2021 Photo Comp Review | Amateur

The Amateur category includes entries from taken on all digital SLR’s / mirrorless / smartphone / action cameras / drones. Any image by an Amateur photographer.

Photo by An Ha

A return to cross, the dirt kicking never left

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Photo by An Ha

A lost for the day but a win for the season. Justin Williams didn't have his best day but that was over shadowed by him and his team incredible season.

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Photo by An Ha

Dusty Dreamy Haze

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Photo by An Ha

Hometown hero Sam Boardman racing in the Armed Forces Cycling Classic

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Photo by An Ha

Autumn lights casting long shadows

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Photo by Katie Busick

This is a shot of Lance Haidet, who races for Legion of Los Angeles, at the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross on Cape Cod. It was the beginning of the golden hour and the low sun lit him perfectly as he came out of a dark corner. I chose to make it black & white to get rid of the noise and focus on the details.

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Photo by Katie Busick

This is a rider who was cleaning his bike at the end of the muddy race. It was taken at the Fruitlands Cup of Cyclocross that takes place at the historic Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA. The day was rainy and dark, typical of a New England fall day. I chose to edit it in black & white to show the moodiness of the day.

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Photo by Katie Busick

This is Cannondale rider Curtis White on one of the drop downs at the legendary Northampton Cyclocross Race. It was a beautiful Fall day in New England. The pro men were racing as the sun was beginning to drop.

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Photo by Marek Litinsky

Riding with my son at the Oregon coast trying to race the sunset and our lack of lights. Made for nice light to take photos but it did get scary on the way back

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Photo by Marek Litinsky

San Juan Island has trails with out of this world views. This one was pretty steep but worth it

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Photo by Marek Litinsky

flying through the forest with my kid

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

This is an image of a dawn training ride around Cherry Creek Reservoir outside Denver, Colorado. Called the Park Hill Pelton, this regular ride sometimes includes up to 50 riders and multiple Colorado state amateur champions--taken in April 2021.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

This image is from the July 24, 2021 Mount Evans Bob Cook Memorial Hillclimb (Colorado)race up the highest paved road in North America to 14,130 feet above sea level. For the last mile, the temperature dropped to 40 F, as a clouds and rain enveloped the summit, reducing visibility to near zero.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

This image shows a rider descending from Loveland Pass, Colorado (from 11,990 feet in altitude) during the 2021 Triple Bypass Gran Fondo from Evergreen to Vail, Colorado, which ride covers 110 miles and crosses three high mountain passes. In the distance (1,500 feet below) is Colorado's Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Taken August 21, 2021.

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Photo by Ben

First day of summer 2021, our weekly Wednesday ride with 1887 known as ‘The Mullet’

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Photo by Andy Perrin

The summer air is calming and sweet, especially when the summer sweet is in bloom. The air is filled with the essence of nature. My favorite day of the summer is when I can smell the air before I see the foliage.

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Two days in a row I rode past this amazing tree in the brilliant fall landscape near my home in Rhode Island, USA. On the third day I decided I could not let another day pass without capturing this the memory. I hope it looks the same next year so I can see it again.

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The morning I took this photo it was just me and a Mom and young son of maybe 4 years old at Point Judith in Rhode Island, USA. I was facing the opposite direction when the little boy screamed “look what the sky is doing”. Look I did, and inspiration followed. Three people witnessed this and I was one, but only because of my bike…and that boy.

Photo by Emily Alexander

The return of Thursday World Championships at Seward Park. After being cancelled completely in 2020, the Thursday night races at Seward Park (Seattle, WA) returned in July 2021, with record breaking attendance and new racers - some of whom picked up cycling during 2020 - joining the races every week.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

A calm climb becomes a joyful sprint between friends

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Point and shoot. After a year that felt like everything tilted a bit, I made it a point to bring a camera, seperate from my phone, on rides more regularly. It made me excited knowing I had a way to easily capture the moments of riding that made me want to ride more.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

An unofficial World Record attempt for "can smashing with road cycling shoes on". Some of the best moments from cycling this year were peripheral to actually riding. From a post-Thursday Night World Championship beer stop.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Becoming one with the saddle position. A moment during bike assembly before BWR Cedar City.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Stetina setting up in the singletrack. From BWR Cedar City and catching Pete Stetina as he leads through the last of the singletrack on course.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

With the return of cyclocross came the return of hand ups.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

The return of racing at the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome meant the return of the Kiddie Kilo. A one lap pedal around the 400m track apron - as leisurely or as fast as the kiddos want.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

Kicking up the dust. The front of the Steamboat Gravel race carves its way through the fresh morning gravel on their way to completing over 140 miles on the day.

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Photo by Emily Alexander

There was a lot to celebrate about being together this year, but it was still nice to get away from things.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

This photo is a meeting of two worlds... King Valley cattlemen in the distance, moving cattle on horseback and recreational bike riders meet.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Starting 2021 with a ride up Mt Buffalo with friends. Early morning is the key with Buffalo before the sun beats down on the lower sections.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

How good are rail trails?! No cars to contend with, and a constant appreciation of the engineering of those who came before us!

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Old v's young. My 5yo nephew riding past the 160+ year old Gaol in Beechworth.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Endless roads Exploring gravel roads of Odesa region (south part of Ukraine) during Budziak Gravel camp - organized by local cycling club Hoods and Drops. Unknown destinations, unexpected paths: all in all, life is a journey.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Magic forest Gravel routes are sometimes unpredictable and unique. This day in April we rode through beautiful segment of small forest very close to sea. Budziak, southern part of Ukraine

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Lights and shadows Last stage – criterium - of the biggest road race in Ukraine, Tour de Onur, this time saw central streets of Lviv city. Yearly chilly morning, long shadows, and like always during criteriums - the highest speed.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

A glance into the future. Young spectator watching riders passing during Odesa Grand Prix – road race in the historic center of Odesa, Ukraine.

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Photo by Iurii Makalis

Riding above the clouds. Beauty of Carpathian Mountains during training camp with Echelon cycling club. Lovely foggy mornings in the heart of Ukrainian Carpathians

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Photo by Roberto Politi

Since the Covid situation broke into everyone’s lives, I must admit that my interest in Pro cycling faded a bit. Participating as a staff member to a local alleycat race in Rome gave me a breath of fresh air through the means of grassroots cycling. Fun was had, this picture stands as a remainder for a radically inclusive way to live cycling.

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Photo by Ronen Chernyak

Be'eri single, one of the most popular mountain bike trails around here. Located in the southern part of Israel. During winter the whole area becomes lush with greenery and attracts many Bedouins, who raise and herd sheep & goats around the area. Which sometimes leads to some unusual traffic jams.

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Photo by Ronen Chernyak

The west bank has always been in the center of political disputes and still is, many of which escalated to violent conflicts. As a result, over the years many infrastructure projects initiated by both sides were left to decay before completion. Many of which are paved roads, most in the middle of nowhere and unconnected to any road system, requiring some unconventional paths to reach. One of the few times I was more than happy to have a puncture with a view like this.

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Photo by Ronen Chernyak

Whenever you ride up in the Golan Heights, near the border with Lebanon and Syria, there's a good chance you're going too stumble onto some abandoned relic or two from the Yom Kippur war('73). Many of them are still almost fully intact. Not too bad for a bike rack.

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Photo by Johan F. Pieterse

Cyclocross in Zonhoven, Lucia Bramati plunging into the Kuil

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Photo by Johan F. Pieterse

On her way to the bell for the last round of EC 2021, Lucinda Brand on the VAM berg

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Photo by Johan F. Pieterse

Christine Majerus on the climb in muddy conditions at Boom

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

During the summer, there are regular amateur races at the Colorado State Patrol test track in Golden, Colorado. The races start in the evening (around 5:00 pm) leading to some wonderful images as the sun sets through the clouds and over the mountains to the west. June 2021.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

During the summer, there are regular amateur races at the Colorado State Patrol test track in Golden, Colorado. In the afternoon in Colorado, storm clouds come from the west billowing up over the mountains, leading to striking cloud formations.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

After being cancelled in 2020, the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hillclimb returned to the Colorado race schedule with riders racing 26 miles up the highest paved road in North America to 14,130 feet in altitude. This shot was taken of riders as they approach the final three miles of switchbacks to the summit.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

After being cancelled in 2020, the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hillclimb returned to the Colorado race schedule with riders racing 26 miles up the highest paved road in North America to 14,130 feet in altitude. This shot was taken looking southeast, about 17 miles into the race, as riders approached treeline near the Mount Goliath Natural Area which is home to a grove of 1,000 year old bristlecone pines.

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Photo by Eric Poli

I drove 200 miles for a chance to see the G.O.A.T., Vos ride her bike. When she lined up at the start, I caught this moment of pure concentration among the chaos of the other riders. This moment, right before the gun, was the start of her flawless, race winning performance.

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Photo by Sam Shepherd

Myself and a few friends are big on cycling so when we heard the Tour of Britain was coming close to home we just had to visit. Stage four was set to finish in Llandudno so I made the journey along with my camera and took position at 1km to go. The atmosphere was surreal and seeing the worlds best riders pass within meters was such an experience.

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Photo by Sam Shepherd

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Photo by Sam Shepherd

The Ikley GP! one of only two races in the British National Circuit series and I was lucky enough to experience the atmosphere for myself. In this photo we see what is beginning to be the front group of leaders involving the eventual race winner Reece Wood.

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Photo by Sam Shepherd

British rider Max Stedman showing the effort it takes to secure 11th place after 210km of racing at the 2021 Tour Of Britain.

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Photo by Sam Shepherd

Hearing the roars of the crowd as the rider slowly progress up the Great Orme in Llandudno with my camera at the ready. the first rider I spot is non other than the world champion and stage favourite Julian Alaphilippe. He turns his head to see where his competitors are as the road levels off at 1km to go. Seconds after the photo he attacks again before Wout has chance to make contact with Alaphilippe and Mike Woods. Wout eventually won but Julian's panache entertains just as much.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

This picture was taken during the Worlds. One of the first race since a long time with a crowd. A huge crowd. People were crazy at every corner. While riders were on the flanders circuit, supporters jumped on road and start partying. Just sharing their first moment back together, every nations drinking beers, dancing, shouting, enjoying life enjoying cycling. Suddenly the crowed separated in two and these guys on city bikes climb the Wijnpers full speed. Everyones went crazy about it.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

During the Worlds 2021 you have a race in front and a show behind. Since the back of the peloton has done their jobs for their leaders, it's time to enjoy. A communion between the crowd and the riders. Here Nathan Haas doing some wheelie (today we know it was he last as a pro road cyclist) to make people happy. Cycling is not only about racing.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

If you're a Belgian cycling fan, this picture needs no words. Wout's face summarize that day perfectly. Winner on paper, but disappointed at the end. When I took this, I was so close to him and the Belgian team, that I could really felt how terrible that day went for all of them. The crowd everywhere was cheering but next to them it was so silent at the same time. The same feeling as when you put your head underwater, you hear stuff from far away and it is so silent as well.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

The beauty of terrible conditions. Laurenz Rex after more than 6 hours on the bike, beaten by rain, shaken by cobbles but finally welcomed by sun at the finish in the vélodrome.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

1985 or 2021? Glad we have MVPD to realize this was taken this year in the Secteur 28 during Paris Roubaix. Already covered in mud from head to toes, you can definitely feel how harsh the race was at this point. Flooded cobbles sections, highly dangerous, you can see how those riders are focused to stay on the bike. People everywhere were amazed and in admiration for those crazy dudes pushing their boundaries.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

Weird to say, but this shot of Elisa Longo Borghini is far more powerful than the one I took of the winner Lizzie. Elisa is riding for the 3rd place of the very first Paris Roubaix Femmes ever. Look the way she smile, because she is 3rd, but mostly because Lizzie won the race the crazy way. Forgetting about the physical pain. Look the Trek's staff being totally nuts about the situation. Still have goosebumps looking at this. This is crazy how cycling can bring the emotions at that level.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

Team work. Elisa, Audrey and Lizzie straight after the finish. Celebrating together, crying together, laughing together, suffering together. This is just magical, such moments are unforgettable. They made history. I still clearly hearing and feeling how crazy the atmosphere was, crowd shouting, staff being so proud. It was magical.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

Sara Penton, her very last dance of a long career. Sara decided to retire right after Paris Roubaix. And it was her face the second she arrived. As I know her personally, this was a super touching moment, it was like a super ball of emotion hitting you straight into the face. It was a mix of admiration, being proud, amazed about what this girl just did.

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Photo by Bastien Gason

How hard Paris Roubaix Femmes is? This hard. Literally she wasn't able to unclip her shoes at the finish. Seems like a renaissance painting, everyone trying to help. The exhaustion feeling of literally all girls after that race proves us that they are warriors!

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Photo by Bastien Gason

These guys are the best cyclists on this planet and look how they look like after 257.7kms at 42.7kmh under terrible condition. We probably lived one of the hardest Paris Roubaix that ever happened in a while. At the moment I saw these 3 warriors arrived, I immediately understand this wasn't just a normal race.

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Photo by Maarten Van de Velde

As a surf photographer with a passion for cycling and cx racing, who often shoots the surfers in Oostende close to the World Championships CX venue I could not hold myself to enter the freezing Northseawaters and try to get some images from an angle no one else could get. The idea came up when seeing the ladies race on Saturday. I knew it was a bit dodgy with all Covid measures yet I never expected this to get the (media) attention it got... In the image Wout and Mathieu racing eachother.

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Photo by Maarten Van de Velde

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Photo by Maarten Van de Velde

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Photo by Suzan Debuysere

I took this shot during 'Dwars door Vlaanderen 2021'. This was my second 'official' race I shot. As a starting cyclingphotography girl in a 'menworld', I can be very unsure. I was soooo nervous at the start, so I searched for a place without other photographers. Beside that, i'm always looking for an 'not so average shot'. So upstairs was ideal! In this shot, I love those fluo helmets and the contrast with the stairs, the hand of the girl on her teammate's shoulder and those straight lines.

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Photo by Suzan Debuysere

I also took this shot before the women's race of 'Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021'. I was searching for shots who showed the 'girliness' and elegance of the women's racers. This is one of those shots I made!

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Photo by Suzan Debuysere

The reflection of a bike on the teamcar, before the start of the Belgian National Road Race Championships. The days before the race, it rained a lot. I tried to create a blurry/mysterious effect in the reflection, created by the water. Still wondering who's bike it was. 🙂

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Photo by Suzan Debuysere

Before the riders passed, this sympathetic old man, with his Nieuwsblad cycling hat, was waiting on those 2 chairs with his wife. They were enjoying the nice weather and atmosphere. I was lucky when they stood up and came a bit closer to watch winner Dylan van Baarle. Dylan rode so smooth and impressive, the face of the old man says enough.

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Photo by Suzan Debuysere

And last but not least, Woutje, just after he won the Belgian National Road Race Championships. Tired, but smiling. What a tremendous season! Thanks Wout!

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Photo by Francis Gravel

First Paris Roubaix Femmes, first race for the kids ! Nice atmosphere here at Carrefour de L'arbre.

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Photo by Francis Gravel

Hell of the north! Couple weeks before Paris-Roubaix, there is Denain GP. A lot of cobbles and dust for the riders. It is better to stay in front of the race 🙂

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Photo by Francis Gravel

Shooting Star ! Here Anna Kay in Koksijde for the CX world cup. I love Panning Shots, and this one fits perfectly to the rider

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Photo by Igor Essling

With Finn I found someone to train, to laugh with, to nerd out about bike stuff or just to talk about life. This year we shared many amazing experiences on a lot of rides. We push each other to go farther and faster and hope I can hang on as long as possible, since he is just 18 years old and doing immense progress. But well, to a wonderful 2022!

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Photo by Igor Essling

This photo pictures overcoming last years Rapha Festive500 challenge. Everyone who has done it in the northern hemisphere knows the conditions that are dealt to you most of the time. But with the right company everything is do- and even enjoyable. On top of that, this road is one of my favorites in the Muensterland region in Germany. Cannot wait to get back there in the last week of this year!

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Photo by Igor Essling

After one year of hiatus and a seemingly endless period without racing (everyone knows why) this winter the NRW-Cross-Cup is in full swing and hosting more participants than ever. It feels so great to have finally some CX races as training motivation and to spend some hours and meet people at the race track.

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Photo by Filip Funk

This photo captures what I love about cycling, intense action set against beautiful backgrounds. Vancouver's crit racing came back in full swing this year and one race took place inside a local amusement park. Every angle had interesting compositions, but looking towards the Mary-Go-Round as the sun set in the background and the elite riders flashing by made this a very special moment for me.

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Photo by Filip Funk

As I walked the course of a local crit I spotted this older couple in lawn chairs sitting by a corner. They seemed so relaxed as riders charged into the corner over 45kph. So I tried to capture what they must have been seeing, a blurred, speeding pelaton whizzing by them.

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Photo by Filip Funk

The penultimate cyclocross in British Columbia's lower mainland, Aldergrove CX, saw historic rainfall which flooded the province. A handful of racers braved the weather and rode through insane conditions. Here a rider is running their bike out of knee-high water section as two spectators stand on the waters edge.

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Photo by Filip Funk

Jeremy's Roubaix is a local grassroots race that normally takes place in the spring. Due to COVID restrictions, it was pushed into the summer. This made the gravel sections light and dusty, which reminded me of Strade Bianche. You could spot the pelaton approaching by large, light grey dust clouds moving in the distance.

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Photo by Filip Funk

Racing in a velodrome is fast. I wanted to blur the lines on the track and really give a sense of how fast this rider was going. It's exhilarating being close to the track at those speeds!

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Photo by Filip Funk

This was the second and final crit race at Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition. The race was dubbed The Roller Coaster Crit, so I wanted to try and capture that with the parks rides in the background as the rider came through the corner.

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Photo by Filip Funk

This photo encapsulates what British Columbia's Aldergrove CX was like. Tons of rain. The shot may look grainy but it was torrential downpour. A handful of rider navigate the steep and slippery trapezoid that was the centerpiece of the race, as one lonely spectator cheered them on at the top.

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Photo by Filip Funk

The morning of the this race was blanketed in complete fog. As the intermediate and singlespeed racers began, the sun crept over the ridge and burst through the trees. The sunrays were brief but really show what a special place Glenridge Acres is for local racers.

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Photo by Filip Funk

Canadian Cyclocross Champion, Michael van den Ham, shows his strength, powering through the mud and rain. I felt his expression was what all riders were experiencing, wet and cold but soldiering on through the rain.

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Photo by Filip Funk

Gravel racing can be just as fast paced as road racing. I wanted to show that and also test how slow I can get my shutter speed down. For this I managed to get a series of good shots at 1/30th, and felt it shows how fast the lead group of this race was!

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Photo by Hugh McManus

Demi Vollering: An imperious time trial from Demi Vollering at The Women's Tour separated her from the rest of the field and was the keystone to her overall win. A beautiful sunny afternoon provided plenty of contrast between light and shade. Here Demi has just crossed the line, gasping for breath, emerging from the shadow of the building arch just metres from the line, into the bright sunlight that drenched the finish line

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Photo by Hugh McManus

Out of the Darkness: Canyon dhb SunGod riders photographed in late March 2021 just as Government restrictions eased to allow up to four people to ride outside together. Emerging from a tunnel out into the light seemed an appropriate metaphor for life at the time and the first use of the camera for many months!

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Photo by Hugh McManus

Battle of Great Orme: Stage 4 of The Tour of Britain tackled the steep slopes of the Great Orme and the cut and thrust of the top riders didn't disappoint as they fought to conquer the climb as well as each other! I managed to get a great vantage point from a friendly couples balcony, watching the decisive move coming from Michael Woods on the steepest section of the climb with only Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe able to follow. A terrific stage played out in front of a huge crowd!

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

Having been starved of any road racing in the UK for most of 2020, I was motivated to attend as many races as possible in 2021. The Owen Blower Memorial Road Race attracted some of the best National riders and was fiercely contested throughout the field. Lauren Higham of Cycle Team London was out of the running for even a top 10 finish but it didn't stop her 'full gas' push to the finish line, revelling in the opportunity to just race her bike

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

The UCI Track Champions League was held across multiple locations, with the final 2 rounds being held at The Lee Valley Velodrome in London. The undoubted crowd favourite was Great Britain's Olympic and World Champion Katie Archibald. She did not disappoint winning the Elimination Race and the overall Women's Endurance Title

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

The Women's Tour is a six day Stage Race held in the UK. It is one of the most prestigious races on the Women's World Tour. The face of Hannah Barnes of Team Canyon SRAM shows the effects of 6 days of intensive racing in unseasonably warm temperatures. Alone by the bus she removes her helmet, following the final Stage of the race and also her final race for the team

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

The opening round of the UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy was held on a warm September day, where the lack of mud made for a fast grass crit race with dust being the main hazard. These proved ideal conditions for World Tour Road Racer Lewis Askey of Groupama FDJ, who dominated the race

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Photo by Gary Hibbert

The sand dunes of Koksijde are as much of a challenge to descend quickly as they are to ride or run up slowly. Korne van Kessel demonstrates the skill and the courage required, as he hugs the barrier on his way to a strong sixth place in the UCI World Cup race

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

This photo is from the Australian Criterium Open held at Noosa Triathlon this year. Normally they get at least one World Tour rider to race, but not this year. Although it is nice to watch a WT rider, it made no difference to the race which was as exciting as I have seen. This photo, is about the watching of the race: the spectators, the colours, the excitement and busyness. A race occurs in a context and in connection with spectator responses, signage, in race events.

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

This is a local race team out on a training ride. We don't take ourselves too seriously, it's about improving our riding and racing, our friendships and drinking coffee.

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

This is a local race team out on a training ride. We don't take ourselves too seriously, it's about improving our riding and racing, our friendships and drinking coffee.

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

This is a local race team out on a training ride. We don't take ourselves too seriously, it's about improving our riding and racing, our friendships and drinking coffee.

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Photo by Toby Willis

Chris Simpson traverses the infamous boardwalks of Llandegla Moors in North Wales during this years GBDuro. The boards are notoriously difficult to ride with ruts pulling wheels left and right making for a twitchy crossing, and paired with treacherous conditions and low lying cloud it was as tough as ever. Currently being replaced by large stone slabs this tricky crossing of the moors would be one of the last for the challenging race

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Photo by Toby Willis

Paul Wainwright fights for second place, climbing the iconic Bwlch-Y-Groes in North Wales on this years Pan Celtic Race. A battle with last years champion Chris Pitblado would rage for almost the entire 2000km race before the two showed great spirit and crossed the line together in front of a roaring crowd

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Photo by Toby Willis

12 Hours of May. A challenge created by the team at Albion that brought a group of friends together for a weekend of beautiful roads, harsh weather, outstanding landscapes and plenty of laughs

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Photo by Toby Willis

13 year old Sam trains with his Dad in preparation for the Pan Celtic Race in July, with dark clouds and heavy rain forecast making for a true test ahead of the real thing. Tackling an ultra-endurance race at that age surely a record?

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Photo by Toby Willis

You can ride for hours on end, over a variety of terrain, through different landscapes and be constantly consumed by grey mundane skies but within the blink of an eye arrive at the right place at the right time as the light suddenly bursts in life and reveals the journey ahead

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

This is what cycling is all about! This guy on the right absolutely unloaded the tank in the 1000 m, crushed his previous time and ticked off a massive personal best. In the moments after the race, his friend made sure to celebrate his competitor's success.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

A short downhill section gives some relief (or a chance to attack again), after the peloton had clawed its way up the Kalbar Wall in this year's Metropolitan Road Race near Brisbane.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

Gold Coast Cycling Club team powering through the time trial at a National Junior Track Series event at Anna Meares Velodrome.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

If the future of cycling relies on the kids of today, then it looks like we should be ok.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

Fierce but friendly competition in the Queensland State Junior Madison championships.

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Photo by Philip Dauwe

The owner of a beautiful house watches a bike racer passing by. The course of the race was right in front of his house.

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Photo by Philip Dauwe

Bike racers racing through corn fields as seen from a distance. I climbed the highest point of a nearby hill to get this shot.

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Photo by Philip Dauwe

Wife, spectator, support. All in one person. This woman is the wife of a racer and cheers him on. She is also equipped with a spare wheel, just in case.

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Photo by Toshiki Sato

Sprinting for what she thought will bring Gold.

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Photo by Toshiki Sato

Stillness and Motion.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

It was the end of winter, still a lot of snow but it was starting to get warm to be able to comfortably ride according to a Canadian weather. At the beginning, I was shooting my friends on a different perspective with the mountains behind them. But when I've put the camera down from the drone, this is the moment when I saw something strong. The shadows because of the harsh sunlight, the textures from the road and the snow. And the wave of the road makes it even more dynamic.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

Ohhh Big Gravel Run. Have you heard of this one? It was not long after the start, I stepped into the head car. We were driving fast, maybe to fast. I didn't know where we were going and what shot I would do. We decided to parked, I jumped on my bag to grab the drone, and at moment I saw this scene of this awesome road, the riders were almost coming in. No time to think, just pressed the button man and hope that it's gonna look good on your computer!!

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

The idea was to create the movement of a cyclist in studio for the campaign of Vallier kit. I have to say, it’s was one of my favorite project to develop. A lot of technics behind that. For the geeks, these blurry images were shot at a shutter speed of 1sec with 4 strobes. This is one shot with only colours and contrast editing. The blurry and the sharp face are from the same shot straight out of the cam.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

For me, this scene refer to a beautiful end of the day with a lovely ride. It's shot in the air of Sutton in Canada with a view on Bromont mountain. The sunlight was just epic at this moment. This is the kind of shot I would love to see hang in a bike shop because we can all related to it.

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Photo by Zlatko Turkalj

Rob and Fiona taking a morning break at Banyoles lake

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Photo by Zlatko Turkalj

Mandatory Haribo treat atop Rocacorba climb. Very well deserved 🙂

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Photo by Zlatko Turkalj

How can you not stop to take a few street shots at picturesque Cadaques

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Photo by Glen Bucklar

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Photo by Jim Sevaly

As group events and racing opened back up in 2021, the swell of excitement and hunger for podiums on the local level were more intense than ever in Missoula, Montana.

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Photo by Jim Sevaly

Cyclocross racing - when anticipation, pain, and fear collide.

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Photo by Jim Sevaly

Dust, sunshine and racing.

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Photo by Jim Sevaly

Local racers vying for position.

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Photo by Jim Sevaly

For the love of racing.

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“The Last Two Standing” - Ian Boswell, followed by Dutchman Laurens ten Dam crest the final climb with 23 miles to go during the UNBOUND Gravel 200 race near Emporia, Kansas, USA on June 05, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman )

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Photo by Craig Huffman

"Shelled" - Grueling conditions take its toll during the Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride, the only Euro-style Spring Classic on American soil, in San Diego North County, California, USA on Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“Double Take” - Heavy rain and winds blanket the Audi Denver Littleton Twilight Criterium course during the Women's Pro,1,2 race in Littleton, Colorado, USA on July 31, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“Where Mountain Goats Roam” - This cycling and four mountain goats share the rarefied air during the Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb: Idaho Springs to the 14,264 foot summit of Mount Evans in Colorado, USA on July 24, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“Relief” - A hot and exhausted Crystal Anthony, riding for LIV Racing, gets sprayed down following her 4th place SBT GRVL, 144 mile Black Course finish in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA on August 15, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Florent Malezieux

As soon as travel restrictions to regional NSW were lifted, we decided to leave Sydney and drive South to the Snowy Mountains for a weekend of gravel riding and road cycling. The weekend was wet, but it felt so good to be outside of our infamous 5km bubble. The clouds, the green hills and the darker mountains in the background make for a dramatic photo.

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Photo by Florent Malezieux

I wanted to reproduce the beautiful shots of the Tour de France peloton taken from the side of the road through a hotel room window, but with a distinctive Australian tone. I found that gate that offered me a great frame I thought it was the perfect opportunity. We only miss a few fans in a camping chair and a Cochonou hat, and we could be at the Tour.

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Photo by Florent Malezieux

This picture represents my idea of cycling: getting on your bike with a mate, no matter the weather, and having a laugh!

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Photo by Florent Malezieux

I take a lot of pictures at the local crit track, but the races usually happen in the middle of the afternoon. We decided with Erwin to go to the track at sunrise and see what would happen. First, we were greeted with a cloudy sky, but very quickly it cleared and the warm sunlight hit my lens. I love the contract between the flare on the right part of the image and the darker tones on the left.

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Photo by Florent Malezieux

Heffron Park is a very famous crit track on the Sydney racing scene. The likes of Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas and Caleb Ewan raced there. Edwin (at the front) is often in the breakaway, making the race hard for his sprinter to eventually take the win. He does a lot of work and stays in the shadow. For once, in this picture, he is in the light he deserves.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

I think cloud and sky makes a real deal for a good photography. So when I saw this rich sky over our head, I've decided to make the most symmetric shot that would support this beauty. Ok maybe we did this couple of times to make it super symmetrical!

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

We did our last golden hour photos in Quebec City and we were back to the airbnb. While waiting at the red light, I asked my friends to ride under this illuminated marquise free of anything. At the time the first rider came in, the first car passed in front of the camera, the second time, it was a person who was getting out of the door, a taxi, a bus etc. We finally wait so long to make a clean shot like this.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

Something unique in this shot. Making a little detour just to get this shot that feels both closed and evasive.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

Shadows shadows! That was a little alley in the Old part of Quebec City where a lot of passerelles allowed me to have this perspective with these sharps shadows.

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Photo by Gus Silva

After almost 2 years of worldwide disruption due to the pandemic, the Worlds in Flanders was my first race since Yorkshire 2019. It felt pretty good to sit by the side of the road and cheer on our heroes again. Specially for the young Belgian fans who clapped every single rider during the Men's Elite Time Trial.

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Photo by Gus Silva

The Belgian train. Sadly, it run out of steam before it reached the station. The noise and the excitement of the home crowd when the Belgian team came into view was amazing. Everybody was getting ready for a local to be crowned World Champion but a Frenchman had other ideas. It didn't spoil the party though, everybody enjoy themselves and showed the rest of the world how to put on a show.

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Photo by Gus Silva

After the Worlds in Flanders we headed to Roubaix. We arrived on Thursday afternoon and parked the camper on Carrefour de l'Arbre, As soon as I parked, I noticed a team car driving down the cobbles towards the restaurant. It was the Valcar–Travel & Service team and the newly crowned Women's World Champion, Elisa Balsamo in her freshly painted Cannondale. She posed for photos and showed the blisters on her hands from riding the cobbles.

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Photo by Gus Silva

Desiet Kidane during the Women's Elite Road race in Flanders. She sadly passed away a few weeks later in a training accident in Eritrea.

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Photo by Gus Silva

Julian Alaphilippe cannot hide his feelings during the podium presentation after winning his second rainbow jersey.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

I'm the official photographer for the Fred Whitton Challenge sportive. This is my favourite spot to capture the agony and sometimes the ecstasy of the competing riders. The Hardknott Pass is one of the steepest roads in England with a gradient of 33%, the riders approach this with nearly 100 miles in their legs. This year we had all four seasons on the climb over a 5 hour period. This image shows a rider from the promoting club with the full sweep of the road.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

I'm the official photographer for the Fred Whitton Challenge sportive. This is my favourite spot to capture the agony and sometimes the ecstasy of the competing riders. The Hardknott Pass is one of the steepest roads in England with a gradient of 33%, the riders approach this with nearly 100 miles in their legs. This year we had all four seasons on the climb over a 5 hour period. This image shows a female rider casting her shadow on the steep gradient.

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Photo by Steve Fleming

My wife and lifetime cycling friend riding along the Malham Moor road in the Yorkshire Dales, direction Settle. The famous Penyghent mountain can be seen in the distance.

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Photo by Stephen Smith

World Duathlon Championships, Spain November 2021. The day before my wife’s race, the Elite ladies race beneath the bridge we watched from. I really liked the way the low late autumn sun casts the riders shadows. The eyes are drawn to the shadows until you see the riders.

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Photo by Stephen Smith

The Dirty Reiver. Gravel Ride England/Scotland border. September 2021. About 2.5 hrs after the fast group sped through, even a 1000 rider event is a lonely place in Englands largest man made forest.

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Photo by Stephen Smith

North of England Mountain Bike Championships. August 2021. The British summer, the mens race splinters as the clouds roll in.

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Photo by Stephen Smith

Road Race test event. May 2021. One of the regions first road races following lockdown. A typical rainy day in the north of England. The riders add a splash of colour as they climb the first hill on the first lap.

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Photo by Cameron Wells

This picture is of Ruby Dobson racing as part of the Victorian cross country series. This was taken at round 4 at Black Hill reserve Ballarat. I like this shot because of the concentration shown on Ruby's face, and the detail of her pony tail.

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Photo by Cameron Wells

Riding gravel in South Gippsland with Bruce. We rode out of Foster Victoria, on Toora-Gunya Rd, I thought the light beams and the tree ferns looked pretty special that day.

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Photo by Cameron Wells

Adrian Jackson Racing Victorian XCO series round 4. Looks like he's in Arizona somewhere, but this is Ballarat Victoria Australia. I love the colour of the rock.

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Photo by Maurizio Barzaghi

Summer 2021, Suisse elite road championship

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Photo by Maurizio Barzaghi

Maximilian Schachmann at the Schach kurve, tour de Suisse 2021

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Photo by Maurizio Barzaghi

Esteban Chavez during TT stage at tour de Suisse 2021

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Photo by Owen Lewis

The past two years haven’t been the easiest. A quiet ride through empty vines was enhanced by what appeared to be a hopeful view through the door of what’s next. Things are looking up. We’ll get there.

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Photo by Owen Lewis

Top of the Albula Pass in May. Road was closed with a week to go before it opened. To have the pass to yourselves, with just a few metres of snow to cross made the experience all the more worth it.

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Photo by Owen Lewis

Training in Germany throughout the winter comes with transitions of bright greens, mist, and snow, all on the same road. It’s like all the emotions of the year on a single ride.

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Photo by Marco Loman

March 2021, The Netherlands is still in lockdown, but it is important that the seasons starts, so the Healty Ageing Tour, has to do the three races on closed circuits, stage one, on the famous Cathedral of Speed, the TT Circuit of Assen, place of the MotoGP Worldchampionship, the peloton roars to the final chicane that leads to the mainstraight. Cycling doesn't go as fast as MotoGP, but they sure did make a good effort.

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Photo by Marco Loman

March 2021, Healthy Ageing Tour, stage 3, the stage was brutal, set on the Col du Vam (4800cm above sealevel), cold, rain, strong winds, and it as a complete battlefield after the finish, it looked more like a cyclocross event than a roadrace.

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Photo by Marco Loman

June 2021, the Dutch National Road cycling championships, and dutch talent Bodi del Grosso, was hoping to shine at his championship on home turf in the province of Drenthe, but after a couple of laps, his back gave up. And than cycling is hard, very hard, you can train all year, have the home support, but when you are in pain and in disbelief, you are on your own, and the world is very small at that moment. Cycling can be so hard, but will prepare your for the future.

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Photo by Marco Loman

July 2021, the Dutch national track championship for the junior catagories, the feel the need the need for speed!

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Photo by Marco Loman

October 2021, the odd one out. After Tom Boonen retired from professional cycling, he did find a second sports career in racing cars in the Belcar and Dutch Supercar Challenge, in a recent interview Tom stated that he felt more nervous racing cars, and that winning in races felt more enjoyable than all his cycling victories. You can see the determination and focus in his eyes, just before the lights turn from red to green.

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Photo by Marco Loman

November 2021, The European Cyclocross Championships at the Col du Vam. The joy of cycling, good to see fans back at the races and screaming on the cyclocross peloton up the cobblestones

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Photo by Marco Loman

November 2021, The European Cyclocross Championships at the Col du Vam, The Netherlands, when you win you feel over the moon, you feel invincible, but when you finish not in a top position, than the first few meters after the finish is hard. Dutch rider Mees Hendrikx is feeling this pain, the pain of the finish but not in a top spot.

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Photo by Marco Loman

November 2021, the European Cyclocross Championships at the Col du Vam, with absence of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Piddock, but with an in form Eli Yserberth and Tom Aerts, the Belgians thought they would win the European title, but they didn't count on a very good Lars van der Haar. Here the Belgians are in full swing up the hill under the lead of Quentin Hermans.

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Photo by Marco Loman

October 2021, the start of the SuperPestige Cyclocross with the opening race at Gieten, The Netherlands. if you are affraid of the mud, stay home, but if you love the mud, than cycle as World Champion Lucinda Brand and don't worry about getting dirty!

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Photo by Marco Loman

October 2021, Superprestige Gieten, the opening race of the Superprestige Cyclocross season, and when you win, you don't feel dirty, to feel victoriuos and you can smile, even with your eyes. World Champion Lucinda Brand, just after her victory of the opening race of the season. Glad to be back!

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Photo by Federico Damiani

Badlands is an unsupported gravel race crossing of about 700km and 18K d+ crossing two deserts in southern Spain. The picture features Asja Paladin from team Enough, in the late afternoon of the first race day. It was about 43 C° and she was about to come out from the first desert of the race - Gorafe. The struggle and the exhaustion were pretty intense and she was pushing her bike uphill because it was too steep to ride.

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Photo by Federico Damiani

Memory gravel is an event taking place on the front of the First World War on the Asiago Plateau. It was late october and this was the highest part of the route, already covered in snow. We happened to witness one of the best sunsets of the year.

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Photo by Oscar Blanco Gutiérrez

Lo facil es levantar los brazos en la linea de meta. El ciclismo es sufrimiento y lucha. Foto ciclocross de Elorrio 2021.

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Photo by Oscar Blanco Gutiérrez

Tour 2021. El ciclismo te da la oportunidad de ver unos paisajes increíbles.

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Photo by Oscar Blanco Gutiérrez

Tour 2021, la mirada del lider.

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Photo by Oscar Blanco Gutiérrez

Barro y lluvia,

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Photo by Oscar Blanco Gutiérrez

Vuelta 2021. Lineas al infinito.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

Femke Markus at the 2021 Dutch National Championships. Her dad cheering her on and her mom taking a picture. They must be proud parents.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

At the 2021 Drentse 8 van Westerveld I crouched down at the side of the road. It was a wet day. A pothole at the side of the road was filled with water. All riders could avoid it, but one could not.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

Loes Adegeest leads the peloton on the cobbles of the Col Du Vam at the 2021 Dutch National Championships for u23/elite women without contract. Look at the determination on her face. She wants to win this race and eventually she did.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

World Champion Pim Ronhaar and Witse Meeussen at the 2021 UEC European Championships Cyclocross during the u23 men's race.

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Photo by Gert-jan Warrink

Look at Puck Pieterse shouldering her bike and running at the 2021 UEC European Championships Cyclocross during the u23 women's race, but also look at the people watching her, drinking their Belgian beers, ringing their red bells and cheering for the amazing talent she is.

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Photo by Graeme Langhorne

Choose your line, or does the line choose you? The wonder of Winter in the woods. The trails and bridleways of Kent become a beautiful but brutal playground for off-road riding throughout the Winter months. The conditions change on an almost weekly basis making every ride different. Like riding a grand scale cyclocross circuit. All the effort to get through is worth it for sights, smells and sounds, and the way it makes you feel. Both physically and mentally.

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Photo by Graeme Langhorne

Wimbledon Common magic. This shot was taken at the end of March as the morning light increases as we move into Spring. Part of my daily commute, each day I ride through this section it amazes me how removed I feel from the city life which surrounds me, literally only a few minutes from here. London has some incredible green spaces which need to be protected.

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Photo by Graeme Langhorne

Mountain Soul. A place which will forever have a place in my heart. The summit of Col de l’Iseran. A place which has brought out so many emotions and demonstrates the power of Mother Nature almost every time I’m up there. Sometimes you never want to leave. Other times you can’t hang around more than necessary because of the bitterly cold wind howling over the pass.

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Photo by Graeme Langhorne

Where have we been? Where are we going? Don’t forget to look up, back, down, ahead to take everything in. This planet is a truly magnificent place. Scoping out the route down from the summit of Montjovet in the French Alps at 2563m. A dream of an off-road descent.

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Photo by Graeme Langhorne

Climbing out of the clouds. Off-road riding in the French Alps in October can deliver an array of conditions, even over just a few days. This moody day crossing Cormet d’Aréches was followed by a day riding through snow to 2400m, then a bluebird day climbing to 2600m. You learn a lot riding in these conditions. Not just about bikes.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

Cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Denver Colorado's Mike Nields Memorial Bannock Street Criterium returned to downtown Denver on July 17, 2021, with the series of amateur races moving into the shadow of the titanimum-cladded Hamilton wing of the Denver Art Muesum, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. It was Libeskind's first completed building in the United States, and provided a dramatic backdrop for speeding cyclists.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

Dawn departure. There is an early morning goup training ride in Denver, Colorado that has been occuring for more than 20 years. Meeting on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 6:00 am from late winter through the summer and fall, the group of sometimes 50 riders meets for cameraderie and race-pace training for a 25 mile loop around Cherry Creek State Park.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

Denver, Colorado's Park Hill Peloton group training ride has been meeting at 6:00 am every Tuesday and Friday morning for more than 20 years for a fast 25 mile training ride around Cherry Creek State Park, just outside Denver. The group, which sometimes exceeds 50 riders, does have navigate some automobile traffic on the way out to the Park, but drivers are usually polite and give room.

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Photo by Reid Neureiter

The Boulder Centre for Orthopedics Criterium, held in Golden, Colorado July 3, 2021 featured, an unusual specator that also represented a hazard not frequently seen at road bicycle races, an adult mule deer, that would occasionaly cross the race course while foraging for food.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

It was the 4th stage of the Giro, the stage where Alessandro De Marchi got his first maglia rosa. It rained all day and the back of the pack was suffering for the harsh hill above the city of Fanano. Then Thomas De Gendt appeared all alone. One can't guess what was in his mind, the need for a shower, the next stage or just bring the bike to the finish line...

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This was taken during the 20th stage of the Giro, Damiano Caruso made the magic and won the stage while at the back of the peloton the rest of the 'girini' were heading to the finish, it's under a short tunnel that I saw Christopher Juul-Jensen, then I tried to take a snap of him in the dark.

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Photo by Angelo Giangregorio

This snap was taken during the International Cyclocross Increa Brugherio 2021 near Milano. It's near my home and as you know cyclocross it's very funny to photograph. I'm a bit fixed with the action of re-mount on the bike and this time I tried to add a bit more contest than usual.

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This photo was taken during the third stage at Itzulia in Basque Country. It is the final climb to Ermualde (Llodio) and Tadej Pogacar was the stage winner. Primoz Roglic won the overall classification at the end of the Itzulia. It was thrilling to have those two beasts so near.

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This photo was taken during the third stage of the Women’s Vuelta a Burgos between Medina de Pomar and Ojo Guareña. To take the shot I climbed a small hill next to the bridge until I was able to see the whole bridge.

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This shot was taken during Women’s Donostia Classic and you can see Movistar Team with Gloria Rodriguez in front working for Annemiek Van Vleuten who finally won the race.

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

I took this photo to advertise an event in Zuia (Basque Country). I had planned the photo since a friend showed me that road, so I had the perfect excuse for the photo shooting!

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This photo was taken during the CX in Garai, where we had pouring rain most of the time and some moments when the sun did shine and that made some nice light.

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This photo was taken during the Junior Race at international Llodio CX. It was a sticky muddy race and cyclists had to run a big part of the circuit

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This photo was taken during the Abadiño CX and I like it because you can see Anboto mountain, a very special mountain for Basque people, behind the rider

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This pic was taken during the fifth stage of the Itzulia in the Basque Country. It’s a photo I wanted to take for a long time because I think it’s a classic!

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This was taken durin Lezama CX in the Basque Country. The girl in the photo is Idoia Eraso and it was her first CX…I think she had some good fun!

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Photo by Naike Ereñozaga Orue

This was taken during the Durango Women’s Classic in the Basque Country. You can see Anne Santesteban doing her best in the last hard climb in San Juan de Momoitio, under the rain.

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

We can be heroes - TT day's at the Tour The France - waiting all day, building up to the tension. How great can a little boy's happiness be. The happiness and admiration to see his hero.

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

La folie du tour de France - TT-day at the TDF, one big picnic along the road. All those colors, ugly and beautiful at the same time.

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

The art of cycling - only in time trials Julian Alaphilippe can't wear his rainbow jersey - but even then he elevates cycling to a true art

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

The road to Roubaix, from hell to heaven - first Paris Roubaix for women - Lotte Kopecky fights her way on the final cobbles to Roubaix - a few weeks later the world title followed on the Roubaix track

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

The road to Roubaix - a heavy fall did not stop Ellen Van Dijck in her way to roubaix - the only recently conquered European champions jersey covered in mud - how beautiful can colors be?

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

History has been made! Finally a women's edition of Paris Roubaix - spectators kept cheering until the last riders - they clearly enjoyed it - it made the suffering on the last cobbles just a little easier

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

Lifesavers in hell - a flat tire for Gijs van Hoecke on the trouée d'Arenberg - while he was making a sanitary stop, 2 'Zone hoppers' repaired his bike - on each cobbles, each team has its men, lifesavers for many riders.

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

Admiration and suffering - no rider whose face speaks more volumes than that of Adrien Petit - nothing but admiration from the little boy! - This is where boyhood dreams arise!

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

Does the dictionary need a picture with the meaning of perseverance? Adrien Petit meets Paris Roubaix 2021.

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Photo by Stijn Bastens

Solidarity in hell - flat tire for Frederik Frison at carrefour de l'arbre - Movistar car passed by and asked if they could help - the public was full of sympathy for this gesture of solidarity. The heroes from the background of Paris Roubaix.

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Photo by Ben Groenhout

A few of the almost 10,000 feet of vert during the Hoh-ly Roller 66 mile Gran Fondo.

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Photo by Ben Groenhout

Finding a mostly rideable gravel route from the Hoh River to La Push.

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Photo by Ben Groenhout

Hoh-ly Roller Gran Fondo putting logging roads to use on the weekends.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

As rain falls, the Elite women make the first turn off the start pavement at UCI World Cup Fayetteville - Puck Pieterse leads ahead of Blanka Kata Vas and Jolanda Neff.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Marianne Vos - covered in mud - tries to catch her breath on the wet pavement after the finish of a rainy World Cup Fayetteville.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

A portrait of mud-covered Raylyn Nuss at the finish of the Fayetteville World Cup cyclocross.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

View from in the grass under the fencing as Sophie Russenberger flies by - Jingle Cross C2 race.

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Photo by Gavin Gould

Recovery begins for Yara Kastelijn after her 9th-place finish at a difficult cyclocross World Cup in Iowa City.

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Photo by Vitaly Kotov

Forest mist

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

It’s not always sunny and blue skies here in Colorado. It’s nice to have friends that will ride in weather with you.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

USA crit series came to town and brought the weather with them. Twilight crit and rain makes things things spicy.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Midday magic as the sun poked out for a few brief moments.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Came out here to see what the cool kids are doing. All we found were cows and these beautiful views.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Who doesn’t love day glow colors against a dark background? Ripping corners on your road bike is pretty cool too.

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Photo by Dawid Loboda

Your mind is racing and between lockdowns. You wait for the start, race hard, wait for the next one. If possible.

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Follow the leader. Stay close.

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Beaten by the Gradient

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Directions

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The infamous "Hardknott Hairpin" on the 2021 Fred Whitton Challenge. The maximum gradient of 33%, which arrives 95 miles into the 113 mile sportive, is rightfully feared by cyclists. The best advice is to take a wide angle and not forget that it is the Fred Whitton CHALLENGE- and that any effort is "a good effort".

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Photo by Matthew Fleming

The Fred Whitton Challenge 2021 was a break from the norm. Restrictions due to COVID19 resulted in numerous delays to the event, pushing the sportive back to September, rather than the usual May. As a result the riders endured four seasons in a day- sleet and rain eventually gave way to sun, but not before most riders had been thoroughly soaked on their ascent of Hardknott Pass. Note the cyclist's sunglasses in her jersey pocket!

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Photo by Matthew Fleming

After tackling 'the worst' of Hardknott Pass, by making it past the infamous hairpin bend, Fred Whitton riders still have a gruelling ascent; made worse in 2021 by the foul September weather. A tough cycling challenge that keeps riders 'on the rivet' at the best of times, Hardknott was exacerbated by an almost river like flow of water. The look in this rider's eyes says it all.

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Photo by Amos Horn

This summer, stuck in Vermont due to Covid, I was inspired by Roff Smith to take a series of self-portraits highlighting the beauty of where I live. It was a way to experience my normal riding areas in a new light. This iconic descent in Montpelier is less than a mile from my house and requires balancing speed with avoiding potholes.

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Photo by Amos Horn

This summer, stuck in Vermont due to Covid, I was inspired by Roff Smith to take a series of self-portraits highlighting the beauty of where I live. It was a way to experience my normal riding areas in a new light. Taken just as the leaves were first thinking about changing to fall colors, the transition of light to dark represented the changing of the season and also entering a new and frightening stage of the pandemic in Vermont.

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Photo by Amos Horn

This summer, stuck in Vermont due to Covid, I was inspired by Roff Smith to take a series of self-portraits highlighting the beauty of where I live. It was a way to experience my normal riding areas in a new light. Taken near peak foliage, this photo aimed to capture the quaint individual aspects of riding in Vermont — a secluded dirt lane, an old mill, a trickling stream, a classic farmhouse — and pair it with a sense of breadth to represent the bountiful riding found in Vermont.

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Photo by Filip Bezděk

Ivan Carrer, a young Italian cyclist behind the finish line of the cyclocross World Cup, which took place in Tábor. The photo shows how challenging the cyclocross in general is. It wasn't a race in the mud, in the snow or in the rain, but even so, many competitors reached the finish line completely exhausted.

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Photo by Filip Bezděk

Lukáš Kobes with his girlfriend Lucie. The photo is taken after the finish of the Czech National MTB Championships. Lukáš had a very good start to the race, but the crash deprived him of a good result. The race was won by Ondřej Cink. The photo is very emotional, intimate and it is one of my favorites I took this season.

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Photo by Filip Bezděk

Photo of Jan Zatloukal from a very cold day. The last round of the Czech cx cup took place in Jičín on the third Advent weekend. The race took place on a new course. Jičín is nicknamed the city of fairy tales. This race showed us that a beautiful track can be built even near the housing estate and the scenery with blocks of flats is not so terrible. The race took place on a snowy, muddy course and the winner was the Czech champion, Michal Boroš

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Photo by Warren Haas

The pros get all the glory, but sometimes racing in your local office park crit for a plastic championship belt is all the recognition you need.

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Photo by Warren Haas

After a year with no (amateur) racing, the intensity of 40 odd people doing circles in the suburbs felt like something worth capturing.

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Photo by Warren Haas

If you build it (a bike packing route), they (cyclists) will come.

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Photo by Dewi Owen

Tour of Britain 2021- Dan Bigham had been in the break and was caught with a few hundred metres from the finish line. He’d put everything into that ride and it set him up nicely to break the British hour record only a few weeks later!

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Photo by Dewi Owen

Lucy Kennedy retired from cycling in September 2021 - only to come back to support her bike exchange team at the Women’s tour of Britain in October. She came out of retirement for one race only and more than held her own during the week. This image was from the time trial in Atherstone.

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Photo by Dewi Owen

Canadian champion amd TikTok dancing Queen, Alison Jackson had led the way during stage 1 of the Women’s tour. Within the final 2km, she came down hard with injuries that would rule her out of the remainder of the tour. Here, she is consoled and helped over the line by a LIV racing team mate.

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Photo by Rohan Essex

Frosty autumn morning at the arboretum, Canberra.

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Alma, just a few minutes before the start of her very first race, just 2 month after learning how to ride a real bike.

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Emma Pooley at the 4th checkpoint of the 1st edition of the self-supported race «Deadends&Cake» in the alps of Switzerland.

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Photo by Jan Mühlethaler

Stefan Bissegger just minutes after winning his 1st world tour road stage, in the rain of Gstaad at the 2021 Tour de Suisse.

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Photo by Mateusz Birecki

Race Through Poland is one of hardest self-supported ultracycling event in Europe. Participants have to cover approximately 1,500 kilometers and 20,000 meters uphill. On the photo one rider, Anna Malecka (@wspodnicynaszosie) of last edition #rtpl3, during uphill on Obidza Pass - 2nd control point of race, after 600 kilometers ride non-stop.

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Photo by Mateusz Birecki

Time-trial stage of Tour de Pologne 2021 in Katowice. On the photo Phil Bauhaus (TVB Bahrain Victorious).

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Photo by Mateusz Birecki

Via Dolny Slask is the largest series of amateur road cycling races in Poland. Often organized in small towns and villages. On the photo one of the players is passing by a local.

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Photo by Andy Thornley

This image was taken from the finish line of Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain, atop the Great Orme in Llandudo. Van Aert, Alaphilipe and Mike Woods are duking it out for the stage win, with the precocious Belgian emerging victorious. Here, they peak over the horizon having just raced up gradients of 20%, watched by fans who have been stood for hours waiting to cheer them on.

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Photo by Andy Thornley

Tekkerz is a cycle team in the UK that aims to grow sustainably and provide a development platform for young riders. Established by Alec Briggs, they are a refreshing, authentic and exciting team to watch and have drawn comparisons with Justin Williams' L39gion team in Los Angeles. Pictured is youth rider Benji Tuchner taking part in the Crit League at the Historic Herne Hill Velodrome. In wet and slippy conditions, Tuchner has just turned into a hairpin bend, eyes focused on his exit lines.

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Photo by Andy Thornley

Catford Hill Climb is the oldest continuously run bike race in the world. Since 1887, racers have gathered to set off at timed intervals to ride as fast as they can up a hill. The climb is only 650m long, but with an average gradient of 14% - topping out at 20%, riders often find themselves questioning life choices towards the top. Pictured is 2021 winner, Harey Weinberger who crested the finish line in a time of 1:50.4, as spectators young and old cheer him on.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

Early morning winter miles. Cold, dark, foggy, but always with a friend.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

The San Francisco Cycling Club resumed regular group rides this year and even the wet, summer fog could not hold back the smiles.

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Photo by Matthew Wiebe

I took this exact photo last year, but it was just me and my shadow in the sunrise. This time, in 2021, I was joined by my friends.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Jumbo-Visma rider Riejanne Markus wins her first UCI WWT race, stage 2 of the Ladies Tour of Norway in Mysen. After a long solo she just stayed ahead of the chasing peloton and crossed the uphill finish line as the first rider.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Marianne Vos just after finishing first in the Geleen-Sweikhuizen stage at the Simac Ladies Tour. It was quite a rainy day so the riders got covered with mud, but the GOAT appeared to feel right at home on the hilly course.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Just over a month before the Eritrean rider Desiet Kidane was killed in an accident during training, she was happy to be at the start in Antwerp for the World Championship road race. She had been riding in Europe with the UCI World Cycling Centre team and said to be a promising rider. May her legacy live on in a positive way.

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Photo by Travis Norman

I took this one in Marquette, Michigan, the largest city on the Upper Peninsula. It was days before my 30th birthday, and I had a lot going through my mind. In spite of all the turmoil, I knew I wanted bikes in my life. I was grappling with lots of changes, but I can always count on two wheels and pedals.

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Photo by Travis Norman

I did a ride in Boulder this summer, put on by pro-turned-artist, Taylor Phinney. We climbed out of the lowlands, away from the smoke, and bombed back down to his art show. It was one of the hardest rides I've ever done, and this shot was from what I thought was the last of our climbing. My, was I wrong, but it sure was worth it.

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Photo by Travis Norman

This was taken at Mackinac Island, the island in Michigan where cars are banned. Bicycles and horses are the primary modes of transit. Hiding in plain sight are the things that keep this place going, like a sanitation worker sweeping up horse dung into a bicycle trailer. It's hard, honest work.

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Photo by Chance Barber

Alec Cowan (Legion of Los Angeles) off the lead group at the Intelligentsia Cup.

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Photo by Chance Barber

Alec Cowan (Legion of Los Angeles) pulling the lead group at the Intelligentsia Cup.

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Photo by Chance Barber

The peloton at race pace, the Intelligentsia Cup.

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Photo by Charles Franze

Nice day taking photos at our local bike race. This is Daniel he was hit by a car a few weeks after this photo and was almost killer but by the grace of God he will race again. He has recovered and has had a long road to recovery

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Photo by Charles Franze

This is my son Brent who I have supported racing for many years and have taken many photos of him. Local race at so cal cross

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Photo by Charles Franze

Another cross of of my buddy Hoffman and I just love the colors of this photo

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

In Italy, May is the month of the Virgin Mary, blooming flowers and Giro. And Giro means Stelvio pass. Unluckily this year Stelvio wasn't featured in the Giro, but we choose to climb it anyway, in the last weekend of May, with the pass still closed to traffic and the road still covered in snow in the last kms. Here my friend Simone climbing the barrier just outside of Bormio.

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

Fausto Masnada leading the pursuing pack at Il Lombardia. The local rider pushed hard to get to Tadej Pogacar and eventually taking second place in his hometown Bergamo. His face expresses struggle and suffering, but he gave a glimpse of hope to many fans along the road that day.

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Photo by Alessandro Poletti

Promising young italian rider Davide Toneatti gazing a focused Tom Pidcock while Wout Van Aert passes by. Cyclocross World Cup stage in Val di Sole was held on a snowy track and rider's equipment confirms it was cold out there. All eyes were on Pidcock and Van Aert, and even the competitor Toneatti cannot hide his admiration to these riders.

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Photo by Pat MacInnes

Photographing my local TT club this season has been about giving the competitors a memory of their ride, something they can look back on as a moment of their race where like the race itself, it's all about them as an individual. But it's hard when you're doing it on a 60mph road at evening rush hour where you're shooting between cars as they hurtle by, inches from your lens. This was a perfect moment in-between cars; great light, great looking rider, a shot I'm very proud of.

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Photo by Pat MacInnes

As the TT season builds, you become somewhat enthralled by particular riders when you start to see quirks and patterns in how they ride, and their facial expressions. This rider - I still don't know his name - ALWAYS looked like he was on the rivet, and I love the fact he has total commitment, a tunnel vision when he's riding. He's 100%. Always cutting a striking silhouette when he rides.

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Photo by Pat MacInnes

Finding a safe position on course often means a very short window of opportunity as light shows itself in the most wonderful ay; I had under 10 minutes in total where shafts of light pierced foliage to capture a shot without a car in shot. Gareth (the rider) had been unlucky in that his photos up to now had been ruined by cars, so it was fitting he'd be the rider in my personal favourite from the whole season - he liked it so much, it's now his FB profile pic!

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This is from stage 3 of Tour te fjells, a stage race in Norway. A very rainy day in the mountains. I was heading for a spot to shoot, but saw the trees, and immediately stopped. The peloton was not far behind me, so I ran through the bushes, and made it just in time.

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Photo by Jørgen Mo

This is from stage 4 of Tour te fjells in Norway. A really fast paced crit race, with multiple twists and turns before the winner was called. I totally missed focus, shooting through the fence, but like that some of the intensity of the race remains.

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Photo by Jørgen Mo

Gylne Gutuer 2021. The wettest race this year, by FAR. 95 riders started the race, only 10 finished it. This is the peloton riding one of the famous gravel (or mud) sectors about halfway through the race. A truly epic day in ridiculous conditions.

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Photo by Jeff Corcoran

By far the heaviest rain storm I've ever stood and taken photos...crazy rain...this is the exact moment that Quinten Hermans opened up the gap en route to victory during the Fayetteville World Cup in October. (my camera survived :))

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Photo by Kris Hull

Adam Roberge made waves for skipping a water stop at Gravel Locos in May. Here he is at mile 125 of Unbound Gravel taking full advantage of the neutral support stop.

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Photo by Kris Hull

At Unbound, Eric Marcotte battle hard to regain contact with the lead group at mile 95 after a mechanical, only to be immediately dropped. Now out of contention at mile 125, Eric pauses for a moment of reflection before soldiering on for the final 75 lonely miles.

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Photo by Kris Hull

Second place doesn't often come with a smile this big, but after disappointing results at SBT GRVL and BWR, Amity Rockwell proved last year's win at Unbound was not a fluke.

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Taken at Tour of Britain in Llandudno 2021 , the cyclists beginning the ascent towards the climb of the Great Orme , The excitement of the peloton passing within touching distance was a adrenaline high even for viewer

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Tour of Britain race , In Llandudno , north wales 2021 . I crouched down as low as possible, at kerbside to get this shot , between the railings and other cycle fans . You could hear the motion of the wheels and feel the speed as they sped passed on this corner , the adrenaline rush was palatable

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This is the Tour of Britain race , 2021 in Llandudno, The cyclist are at the sharpe corner downwards ascend of Marine Road before the graduation of many climbs up and around the Great Orme . This shows the cyclists en masse as they start the first of two laps .

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Photo of Lucy van de Haar, former Pro rider and wife of Lars van de Haar (EUC cyclocross). During her favorite hometown ride. Dutch cycling has a reputation for wind-sculpted echelons on flat roads, but Lucy knows better. A loop she did a lot when she was pro, but since retiring, she learned to enjoy her surroundings on scenic roads. She loves riding here because of the colors of the leaves and the trees arching above her.

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Photo by Stan Koolen

Going Grizlin‘ is just like riding, but with your priorities set right. Experience over performance. Stories over glories. Grizlin’ means rolling out the door with an open mind, not knowing quite what‘s going to happen.

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Photo by Stan Koolen

Summer evening rides are the best, even in covid time. For a long period of time I didn't want to ride in groups, only solo or with a good friend. I wanted to make sure I had my vaccines first. This photo was shot during one of those "good friends only" rides. The photo is representing those solo riders out there on the road, those trying to keep the virus at bay during the covid pandemic.

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Historic Riverton Crit. Lucky shot through the wheel.

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Photo by Ron

Photograph of myself on a morning ride using the interval timer on my camera.

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Photo by Ron

Photo off an amazing young rider John Terrell @fivefingergrip finishing at the Piscitello Law Crit in Trexlertown Pa this year.

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Photo by Elwyn Davies

This was up in the King Valley where we met an alternative means of transport as we came around a bend.

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Photo by Richard Totaro

Avila, Spain, the roll out of stage 19, Vuelta 2019 inside the beautiful walled city. My decision to sit on the stones to take photos suddenly seemed unwise when Shane Archbold caught sight of me. This trip turned out to be my last break before COVID-19 hit my ICU.

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Photo by Richard Totaro

Madrid, final stage of Vuelta 2019. The skill at speed of the riders. Hip to hip and fighting to the line.

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Photo by Richard Totaro

‎⁨Las Ubiñas-La Mesa Natural Park⁩, ⁨Lena⁩, ⁨Asturias⁩, ⁨Spain⁩ A breather as we made our way back down to capture the glory of the Asturias.

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Lotte Kopecky fought her way up the epic "Hankaberg" and won this hard stage of Lotto Ladies Tour 2021 against Lucinda Brand. The race has a long tradition and fortunately returned this year thanks to the tireless commitment of the organizer (Vera Hohlfeld) and many supporters.

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Photo by H&A Photo

Light and rain made it look like the peloton came cycling out of a mirage. Teamwork and the impressive skills of young talent Tom Lindner (center, blue) brought the victory for team P+S Metalltechnik at their home race Erzgebirgsrundfahrt 2021.

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Photo by H&A Photo

They are always good in harsh weather, aren’t they? On one of those days it finally all worked out again for Alexander Kristoff. Perfectly escorted by his teammate Sven Erik Bystrom, he won a stage of Deutschland Tour 2021 in Thueringen. Watching them celebrate their success here was one of our highlights this year. Only two days later they won another stage in Nuremberg and Alex was on the podium of the tour.

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Photo by Maxime Vanyehe

As winter draws to an end, the first signs of spring appear. It's the moment that so many keen cyclists have been waiting for: the reopening of the Alpine cols. This year, like many before, Sébastien Jarrot, a.k.a. @cycliste_tricolore can’t resist the appeal of the col du Galibier, where the northern Alps meet the southern Alps. This day of May, we are the first ones to the pass by bike under the benevolence of the snow ploughs which opens the way to us.

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Photo by Maxime Vanyehe

The end of May usually marks the start of the summer cycling season and the opening of the Alpine “grand cols”. Once again, Sébastien Jarrot, aka @cycliste_tricolore sights firmly set on climbing that most majestic of northern Alpine cols - the Galibier, all 2,642 metres of it. Despite the heavy snowfalls over the winter, we had high hopes of reaching the summit of this mythical climb out from the Maurienne valley.

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

The local CX season in NSW was unfortunately truncated thanks to COVID. Here's to a better 2022 for racing... and everyone!

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

The local CX season in NSW was unfortunately truncated thanks to COVID. Here's to a better 2022 for racing... and everyone!

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Photo by Alistair Merrifield

The local CX season in NSW was unfortunately truncated thanks to COVID. Here's to a better 2022 for racing... and everyone!

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Photo by Scott Conover

Twilight Criterium riders putting downtown Boise back to life after COVID-19.

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Photo by Scott Conover

Travis Wood took COVID-19 with stride - he decided to go pro and spent the quarantine time to push the limits of his body. Riding a thin line that is Pro Triathlon.

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Photo by Scott Conover

Many say she's the happiest person they've met on a bike. Extrapolate that into hundreds of miles of Rebecca's Private Idaho, and Erin Green is still all smiles.

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Photo by Carl Sechrist

In this B&W film photo, a rider looks back during the first night of racing at the Gateway Cup in Saint Louis. Never look back.

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Photo by Carl Sechrist

In this B&W film photo, a rider from Lindenwood University rides through the streetlights during the first evening of racing at the Gatway Cup in Saint Louis.

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Photo by Carl Sechrist

Color film photo. I like to think of this as the essence of summer as the rider completes a wall ride on a clown bike over a can of beer. Good times had by all.

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Photo by Scott Conover

I happened to witness the moment when Rebecca's Private Idaho race leader - Moriah Wilson - was on the final stretch to the finish line, only to be slowed down by her chain falling off.

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Photo by Scott Conover

Peter Stetina flying down the mountain to take overall first place in Idaho's premier gravel stage race.

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Photo by Scott Conover

Halfway through Rebecca's Private Idaho, riders find themselves winding up the basin of Dollarhide Summit (seen in the background).

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Photo by Ross Phillips

We spent the day chasing the peloton around Quebec City. The squeal of the carbon break track let us know the breakaway was coming. Each rider was chasing the slip stream out of the corner inches away from the curb and our toes.

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Photo by Ross Phillips

Chilly New England riders are sometimes met with unsuspecting treasures. This car is in my hometown and slowly been rusting away since I was in high school. The early winter light and coffee shop around the corner provided a great incentive for a quick stop to warm up.

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Photo by Ray Bowles

There is always a certain fascination watching young kids wanting to be big bike riders. The look on this boys face suggests he just might be absorbing his pushers advice. Racing at Brunswick Velodrome, the home of the famous Cycling Clinic.

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Photo by Ray Bowles

There is a distinct symmetry in this photo as these midgets experience all events and so are being assisted in the start of a Keirin. A very controlled Keirin of course at Brunswick Velodrome, the home of the famous Cycling Clinic.

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Photo by Ray Bowles

A photo which simply advertises determination. It was evident when Luke Plapp rode Under 17's and every age category following up to World level. He will debut with Ineos Grenadiers in 2022.

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Photo by YU HUANG

seVen, Australia's premier gravel race, 7 sectors, 125k, 3600VM is a truly epic gravel race with spectacular landscapes scenery along the way.

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Photo by Josh Heaton

Adventure. Friendship. Freedom. After months of preparation, we embarked on our 300 mile trip around the north of England. Fresh out of a lockdown and meeting only through instagram, we were eager to get bikepacking again. We set off towards the Scottish border, bikes loaded, excitement at the max and headed into the unknown. Gravel paths after gravel paths led us into new landscapes. We forged friendships through the shared experience, ridiculous gradients, uncomfortable nights and wrong turns!

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Photo by Josh Heaton

Team mates. Determination. Encouragement. Monsal Hill Climb brings people from all over the UK and people line the roads to cheer on both their friends and opponents! The YBC are a club from Sheffield that have been making waves in the cycling scene over the past year, putting on new races and building the community of cycling. They are always out supporting their riders with a loud scream of "Up the WATTS!" as can be seen in this image.

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Photo by Josh Heaton

Grit. Determination. Effort. Cycling encompasses all of those words in the simple act of turning the pedals. Pushing and striving for faster times, higher climbs and that unreachable perfection. Monsal Hillclimb is a short effort, too long to sprint but too short to pace. It's an all out effort that sees riders bury themselves for the fastest time. As they emerge through the dappled light in the trees, they are faced with an amphitheatre, full of people cheering their names. This is pure racing.

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Photo by Nick Weigel

Young riders at the Allston, MA pump track learning about what is possible from a more experienced rider.

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Photo by Nick Weigel

Caitlin Bernstein riding the sand to please the crowd on the way to take the Elite win at the inaugural Goldberg Properties Grand Prix Cyclocross.

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Photo by Nick Weigel

A rider taking a hand-up like a champion at the New England cyclocross final race and all around party, Ice Weasels Cometh.

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Photo by Dražen Marinčić

The three (1 of them my son) of us climbed a peak called Borasnica on that automn, bright and sunny day. Just started to descent but were hesitant for so many amazing views. This is one of them.

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Photo by Dražen Marinčić

Climbing the peak Plocno (2.228 masl) in July, we really did not expect any snow nor ice on the way. However, there it was and we enjoyed it.

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Photo by Dražen Marinčić

MTB at large. Scenery provided by mountain Vlasic. One of our resting sessions. Until this event I was not aware that so many of us share the same passion.

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

The shadows in this particular tunnel are simply perfect at a specific moment of the day. But guess what, when you prepare to go there with your camera and your friends in the goal of making this kind of shot, the sun don't want to show up. It even started to rain. We did some other stuff for fun and when we were done and ready to go, the sun came out. We exactly knew what we were looking for and are so proud of the effect.

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Photo by Dean Koh

This was from my first year of volunteering with the Singapore Cycling Federation and I wanted to capture the rush and intensity from the National Team Time Trial event. The race was held while abiding with the Government's safety guidelines for Covid-19.

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Photo by Dean Koh

This was one of the Singapore Cycling Federation's selection events to shortlist riders to represent Singapore in the Cycling Esports Asian Qualification race. Instead of the usual rider shots, I decided to use the backlight nature of the indoor setting to get a silhouette shot of the rider(s).

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Photo by Dean Koh

This is the face-on shot of the rider in silhouette that I submitted earlier. To me it demonstrates how difficult Zwift riding is, often more challenging that actual road bike racing as the rider needs to be constantly alert and cannot 'coast'.

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Photo by Jean-Baptiste Joly

As a teenager I fell in love with cycling in 1999, each week-end I would buy L'Equipe Magazine and watch the pictures again and again but starting photography never crossed my mind. But during the 3rd lockdown in France in April 21, I decided to give it a go and started with an old camera. Paris-Bourges is close to where my parents live so I went there with my dad and tried to make pictures of the race. For this one, I laid down on the side walk, that was a fun day.

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Photo by Jean-Baptiste Joly

Local CX race in November 21, I saw a pipe along the course so I decided to go into it to see what was doable in terms of photo. I could barely hear the riders coming so I had to react promptly. I laughed a lot and spectators watched me curiously when I went out of my hiding place.

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Photo by Jean-Baptiste Joly

Local CX race December 21, 99% of the race took place under grey sky and suddenly the sun came out, I put my lense between the orange net you can see in the back ground and this rider arrived, I was lucky!

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Photo by Alex McArthur

Pfieffer Georgi rails the penultimate bend up Michaelgate on the final lap before becoming new British National Champion at the Rapha Lincoln GP

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Photo by Jeff Corcoran

Marianne Vos emptied the tank during the Fayetteville World Cup (USA) cyclocross race in October. Her post race expression shows just that.

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Photo by Jeff Corcoran

World Tour riders Remco Evenepoel and Mattia Cattaneo lead the way through the beautiful, sun drenched gravel roads of Kansas, during the Belgian Waffle Ride in October.

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Photo by Jeff Corcoran

Quinten Hermans is a Belgian bike racer. He felt right at home in Arkansas during his muddy victory during the Fayetteville World Cup race in October.

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Photo by Matt Christensen

Fayetteville World Cup. The rain was coming down, but the bigger-budget teams had a solution – and a box truck. While everyone else was getting soaked, the guys from Alpecin-Fenix were high and dry.

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Photo by Matt Christensen

Sidney McGill at the Fayetteville World Cup CX. Things got real dirty out there. Spray washers went from spraying bikes to cleaning their riders. I just happened to grab this shot perfectly framed by a few trailers.

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Photo by Matt Christensen

And absolute drenched Gage Hecht was elated with his 8th place at the Fayetteville World Cup CX race. Here, he's relaying just how bad it was out there to his very happy mechanic.

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Photo by Mark Liew

It always a treat watching families support each other, especially in a sport where its centred around each individual.

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Photo by Mark Liew

Teamies

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Photo by Mark Liew

Sunset races are always a treat to watch, fortunately, in WA we get a handful of them. Big thanks to the local clubs (RCCC) & volunteers for making this a reality.

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Photo by Gabe Lloyd

The final night of Fifth Street Cross in Emmaus, PA had epic rain and 25* temp shift occurred during the race. The race is at night and I thought I could capture the riders as they pass by the scoring tent. I tried a shutter speed (1/160) that would enhance the raindrops but also capture the riders suffering in the moment.

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Photo by Gabe Lloyd

One night after Fifth Street Cross in Emmaus, PA the borough forgot to turn off the water supply for the night. It happened to be a muddy night and the riders were happy to take advantage of the opportunity. I used the riders watching Tom wash the bike as my light source.

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Photo by Gabe Lloyd

Mike passing by the scoring tent at Fifth STreet Cross in Emmaus, PA on Week 8 of the season. I thought the silhouette was subtle but I also like seeing my wife scorekeeping with her clipboard in the background. Every rider has to call out their number and that's a quirky part of FSX.

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Photo by Bryan Sechrist

Gateway Cup 2021, Benton Park: I was taken by the clarity of the geometries and the focus of the rider, mechanic and official.

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Photo by Bryan Sechrist

Edwardsville Twilight Criterium 2021. A hot balmy night in a small town near St. Louis. There was so much joy and energy present after the isolation of 2020.

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Photo by Bryan Sechrist

Tower Grove Criterium 2021: A late summer race that winds through a historic park in St. Louis' south side. The summer heat, tall trees, dappled light and speed of the pack make for a dazzling day out.

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Photo by Robert Gutgesell

Inspired by Roff Smith, I used the interval timer on my camera to capture myself on a few of my favourite roads in my backyard in Dundas Ontario this spring.

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Photo by Robert Gutgesell

Every year I add one repeat of a climb just out my front door on my birthday. This year I was treated to some wonderful light and my girlfriend came out to take some images. Submitting this on her behalf - image credit Selena Singh.

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Photo by Robert Gutgesell

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Photo by Mark Geary

I took thousands of pics at the 2021 Australian National Championships. This one is my favourite. Tom Benton was leading the U23 Men's Road Race. I was about 600 metres from the finish line, just outside the town of Buninyong. The penultimate lap was my last chance to get a good shot of Tom, as I would be rushing to capture the finish once he went out with one lap to go. I got the pan shot I was after. Tom went on to win the race. You always want the rider that you captured to win.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Kell O'Brien on the attack at the 2021 Australia Road Nationals. The senior crit race was held on the streets of Ballarat. I took this long exposure pan while he was on a solo attack. The rider is frozen in the centre of the pic as the world around him is blurred. I think that Wes Anderson would like this pic.

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Photo by Mark Geary

My GoPro session sits under the seat of Sam Gallagher, one of Australia's best young track sprinters. This pic shows the speed as he races against the other track racers at the 85th Melbourne Cup on Wheels, in November 2021. No faces in shot but the wheels are what matter.

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Photo by Peter English

Mawson magic: Day eight of our 850km family Mawson Trail adventure and we are an hour outside of Laura, South Australia, where abandoned settler cottages are dotted through canola country. It’s also near the Heysen trail, named after the artist Hans, and this ruined view feels like a painting. The picture will hang in our memories forever.

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Photo by Peter English

The Flinders Chase: After a month of riding, the family has learned to read the wind and form the perfect echelon on the way to what feels like the end of the world. Bushfires devastated around half of South Australia's Kangaroo Island two years ago and the Flinders Chase National Park was ruined. The land is starting to recover, just like my daughter in our lead group.

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Photo by Peter English

Myrtle meerkat: A few kilometres into Derby’s Blue Tier trail, riders exit an open grassland and enter a ghostly forest. There are many memorable moments in a trip to Tasmania’s mountain bike capital, but bouncing through the mossy myrtle trees and their eerie shadows is special, both to a father and son, and let us know a series of magical berms are not far away.

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Photo by Heather Connan

The AusCycling WA State Individual Time Trial Championships were held at Champion Lakes on Sunday, the 5th of September 2021. I was taking photos of my son as he completed 5 laps of the course for a total of 25km. I'm a very simple auto mode photographer and usually get other family members to do the work! This photo was another one of my attempts that turned out amazingly well with one of the tri spokes in line with the front fork.

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

I really like small cameras cause I can take pictures with one hand only and still ride pretty fast, like on this day when we were bombing from Sustenpass just after the all day in Swiss Alps

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

big alpine passes + rare classic cars makes a beautiful mixture, if just riding is not enough

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Photo by Szymon Kotowski

this might be just another banal baaw picture, but try it with some random cat just met in spanish little town

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Photo by Stuart Lessels

After taking this shot and looking at the back of the camera I thought to my self ‘have I locked the car? it’s a question that often crosses my mind, so with out further thought to my personal safety or artist future I jumped to my feet and ran as fast as I could to the car, and yes in fact I had been locked it, presumably ever since I had left the vehicle. There have been times when I have returned to the car and found it unlocked. This was not such an occasion.

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Photo by James Raison

Norwood Cycling Club’s Tuesday night crits are a mainstay of the Adelaide racing scene and the sunset backdrop is a photographer’s delight. Sometimes everything clicks to capture all that’s good about the spicy Australian summer racing.

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Photo by James Raison

The Adelaide MTB Club Winter XCO at Eagle MTB Park was one for the ages. Sunday’s weather was an unholy trinity of constant rain, wind, and impenetrable mist. In the end, the shots were absolutely worth the suffering!

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Photo by James Raison

South Australian cyclocross riders have all but forgotten what mud feels like under 33 mm tyres over multiple dry seasons. Thankfully the Winter dust-lo-cross season still brings plenty of traction-based challenges!

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Photo by Philip Stevens

Capturing sunrise on Day One of the Super Spartan Gravel ride; a 600 km 3 day journey of trails, hikeabike and a little road from Fremantle WA to Margaret River. This was the first edition of the gravel event. Fifteen intrepid riders set off from Fremantle on what turned out to be an epic but exhausting adventure taking in some incredible parts of our beautiful South West. This was a moment of peace and reflection on how lucky we are to have the freedom and safety to ride here.

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Photo by Roman Siromakha

Chasing foliage in Minnewaska State Park

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Photo by Roman Siromakha

Summer mornings through the city

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Photo by Roman Siromakha

Peak Foliage

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Photo by Fellusch Homann

Emils Liepins after Paris Roubaix 2021

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Photo by Fellusch Homann

I call this photo "jonge Leeuw". The boy was standing next to me at the WC in Leuven and he reminded me of me. It felt that I saw me along the course. He waited patient and full focused for the Peloton.

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Photo by Fellusch Homann

This photo is Cyclocross for me. At the finish line you see the pain, the dedication and the relief.

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Photo by Alastair Johnstone

Jen Hack riding near Strontian in the Scottish Highlands. The descent towards Polloch lined with orange needles and dropping to the side of a mirror-calm loch made for a dreamlike scene.

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Photo by Alastair Johnstone

Racers competing under the floodlights at Herne Hill velodrome in South London. Long exposure taken whilst sat in the stand, eating a chilli, drinking a beer.

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Photo by Alastair Johnstone

Jen Hack riding in the snow in Kent in February. With Covid-19 restrictions making escaping London on trips to winter mountains not possible, we made the most of the two weekends of snow that reached South East England in February. Not quite the Cairngorms, but the North Downs resembled something of a wintery plateau for a brief moment...

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Photo by Jonathan brown

Beating the time cut on the ventoux. This is Cav focussed on every pedal turn supported by his team and by the fans on the road on the second ascent on Stage 11.

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Photo by Matt Laidman

Hammering along the La Velodyssee tucked into a pine riddled slip stream. Occasionally getting a glimpse of the French sun through the engulfing tree canopy. Forever searching for that next Boulangerie.

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Photo by Matt Laidman

Bikepacking along the La Velodyssee in France, emptying every boulangerie along the way. Saddle packs stuffed full of pastries and PCR tests.

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Photo by Matt Laidman

One mans eternal fight against lactic acid.

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Photo by Ian Wrightson

This is a shot from inside the hut on the start/finish line at Hillingdon, West London. I wanted to highlight the role of the volunteers who work to keep grass roots cycling alive and see the riders from their perspective.

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Photo by Ian Wrightson

The finish of the Women's London Dynamo RR. The tree cover gave the finish line a wonderful back light whilst the light drizzle adds to the drama of the shot. All of the faces show athletes totally in the moment, fully engrossed in the pursuit of winning.

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Photo by Ian Wrightson

Kitty Dennis with all the angles at the ThunderCrit fixed gear racing at Herne Hill Velodrome. I shot specifically for this composition, with the shadow being a character within the shot. Managing to get Kitty mid hairpin at such an angle really highlights the skill of fixed gear racers as well as adding dynamism to the shot.

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Inspired by the popular shots of the Grubers in the Tour of Flanders and the style of Paolo Penni Martelli, we see Pablo Castrillo (Lizarte) racing the first stage of the Challenge B-Guara (Huesca, Spain).

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Expectations on time trial days are high: several hours to enjoy the riders, room to change location, time to watch and talk... But when frustration gets the better of you, it's hard to turn the day back around. Still, I found some complementary colors between the vineyards and Sergio 'Monster’ Higuita (EF).

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Photo by Miguel Ena

Golpe de riñón (‘Bike throw’) by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Feninx) trying to certify the first of the two victories he would get in La Vuelta 2021.

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Photo by Joseph Lichterman

During the early days of the pandemic, I became obsessed with endurance cycling videos. This fall, as restrictions eased, I decided to take my own solo bike packing trip. I spent four days riding 325 miles from Pittsburgh, PA back home to Baltimore, MD. This couple passed me on the second day of the trip. I had stopped to admire the foliage on the Great Allegheny Passage in rural Pennsylvania, and they cruised on by.

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Photo by Joseph Lichterman

I rode my first metric century on September 11 as part of the Civil War Century, an organized ride through rural Maryland and Pennsylvania that visits the battlefield in Gettysburg, the most famous battle of the Civil War. We crossed the Loys Station Covered Bridge in Rocky Ridge, MD. The bridge was first constructed in the 1840s and rebuilt in the 1990s after it was burned down as part of an insurance fraud plot.

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Photo by Joseph Lichterman

I rode my first metric century on September 11 as part of the Civil War Century, an organized ride through rural Maryland and Pennsylvania that visits the battlefield in Gettysburg, the most famous battle of the Civil War. This photo shows groups of riders traversing one of the many rolling roads as part of the ride in rural Maryland.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

The Tour of the Basque Country opened with an ITT in Bilbao, my hometown. I was there early, watching and shooting every rider. That same afternoon, I decided to take a step forward and open my cycling photography Instagram account, like my idols do. I was nervous and somehow scared. This image was my first post: Mauro Schmid between two newborns in the ITT. Half an hour later, still with less than 10 followers, Mauro itself reacted and congratulated me. That was a very special moment.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

I couldn’t believe the news. The first battle between Pogacar and Roglic since the TDF 2020 was set to be in the Basque Country, my homeland. I had to be there. Got out early from college, drove to the nearest village and I cycled up to the mountain finish with my gear. Pogacar attacked some meters below my spot, and only Roglic followed. Right there, I captured this moment of Pogi looking back on his biggest -if not his only- rival.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

How would you feel if you were 30km away from winning a Tour de France? Well, for sure a little bit more nervous than how Pogi looks. This is him 2 minutes before jumping into his TT bike in the last stage of the 2021 Tour de France. All eyes on him.

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Photo by Marco Loman

June 2021 - The Dutch Road Cycling nationals - the ladies peloton storming up the Col du Vam, over the cruwling cobblestone section of a gradient of 15%

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Photo by Marco Loman

February 2021 - a very cold and foggy sunday morning, but that didn't stop this cyclist to do his round around the Dutch Country side and heading into the misty unknown.

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Photo by Marco Loman

Dear Amy, surely the highlight of your year was the winning of the Dutch Nationals title on the road, and when you win, you are surrounded by press, fans, helpers, and many more, to do ceremonies, but sometimes you want to be alone, just to savour the moment. Come end 2021 and things have changed, all the peloton, teammates, fans are in thoughts with you, and we hope to see you soon again. #staystrongamy

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Photo by VISHRUT GARG

Coach Missy Erickson calls split times for Homare Yamashita in the Junior Women’s Individual Pursuit (IP) race for gold at US Track Nationals 2021. No scoreboard does justice to the drama of the IP as the gold medal changes hands at every lap. It is best experienced by watching the coach’s face. Homare would eventually place 2nd but her coach was beaming with pride as she set multiple PRs in this exhilarating race.

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Photo by VISHRUT GARG

T-town regular Kim Zubris slung into orbit by Jessica Chong during the 2021 Madison Cup as the crowd at T-town watches on. The Valley Preferred Cycling Center, or T-Town as it’s affectionately known, is the premier location for track cycling in America. It draws in athletes from around the world as the local spectators line up right against the boards to create an atmosphere like no other.

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Photo by VISHRUT GARG

Clever Martinez still manages to smile with all of his face after a grueling 120 lap Madison race. One of my favorite things about the cycling community is how welcoming it is to beginners and professionals alike. No one demonstrates that better than Clever, who brings everyone around him along on his journey as a bike racer with his infectious smile.

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

The road ahead

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Late spring snow bank hunt on the French side of the Petit Saint-Bernard. Success.

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Late afternoon on the massive Emosson dam in Valais, Switzerland

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

"Honey, I checked the map and this road looked fine"

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Exploring the Italian region of Puglia and its trulli, traditional dry stone huts with a conical roof

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

The col du Pillon, one of the most beautiful climbs in my home region of the Alpes vaudoises in Switzerland

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

Teaching our son Ben the subtle art of underbiking

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

The majestic Grand Muveran is a decent background for the climb that leads to my home in Gryon, Switzerland

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Photo by Alain Rumpf

We vastly underestimated the length of that gravel climb above Leuk (Switzerland) and we finished in the dark. But it made for a good photo

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Photo by Dylan Davies

Jeff Werner of Langlois Brown Racing toeing the line for Jeremy's Roubaix. A race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke path. I love this race. As much as personal reasons meant I was unable to race the last two editions, photographing friends is a pretty good consolation prize.

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Photo by Dylan Davies

Jeff Werner and Vincent (Vinny) Marcotte of Langlois Brown Racing. This photo encapsulates so much that I love about local racing. Jeremy's Roubaix is a race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke path.

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Photo by Dylan Davies

Dave Gerth's legs post Jeremy's Roubaix. Dave races for Langlois Brown Racing. Jeremy's Roubaix is a race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke path.

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Photo by Dylan Davies

Cole Glover of Red Truck Racing and Nigel Kinney of Langlois Brown racing lead the chasing pack in 2021's edition of Jeremy's Roubaix. They would not catch the storming ride of Sam Morris. Jeremy's Roubaix is a race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke path.

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Photo by Dylan Davies

The Masters Men breakaway at Jeremy's Roubaix. The break is led by Langlois Brown's Dave Gerth with Jeff Werner and Vinny Marcotte in tow. Behind them is the machine of a cyclist and coach Paul Moffat. Unfortunately for Paul Moffat the LBR boys worked him right over and took a clean sweep of the podium. Jeremy's Roubaix is a race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke path.

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Photo by Dylan Davies

Sam Morris of Mighty Cycling. Sam's riding alone here after riding away from his breakaway companions during the second half of Jeremy's Roubaix 2021 edition. Turns out this was an indication of a bit of a breakthrough year for Sam, the next race he would win would be British Columbia's Provincial Championship Title. Chapeau. Jeremy's Roubaix is a race that's been a staple in Vancouver (BC) for many years, named after BC coach Jeremy Storie. The race circuit is 50% tarmac and 50% gravel dyke.

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Photo by Geo Sosa

Coming out of turn one of the Harlem Crit in New York City. One of my favorite places to have fun with the camera.

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Photo by Geo Sosa

Photo from our usual ride where we come and watch the seasons change. The foliage views are endless.

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

545 Velo teammate Miles B racing the Wells Ave A-race crit under April showers (Newton MA)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

545 Velo teammate Larry A racing the Wells Ave A-race crit next to May flowers (Newton MA)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

The A-race peloton at the Wells Ave crit in May (Newton MA)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

New England and US CX legend/icon Adam Myerson leads New England and US CX legend/icon Jeremy Powers at GP Beverly (Beverly MA, September)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

545 Velo teammate Melanie R races under the excavator arch at Deer Farm CX (West Newfield ME, September)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Backed by a cyclocross star of the future framed in the doorway, 545 Velo teammate Melanie R looking far too happy exiting the chicken coop at Deer Farm CX (West Newfield ME, September)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Colavita-Cowbell racing duo not just bringing more cowbell, but also more unicorn (Minuteman Road Club CX in Lancaster MA, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Crosstobeerfest cyclocrosser likely deep in the hurt locker and reflecting on poor life decisions (Raynham MA, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Wheelworks Racing's Anja M smiling on her way to a podium finish at 545 Velo's BOSSCROSS (Westford MA, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Minuteman Road Club cyclocrosser hosting a step class at the uber-muddy Fruitlands Cup of Cyclocross (Harvard MA, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

A simple machine waiting for the bike wash at the uber-muddy Fruitlands Cup of Cyclocross (Harvard MA, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

545 Velo teammate Zack M taking care of business post-race at a muddy Orchard Cross (Hampton Falls NH, October)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

French star Caroline Mani looking (Pactimo) Fierce on her way to the top step of the elite women's podium's on Day 1 of the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (Falmouth MA, November)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

Elite American Rachel Rubino showing she knows how to fly the 13s on Day 2 of the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (Falmouth MA, November)

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Photo by Jeff Dieffenbach

2021? 1971? Benoit Cycles-clad cyclocrosser taking it old school at Ice Weasels (Southwick MA, December)

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Photo by Hiroyo OKUBO

I have been taking cyclocross photos in Japan. I love to take race photos, but I also love to capture "the cyclocross landspace." This is a photo of the national championships a few years ago. I never imagined that it would snow so much, and I was so excited to take photos that I forgot about the cold.

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Photo by Hiroyo OKUBO

The mornings of cyclocross races are cold, and sometimes it is hard to take photos. But if you stay on the course despite the cold, a beautiful view appears.

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Photo by Hiroyo OKUBO

A cyclocross course in the woods: what I love to see and shoot.

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Photo by Dan Singer

Waiting to ride. I didn't get many shots in this year, but this one stands out to me. What makes cycling so great is the ability to get up close and personal with the racers. You can feel their pain and the power of the Peloton as it passes you. Nothing like it.

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Photo by Dan Singer

It all starts here. For racing to continue in the future we need riders like this. You can see the passion on her face. Losing was not an option.

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Photo by Neil Causey

An Alpha Bicyle/Groove Subaru CX mechanic closes out a weekend of racing at the Really Rad Festival of CX.

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Photo by Neil Causey

Nathan Van Hooydonck off the front at the Belgian Championship helping set up Wout van Aert for the win.

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Photo by Neil Causey

Mark Cavendish warming up for his Tour de France comeback during the Tour of Belgium.

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Photo by Neil Causey

A lone rider takes on the Moskesstraat, on of the toughest climbs of the 2021 World Championship course in Flanders.

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Photo by Neil Causey

A rider clears the barrier during the Really Rad Festival of CX in Cape Cod, USA.

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Photo by Neil Causey

Emil Vinjebo of Team Qhubeka NextHash digging deep during the Tour of Belgium TT.

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

If you race or ride bikes in the Pacific Northwest corner of the USA, you'll submit to more than a few rainy days. This year the elements saved their hits for one event in the Cross Revolution cyclocross series. By the last few races of the day the mud was thick, the temperatures had dropped near freezing and the usual drizzle was replaced by an hours-long full downpour. Nevertheless, dedicated racers pressed on with only a slight side-eye at the elements.

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

The best part about this photo is that it happened at all. As in many places, racing was limited through the 2020 season. At the Jerry Baker Velodrome, racing consisted only of time trials for months until full fields and crowds were finally back at the track. It felt like welcome chaos after a year of isolation, a giddy celebration of racers back to their tricks on the rail and the sprint lane.

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Photo by Tory Hernandez

One of the things I love most about the sport of cyclocross is the dedication to non-conformity. Yes, there are rules and guidelines, and even a very uniform team kit. But that doesn't mean you can't add a tiara and Superwoman socks before you race your National Championship Masters Race, as Katie Isermann does here.

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Photo by Andrés Felipe Cano G

It was in flanders, I did not have any kind of photographer's credential but I was able to find a good spot at the end of the race, close to the accredited photographers and it was perfect! an incredible attack by Julian Alaphillipe to celebrate his second world title

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Photo by Andrés Felipe Cano G

Flanders 2021 was epic, this photo was taken on Keizersberg muur in the Leuven circuit, people were happy and cheered for the Belgian team and its main star Van Aert, the fans did not stop singing and cheering on their team, they were very nice to me and give me beers, snacks and space to take photos. it was an incredible experience.

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Photo by Andrés Felipe Cano G

This photo was taken in carrefour de l'arbre one of the most difficult sections of pave in paris roubaix, the photo shows the podium of the race but mainly there is the winner Sonny Colbrelli, Paris Roubaix always is a epic race but due the weather the 2021 edition always will be in my memory.

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Photo by Daniel Awang

Cycling has become a vital outlet for me to discover my home city of Washington DC. I've seen new parts of the city and I've seen familiar areas in new ways. This image is very special to me because it symbolizes love for my home and it is a unique perspective of a view that is normally crowded with tourists. Getting up early on a foggy morning is worth it!

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Photo by Daniel Awang

This image was taken at the end of a 300 mile bikepacking trip from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington D.C. This was my first bikepacking trip and I had just completed a ride through the night to get back to D.C in time for sunrise. I took a seat by this beautiful monument to celebrate a successful trip and reflect on my time riding the Great Alleghany Passage and C&O Canal trails.

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Photo by Daniel Awang

This image was taken during the Fistful of Dirt Gravel Race in Cody, WY. I volunteered to shoot some photos for the race and the course was so beautiful in the mountains of western Wyoming. Here is a solo rider hammering away trying to catch the leaders.

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Photo by Rod Sloane

Shot during a Cyclocross race at the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, West London

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Photo by Rod Sloane

Pfeiffer Georgi on her way to winning the 2021 British Road Championships, meets a fan

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Photo by Rod Sloane

Commuting by Northfields Alloments, the oldest in London.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Little Boy Blue - I spotted this little chap at the North of England CX Champs who was clearly very excited to be back out racing bikes with his dad, both competing in their respective age categories.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Uniquely Quirky - Hill climbing is a uniquely British type of cycling event with a unique type of support. this was shot at the UK National hill climb championships held on one of the country's iconic climbs, Winnats Pass, under Biblical conditions on Halloween. The quirkiness of the individual background characters, including the tiny dog sheltering from the rain, to the look of "What the hell am I doing here" on the rider's face are what I love about this shot.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Proud of you son - Shot at the last race of 2021 in my local CX league this cold and tired young rider sought the warmth and comfort from a hug from his doting and proud father following a gruelling race.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Onwards & Upwards - Shot at the last race of 2021 in my local CX league. As the light was beginning to fade a glorious sunset began to appear over the hill as the rider trudged onwards and upwards through increasingly more difficult conditions. A reflection, perhaps, of current times whereby at times the journey may seem like an uphill struggle but brighter times may be just over the crest.

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Photo by Warren Davies

A Hero Returns - 2021 Saw a return to form and to winning ways for Mark Cavendish. Here he is seen taking the adulation of a home crowd that has stayed behind to see their hero following the culmination of stage 4 of the Tour of Britain atop the Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Peepo - Can you spot the Angelic face of a little girl peering up from the crowd at Harry Tanfield who has agony etched all across his face after finishing fourth at the British National Road Race Championships?

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Photo by Warren Davies

Inspiring a younger generation - A young fan looks on in astonishment as reigning champion Ben Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) battle it out for the British National title on the infamous cobbled climb of Michaelgate in Lincoln, UK.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Serenity - A grandmother awaits the arrival of her grandson with a warm jacket after a local CX race. The late afternoon sun and head scarf giving her a serene Mother Theresa look.

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Photo by Warren Davies

Whip It - Whilst do a course recce ahead of the elite men's race in the British National Cyclo-cross trophy series I noticed this one rider tail whipping it, Mathieu van Der Poel style, off the bridge. I waited for him to come around again and luckily on this occasion the light hit his face just right and he was trailed by a rider whose kit colour perfectly matched that of the safety netting.

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Photo by Brian Tucker

Rider Michael Chapman during the the Grasshopper Adventure Series along with the Redwood Forest Foundation Inc., Usal Hopper, Oct. 16th 2021, in the epic Lost Coast of Northern California. The Grasshopper Adventure series is billed as the Worlds first gravel and mixed terrain adventure series

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Photo by Brian Tucker

@asmileonwheels and @alicefw give a new meaning to the cliche "views that will take your breath away" as they climb up from Usal Beach on the Lost Coast area of Northern California. One of the special events put on by the Grasshopper Adventure Series.

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Photo by Brian Tucker

As we came out of COVID shutdowns 50 riders were able to gather in the Sonoma wine country town of Healdsburg. During the May 1st 2021 @grasshopperadventure series, this rider climbs Pine Flat road.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

A mixture of cool, calm and collected for the first outdoor ride of 2021, certainly feeling one more than the others after heavy snowfall in the Scottish Highlands.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

After arriving in the dark, pitching the tent and not knowing what to expect from a last-minute spontaneous 2 day gravel bike-packing adventure through central Scotland, I woke the next morning to exactly why it was the right decision. First morning light over Loch Ossian looking out the front door, reminding me that a mini-break into the wilderness can be all that's needed in the age of a staycation with a picture says a thousands words.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

No train-spotting on this trip through central Scotland. Just escaping into the wilderness on two wheels, travelling the old fashioned way and enjoying life at a slower pace.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

Life's a beach, and also sometimes a view beside a Loch in the middle of the Scottish Highlands. After a year of staying firmly planted in Scotland, and limited international travel, discovering corners of my own country have ended up being the most beautiful and rewarding trips i've done in years.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

There are switchbacks in Scotland if you know where to find them, and a road on the edge of Europe as fearsome as any alpine climb. Where a rider can feel small compared to the towering peaks above, and the top of the pass can still seem a long way off despite the further you climb. A must for any and where I always take people when the travel north, the Bealach na Bà.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

Travelling north across the base of Buachaille Etive Mòr, past the first snowfall in the Scottish Highlands, to visit family, and only a short window of time and light to nip out for a quick spin on what felt like the coldest ride of the year despite wearing as many layers as possible, even with the days' final golden rays of warmth at my back.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

Finding out that there is more to the world of cycling than just tarmac roads, theres a whole other world of dirt tracks, trails and paths to explore. Partially forced on by the general trend towards gravel but also the yearning of adventure, childish freedom and sense of discovery it has given me in a year of staycationing.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

If you at all watched the 'Grand Tour - Lochdown' you'll recognise this road, it featured countless times 'across' Scotland, but really it's just my local climb in the Cairngorms. Still, makes for a great place to attempt an everesting.

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Photo by Matt Stevenson

Discovering parts of Scotland I'd only heard through word of mouth and didn't think they'd still exist was the best part of staycationing. Forgotton by time, turning to rubble and hidden under the dark waters of Loch Loyne, the 'Road to the Isles' can only be visited in late autumn once the damed waters are at their lowest and the old crumbling tarmac is revealed once again.

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Photo by Bill Lynch

Mt. Bachelor in Central Oregon hosted the Gravicross race last August. Gravicross is a combination of downhill, XC, and gravel racing. What made it more difficult this year was the air. For about the month the region suffered from forest fires that clogged the skies. The sun was diffuse and the air smelled like a campfire. I captured one rider near the end of the course as he headed downhill. He was very focused on the remaining few jumps before the finish line.

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Photo by Bill Lynch

Mt. Bachelor in Central Oregon hosted the Gravicross race last August. Gravicross is a combination of downhill, XC, and gravel racing. The middle of the race featured some fast jumps over kegs (courtesy of the local beer sponsor). I happened to capture this guy and I it surprised me to see that he looked right at me!

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Photo by Bill Lynch

I watched a local criterium race in Bend, Oregon last July. I was stationed at the last corner of the circuit and took some great shots of the riders blasting past. There was beautiful setting sun hitting the background and an odd little "SLOW DOWN" sign (that's for the motorists!).

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Photo by Brian Tucker

The lead group about 8 miles from the finish of an 88 mile "gravel grinder" Huffmaster, Grasshopper Adventure Series. 22 May 2021. The first race for many as the Covid restrictions were easing. Lead rider Tyler Williams finished on top of the podium this day.

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Photo by Brian Tucker

The Grasshopper Adventure Series delivers a wide variety of crazy hard, super fun, widely varied mixed-terrain in Northern California. Day 2 started with Chef Matthew Accarrino out front on a misty coastal morning had Hwy. 1 to himself. 31 July 2021

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Photo by Brian Tucker

@asmileonwheels heads down toward the Sonoma wine country on Geysers Rd. Day one of the Mill district Hopper in Healdsburg, California. 1 May 2021.

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Photo by Dan Brock

Even the Greatest Hurt The G.O.A.T., Marianne Vos, after finishing the Fayetteville World Cup in October 2021. A last lap crash cost her a shot at the win and a spot on the podium. My crash occurred right as the race started. I raised my main camera up, to compose my first shot, and it wouldn't focus, due to the rain. After panic, prayer and ultimately, a factory reset, I recovered for this image, learning that sometimes it's going to hurt, but that pain is temporary.

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Photo by Timothy R Mahoney

This photo was taken on the Mt. Wilson Toll Road - the famous gravel climb in Los Angeles. It was the only day of the week with no rain so we decided to go for it knowing there would be snow, but hoping we'd be able to ride all the way to the top.Plainly seen here, Angelenos aren't known for their ability to ride in snow.

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Photo by Timothy R Mahoney

We had climbed to the top of Mt. Wilson in LA and decided to descend down the Mt. Lowe Railway Trail. Ours were the first tracks through the fresh snow that blanketed the peaks in the Angeles National Forest during the Christmas holiday at the end of 2021.

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Photo by Timothy R Mahoney

The famous tunnel on the Mt. Lowe Railway Trail is always a photo opportunity, but for underdressed Angelenos on a snowy mountain, it was welcomed shelter from the wind.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

A Summer Evening - Taken during the Manchester Wheelers club hill climb up the Brickworks in Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, UK. The annual event was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, so it was fitting that the 2021 was held in glorious conditions which saw many other cyclists out enjoying some rare sunshine.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

The Racing Line - Taken during the West Pennine Road Club hill climb up Blackstone Edge in Greater Manchester, UK. The climb is a rare one in England as it is graced by a cycle lane, which has the bonus of providing competitors with a painted line that has ever-so-slightly less rolling resistance.

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Photo by Alan Gibworth

Fighting the Gradient - Taken during the West Pennine Road Club hill climb up Blackstone Edge in Greater Manchester, UK. The roadside chevrons, warning road users of a sharp bend, take on a double meaning as they are also used to represent steep gradients on Ordnance Survey maps in the UK.

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Photo by Maciej Grzybowski

This is the end of the epic trip tour, we spent many hours in the saddle. We were completely exhausted, we were a fool. With the rest of my strength, I took this photo, driving a few meters behind my friend. I saw the end result only at home, it fully reflects that moment, fatigue, freedom, fog, road, landscape.

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Photo by Maciej Grzybowski

Whatever I wrote, the words will be too small. That's what we're getting on the bike for!

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Photo by Maciej Grzybowski

One of the great things about riding a bike is being in touch with nature.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

The final stage of the Ladies Tour of Norway. Next year it will be part of the Battle of the North, although I wouldn't be surprised to still see the town of Halden in the road book. The iconic Halden Fortress is shown here in the back, as the riders below pass the typical wood paneled houses where a spectator waves a Norwegian flag in support.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Many people will have passed by not noticing this little diorama in the wall of a house along the course of the world championships road race in Leuven, Belgium. It looks like the Belgian champion has reached the finish line first in this case.

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Photo by Marco van den Hout

Also at the world championships, there were both happy and sad goodbyes. Marlen Reusser made sure the crowd cheered for Dutch legend Anna van der Breggen who became DS. Meanwhile on the asphalt you can see the anchor in remembrance of the Dane Chris Anker Sørensen who sadly died a week before.

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Photo by Tom Javoroski

Imaging being able to summon the most intense focus, race after race, for coming up on two decades. Can't imagine that? Neither can I. But I'm not the greatest competitor to ever climb aboard a bike, either. This shot of Marianne Vos, seconds before the starting gun at Jingle Cross 2021, captures why she's won hundreds of races. She won that day, too.

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“Dad” - As we marvel at their athletic feats, sometimes we lose track of those simple things we share in common. I didn’t ask Ted King what title he cherishes most, but honestly, I don’t believe I need to. This image is dedicated to all the athlete Moms & Dads out there. Ted King kisses Hazel’s arm following his finish of SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA on August 15, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“That Smile” - At checkpoint one, a satisfied Isabel King reflects on her initial effort during the UNBOUND Gravel 200 race near Emporia, Kansas, USA on June 05, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Craig Huffman

“Pastel Playland” - With spectacular alpine vistas to motivate your senses, two riders approach the 11,990 ft. top of Loveland Pass during the 106 mile Triple Bypass Ride from Evergreen to Vail, Colorado, USA on August 21, 2021. (Photo: Craig Huffman)

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Photo by Aleksandra Sulikowska

An hour of riding at your best, wet conditions, mud - cyclocross races are tough. I took this photo at the finish line of the World Cup in Namur- every rider was exhausted, but this one was special. Those kinds of moments make me realize how difficult is this sport.

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Photo by Aleksandra Sulikowska

This year, again, riders had an opportunity to rival in a beautiful location- a fruit orchard during a race called “Owocowy Przełaj”. It seems like the rider in the photo enjoyed the circuit, because he won the race in his category!

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Photo by Aleksandra Sulikowska

I took this photo during the Polish Championships in Cyclocross. It shows a young rider who gave his 200% on the track as he couldn’t stand on his feet after crossing the finish line. This effort gave him a silver medal.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

Stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse descending the majestic St. Gotthard pass. The riders often hit over 100km/h on this descent which beautifully stretches out the peloton. The Tour de Suisse is often the best race to prepare for the Tour de France and it's no wonder with these epic climbs and views!

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

Rob Britton of Rally Cycling passing through a gallery ascending the giant Nufenen Pass in the Alps during the 2021 Tour de Suisse. The overall title eventually ended up in the hands of Team Ineos' Richard Carapaz.

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Photo by Anthony Leutenegger

How many roads can you fit into an image?! The 2021 Tour de Suisse didn't disappoint with stage 7 being an ITT that started up a huge climb and ended on a descent, something rarely seen. The riders gave it their all on these mountain roads!

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Photo by Jakab Rokob

In 2021 my country's biggest bike race, the Tour de Hongrie's last stage was held just around the corner where I live. I wanted to take a photo which captures the real face of Budapest, what it means to me, and means to the other citizens in the city, not just the usual tourist attractions, what pops up, when you google my hometown.

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Photo by Jakab Rokob

The first race of the cyclocross season was held on a nearby artificial beach. It was still kind of warm, late summer, early fall, so the kids from the morning races found a way to cool themselves, while the parents were going all out in the sand.

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Photo by Jakab Rokob

Good friend of mine, Mike sitting on a chair after a whole day of shooting for his clothing company's campaign, out in an abandoned sand mine. You can still see the tire tracks, ruts, where he rode his bike down multiple times from a big sand dune.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

There’s no need to say his name. After winning La Roja twice in a row, this year could be no different. In the opening TT, he flew through the streets of Burgos with his brand-new Olympic Champion skinsuit. Day 1, again in red. The picture was taken in the magnificent Cathedral of Burgos, on its eighth centenary.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

It was my first day ever at Le Tour. As the fog came up the Col du Portet, I decided to head towards the finish line. I did my best to find a good spot and waited for something special to happen. Suddenly, Pogacar came out of the fog ahead of Jonas and Carapaz, and celebrated effusively his first mountain victory in yellow, in a day I will never forget.

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Photo by Andoni Valle Garcia

The national hero smiles to the crowd before starting the last stage of the 2021 TdF. You can hear it from here.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

I don’t have the time to train to race my bike anymore but I do have the time to go out and shoot some photos when the local races are happening. This is what crit racing feels like. Full gas into the corner with a nice mouth gape. Just keep it upright and get ready to accelerate out. Rinse and repeat for the next hour.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Cyclocross in Colorado this year was dusty. It’s a lot of fun for me to show up and take pictures of my friends doing what they love. I hope it comes through.

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

One of the rare times I’ve ridden with someone else the past two years. We had some beautiful conditions to explore quite roads together

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

Seems like I tend to plan my rides around the light. I rarely ride without a camera and once in a while I get rewarded

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Photo by Galen Stilgebauer

This was a photo I never wanted to take. I woke up early on Christmas morning with the intention of spending the sunrise at the location of this ghost bike. A memorial to a local cyclist that was killed in may. I ride by this site probably 75-100 times a year. Life is precious, make the most of it.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

It was Matt Glaetzer vs Nathan hart at the Santos Festival of Cycling Track League night in a match sprint at the Adelaide Superdrome. As the sun was setting, a small pocket of light hit the track and Matt and Nathan were pushing up the track as they wound up their sprint. I ran there just in time to capture Glaetzer hit the patch of light as he watched Hart just before they sprinted.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

The final stage of the SantosFestival of Cycling Women's race took place at Pakapakanthi (Victoria Park) in the heart of Adelaide in absolutely sweltering heat. As the race progressed, a bush fire took hold on the fringe of the city and sent a huge cloud of smoke billowing into the air behind the race. It brought back a lot of sad memories from the Tour Down Under in 2020 racing through bushfire ravaged parts of the Adelaide hills...

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Photo by Andy Rogers

While the Australian CX Season was yet again brought to a halt by COVID-19, we were lucky enough to have the first two rounds in Adelaide before things really took hold. Tom Chapman had a huge weekend and I found him hidden away from all the race chaos, warming up in a small pocket of light, headphones in, focusing himself for the battle ahead.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

At an Adelaide Track League round back in June, I had the uncommon opportunity to access to gantry hanging above the track for some photo opportunities. Usually the options to shoot from inside a velodrome are pretty limited, so having this entirely new perspective was amazing to play around with. Below me, the final sprint in the Elite Men's event wound up coming into the last lap.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

I got the opportunity to work closely with the Adelaide local team - Focus x Pedla for 2021. We went into the Adelaide hills to photograph their new team kit and had some fun ripping around sandy ruts in a park for an afternoon.

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Photo by Andy Rogers

One of the rounds of this year's Super Series was held right in the heart of the Adelaide city, in the trendy East End. As I was walking the course, the owner of one of the local bars invited me up to their balcony which looked over the race course. I stayed their a while trying new angles and thankfully there was a perfectly placed mirror which reflected the nearby hotdog corner of the crit course.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

With the State Track Championships imminent, it was time for some of the Masters riders to dust off their bikes and get along to training and blow out some cobwebs!

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane, Australia. An awesome way to turn your roller-session into a virtual race without needing a computer.

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Photo by Mat Gilfedder

Murarrie Criteriums are a Saturday morning ritual in Brisbane. The circuit is almost flat, which limits photography options for looking down on the riders from a high vantage point. Although there is this one large tree that overhangs the track...

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Photo by Mark Geary

Emma Petricola competing in the TT at the 2021 Aussie Road Nats. She wears the rainbow stripes well.

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Photo by Mark Geary

A pan shot as the Brunswick CC team does at a sling at the 2021 Victorian Madison champs.

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Photo by Mark Geary

Brenton Jones pushes young Jackson in the Novice handicap race on the Warrigal track, November 2021.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

Sometimes the worst riding conditions can make for the moodiest grams ?

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

Moody morning at the top of my local pass

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

You're not lost if you're exactly where you want to be ?

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Photo by Eric Karver

Impending storm after dropping onto the pavement from a Mt. Diablo gravel session. Mt. Diablo, CA.

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Photo by Eric Karver

Flume Trail gravel in autumn 2020, Lake Tahoe, CA.

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Photo by Eric Karver

Green gravel, cows, and Mt. Diablo. Moraga, CA

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Photo by Eric Karver

Spectators rolling out of Malaucene following the double Ventoux TdF stage, 7–11-21.

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Photo by Eric Karver

Golden gravel in California.

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Photo by Adriano Spiccia

A diverse little group of cyclists with a stunning backdrop enjoying the climb to Klausenpass, Switzerland during the car-free event Ride the Alps.

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Photo by Adriano Spiccia

A random cyclist caught in action on Klausenpass, Switzerland during the car-free event Ride the Alps.

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Photo by Adriano Spiccia

Where's Wally? Lots of cyclists enjoying the climb to Klausenpass, Switzerland during the car-free event Ride the Alps.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

Chasing that morning light ??

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

One of my best days on the bike this year... up the Cormet de Roselend on a warm August day. Here in the distance the Barrage de Roselend.

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Photo by Tom Blackschleger

Perhaps a simple smartphone shot but this one represents what cycling was for me in this crazy and confusing year - Freedom !

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Photo by Timothy Grisbrook

Cyclin and racing is for everyone and community is everything. Especially in times like these. I feel like this moment catches a little bit of that.

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Photo by Stijn Vogels

Street art at the UCI World Championship in Leuven, Sep. 2021.

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Photo by Stijn Vogels

They are coming. Fan cheering the pros at UCI World Championship in Leuven, Sep. 2021.

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Photo by Stijn Vogels

Fans lined up and waiting at the UCI World Championship in Leuven, Sep. 2021

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Photo by Kyle Helson

The Clarendon Cup of the Armed Forces Classic Criterium in Northern Virginia is one of the oldest crits in the US. The course has technical turns and a long uphill drag finish. Clarendon is also one of the longest crits on the domestic US calendar, and being in June, is usually very hot and humid, making it a true race of attrition. This is the sweeping left hand bend about 200 meters after the start/finish line.

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Photo by Kyle Helson

Charm City CX, in Baltimore, Maryland is one of the the biggest UCI cross events on the East Coast. With a traditional date in October, weather can be a bit unpredictable and can range from wet and muddy to dusty and hot. 2021's edition was hot and dusty with most of the course in the sun.

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Photo by Saskia Martin

This was a small adventure to the Jurassic coast, on the Chain link ferry from Bournemouth. It was bleak and windy, and we have the boat to ourself. I have a fascination with this ferry. I think it is beautiful and simple, and I love taking my bike on a boat.

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Photo by Saskia Martin

This was a battle. We did Badlands unofficially because the AMR race was cancelled. This was in the Gorafe Desert. A brutal climb that was impossible to ride fully loaded, thus we had to hike.

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Photo by Saskia Martin

This was on the unofficial Badlands adventure after the AMR was cancelled. The day before we began we had to cycle 100km on road with our off road bikes. This was our first taste of gravel and the sun set the scene for us.

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Photo by Joanne Turner

Riding up one of my favourite mountains with one of my favourite humans - a few days after Victoria was released from lockdown #?? There was still some snow at the top but we lucked a magic day!

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Photo by Julien Payette-Tessier

Ok, I have a confession. It was totally for the shot... I'm actually standing and taking this shot from a little bridge. But when I saw this opening I asked my friend Arnaud if he'd be willing to get his feet wet. Do it for the gram man. That said, I think there is something serein in this image.

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Photo by Romain Moracchini

When I ride in the vineyard of Lavaux, I am always on the look out for the best shooting angle. When riding with my friend and co-worker Alex, I decided to climb up a wall in the hope to get the largest backdrop possible. I decided to shoot 3 pictures vertically that I stitched together in order to be able to get as much landscape as possible!

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Photo by Romain Moracchini

Another panorama shot. The cobbled road, the winegrower village, the lake and the mountains and an elegant bike rider. What else?

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Photo by Romain Moracchini

An after work ride with my buddy Alex. Fall offers the best light and Lake Geneva provided us with a gorgeous backdrop. Fortunately, I had my camera in my handlebar bag to capture this sunset bike ride!

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Photo by Mitchell Vincent

While waiting to cross the race course during the USA CX Nationals Single Speed race I decided to crouch down and grab a few frames just as this rider came flying up Mt. Abus shaking what appears to be a recently acquired can of beer. Just as he crested the hill a spectator in front of me began to ring a bell that read "ring for beer," which was just the icing on the party that is CX Single Speed Nationals.

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Photo by Mitchell Vincent

I nearly thought I missed this finish line photo from the final race at the Tour of America's Dairyland. As I raised my camera to capture the finishing sprint a spectator also raised their arms to cheer, and I walked away assuming that they had blocked my lens's view. To my absolute surprise, I managed to not only catch the finishing celebration, but their arms were also framing Peter Olejniczak.

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Photo by Mitchell Vincent

Cyclocross quickly became one of my favorite styles of cycling to photograph this year. Most especially capturing the full gas focus and effort on Trek Factory Hill at Trek Cup 2021.

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Photo by Jacob Olsen

This photos is from the elite womens race at Cyclocross nationals 2021. The lighting was absolutely perfect, with the sun low in the sky streaming through the translucent shimano barriers behind. Sarah Sturmy is pictured here. Her expression and the mud on her kit shows just how hard of a battle that race was. At full image resolution, her HR can be seen at 193bpm on her watch. Ouch!

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Photo by Jacob Olsen

A boy cheers on Curtis White as he crests the top of the hill at cyclocross nationals 2021. It’s incredible to see the look of pure excitement on the kids face, and how inspired he his by these pros racing.

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Photo by Jacob Olsen

Clara Honsinger inspires a future generation of cyclists while riding to victory. The way professionals like Clara can inspire future generations is incredible to see. This might just be the fuel this kid needs to have a lifetime of cycling and adventure ahead.

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Fiona Morris on the way home from Mt Hotham. Winter 2021.

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Garry Millburn taking a break. The changing of the seasons is a little different in the Victorian High Country.

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Photo by Matt Rousu

Fiona & Garry, high up in the Victorian Alps.

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Photo by Martin Lonie

This cheeky bird in the Blue Mountains decided to land on my bike to have its lunch. As I got ready to take a photo it took off. Can’t blame the bird, it obviously has good taste in bikes.

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This photo was shot while we were testriding the dolomites for an event we organize called • Tour de Friends • because this is what cycling means for us. Its about riding with your friends, having the time of your life.

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This was taken during an event we organize called „RAD RACE FIXED42“. Its a road race on track bikes. A couple hundred riders with no brakes riding 42k with an average speed of 50km/h

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Photo by RAD RACE

Cycling heals.

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Photo by Mason Hender

On the lead up to the 2022 Australian Road National Championships I had the pleasure of meeting up with Roxsolt Liv Sram's newest recruit @_nicolelouise_ to do a feature on her in training as she puts in her final preparations targeting the Time Trail. For me this shot highlights the focus and individuals determination that goes into the specialty that is Time Trailing.

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Photo by Mason Hender

The fight for glory. Captured at the 2021 Australian Road National Championships, @lukedurbridge faces says it all.

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Photo by Mason Hender

The art of cycling with @emilyherfoss. For me this photo represents more then just cycling, it represents my progression as a photographer as I push myself to try new techniques on a never ended quest to improve.

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Photo by Piper Albrecht

This photo is of my local climb in Central Victoria, where I would spend hours climbing up Mt Alexander, repeating it over and over. Every Tuesday morning a group leaves Bendigo and heads towards The Mount. It's a select group, with National, International and World Tour pros who come along when they are are in town. In late 2021 I stopped trying to pursue a career in cycling in Europe, and can now see this climb through the lens, and tell the story of this inextricable part of cycling history.

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Photo by Piper Albrecht

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Photo by Piper Albrecht

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