand... Mathieu van der Poel’s face and body language reflect both the intensity of the day and the despair at the final outcome. UCI World Champions Harrogate UK

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

Checking out the competition... Mathieu van der Poel leads the peloton through the rain. A day when even the strong men were beaten.

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

Not the way to start your season... Joe Pidcock unclips and loses control in front of the charging pack. Round 1 British National Series Cyclocross Derby UK

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Photo by Ron

Morning training ride in New jersey. Photographed myself using the interval timer on my camera.

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Photo by Ron

Women Cat 1/2/3 at Sly Fox Cross in PA. I Walked to hill across from the course and photographed the women as the battled to run and ride to the top of the Fox Hole as spectators heckled.

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Photo by Ron

CRCA ROKA Grant's Tomb Criterium on a cold March Morning. Photo taken from Sakura Park as riders came down Claremont Ave in front of the Union Theological Seminary.

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Photo by Dewi Owen

This was the moment when Mathieu Van Der poll was dropped after pushing hard at the front in Harrogate during Yorkshire 2019.

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Photo by Dewi Owen

Phillip Gilbert was a favourite at the start of Yorkshire 2019, but found himself having to chase the front pack from early on. This was him and his quickstep team mate, Bob Jungles going full gas! A couple of minutes later, Gilbert crashed - his race was over....

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Photo by Dewi Owen

'no shirt weather' - the sports big hitters going all in! Whilst editing, I noticed the guy with no shirt who was pointing right at me...

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Photo by Tom Reynolds

2017 World Freestyle BMX champion Logan Martin at a local bowl in Adelaide in January 2019. Arrived unannounced with (future) 2019 World Champion Brandon Loupos. The locals were *very* impressed.

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Photo by Tom Reynolds

He doesn't know it at this point, but later in 2019 Brandon Loupos would be crowned world champion in freestyle BMX. The local lad in the background is already hailing the future champion when I took this pic at a local skate bow in Adelaide during the TDU.

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Photo by Tom Reynolds

I've never met a more grounded and level headed World Champion than Steph Morton. Here she is just quietly changing her gearing between sessions including adding links to her chain. No fuss, no demands... all class.

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Photo by Lukáš Ronald Lukács

Hi, I am Lukáš. As you may know from the previous year, I am suffering from GAD and also social anxiety disorder. And this year, it gets so much worse and it the last few weeks, I am not able to move from my house. But before that, I was able to go at least outside, but not so far. So I had to be creative. So I waited until the full moon will appear and my adventure has started. And on the photo, I decided to do a one-hand wheelie, because I wanted to enjoy that moment as much as I could.

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Photo by Lukáš Ronald Lukács

I love cycling in the night. Empty roads and generally the calm in the city. When it gets dark, cyclists get their bikes back to their houses and for them, the adventure stops. But for me, mainly it just starts. Although I am not able to go that fast on the bike now, but on the photo, I wanted to show myself riding as fast as I can. And when I am cycling, I am always smiling.

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Photo by Lukáš Ronald Lukács

In the last few weeks, I was not able to go outside. But my passion for cycling was bigger. After a long preparation, I just made one lap around my house and felt totally exhausted on the ground. I had to take my bike back home in tears. So if you are going for a ride, enjoy the fresh air, the beautiful sceneries. When the next time you will be on the bike, just stop, close your eyes, take a deep breath and enjoy the moment. Oh, how lucky you are. I hope I will experience this also one day.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Returning to Alpe d'Huez after a 16 year gap, my wife and I challenged ourselves to complete the climb. Both of us the wrong side of 60 but determined to once again summit. This image is my wife Marian climbing away from bend 21 on what was to prove a very rewarding day.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Returning to Alpe d'Huez after a 16 year gap, my wife and I challenged ourselves to complete the climb. Both of us the wrong side of 60 but determined to once again summit. This image is my wife Marian riding through the famous bend 3 on her way to the finish.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Returning to Mont Ventoux after a 16 year gap, my wife and I challenged ourselves to complete the climb. Both of us the wrong side of 60 but determined to once again summit. This image is my wife Marian climbing the last kilometer through the snow poles.

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Photo by Wouter Hoogenboom

This photo was taken on an early summer morning in Central Park, New York City, during one of the local bicycle races. Watching the sunrise and racers cut through the morning light is just magical.

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Photo by Wouter Hoogenboom

After periods of rain, huge puddles of water accumulate at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn that is occasionally used for bicycle racing. For the racers, the water may be nuisance, but for the photographer it is a gift.

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Photo by Wouter Hoogenboom

This photo was taken at the Bear Mountain Classic bicycle race upstate New York. Racers descent at high speed before they hit this hard 180-degree turn leading up to the base of a new climb. Without the highest level of concentration, timing and skills, the rider will miss the turn and go off-road, which happens almost every time. For this reason, taking this photo is not without risk, but I had to capture this unique angle at least once.

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Photo by Bruce Wilson

NZ Track coach giving instructions to his riders in the Team Sprint at the UCI World Cup in Brisbane's Anna Mears Velodrome

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Sequence photo of rider on Hardknott Pass during the Fred Whitton Challenge sportive in the beautiful English Lake District. Hardknott pass comes after 90 miles of effort and features inclines of 33%.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

My wife Marian on the private toll road that leads up to the Troll Wall mountain range in Romsdal, Norway. A short ride out from Andalsnes leads to the private road, cyclists go free on the 8 mile climb. It starts with pristine tarmac and gradually gives way to a gravel road in the last kilometers.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

A sequence shot of my wife descending to Sognefjord in Norway. A dream cycling day with my best friend.

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

The Emosson dam above Finhaut (Switzerland), just beyond the finish of a 2016 Tour de France stage won by Ilnur Zakarin

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

The Emosson dam in Switzerland is well known, having hosted a Tour de France stage finish in 2016. But you can keep riding and head to the Vieux Emosson lake. It comes with a price: 18% for 1.5km

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Scouting gravel roads in the beautiful region of Graubünden in Switerland. This one's a keeper

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Gravel biking above my home town of Gryon, Switzerland with the mighty Grand Muveran in the background

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Just another lunch ride with my friend Luca above our home town of Gryon, Switzerland. Yes, we are lucky bastards

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Spring riding in my home region of the Alpes vaudoises, Switzerland

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

I rode the Torino-Nice Rally with my wife in September. This image was shot in our favorite section called Little Peru in Piemonte

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

My wife Lillie on her way to the Colle di Tenda during the Torino-Nice Rally

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Mont Ventoux. Almost there...

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Photo by Richard Kumar

My first time watching track racing. The atmosphere was as powerful as the racing.

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Photo by Richard Kumar

My first time watching Brisbane track cycling, strong racing and the atmosphere was electric.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Beautiful cycling day along the coastline of Andoya in Vesteralen. This is the road to Andennes that is a narrow ribbon of tarmac between the ocean and the imposing mountains of the Lofoten Islands. Cycling in Norway at its best.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

The dramatic landscape of the Lofoten Islands on the road to Nusfjord. Taken from the crest of a hill as my wife Marian makes her way through the pass.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

Lovely autumnal afternoon sunshine as we cycled through the deserted lanes around San Rémy-de-Provence.

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Photo by Michael ward

Taken amongst the hustle and bustle of Harrogate during the world's. This was actually my view of the race. Take on tippy toes with a telephoto lens.

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Photo by Michael ward

I got to Harrogate, wrapped up, because mother nature decided it was going to be a wet one. I had a quick walk round the spectator area and these lads were on form even in the damp and squally weather. This shot was more luck than anything as I hadn't got suitable settings on the camera for fast action, due to the overcast weather.

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Photo by Michael ward

Contrast.... The women's road championships were in bright warm sunshine. The crowds were eager and very supportive with colours of the rainbow (stripes). I had a very comfy bunch of weeds to sit on while I watched and took some photos. Loved this weekend, once in a lifetime opportunity to see the world's best.

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Photo by Simon Edwards

This shot was taken during the mens elite race of Rnd 4 of the British National Trophy at Ardingly in West Sussex. I'd been working at the event on a CX sportive and we finished up in time to watch the final race of the weekend. The sun shone after what had been a very wet weekend and was perfect to get some great shots. I had been snapping away when I turned round and saw how the light was falling behind me. I knew I probably had captured something that was going to be worth shouting about.

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Photo by Simon Edwards

This was taken during the annual hill climb time trial of my local club the Crawley Wheelers. Hill climbs are something particular to the UK grass roots cycling scene and this shot was taken as the last rider made their way up the hill on a late summers evening.

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Photo by Simon Edwards

It might be an odd way to spend part of your birthday to some, but with opportunities to photograph at cycling races few and far between for me this year, I headed down to Brighton's Preston Park with my camera to Rnd 7 of the London X League. I wanted to play around with some slow shutter speed shots. Again the sun shone in late October and this was the pick of the bunch.

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Photo by Joey Scott

A group of us rode to the top of Mt. Wilson via Angeles Crest Highway. We found ourselves 5000ft above Los Angeles and among the clouds that were beginning to wrap themselves around the San Gabriel Mountains. On a clear day you can look out and see the entirety of Los Angeles stretch out into the horizon. This day we could barely see 5ft in front of us and the temperature was 35 degrees, a 30 degree difference than when we started just hours earlier in the sun and warmth.

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Photo by Joey Scott

A group of us rode to the top of Mt. Wilson via Angeles Crest Highway. We found ourselves 5000ft above Los Angeles and among the clouds that were beginning to wrap themselves around the San Gabriel Mountains. On a clear day you can look out and see the entirety of Los Angeles stretch out into the horizon. On this day we could barely see 5ft in front of us and weather had gone from warm and sunny to cold and damp.

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Photo by Joey Scott

Glendora Mountain Road was closed to cars over the spring and summer due to extreme fire weather. To celebrate my birthday we decided to hop the gates and enjoy having the scenic mountain road all to ourselves.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

This was my favorite moment of 2019. The view of Eiger and Mönch. The feeling of accomplishment just long enough before the anticipation of the coming decent took over and I pressed on.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

Local gravel loop around the German medieval castle Hohenzollern, seen here in the background. In late October when the trees still have a few leaves and the sun stays low on the horizon, there is amazing light and color to play with.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

This image tries to capture the feeling of how small you feel when climbing up the Grosse Scheidegg in Switzerland. It's even harder to climb when you feel like the mountains are scrutinising your every move. You feel humbled and honored at the same time. You don't want to let them down.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Elena Cecchini taking a short moment to concentrate in the hectic before the start of the Team Time Trial in Vårgårda

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Riejanne Markus of CCC-Liv (and Sockeloen) making sure her aero socks are on point, just before the Team Time Trial in Vårgårda

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

The finish of the road race in Vårgårda. Marta Bastianelli won by a hair in front of Marianne Vos. In the foreground, brother and pro photog Anton Vos is stepping aside. In the background riders are still sprinting for places and UCI points.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

The photo was taken during Rapha Women's 100 Taipei ride. I was trying to capture a typical city scene of Taipei. Luckily a signature item, which is the yellow Taxi was right next to the cyclists while they riding pass through a street block when I click the shutter.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

River side cycling path is very well constructed in Taipei. It was a weekend cycling event and the riders were riding cross the Tam-Sui River on a bridge that's typically built for bicycles.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

The photo was taken during Rapha Prestige Taipei. A group of cyclists riding through one of the most famous night market - Raohe Night Market in Taipei. It was about 6:30 in the morning, and the night market was extremely quiet without a single vendor on the street. All we can hear was the loud bicycle chain sound.

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Dominik Röber, one of the young talents of P&S Metalltechnik, a German Continental Team with amazing team spirit that fought its way to participate in the Deutschland Tour 2019. We followed the team this year on their journey.

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Paula Leonhardt wins the junior women's points race at the German Track National Championships 2019. The Finals Berlin are worth a visit, a variety of different sports celebrate their national finals together at one weekend.

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"Twenty four and there's so much more..." to come for Mathieu van der Poel, he did not win the Münsterland Giro 2019 but he was still full of energy.

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Jonas Rutsch at the German National Road Race Championships 2019 on a motor racing circuit in scorching heat. Jonas was one of the best young German talents in 2019 and will be joining EF Education First Pro Cycling in 2020.

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Cyclocross is growing in Germany and there are a lot of young talents like Larissa Luttuschka, who won an elite women's CX race in Chemnitz, Germany 2019.

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Wout Van Aert after Paris-Roubaix 2019, comforted by his teammates. We love this image because of the compassion it carries.

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Photo by Sheldon Thompson

One of the biggest things I heard about The Sea Otter Classic was "You will never ride your bike." I refused to accept that. Commuting to and from the event made it all the more fun. One of the mornings in we got lost and stumbled across this spot. It was one of the best rides we had at Sea Otter and I am so happy we got "lost".

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Photo by Sheldon Thompson

Walk your donkey. It's a common theme for us. A week in the San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado pushed that phrase to the next level. This was my first real trip with the Rodeo crew, as well as my first for this type of riding. Pushing bikes is small compared to the limits you push mentally and physically. This was by far some of the hardest riding I have ever done. It was also the most rewarding. Getting to spend these moments with friends new and old made them so much more enjoyable.

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Photo by Sheldon Thompson

One of our last days in Silverton Colorado. We spent it like the others, Climbing all day and trying to out run the storms. You fall into a grove and forget to look around when you are working so hard not to fall over. Stopping to catch my breath I turned around to this view. It was so amazing and really made me appreciate what I was getting the chance to do. Riding bikes with friends in such a rugged environment. It doesn't get better.

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Photo by Dan Singer

The Lafayette Deluge, The rain kept coming but so did the races.

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Photo by Dan Singer

Entering turn four for the win.

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Photo by Jenna Leigh

We owe the mountains our respect, and some days, they choose to remind us of that. The trade-off for climbing the highest, most exposed and most spectacular peaks is being at the mercy of the weather. Just as we crested the Col du Galibier, a monumental storm engulfed the mountain, leaving us searching for plastic bags to wrap around our feet and shivering so violently we could barely keep our handlebars straight.

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Photo by Jenna Leigh

Maybe we love cycling because, at its best, it’s a glorious mixture of emotions – fear, doubt, pain, elation, awe – that can occur in a single ride. I may have shed some actual tears here on Gran Canaria’s GC-606, colloquially known to cyclists as the Valley of the Tears.

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Photo by Jenna Leigh

The first time I cycled in Europe, it was along this road. And now, despite of the tens of thousands of kilometers and great mountain passes that have come after it, Mallorca’s Cap de Formentor remains one of my favourite stretches of road.

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Photo by Hagen Bender

This was a highlight during a bike-packing trip from west to east across the Pyrenees. To avoid bad weather on the northern side of the mountain range, we decided to continue riding through sunny Spain and take a pass to France further east than initially planned. Our plan B brought us into France via the Port de Boucharo, going up to 2270 m a.s.l. (155 m higher than the Tourmalet). This route is a hiking path on the Spanish side, which meant that we pushed and carried our bikes for three hours.

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Photo by Hagen Bender

Riding on the frozen lake Båven in Sweden. The Scandinavian winter tempted us to do this unconventional shortcut across the lake.

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Photo by Anthony Robson

A junior rider in a Scottish cyclocross event tries valiantly to clean some of the mess off her bike in a puddle. This had been a particularly muddy edition of the Callendar Park event, with a huge number of riders (myself included) taking tumbles. The last thing on my mind post-race was cleaning up the bike - I'll put this down to the enthusiasm of youth...

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Photo by Anthony Robson

Craig Hardie is something of a cycling behemoth in Scotland, though his diminutive stature belies his remarkable ability. A former Scottish MTB XC series winner and champion in 1994, he's also won the Scottish cyclocross series and championships, has won numerous grass track events at Highland Games around the country, and for the last couple of years has also been making a name in cycle speedway. This shot is from a cross event at Rouken Glen in early 2019.

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Photo by Anthony Robson

Harry McGarvie is an excellent young cycling talent, taking the 2018/19 Scottish junior cyclocross series. For 2019/20 that talent has been making itself known in the senior ranks, where he has slotted in as a contender with barely a flicker.

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Photo by Anthony Robson

The first races of the season always have an optimistic feel to them. Even if, like on this day in Callendar Park, the heavens had opened in the days before, turning almost the entire course into a quagmire. Still the racers would round the turn, where I was marshalling, with smiles on their faces. For the most part at least. Or maybe it was pain.

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Photo by Anthony Robson

Riding in Scotland does afford you some amazing backdrops, and here at Knockburn Loch, in Aberdeenshire, the hills provide not only that undoubted beauty, but a chance for any clouds in the vicinity to gather - before descending unexpectedly. The riders by this point were well strung out on one of the longest courses of the season, these looping zig-zags offering the only opportunity to see who, and if, you were catching.

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Photo by Anthony Robson

Whenever I go to cross races I'm almost as excited by thinking about what I can photograph, as I am about racing. And while shooting through the rain and wind can give a feel for the brutality of the sport, on a clear and sunny day I can break out into the open, and find out just how everyone is feeling. And you know someone is giving it their all when they can't even grab a moment to wipe the snot from their nose. Forget pain face. Snot face is a truer representation of effort.

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Photo by Bob Cullinan

Bardiani–CSF racer Paolo Simion grimaces in pain after a late-race crash before the finish of Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia in Modena.

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Photo by Bob Cullinan

The gaggle of photographers crowd together just past the finish line of Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia in Modena.

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Photo by Bob Cullinan

Race winner Arnaud Demare (Groupama–FDJ) bangs with Italian champion Elia Viviani (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) at the finish of Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia in Modena.

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Photo by Bob Cullinan

Italian racer Dario Cataldo (Astana) reaches out to touch the fans after winning Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia in Como.

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Photo by Bob Cullinan

Dario Cataldo's dog Frizzy tries to eat his master's victory bouquet after Cataldo's victory in Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia in Como.

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Photo by Eryn Donnelly

This was taken on a local Colorado climb. As we went up, there was more and more frost and fog. It felt surreal.

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Photo by Eryn Donnelly

This was taken on chilly spring gravel ride near the foothills. The sun was out and the views were beautiful.

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Photo by Eryn Donnelly

Not much of a story, just enjoying one of our favorite gravel roads near Boulder.

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Photo by Eryn Donnelly

It was a brisk summer morning climbing the road up a 14er (14,000+ foot peak) in Colorado. My husband is pictured, and he had ridden about 40 miles from our house to get to this point, which is where the climb really picks up.

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Photo by Eryn Donnelly

This was taken at a local cyclocross race on a dusty fall morning.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

This photo was taken during the 2019 Rapha City Prestige event. A group of cyclist was riding pass me while Taipei city's iconic building "Taipei 101" was behind them as background. I wanted to capture the moment that can easily represent where I am to share my passion towards cycling with cyclists around the world.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

My wife rarely do any exercise before and she started riding with me couple of years ago. She fell in love with cycling since then. I love this photo shows that everything is cohesively existing in this city. people, cars, cyclists, building blocks and etc...

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

A group of cyclist riding pass the temple Songshan Ciyou Temple, one of the largest amongst over twelve thousand temples in Taiwan.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

It was in one of the Rapha's Prestige event. A male cyclist was supporting a female teammate on a steep climbing route.

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Photo by Ethan Chiang

Taipei city in Taiwan is surrounded by mountains, it's relatively easy to find a climbing route for cyclist. You can either go with a group of cyclists for a long ride, or you can just find a 1 hour climb nearby. That's why people call this city the paradise of cycling.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

I love watching my friends compete! This pic is of my dear friend Christie in one of her first CX races in Beechworth.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Beechworth caravan park converts to CX race course! My friend Maria enjoying the one downhill section

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Photo by Joanne Turner

One of the things I love about cycling is seeing the countryside change with the seasons. Stanley, in NE Victoria is always a highlight during autumn.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Cycling doesn't always have to be extreme. Sometimes its just riding on the rail trail with your bestie to debrief on the week that was.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Riders making their way across the causeway during Beechworth's CX race.

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Photo by Barry Meehan

The Dawn Raiders training rides start at 6am all year round. They train hard but enjoy each other’s company and their surroundings too. This photo was taken after a puncture stop on the climb of The Nire which was on part of the route of The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford

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Photo by Barry Meehan

Sean Kelly and Phil Liggett in Sean Kelly square at the start of The FESP Make a Wish Sean Kelly time trial where Sean raced the route of one of his most famous victories in the Nissan Classic for the first time since 1985

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Photo by Barry Meehan

Getting my first gravel bike has felt like being a teenager all over again. Here I am well off the beaten track heading into the hills overlooking my home town.

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Photo by Greg Bethmann

This series of three images is from a bike trip to Iceland with 3 other folks. It was grueling but the views were amazing.

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Photo by Greg Bethmann

This series of three images is from a bike trip to Iceland with 3 other folks. It was grueling but the views were amazing. Here are two of the riders making way.

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Photo by Greg Bethmann

Stand up pee break for two. This series of three images is from a bike trip to Iceland with 3 other folks. It was grueling but the views were amazing.

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Photo by Greg Bethmann

Partners in crime. My friends holding hands on a bike trip in Iceland while grinding it out on the rough roads.

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Photo by Mark Geary

CX MUD! Adam Blazevic gets through the mud of Fields of Joy at Broadford, during the Aussie CX Season. My 11yo son, Roy, took this pic. This pic shows Adam covered in mud, stepping through an unrideable section. The mud is always welcome during the CX season, the dust is just not what CX is about.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Madison wave. Josie Talbot 'waves' Ruby Roseman-Gannon on during the Victorian Madison Champs. This pan shot captures the moment that Ruby has hit speed and Josie has still got her hand in the air. They went on to win the race.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Hot in the city! Ryan Mullen had just finished the final stage of the HeraldSun Tour, on a hot Sunday afternoon in Melbourne. I took this pic as he recovered at the end of a hot Australian Summer of racing.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Light and shade. Tommy Chapman rides down a dusty hill in the sunshine, as the clouds are moody in the background. I love the contrast in colours here. Aussie cyclocross can be dusty or muddy - this was an early season dusty race at Fields of Joy, Broadford, near Melbourne.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Speed demon! Dan Tattersall speeds through the mud at the CX National Series round at Sam Miranda Winery. Dan handles the bike so well, it is a joy to watch him in action and makes for great photos.

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Photo by Celine Hoogenboom

Despite torrential rain and flooded roads (water seemed to come from ALL directions), competition was as fierce as can be. Photo taken at the CRCA Orchard Beach Criterium in the Bronx, New York City.

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Photo by Celine Hoogenboom

As part of the Star Track Youth Cycling Program (@startracknyc) - a free urban outreach program created to teach NYC area kids (many from under-resourced areas of the city) the fundamentals, joys and benefits of bicycle racing - Max competed in his first race on the track at the Kissena Velodrome and realized he was about to get nipped at the line. We love the emotion, and for us as parents, a true "proud-cycling" moment nevertheless!

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

The Ballard Criterium is a long-standing event, in the heart of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. It attracts the best racers in the region, and this year that included local pro, Heidi Franz, pictured here. The last races run late in the evening, stretching shadows to the limit. For a brief moment, the racers hit a sun-drenched brick section on the circuit, just before heading to the finishing straight - where Heidi went on to win the race.

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

The Ballard Criterium is a mainstay of the Pacific Northwest racing scene, run through the heart of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. The neighborhood's history is reflected on the backstretch, as racers chase past railroad cars, canneries and marinas. The late summer light casts shadows on Shilshole Ave. as the race stretches into the sun.

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

One of the premiere track cycling events of the summer takes place at Jerry Baker Velodrome, in Redmond, Washington. Two days of racing provide a blur of bikes and shadows, as competitors fight for their positions along the line that stretches to the finish.

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Photo by Andreas Stenzel

German track cyclist Maximilian Levy competing at Sixdays Berlin 2019. Max Levy won serveral european and world championships in Keirin and Teamsprint. On his handlebar you can see the hashtag #staystrongkristina for his team colleague and friend Kristina Vogel, who was paralysed from a crash in June 2018. Max was the first one helping her after that crash.

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Photo by Andreas Stenzel

Vätternrundan 2019: a 300k roadcycling event in Sweden. A speedgroup is reaching the last part of the course. The (non-pro) Speedgroups ride the 300k in about 7 hours!

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Photo by Andreas Stenzel

Two riders on a vintage road cycling event in Germany, the "Velo Classico Germany" @velo_classico_germany_2019. The participants ride a course of 90 or 150 k on vintage roadbikes not built before the late 1980s.

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Photo by Andreas Stenzel

Shop4cross-Cup, a regional cyclocross competition in Blankenfelde near Berlin, Germany. Cyclist: Philipp Walsleben won the pro-race. Philipp is a professional road cyclist and still one of the best cyclocross racers in Germany. 2009 he won the under-23 cyclocross world championships.

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Paul Van Der Ploeg and I had just finished up a sunset shoot on the top of Mt Pilot in Victoria's Nth East, everything was packed up and we were about to head down. I turned around and saw Paul filming the scene with his phone and thought his silhouette looked amazing, I quickly pulled my camera out of the bag and asked him to ride a few laps on his CX bike. If you know Paul then you'll know he likes to show off a bit and his few laps turned into "I wonder how high I can bunnyhop this thing."

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Paul Van Der Ploeg and I were on assingment for Ride High Country to produce some fresh work of Nth East Victoria. Our first day took us up the famous Mt Hotham climb, we scouted out a location near the summit and waited for the sunset. The light kept getting better and it was so cold that Paul just wanted to keep doing laps to stay warm, it was pretty much a dream scenario for our first day.

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Finding fresh locations can be difficult sometimes and I find myself riding/hiking further afield to produce imagery that people haven't seen before. For this shoot, Paul Van Der Ploeg and I drove up a long dirt road with no phone reception to find a river crossing, then I waded up stream to try and frame our adventurous environment. It's photoshoots like these that I enjoy the most; cycling, nature, a good mate and a fresh idea.

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Photo by Rupert Hartley

Neil Lauder takes the Ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland during the inaugural Pan Celtic Ultra Race. He had led the race for much of the first 1000km through Scotland, before being hit by a car near the ferry terminal in Stranraer. After 4 hours in hospital, an X-Ray showed unlike his bike, his shoulder was not broken. He boarded the ferry unsure if he could source a new wheel or be able to ride a bike. He managed both, and grimaced his way through another 1200km to take 5th place.

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Photo by Rupert Hartley

Toni Calderon rides through the Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland during the Pan Celtic Race. This photo was the middle of the afternoon in July, but a huge thunder storm had rolled in to send the tourist crowds running for cover, and set the dark scene for Toni to ride through shortly afterwards. I don't think he appreciated it much though, given the days of constant rain they had endured.

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Photo by Rupert Hartley

Chris Pitblado climbs the Stalwan Dam in the Snowdonia National Park during the Pan Celtic Race. After 6 days and more than 2000km, this was the moment that, barring disaster, it became clear Chris would win the inaugural Pan Celtic Race.

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Photo by Rupert Hartley

A cyclist rides towards the top of Wrynose Pass in the Lake District. The valley road stretches behind towards the already ridden Hardknott Pass - one of the UK's most iconic cycling roads.

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Photo by Rupert Hartley

World Championships, Yorkshire. The bedraggled peleton makes its way around the finishing circuit of this years World Championships. Eventual winner Mads Pedersen is seen here ahead of Julian Alaphilippe and the French Team.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

Mads Pedersen against all odds wins the 2019 World Championship RR. As rider after rider gave up, us photographers were ready to throw in the towel as well. Cold, long, and wet it was a battle against the elements. I unfortunately did not have access behind the finish line like other togs, but positioned myself well against the barriers. After raising his arms in victory Mads collapsed on the ground, as dozens of people swarmed around him I caught an image of him in full emotion and disbelief.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

The Tour de Suisse 2019 breakaway riding up the highest cycling pass in the Swiss Alps, the Nufenen.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Ashleigh Moolman of CCC-Liv after crashing hard in the final sprint of the Amstel Gold Race.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Adri van der Poel can't believe what had just happened as his son Mathieu won the Amstel Gold Race in a spectacular way.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Mathieu van der Poel taking a short rest in the team bus after winning the Amstel Gold Race in a spectacular way.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Fans waiting for a selfie or signature from Mathieu van der Poel after he had won the Amstel Gold Race in a spectacular way.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Elodie Kuijper descending a steep hill at the Cyclocross in Essen. I especially like the focus in her eyes and how little else is in the photo. You can only just see a rider behind her.

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Photo by Acey Dubow

No matter the number of people around you, suffering = loneliness. Certainly, there's no way the surrounding cyclists are not feeling the pain you are. In the moment of suffering, you are alone. Yet there is a glory to suffering. This photo is a representation of the loneliness of suffering, along with the subsequent beauty of the effort.

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Photo by Acey Dubow

This story is old as cycling. It's not rebellion--it's freedom. While a "road closed" sign is a ruined day for a motorist, it is an insurance policy for a cyclist. Cheers rang out as we hoisted our bikes over the barricade, knowing the next 10 miles would bring nothing but joy. Climbing through the mountains with no cars is the greatest feeling of all.

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Photo by Acey Dubow

Three entries be damned. I wish to profess a sentiment. This is not an official entry, unless of course y'all choose to make it the winner. Instead, I wanted to create an image that honors Mark Gunter and pass it along. I love what Cycling Tips and Leeanne are doing. So happy to be part of this community, and so happy that Mark's legacy will continue through this competition. I have been constantly blown away by the entries, which just sparks further creativity. Please keep it going forever!

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Photo by Brice Hansen

Before the snow has a chance to melt, Boulder, CO racers prepare for the upcoming road season with a gravel race in a category of its own. Bike and gear choice give advantage over fitness in such unpredictable conditions. An unassuming single speed rider attacks the lead group up the sand and ice covered climb.

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Photo by Brice Hansen

After a world class performance at the Colorado Classic, Chloe Dygert Owen collapses on the ground after a fourth consecutive solo victory. These women are turning themselves inside out to prove they deserve the attention they are asking for.

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Photo by Brice Hansen

The Colorado Rockies present every cyclist a choice each winter. Hang up the bike and wait for the sun to return, or bundle up and embrace the beauty that winter adventure brings.

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Photo by Brice Hansen

Always in search of a new perspective, I took to the side of the mountain to capture an eagle's nest view of the women race the Colorado Classic in Avon, CO.

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Photo by Brice Hansen

Bending the tape to give a wholehearted heckle, this young boy reminds us what cyclocross is all about.

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Photo by Jimi Thomson

Day one of a three day Two Tyred Tours Swiss road trip for two Americans that had never been to Europe. Photo taken riding up the Furka Pass from Andermatt. This is the first of three Cols that day as there is a natural 100k Loop from Andermatt. The woman, Roseann, had just taken part in the European Triathlon World Final in Lausanne less than 36 hours prior. Today she is riding the Furka, Nufenen and Tremola! Nice way to warm down.

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Photo by Jimi Thomson

No matter the number of people around you, suffering = loneliness. Certainly, there’s no way the surrounding cyclists are feeling the same level of pain. In the moment of suffering, you are alone. Yet there is a glory to suffering, with pain being overcome only by the grit of the lonely cyclist.

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Photo by Jimi Thomson

Roseann climbing her third and final Col of the day; The Tremolastrasse which apparently is Switzerland's longest national monument. 24 switchbacks over 5k of beautifully maintained cobbles. This is a MUST climb for anyone who loves to ride.

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Photo by Two Tyred Tours, Jimi Thomson

Riding to the Sella Monte Ventosola (1515m) to the east of Norcia in Umbria, Italy. This area was devastated by earthquakes in '16 and '17. Lots of earthquake evidence and cracks in the buildings and walls in Norcia but this image really shows what a 6.2 quake can do. I would come back here in a heartbeat as this area needs your tourist €'s badly. There are plenty of villages that are completely wiped out. Two Tyred Tours will have a commercial trip here in 2020 as the riding is spectacular.

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Photo by Two Tyred Tours, Jimi Thomson

David and Rich riding the Forca di Presta (1536m) after the Pian Grande which is a huge flat plain after the Ventosola and the village of Casteluccio which was also decimated by the quake. The fault line can be seen just below the pointed rock behind the two riders.

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Photo by Two Tyred Tours, Jimi Thomson

After climbing Blockhaus the via the most difficult route, our two riders Kev and Guy take a "switchback with a view" looking north towards Chieti and Pescara. I did not notice the bridge on the SS81, the Viadotto Focara till later.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Yorkshire fans at the Worlds, enjoying it, the only way they know...

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Golden hour. Short days aren't all bad; They offer some amazing light. Especially in CX races, which tend to run a little later, and closer to sunset.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Stars in their eyes. Or at least a star, singular.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

It's not all about winning, nor merely taking part... It's all about having fun! Emīls Liepiņš know it, as he soaks in the atmosphere with the fans at the Worlds in Yorkshire.

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Photo by Chris Kendall

Focus mode. GVA in the zone before stage 2 of the Tour De Yorkshire.

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Photo by Two Tyred Tours Jimi Thomson

The Gran Sasso has been a goal of Two Tyred Tours for many years. It did not disappoint. The climb finishes at the ski resort of Campo Imperatore at 2100m. The climb is split into two sections if taken from Villa Vomano. Stunning. The downhill left the boys speechless.

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Photo by Two Tyred Tours Jimi Thomson

A work of art and a painting.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

Two friends visited for a weekend of rides in Gloucester. Foggy mornings are great!

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Photo by Sam Fritz

Between Christmas and NYE I visited the alpine region of NSW. I'd been in a big training block and a short distance into a morning ride decided that what I need more than bulk KMs was fun. So I visited a local hardware shop and picked up a cheap shirt (can't ride gravel in Lycra) and hit the single track trails around lake Jindabyne on my roadie. Many smiles were smiled that day.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

A foggy morning in Gloucester. Leaving home in the dark for a day of fun with friends visiting from sunny Queensland.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

A few days short of the end of 2019 I rode the gravel trail as far as you can up Australia's highest mountain. In the peak of summer snow sits in the shadows of Mt. Kosciusko while smoke from the extensive bush fires covers the horizon.

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Photo by Sam Fritz

In the final few days of the year this was the sunset descent from Australia's highest mountain. A great way to say goodbye to a great year of cycling adventures.

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Photo by David Gillam

The elite women skillfully navigating the slick cobblestones at the Gastown Grand Prix.

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Photo by David Gillam

Dear BC Superweek volunteers, we're fans!

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Photo by David Gillam

Tan lines were out, dust lines were in season for 2019.

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Photo by David Gillam

Among the trees in British Columbia Canada.

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Photo by David Gillam

Descending from the sky towards the sea. In the background the Tantalus Range, subgroup of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Powerful attack on a cobblestone sector just 10 km before the finish of Odesa Gran Prix by Matvey Nikitin – winner of the race. That was a super hot day and amazing race in the center of historical center of Odesa, Ukraine

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Relax. Football field gradually filled with riders at the finish of second leg of Beskidy MTB Trophy in Poland.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Riding across gravel roads and over the old bridge with local cycling club Hoods and Drops in the late autumn close to Odessa, Ukraine – is big challenge. Gravel rides – you never know what to expect next 5 minutes.

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Photo by Neil Causey

A perfect day in July - excellent weather and the Tour passing through town. I hope this image captures the atmosphere as FDJ's chain of rides snakes through the crowds.

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Photo by Neil Causey

I'm lucking that one of the oldest and most challenging cyclocross races - the Druivencross - happens in my neighbour. Tom Pidcock chased Mathieu van der Poel all the way but ended second on the podium. I managed to capture Tom on the only part of the course not full with crowds.

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Photo by Neil Causey

Don't look back - too late. Tom Meeusen chases Eli Iserbyt before they head into the finishing straight of the Zolder race track in Belgium on the last lap of the UCI World Cup race. Tom beat Eli in the sprint...

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Photo by Trent Solomon

I spent 2 weeks with Belgian hosts watching the spring classics, topped off with the Paris-Roubaix "locals" experience at the end of Secteur Moulin de Vertain. Walking just 20 paces to capture the essence of Paris-Roubaix: the Belgium flag, the crowd, campervans, guerilla advertising, dusty pave, motorcade and the winning selection.

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Photo by Trent Solomon

Local cyclocross racing is always fun, especially when riders dress to match the daffodils in bloom

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Photo by Trent Solomon

Local cyclocross racing is hard fought at the front of the race but for those out to have fun, sometimes it's more important to keep the clean up to a minimum!

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

After crashing earlier in the race and riding back into contention, Mathieu Van Der Poel crested the Paterberg like a man possessed. A truly inspirational effort from a rising star in the sport.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

In Belgium, there are few riders that have consistently come so close to the top step of the podium in the classics. Sep Vanmarcke put in some incredible work on the Koppenberg ahead of his teammates mind blowing Ronde Von Vlaanderen victory.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

I've had the opportunity to travel to Siena a few times in my life, but never during the Strade Bianche. After riding the white roads, I knew that I needed to spectate this race. Riding the course gave me a new appreciation for the beauty of the landscape. When I reached this spot, I knew this was where I wanted to watch the race come through. As the women's race approached, I first saw the dust, and then the riders. The light hit the road at just the right moment. It was magical.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Monte Santa Maria, the moment where I figured a decisive move would occur. The energy was electric. The fans were drunk on their passion for this 13 year old race. What an inspiring landscape for a bicycle race. Bellisima!

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Peter Sagan, Phillippe Gilbert, and the Belgian Champion absolutely motoring down sector 4 during Paris Roubaix. What a race to spectate and try to photograph! I consider myself lucky to have captured this moment.

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Photo by Devin Wilson

The criterium at the Redlands Bicycle Classic is known for being fast and technical; this year's stage was restarted multiple times due to crashes.

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Photo by Devin Wilson

It was not originally my intention to take this photo or any other during this year's Junior Tour of Ireland. In fact, I was the 8th rider for Team California Juniors. During the rainy second stage, I got hypothermia, began to lose consciousness, and could not continue in the race as I was taken into the team car. This allowed me to take this photo from the fourth stage, which captures an Irish national team rider racing up one of the most difficult climbs of the race: Castle Hill.

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Photo by Devin Wilson

This photo is from the last stage of the Amgen Tour of California, where Cees Bol (Sunweb) won against Peter Sagan (Bora) after an unimaginable 777 miles (ca. 1,250 km) and over 68,000 ft (ca. 20,726 m) of climbing in just 7 days.

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Photo by Fran Hollywood

F Hollywood Img 1 Title. "Keeping my feet dry" As is often typical, when it's you're first time at an event and you haven't had time to properly 'scope it out' , you find a location where you wish that you had a different setup. This is one of those times but made the most of what was to hand, for a bit of extra fun I inverted it ... to make you look at it again. From Rd7 of the Ulstercyclocross series in Armagh, N. Ireland

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Photo by Fran Hollywood

F Hollywood Img 2 Title "A stream of CX'ers" Autumn at the base of the Mourne Mountains , nr Newcastle was the location for Rd 5 of the Ulstercyclocross series. A stream formed a boundary for the course builders but allowed me to bury myself in the bank and capture this image on the first lap of the race when the racers were trying to find their rhythm.

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Photo by Fran Hollywood

F Hollywood Img 3 "Samson & Golaith" Cyclocross does requires a Herculean amount of strength, determination and stamina to compete at any level. Being able to introduce another two icons into the image, the famous Samson and Goliath Harland & Wolff cranes on a sunny autumn afternoon, is a bonus. Whether you appreciate it or not is in the lap of the gods!!!

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Photo by Ryan Le Garrec

Rodney Soncco is leading the Biking Man Oman ultra distance race, a 1050 km non-stop and unsupported race. With little under 200 kms to go, Rodney lays down on gravel for what will be a twenty minutes power nap before going on to win the race. “The most powerful weapon I possess is the self-belief that if I slept for 20 minutes, this is enough for the next day and then I can make a difference.” Rodney Soncco

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Photo by Ryan Le Garrec

Christopher Seistrup is a haemophiliac, he has probably been the first ever to take part in the Great Divide Mountain Bike race, and he actually won it on his first attempt. However what Chris is really proud of is the 35.000 dollars he has raised for the organisation Save One Life.

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Photo by Ryan Le Garrec

Josh Ibbett on the last 60 km stretch of a 4500 km race. "It takes a long time to process it, a long long time, i guess it's almost like a trauma, i don't know, but i know i struggle when i got home, i wasn't myself for a few weeks, i know that for sure."

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Photo by Sacha Fernandez

Whether it is zero degrees or thirty, mates will come together to race for their club.

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Photo by Sacha Fernandez

Coming off a right hand sweeper the one who commits to the apex and trusts their steed will lead the reap the rewards.

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Photo by Lieven Van Beneden

July 25, Meurisse (WGG) and Molard (FDJ) were teaming up to chase back the Yellow jersey group on the slopes of Col d' Izoard. But on Briançon's steep little climb before the rolling first kilometres of the Galibier, Xandro lost touch with Molard and remained isolated the rest of the stage. Meurisse consolidated into a 21st place in the final GC in his very first TDF.

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Photo by Lieven Van Beneden

July 17th, this hilarious shot showes Thomas "Titi" Voeckler at it's best. We had Aimé De Gendt in the break away and our DS was about to be interviewed by Voeckler from the moto. I don't know if it was the boring flat sprint stage or the idea of interviewing our DS that made him make this split second gesture to his following colleagues, but I'm glad I managed to snap it laying doublefold over a pyramid of wheels beside me.

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Photo by Lieven Van Beneden

July 21st, Misty Mountain Hop. Last Pyrenees stage before the second rest day. One of the hardest days of racing I've witnessed. From the gun it went on over continuous climbs . The whole Lotto-Soudal team apart from Thomas De Gendt could be found at the back of the race desperately trying to bring back Ewan. Hours into the race the carnage settled into deadlike grupettos making their way up to the top of Mur de Péguère. What a day.

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Photo by Will Armitage

I know the Surrey lanes south of London like the back of my hand and riding the same old routes gets dull after a while. A new bike that can take wider tyres has opened up a world of new possibilities along bridlepaths, common land and in this case an abandoned WWII airfield. The photo was taken on a ride christened the ex-gravelansa - a 180km route piecing together the 1990s-style MTB-ing we could find - about 16 riders started but only 6 finished...

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Photo by Will Armitage

Every Tuesday morning the Rapha Cycling Club meets for laps of Richmond Park before we have a social coffee then head to our jobs. The park is a special place: a slice of countryside surrounded by London, filled with deer and wildlife. It's often beautiful but especially after a cold clear night as the days shorten and we are treated to mist hanging in the hollows of the park as the sun rises but hasn't warmed the ground up yet.

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Photo by Will Armitage

I know the Surrey lanes south of London like the back of my hand and riding the same old routes gets dull after a while. A new bike that can take wider tyres has opened up a world of new possibilities along bridlepaths and common land. This photo was taken at the top of Holmbury Hill on a ride christened the ex-gravelansa - a 180km route piecing together the 1990s-style MTB-ing we could find - about 16 riders started but only 6 finished...

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Photo by Drew Coleman

I love this moment from our Cyclocross National Championships. As they say, rubbing is racing. It takes place an instant after the rider in the foreground came together with the rider flipping over on the ground in the lower left. They entered the descent shoulder to shoulder and one rider emerged intact. The facial expression of the rider and those of the crowd are one in the same - and it says why we all love cross so much.

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Photo by Drew Coleman

This is from the opening lap of the women's elite race at U.S. Cyclocross Nationals in Washington state. The racer to the right is Courtenay McFadden who lives a mere hour away from the course. Having recovered from two hip surgeries in the past two seasons and inspired by her hometown fans, she attacked Katie Compton on the run-up and led the race for a while. It was an emotional day for her and she did all she could.

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Photo by Drew Coleman

Yet another image from US Cyclocross Nationals, this one shows Team S&M CX Mechanic and Team Manager Brenna Wrye-Simpson hugging her friend and rider Clara Honsinger after she just won the National title, dethroning Katie Compton after 15 years. In the background is team owner Erik Tonkin. The team is an underdog group that races out of a little shop in Sellwood, Oregon and bested the bigger trade-teams. I love how deep the hug is and expresses validation for Brenna's extraordinary hard work.

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Photo by Luke Embley

Sven Thurauf of Team Dauner | Akkon in the final meters of the 2019 Tour of Utah prologue.

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Photo by Luke Embley

A Team Bridgelane rider descending the short course prologue of the 2019 Tour of Utah.

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Photo by Luke Embley

Alex Howes of Team EF Education First Pro on the fast descent of the 2019 Tour of Utah prologue.

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Photo by Randall Fransen

Day 1 of the Leave It On The Road trip through Japan. Leave It On The Road is "epic rides with purpose" raising money for the ACGT Foundation in order to END CANCER. Day 2 of the trip from Urugi to Nakatsugawa took us through forests that bathed us in light, hence the name of our trip: "Shinrin yoku Brevet"

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Photo by Randall Fransen

Leave It On The Road's "Shinrin Yoku Brevet" took the crew through some steep areas in Southern Japan. This trip was designed to raise awareness and funds for the ACGT Foundation in order to END CANCER. For 7 days, we averaged nearly 7000 feet of climbing with fully loaded rigs.

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Photo by Randall Fransen

That feeling when you and your teammate show so much love and respect for each other's accomplishments and it over shadows the impressive result of going 1/2 in your local CX race.

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Photo by Randall Fransen

This was the year my wife, an ultra-runner, picked up cycling. When city streets bring stress and intimidation, it's time to find some alternative routes. The public beaches of the Oregon coast are perfect ways to explore the feeling of what it really means to "ride jah bike!"

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Photo by Randall Fransen

Cyclocross thrives on private farms and public parks. In the PNW, long-standing partners to the scene can bring some amazing vistas to local racing.

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Photo by Jay Golian

Make Gravel Great Again Halfway through a punchy gravel ride through the Trossachs, Scotland - we stopped for some food and drink in Aberfoyle.

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Photo by Jay Golian

The Canary Islands are a funny place. Side by side we cyclists share the island with holiday makers from Europe seeking a top up on their tans or a messy night out. A moment captured as we made our way along the coast to Mogan, Gran Canaria.

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Photo by Jay Golian

Highland Gravel Exploring the network of estate roads in Scotland always brings out the smiles.

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Photo by Jay Golian

Grinduro! Isle of Arran I love enduro timed events like these. Getting to stop and hang with friends old and new in-between timed stages is what's up!

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Photo by Jay Golian

It's all fun and games..... Floris van den Broek went rubber side up at Grinduro Arran

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Photo by Andrew Watts

Mat Hayman, in the last few hundred metres of a storied professional cycling career. He was heading up Old Willunga Hill in a race for the last time, drinking a can of beer. He has form for grabbing a drink from the crowd on Old Willunga Hill 2019's TDU was no different. Truth be told the crowd on the hill would have given him all the beer he could possibly want!

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Photo by Andrew Watts

Gravel or off-road riding is becoming evermore popular and the wine district of McLaren Vale has so many roads to explore. This includes some serious hills. This one is Marshall Road in Willunga and it's a challenge, to say the least. Tuscany can have their Strada Bianche, we reckon we have some great Strada D'oro!

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Photo by Andrew Watts

A rider has a pre-race relax while a group is doing the hard yards in a criterium race at Victoria Park, Adelaide. Probably the most picturesque criterium track in the country.

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Photo by Freddie Lewis

I took this photo on my drone the day before the famous Stage 19 of the 2019 Tour de France at the top of the Col de L’Iseran. At 2770m, it was the highest point of the 2019 tour. Who would have thought that only 24 hours later the weather would turn and cause the stage to be cancelled with times taken from the top of this climb. The yellow jersey slips out of the hands of French favourite Julian Alaphilippe, with young climber Egan Bernal now wearing the Maillot Jaune all the way to Paris.

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Photo by Freddie Lewis

The moment that Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe knew his dream of wearing the maillot jaune all the way to Paris was over as he loses time on the Col de L’Iseran, the highest point of the 2019 tour.

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Photo by Ben Fitzhugh

This picture was taken at the Women's Tour of Scotland in August 2019. I've chosen this photo as, whilst I'm very pleased with the image itself, I like how I ended up taking it. I was struggling to get into place to get the shot I had in my head when Chiara Consonni of Valcarcylance Cycling, spotted me and pointed me out to a teammate, who was happy enough to pose for a quick photo.

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Photo by Ben Fitzhugh

All of my submissions this year are from the Women's Tour of Scotland. I've decided to submit this photo for your consideration as I like the idea of the lone rider standing at the side of the course, I picture her mentally preparing for the hours of effort ahead.

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Photo by Ben Fitzhugh

From the Glasgow start of the Women's Tour of Scotland. I took this image as the riders push off from the start. The goal with this picture was to try and isolate one of the riders, with the aim to capture their feelings and nerves at the beginning of the stage.

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Photo by Guilherme Botelho

Its easy to find cyclists to photograph in this location... It was once the most repeated segment in the world. Just waited for a group of riders to align with the sun!

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Photo by Guilherme Botelho

We climbed started this climb in Austria in the late afternoon. It got cold and dark really soon. So we decided to sleep on a hut up there. This shot was taken the next morning, we had no idea we were surrounded by snow because we couldn't see anything the day before.

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Photo by Guilherme Botelho

We were finishing climbing the Glossglockner Pass in Austria after sleeping on a hut the day before.

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

3rd Annual Intergalactic Cyclocross World Championships, what more to say 😛

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

The Annual Intergalactic CX World Championships 😀 will come back soon to mark the end of the Cyclocross season for the cycling community in Stuttgart.

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Photo by Stephan Geiss

This picture tells me the short story of a spontaneous afterworkride that ended in our sleepingbags in the woods close to the University City Heidelberg. In this image I tried to blend my past life in this city with the present. The passing students on the bike brought memories up of the time when I was studying there. I had coffees in the exact same bakery in the mornings when I rode with my bike from my home to the library.

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Photo by GUILHERME BOTELHO

This was the end of a bikepacking trip that started in Austria and finished with this sunset by a Swiss lake in Vevey.

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Photo by GUILHERME BOTELHO

Climbing the Tre Cime di Lavaredo while backpacking in the Dolomites

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Photo by GUILHERME BOTELHO

50m after this shot was taken, we were pushing our bikes. The lesson is: Sometimes its better not leaving the perfect Italian tarmac for the road less traveled...

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Photo by Mike Nauman

Tim Strelecki leads the men's cat 1/2 through a "tiny lake" at Sunrise CX in Bartlett, IL. Many of the stops in the Chicago Cross Cup this season featured muddy, wet conditions which made for great photos and a lot of extra bike maintenance.

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Photo by Mike Nauman

Cold, cloudy, and windy -common conditions for a cyclocross race in the Midwestern United States, as a rider remounts his bike during a stop of the Chicago Cross Cup.

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Photo by Mike Nauman

As the women's field speeds by, a rider warms up for the Men's final race of the Intelligentsia Cup. The popular weeklong series ends on the streets of Chicago's west side brewing district where fans can enjoy the racing from both outside and inside one of the many brewpubs in the area.

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Photo by Nick Weigel

On a rainy and frigid Sunday afternoon in New England a local junior racer battles it out in the women's 1/2/3 at Orchard Cross.

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Photo by Nick Weigel

UVM racer digging deep at Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross.

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Photo by Daan van Meeuwen

The Sierra de la Contraviesa is a steep climb in the South of Spain, but the views in Spring time are absolutely worth it.

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Photo by Daan van Meeuwen

The Plateau des Glières is well known for its controversial appearance in the Tour de France of 2018, but isn’t any less beautiful when visited outside the busy season.

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Photo by Daan van Meeuwen

Sunset whilst going up the highest paved road in Europe during winter time. The snow might block the highest part of the road, the earlier part is still a astonishing climb.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Has anyone entered two different photos of the same moment before? Aron Huysman crashes at the Aussie CX National Series Round at Sam Miranda Winery. I submitted the photo I took with my handheld camera, a few weeks ago. This is the same moment but the photo was taken by my second camera, triggered by an infrared sensor. Aron hits the sensor (sitting on the orange cone) and thus triggered the camera to create the photo. The trail of mud behind Aron shows the intensity of the mishap.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Rohan Dennis, World ITT Champion, competing at the 2019 Australian TT championships. It is not every day you get the opportunity to photograph the reigning TT champion. The TT is a great discipline for photographers - each rider arrives on their own and you get the opportunity to get a good shot of them. I was looking forward to this moment and I am happy with the pic. The mixture of speed and stable position is captured here.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Going bush! David Williams of Carnegie-Caulfield CC is partially hidden by a roadside tree as I panned to get a pic of him. We were at the St; Kilda Super Crit. He is in perfect focus as the bush partially hides him from view.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Griffin Knight shows the pain of the mud at the MELGPCX Race in August. The mud was deep and thick. The effort to keep going is visible on the rider's face.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Kids play! Two young track riders sprint for the line at my local velodrome. I love the enthusiasm for the sport of cycling that this picture captures. The boys are desperate to win but are also enjoying the moment.

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Photo by Alexander Law

The Peloton climbs the iconic Col du Tourmalet for the 2019 Tour de France.

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Photo by Alexander Law

Caleb Ewan recovers from his first ever stage victory of the Tour de France.

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Photo by Haimar Lopez Eguzkiza

Sunday morning in early winter days, quite hard to wake up early to ride in rain conditions.I usually take safe roads, looking for calm and not risky places.Lazy is over and suddenly you start to enjoy...rain is finishing and some ray of light appears between the clouds... There is light in the storm.

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Photo by Haimar Lopez Eguzkiza

Spring day in Basque Country...Sun is lazy too and we are riding into the countryside.Deep forest of the Baztan area, we start climbing in the clouds, and suddenly we left them behaind in a beauty game of lightbro effect during our rides...friends together enjoying the beauty of cycling...

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Photo by Haimar Lopez Eguzkiza

One of the best things in life are friends.That time we met different people, from the Ardennes, from Los Angeles and some Basques....a couple of journey enjoying our same passion, same love.... #outsideisfree was here....cycling spirit was exactly there between us. Thanks mates!!

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Photo by Tammy Brimner

I love the sinewy yet graceful movement of the peloton - from the 2019 Delta Road Race during BC Superweek.

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Photo by Tammy Brimner

Ethan Pauly's sleek TT style is like a silhouette blending into the sky. From the 2019 EV Stage Race.

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Photo by Tammy Brimner

The best part of a cyclocross race is watching the CX racers try to climb a slippery slope. Andrew Petter hides behind his bike to make it look easy at the 2019 Donkey CX.

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Photo by Tammy Brimner

Instead of wine tasting, we headed to the Enchanted Hills outside Napa for @boxcar16 to enjoy some misty views.

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Photo by Tammy Brimner

Spring Classics are a great way to break in your race legs and keep your eyes on the road ahead. As demonstrated by Brendan Armstrong.

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Photo by Andy Thomas

Geraint Thomas smiles as Team GB is stopped by an overzealous security guard whilst reconning the 2019 UCI World Championships road race course in Harrogate, Sept 2019.

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Photo by Rugile Kaladyte

Lael Wilcox rides the Denali Park Road in Alaska May 6, 2019. The 92-mile Park Road is closed to private vehicles after Mile 15. (Rugile Kaladyte)

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Photo by Rugile Kaladyte

Josh Ibbett rides past Red Meadow Lake in Montana during the Tour Divide on June 15, 2019. The Tour Divide is a 2,750 self-supported race from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. (Rugile Kaladyte)

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Photo by Rugile Kaladyte

Lael Wilcox rides past tourists and the Tetons in Wyoming during the Tour Divide on June 19, 2019. The Tour Divide is a 2,750 self-supported race from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. (Rugile Kaladyte)

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Photo by Daniel Hughes

Road markings, synonymous with the Tour De France. Le Col Du Tourmalet, synonymous with the Tour De France. A moment, A squad... they had to be captured before mother nature erased them into history.

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Photo by Daniel Hughes

The Stelvio. The most searched for, The most aspirational and maybe the most overrated? But it had to be done. A 750-mile ride from Munich, German to Feltre, Italy I was excited. Excited to see for myself what all the hype was about. Excited to capture this iconic climb from a different perspective and to try and put one extraordinary climb into one shot.

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Photo by Daniel Hughes

Pic Du Midi a hidden treasure. This climbs starts from the top of Le Col Du Tourmalet and takes you upto 2877m. My favourite gravel climb so far. Big reveals, big exposed walls and an incredible day to photograph with the clouds rolling in and out. This shot apart from being made Black and White has had no further edit.

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

The start of the elite race at Owocowy Przelaj (Fruit Cyclocross, Polish Cup). The power of these young riders exploaded up to the sky. What I love about this photo is the energy of the cyclists, light of the sun and mud flying around like at the horse race!

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

The rider and sunset at Owocowy Przełaj - cyclocross race that is part of the Polish CX Cup. The cyclists are racing between the fruit trees. I believe it is the only cx race in the fruid orchard! Totally unique cyclocross arena!

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

Giro d'Italia. Probably Simon Yates didn't notice the drama happening next to him when he was climbing the last hill before Como city. The woman risking her life to save the sunglasses! Finally everybody survived, also the sunglasses. 🙂

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Course inspection. 2019 Deer Farm CX/ Newfield, ME

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

CX with holiday filter. Merwin Davis/ Northampton International Cyclocross/ Florence, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Barn door remount. Travis Dixon/ Deer Farm CX/ Newfield, ME

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

Last stage of Tour de Pologne. The Polish cyclist Tomasz Marczynski was fighting to secure the pink jersey for the best climber (later he lost it to Simon Geschke). The crowd was supporting and pushing him to get the bonus points at the top of this hill.

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

Stage #7 Tour de Pologne. The power of the crowd to support Polish rider - Rafał Majka from Bora Team. At that hill you could have felt the energy to push him up and the hope that maybe he could have win the Tour.

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Photo by Agata Gulbierz

Tour de Pologne is a national cycling festive. The locals are gathering next to the road when the peloton is passing. The route of the stage 6 went through small, mountain villages around Zakopane. Probably this was the only time of the year when the locals supported the cyclists instead of the ski jumpers who are the local heros here;)

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

The breakaway. Rebecca Fahringer/Rockland County Supercross Cup/ Suffern, NY

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Finish line high-fives. Verge Northampton International Cyclocross/ Florence, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Master's climb. Casco Bay Cyclocross/ Portland, ME

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Windblown. Luca Haines/Rockland County Supercross Cup/ Suffern, NY

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Beach run. Ruby West/ NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross/ Warwick, RI

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Racing stars (and stripes). Stephen Hyde/ Rockland County Supercross Cup/ Suffern, NY

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

No. 5 Ben Frederick/ NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross/ Warwick, RI

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Rider No. 1 Rebecca Fahringer/ Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross/ Falmouth, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Fastest line. The Ice Weasels Cometh/ Medfield, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Sand storm with orange barrier filter. Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross/ Falmouth, MA

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Photo by Bryan Curry

Jacob descends the field behind the Alpenrose Dairy Velodrome at the Cross Crusade opening weekend.

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Photo by Bryan Curry

Teamwork makes the dream work. Planet PDX negotiates one of the many loose descents at the Barton Park Cross Crusade in Oregon.

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Photo by Bryan Curry

Brenna Wrye-Simpson takes the water line at Bridge City CX in Portland, Oregon.

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Red tape and fire pit smoke. The Ice Weasels Cometh/ Medfield, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Fans with megaphones. The Ice Weasels Cometh/ Medfield, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Finish line sprint. Yarmouth Clam Festival Bike Race/ Yarmouth, ME

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Water resistance. Travis Dixon/Pro Group Contracting Fall River Criterium/ Fall River, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

Super tuck. Green Mountain Stage Race, VT

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Photo by Felipe cano

this photo talks about how all the people in Colombia stop their activities to watch tour Colombia, tradition with a radio on hand and Colombian flag to show the love and respect for the sport

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Photo by Felipe cano

i had the change to travel to Flanders this year and I love the fact that you can see all families united for cyclist, this old man was there for several hours to take his analog camera in the right time and take a great shot.

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Photo by Felipe cano

an enthusiastic cyclist try the pave of Roubaix

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Photo by Aaron Watts

UCI Track World Cup - Brisbane 2019 - Australian Mens Team Pursuit. This is one of the first images I've shot at a velodrome and happens to one of my favourites. Trying to refine my panning skills while falling in love with the creative process that encompasses shooting bike racing.

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Photo by Aaron Watts

Jordan Kerby - UCI Track World Cup, Brisbane 2019. This image was taken moments before the Team Pursuit finals ride off between Australia and New Zealand. I think this image shows how tense the atmosphere was and how much this moment meant to Jordan.

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Photo by Aaron Watts

Back on the road. One of my main sources of inspiration for picking up the camera after 6 or so years is my girlfriend. After a hard-fought 2018 European road season which saw Jenelle Crooks sidelined with injury for the majority of 2019, I think this image represents her return to the road as much as my transition from cyclist to photographer my love for the creative processes which go with it.

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

No. 10 Annabel Buckley McMahon/ Northampton International Cyclocross/ Florence, MA

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Photo by Angelica Dixon

On the limit. Fred Thomas/ Green Mountain Stage Race/ Burlington, VT

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

This moment was captured at the end of Canberra's infamous clubbie, the Honey Suckle Hammer road race. Recreational or professional, young or old, we all suffer the same hurt and sweat the same beads.

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

Adam Hansen assessing his bike for the final time before the start of Road Nationals 2019. Captured beneath the flag of his home country, it's always a privilege to come this close to one of our sport's best characters.

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

A Canberra club race skims through the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. We are incredibly privileged to have such an awe-inspiring landscape at our door step. In light of the recent bushfire crisis, this is an especially poignant reminder to never take our backyard for granted.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Junior racer Anthony Hilligoss crossing the velodrome at Major Taylor Cross Cup, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The afternoon sun in late autumn throws long shadows as the UCI elite junior men 17-18 race heads toward conclusion.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Mud and grass are flung into the air as Stephen Hyde begins his last lap , UCI World Cup Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA. This black and white was captured at a spectator crossing - one of the few breaks in course fencing.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Eli Iserbyt caught in mid-dismount from his bike while holding his line in a rut on a steep off-camber descent in the rain and mud at UCI World Cup Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA. Any racer unable to stay in the rut to the bottom of the descent would likely crash, losing momentum for the following climb.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Daan Soete shoulders his bike and runs up a muddy slope while fans at the Secret Bar cheer. It was a very wet and muddy day at UCI World Cup Waterloo in Wisconsin, USA.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

The women's pro UCI field scrambles up a very steep and slippery climb at World Cup Waterloo on the Trek company grounds. Among the racers in this shot are Caroline Mani, Ellen Van Loy, Manon Bakker, Clara Honsinger, Anna Kay, Maghalie Rochette, Jenn Jackson, and Maud Kaptheijns. This was the first lap and everyone was already doused with mud, including my fellow photographers. The race was not necessarily won on this feature, but many racers lost their chance here.

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Photo by Nigel Maggs

This photo was taken during a ride that myself and a friend did. My friend was practising his TT skills with a hypothetical TT circuit. I hold a background in spatial analytics and cartography so I used my skills to create a rough TT circuit similar to race environments. He got to “race” and I took some photos. This fantastic empty road adorned with many canola fields, a long wrought iron bridge and stunning views of a flood plane which was full at the time we were riding. 

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Photo by Nigel Maggs

This photo was taken during a ride that myself and a friend did. My friend was practising his TT skills with a hypothetical TT circuit. I hold a background in spatial analytics and cartography so I used my skills to create a rough TT circuit similar to race environments. He got to “race” and I took some photos. This fantastic empty road adorned with many canola fields, a long wrought iron bridge and stunning views of a flood plane which was full at the time we were riding. 

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Photo by Sudarshan Devardekar

The Duel The cold and wet Cyclocross WoldCup Namur saw the duel between Mathieu van der Poel and Toon Aerts for the victory. The race saw these two switching the lead throughout the laps. It was Mathieu van der Poel though who came onto the top on the last lap.

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Photo by Sudarshan Devardekar

Tom Pidcock at the Cyclocross WorldCup, Namur It was the coldest I've ever been, twitted Tom Pidcock after the race. His brilliant display saw him finish just outside the podium, thanks to a crash on the last lap. As the riders were wading through a pool of water, I stationed myself to side hoping to get a pan shot. Cold, wet and dramatic. Yes, it was.

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

Fixing a tube and having a brew. The most quintessentially Aussie cycling photo around. This moment was captured en route to Dargo from Bright, after a fleet of 4x4 drivers generously donated precious beer to our journey across Dargo High Plains Road.

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

A moment of rest up Mt Hotham. We love the Victorian High Country, and all its quaint huts and, in this case, unidentified cabins with tanks of drinking water. I hope this photo is recognised by the owner of this cabin; we borrowed 2 litres of water while you were away and will replace on our next trip. 😉

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Photo by Georgina von Marburg

In the age of gravel bikes, it's rare to see purebred roadies being sent across unending kilometres of raw, high-country gravel. And yet there we were, on Dargo High Plains Road, doing just that. I believe this was the moment we regretted our equipment decision; but that feeling faded as fast as our tubes had and we got on with the job. 😉

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Photo by Annette Miller

Primoz Roglic takes the last corner before the finish in Como on Stage 15 of 2019 Giro d'Italia. It was the day that probably cost him the Giro with a mechanical and crash and a 40 seconds deficit to the eventual winner Richard Carapaz.

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Photo by Annette Miller

Matt White, Mitchelton-Scott Sports Director gives last minute instructions to leader Simon Yates prior to the start of Stage 17 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Shane Perkins crosses the line to record a narrow victory in the Men's Kieran Final at the 6 Day Melbourne event in 2019.

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Mitchell Woods & Daniel McLay of the EF Education First Pro Cycling Team emerge from behind some of the trees lining the route of the 5th and final final stage of the 2019 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Elia Viviani riding along The Esplanade in Geelong, just a few kilometres away from winning the 2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

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Photo by Roderick De Guzman

Sunday. A gathering. When they turn up with their finest threads. Repent for their sins and ask for forgiveness. To regain faith. A day of worship at the Church of Carnegie Caufield Cycling Club. Conor Murtagh in deep prayer, hoping his solo attack works halfway thru the race. It did!

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Night Carnival at the Tempe Velodrome. Locals and visitors enjoying the evening heat on and off the velodrome. The smoke from the surrounding bushfires engulfing the evening sun reminding me/us of the real battle that is happening.

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I love capturing cyclists during a race. I try to capture their raw emotions and true power. This is Justine Barrow. Captured as she starts to wind-up for a sprint effort at White Street. Justine explains that this is what you get when a climber attempts to sprint!

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Amanda Spratt leads the peleton through one of the corners during the 2019 Australian RoadNats in Ballarat.

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Krista Doebel-Hickock rides towards the front of the peloton on teh Albert Park F1 circuit during the 2019 Cadel Evans Elite Women's Towards Zero Race.

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Photo by Steve Jolly

Amanda Spratt rides through the last corner of the circuit during stage 2 of the 2020 Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong.

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A destroyed Wout van Aert, getting support at the finish of Paris-Roubaix.

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What just happened? Paris-Roubaix!

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Only Rick Zabel would smile at the end of Paris-Roubaix.

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Paris-Roubaix shows no mercy to anyone. A disappointed John Degenkolb.

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The Katusha boys at Scheldeprijs, days before taking second at Paris-Roubaix.

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Photo by Michelle Pasmanik

Racing and embracing the rainforest all at the same time.

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Photo by Michelle Pasmanik

It's March in Australia, it's meant to be hot, it's snowing. Your breathe is all you have to keep going.

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Photo by Michelle Pasmanik

No fear. Lean in. Women's cycling is courageous, united and outnumbered by men in staggering numbers. There is nothing we can't do.

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Photo by Michelle Pasmanik

Into the mist. Climbing, chasing. There is nothing but your legs, the competition ahead of you.

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Photo by Michelle Pasmanik

A handicap race organised by women for women. Nearly 100 women raced, supported each other and created a spirit that has never been seen in Australian grass roots cycling races.

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Photo by Roderick De Guzman

When a pro rider comes home for the holidays and gets a homecoming reception (and a target on his back!). The pro taking the corner at the Teardrop with precision and speed. The other racers keeping up behind him. Local boy and EF Education First pro rider, Jimmy Whelan comes home for the Australian summer. Joins the local crits at the Hawthorn Cycling Club, showing some love!

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Getting up close and personal with Lewis Fulcher and Dylan Benson. It was a very hot evening. 35c to be exact. Local crit racing at The Teardrop hosted by Hawthorn Cycling Club. Full sprint uphill. Both Lewis and Dylan fighting for position but keeping their lines. Heart rates are up, lactic acid and pain kicking in. I take the photo. I quickly review the shot. Then, baffled. I ask myself, "Why would you put yourself in this much pain?". I look at the photo again. Then smiled.

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Photo by Roderick De Guzman

I love getting up close and personal during a race. Capturing raw power, emotion and their environment. Capturing the moment. This is Patrick Drapac. Out of the saddle. Putting the power down. Calm and collected. Pure concentration. Under control even with the 35c heat beating down on him. The Australian sun beaming down on his face. That warmth. Looking ahead. The summer of cycling is truly upon us!

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Rohan Dennis showed concentration and determination to blast to victory in the 2019 World Championships Men’s Time Trial in Yorkshire. 2019 saw increasing awareness of the humanity of sports people and the relevance of their mental health. After the race Dennis thanked his sports psychologist, David Spindler, and commented “I mean physically I have always had it, but it was always the negativity in my head”. His ability to excel physically and mentally is shown in this image.

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Stylish Hats of Yorkshire. Yorkshire has embraced road racing since hosting the Grand Depart in 2014. Yorkshiremen and women join fans from across the world to spectate and encourage competitors. On this occasion it was Christopher Symonds competing after a last minute call up to cycle for Ghana at the World Championships men's elite time trial. A flat cap and a dour expression is an unmistakable sign of enthusiasm and appreciation.

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This photo shows the Internationelles, a team of 10 women cyclists who rode every stage of the last Tour de France one day ahead of the professional men with the French speaking team "Donnons des Elles au Vélo" - who launched the project 5 years ago - in order to promote women cycling and to ask for a women race of the Tour de France. This was between Mâcon and St -Etienne, during stage 8 (12th of July), where they rode from 8 in the morning to 8 in the afternoon.

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This photo shows two members of the Internationelles team - a team of 10 non professional women cyclists - during their Tour de France last July. They are passing the top of the Izoard climb during stage 18th of the Tour de France between Embrun and Valloire, with already more than 2 700 km in the legs and only a few hours of sleep each night... to promote equality in cycling !

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Here is a picture of some members of the "Donnons des elles au vélo" 2019 team (who have been riding every stage of the Tour de France one day ahead of the professional men since 2015 in order to promote women cycling and to ask for a race opened to women). On the picture, they are shooting a video with a sponsor to promote their action with Dame Sarah Storey (green jersey), multiple paralympic cyclist champion, during stage 4 (8th of July).

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Mia Eberstadt is the daughter of a friend of mine, Matthias. In her teens, she's been a strong cyclist for a number of years, but is new to Cyclocross. She's tackled the discipline with a vengeance for her club, New England Development (NE Devo). Here, she's tackling a sand mound with a vengeance at Keene (NH) Pumpkin Cross (Oct 2019).

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I didn't get the name of the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (Nov 2019) racer to the left in the photo. The racer to the right--in rainbow stripes--needs no introduction ... she's the incomparable Julie Lockhart. Born before Pearl Harbor (Aug 1941), the digital record alone of her CX career tops 350 races. Her palmares include at least 11 US National and 4 World masters championships. She remains a fixture on the New NECX scene, inspiring spectators and fellow racers alike.

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Photo by Adriano Spiccia

During the first Ride the Alps of 2019, a series of car-free events for cyclists of all kinds in the Swiss Alps, I managed to capture two yellow cyclists on this famous hairpin turn on the Bernese side of Susten Pass.

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Photo by Adriano Spiccia

A lonely cyclist in the early season making his way through the probably most beautiful switchback of Klausen Pass, Switzerland

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The future Tour de France winner Egan Bernal chasing his future team mate and time trial world champion Rohan Dennis on Furka Pass, the last climb of the final stage of Tour de Suisse 2019

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Overtaking Astana rider Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL during the downhill from Furka Pass, the last climb of the final stage of Tour de Suisse 2019, with a hint of Grimsel Pass behind his back.

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During the last Ride the Alps of 2019, a series of car-free events for cyclists of all kinds in the Swiss Alps, I positioned myself above this beautiful turn with a gorgeous backdrop and managed to capture all these colourful cyclists making their way down (or up) Klausen Pass, Switzerland and enjoying the ride without any cars or motorbikes.

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The last of the Tour of California caravan as the race goes through Big Sur. A bit symbolic.

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Rigoberto Urán, cold, standing in front of white paper taped onto the team EF Education bus, after a cold descent on Mt. Baldy, the queen stage of The Tour of California.

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Lachlan Morton, cold, standing in front of white paper taped onto the team EF Education bus, after a cold descent on Mt. Baldy, the queen stage of The Tour of California.

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At the start of stage 12 of La Vuelta a España at Circuito de Navarra race track.

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Sergio Higuita, climbing through the fog up Alto de la Cubilla, on stage 16 of la Vuelta a España.

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Imogene Pass at dusk. We savored the moment, but it was hard for me to leave the summit. Being one of the last ones down gave me a vantage to see my friends rallying down the mountain, it was all the motivation I needed to join them.

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Photo by Nicholas Gilroy

A foggy commute where sounds were muffled and the world seemed asleep was a wild contrast to the chaos and festivities of Sea Otter.

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Photo by Nicholas Gilroy

The urge to go somewhere new has brought me to stunning vistas. However, the journey is that much more impactful when I can laugh at the absurdity of it all with friends.

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Montreal GP this year, had a great time walking around the race and taking photos of the greatest riders in the world. First time to the race, but definately not my last!

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Photo by Adam Nikoletsos

Getting to watch GvA and Cav in my home country was fantastic! Huge win for GvA in Montreal this year, and a great showing from all the riders!

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This shot was made in Hungary in a cyclocross near the northern border. Cyclocross just got really popular in Hungary in the last few years, but we had races as old as 20 years. This event was reminded me to old days of cross in my country, with few athletes, and nice scenic courses. It was a really small event, so I was able to move around the course pretty freely, trying out unusual angles.

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This photo was taken in a small Hungarian cross race. In those races it's common, that the organizers trying to implement unusual elements to track, to make it a bit more fun to race on it, or photograph it. That's how this small suspended bridge ended up on the course. Not so UCI legal, but a nice little addition.

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Photo by Jakab Rokob

It's always a good idea to stand far behind the finish line in a cyclocross race. He wasn't even the winner of the junior race, and still haven't left much in that tank. Fun fact, that the jersey is my own work too, I've designed this for his team, a year or two ago.

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We were lucky enough to catch the final few meters of the final stage of the Critérium Dauphiné in Champéry, Switzerland. Dylan Van Baarle just squeaks across the finish line ahead of Jack Haig to win the final stage.

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Vätternrundan 2019: a 300k roadcycling event in Sweden. One of the last speedgroups on the course. The (non-pro) Speedgroups ride the 300k in about 7 hours!

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