2023 Photo Comp | Amateur – Judging

Luis León Sánchez passes a fan on the xorret del cati climb in stage 8 of the Vuelta a España. Shortly afterwards, after two decades in the peloton, he announced his retirement from professional cycling.

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Sylvian Moniquet climbing the xorret del cati from a different perspective.

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The image shows the great difference in the physiognomy of two kinds of cyclists. They are Imanol Erviti, veteran cyclist of Movistar Team, who climbs together with Pelayo Sanchez, from Burgos BH el Xorret del Cati. A few days later the first of them announced his retirement and the second his signing with Movistar Team. Were the last details of the signing closed here?

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Two fans make waiting for the peloton to pass through more enjoyable.

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The group of favorites climbs the ascent of the xorret del cati. The stage was won by Primoz Roglic and the leader's jersey went to Sep Kuss, who to everyone's surprise did not let go and was able to defend it all the way to Madrid.

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La lucha del ciclista con la arena

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Campeona del mundo en acción

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Tour de Francia 2023.Salida 3 etapa.

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Tour de Francia 2023. 2 etapa.

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Vuelta a España 2023. Etapa Tourmalet

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Italian rider making the most of the downhill straight at the Australian criterium championship

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Ready to Launch. Men's U23 Australian criterium Championship

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Riders strung Out Up Sturt St Ballarat. National Crit Championship.

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Luke Plapp Leads the pack at the last ever Bay Criterium series, Geelong

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Best seat in the house for this SunSmart couple

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On 6:00 am on Tuesday and Friday mornings from Spring through Fall, a group of 30+ riders in Denver, Colorado, meet for a 25+ mile race-pace group ride around Cherry Creek State Park. By late September, this ride is departing in the dark, and the sun rises as they enter the Park. This was taken at sunrise September 23.

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In Golden, Colorado, there is a summer evening race series that takes place on a law enforcement training course on top of a mesa, near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Late afternoon summer thunderstorms make for spectacular cloud formations against the setting sun. Taken in Golden, Colorado August 25, 2023.

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In Golden, Colorado, there is a summer evening race series that takes place on a law enforcement training course on top of a mesa, near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Late afternoon summer thunderstorms make for spectacular cloud formations against the setting sun. Taken in Golden, Colorado August 25, 2023.

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One of the few remaining professional races in Colorado is the Littleton Twilight Criterium, which takes place at night, on a closed course, through the quaint streets of old-town Littleton, a Denver suburb. This was a shot taken at a high speed corner during the Men's Pro race on August 6, 2023.

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In Golden, Colorado, there is a summer evening race training series that takes place on a law enforcement training course on top of a mesa, near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Sometimes, the Colorado-based professional riders will come to test their legs against the amateurs. Taken in Golden, Colorado August 25, 2023.

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La Vuelta '23 - Stage 1. A so much anticipated day that turned to be one of the most chaotic stages to remember. In weather conditions that were nowhere close to those of a city where the sun shines about 300 days per year. A B&W silhouette of Kamil Gradek, not so different than the light conditions on that day.

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La Vuelta '23 - Stage 1. "The calm before the storm". TTT is by far the discipline where everything has to work like a Swiss clock. That's what Team DSM managed to do better than the rest and eventually win the chaotic first stage of this year's Vuelta. A snapshot from their warm-up lap, when everything still seemed to be dry and sunny. If only they knew what was coming next..

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"Barcelona is diversity - yeah!". This picture creates some funny irony, judging from the organizational efforts put by the city and the end result. For sure it will be one to remember for a long time, for its diversity or not.

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Donostia Klasikoa '23 - I always find funny the complete lack of awareness of some people standing by the roadside on World Tour races, watching a bunch of youngsters on carbon bikes passing by at 50kmh. Certainly a rider all dressed in white with a rainbow jersey on would draw their attention, even though the look in their eyes reveals that they don't know they just saw Messi on a bike.

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Volta Catalunya '23 - Stage 7. This race is special for me because it always ends up in the city where I live and it gives me the opportunity to see from close distance and take pictures of what I see through a screen the rest of the year. Even more, the race concludes traditionally with some hilly laps in the circuit of the Montjuic park, starting the climbing at Teatre Lliure as in this picture.

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What would 2023 be without AI? I took this photo of Puck Pieterse flying at the Waterloo CX Wold Cup with my phone, and used my phone's AI-powered motion blur setting to try to capture just how fast she was riding the mud.

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Fem van Empel almost looks like a ghost in this photo, which is kind of fitting given how quickly she disappeared off the front at the Waterloo CX World Cup.

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Cyclocross is all about focus. Here, Pim Ronhaar's eyes are locked on where he wants his feet to land as he starts the brutally steep run up at the Waterloo World Cup.

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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado's eyes suggest a level of concentration that can't be rattled by the raucous crowds or this rutted out descent at the Waterloo CX World Cup.

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All hail CX's short king, Lars van dar Haar

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A rare warm January day riding in Nova Scotia. This Lighthouse is photographed thousands of times in the summer by tourists, but only by the brave in the winter

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The original Zwift pacer

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Laser focused on 2024

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The beauty of pavement

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"Mom I have a flat, please come pick me up."

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Deep into what is currently the only UCI World Cup event in the US (Waterloo, WI), Fem van Empel, the slight rider that she is, rockets up a flyover, demonstrating her class. This course feature seemed so "Wisconsin" too me: the quintessential barn red siding, the white fencing and trim, the warm autumnal sky, even the boulders, which evoke the glacial history of the area. In cycling, a race can be as much about the place as the riders.

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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado exiting the "Secret Bar" area of the Waterloo UCI World Cup race. The density of the crowd and trees in relation to the solitary figure of the cyclocrosser seems to almost pull at her wheels (in reality it was the mud). This was the most raucous part of the course with a DJ, megaphones, beer, and joyous encouragement.

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The ever-present congregation at the most quintessential of cyclocross obstacles—the barriers. Puck Pieterse is one of the young cyclocross stars changing the game by hopping the barriers nearly every time in every race.

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Empty pits during the initial laps of the women's race in the Waterloo UCI World Cup. Even when the riders are on the opposite side of the course, the pits can seem both organized and chaotic.

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Looking out at the Columbia River that separates Oregon and Washington, we were riding high. The wind was an old friend of ours. The hot summer sun couldn’t slow us down. After traveling 3,500 miles across the country, we welcomed any challenge with open arms. The simple joy of waking up and settling into the saddle became an intoxicating love that grew with each passing day. This is a photo of my friend, who taught me that riding isn't always about being fast. It's about enjoying the journey.

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Climbing into the fog on a bikepacking trip in West Virginia

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Morning bike commute under the springtime cherry blossoms in Washington DC

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Staying focused through the mud at a messy local cyclocross race near Washington, DC

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Rolling through some quiet farm roads on a bikepacking ride in Virginia

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Fall golden hour on a gravel ride

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Rips To Rainbows Battered but not broken and cheered by fans realizing he's sealed a victory, Mathieu van der Poel cruises by one last time before the final turn of the Men's World Championship road race. He would soon be able to trade his ripped kit for the fresh rainbow stripes of a newly crowned World Champion.

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Seeing Rainbows Pauline Ferrand-Prevot being cheered on by two young fans while dominantly riding away for her third straight XC Mountain Bike World Championship.

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Riders On The Storm I had made my way up to a feature near the end of the lap - an elevated berm, forcing the riders up high before they swooped down a slalom to finish. Having to adjust my angle further due to the crowd, I enjoyed seeing the riders "float" through my viewfinder - losing the context of the course. Caught most by the pearly white kits against the dark clouds and almost identical body language as they moved through the feature.

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The Chase Wout van Aert using the whole road, trying to out-race the rain and bring back Mathieu van der Poel in the last laps of the men's World Championship Road Race.

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Viewfinders One of the things I noticed while attending Superworlds was just how many people - like myself - were carrying around cameras. Big, small, digital, film. It was a great uniting moment. Even with not speaking the same language - a questioning look, a quick point, and you'd see folks sharing what they were using, trading suggestions of good vantage points. Always supportive, always excited. I enjoy sharing what and how I see events, and I love to see them from others' perspective.

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Taken whilst flash packing the Torino Nice Rally, this photo is of my wife descending the gravel Colle Du Tende 46 lacettes. Quite simply a breathtaking adventure itself, this was a highlight of the 1000km route from Torino, Italy to Nice, France.

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Another frame of the same photo, because - its stunning! Taken whilst flash packing the Torino Nice Rally, this photo is of my wife descending the gravel Colle Du Tende 46 lacettes. Quite simply a breathtaking adventure itself, this was a highlight of the 1000km route from Torino, Italy to Nice, France.

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In 2015 I hunted many Strava segments in the Pyrenees, semi successfully. Upon returning 10 years later it was not a surprise that I was not in the same position I was all those years ago. I'm ok with that, because the views are the same, and thats what we came for, right! This photo from our trip this year proves it.

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Marius MAYRHOFER of DSM shows how hard the climb to Challambra KOM is, during the 2023 Cadel Evans Road Race. He was went on to win the race.

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Two Melbourne young guns teamed up for the Victorian Madison Champs. Oscar Gallagher and Xavier Sirianni are slinging as I take this pan shot.

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The dual Aussie road race champion, Luke Plapp, is embraced by 3 time champion, John Trevorrow, shortly after Luke won the 2023 road championship.

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Ellie SALTHOUSE on her golden Trek at the Aussie Road Nats TT, in January.

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Young Tom Butler going full gas at the 2023 Victorian Club Team Championships.

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This photo is from the American Crit Cup Gateway Series at the Giro Della Montagna. It was a hot day, and the back side of the course was a steep hill that led to concentration and suffering lap after lap. The slower pace let me pull in a little more of the environment, and I love that the spirit of this race is captured with the “Rose of the Hill” sign in the background.

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This photo reminds me that after the excitement, lights, and energy at the start finish line of a twilight Crit, there is darkness and quiet in other areas. While this photo can feel somewhat off in composition, I wanted to show that the dark shadows of sunset are also part of the race.

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I like that there so much to look at here. Staging before a race is often chaotic, especially at a busy race with a lot of spectators. I feel like this photo gives a brief glimpse of the different approaches to pre-race focuses. Some riders chat and joke, some check computers, some get in the zone. This photo is also impactful in that the last lap of this race led to a mass crash with a lot of injuries-all things that these riders are likely not thinking about (or are actively trying not to).

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I love that one house on the course decorated the yard with colorful flags that subtly show the slight wind that was coming through on a hot day. It was a historic neighborhood with fun buildings on a hilly Crit race, and I was happy that the colors (and slightly slower pace) also bring out the colors of the bikes and kits of all the riders.

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Crit races involve an entire neighborhood for the day, and I love that there is an opportunity to not only wander a course and cheer but take a break and support the local businesses. I popped in to check out the view from this restaurant and ran into this photographer that was having a quick meal while still watching the race (camera is hidden under the pizza :)).

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The first U23 to finish. Lauren Zoerner of Groove Off Road Racing douses herself with water on a scorching hot opening weekend of the USA Cyclocross Series at GOCross in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Teagan Burrow of Virginia's Blue Ridge Team Twenty24 ripping down a descent at Roanoke College's "GoNoke" XC circuit through Explore Park.

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School teacher during the week, elite cross racer each weekend. Casey Hildebrandt chases the lead group on the opening weekend of the USA Cyclocross Series at GOCross in Roanoke, VA.

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Caroline Mani of Groove Off Road Racing firing up the engines during her final interval prior to the opening round of the USA Cyclocross Series at GOCross in Roanoke, VA.

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Riders from Dartmouth and Hamilton whipping around fraternity row as the Bucknell University Cycling team brings the USA Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference back to campus in Lewisburg, PA for the first time in over a decade.

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“Winding Up” - Successful sprints are determined by when and where you make your move. When I am not under the pressure of needing the “hero” shot at the finish, I like to find a composition that captures this move. With about 150 meters to go, three student athletes hit the gas during the Front Range Cycling Classic: Collegiate Criterium at United States Air Force Academy Campus in USAF Academy, Colorado on March 18, 2023.

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“Transition” - Capturing an image in low light conditions while using the available light can be a challenge. Finding the right balance between subject and background, as day moves to night can be elusive. This is why I love to shoot twilight racing. Sprint Points Leader Kimberly Lucie, racing for DNA Pro Cycling, leads the peloton into turn one during the American Criterium Cup (ACC) Women's Pro-1-2 Race at the Littleton Twilight Criterium in Downtown Littleton, Colorado on August 05, 2023.

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“Shadow and Light” - Being a visual artist, I cannot imagine life without sight. The time and dedication by both athletes to compete on a 250 meter track with 45 degree banking blows my mind. Hannah Chadwick (back, Stoker) with Skyler Espinosa (front, Pilot) during the USA Cycling Elite, Junior, Para-cycling Track National Championships Para B Women Kilo Time Trial Final (1000m) at Velo Sports Center in Carson, California, USA on July 07, 2023.

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“Alone” - Some days in bike racing you are surrounded by the rumble of the peloton. Others find you out on your own. A lone racer during the inaugural USA Cycling Gravel National Championships Elite Men’s race in Scottsbluff County, near Gering, Nebraska, USA on September 09, 2023.

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“Into The Light” - The sun’s backlight and a little dust was the formula behind this image. Finding the right spot was key for the capture. Peloton passes by during the inaugural USA Cycling Gravel National Championships Elite Women’s race in Scottsbluff County, near Gering, Nebraska, USA on September 09, 2023.

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Alex Bogna at the Australian Open Criterium this year in Noosa. It's a 'hotdog' criterium and the punch out of the corners at either end of the course are taxing on the riders. I wanted to get something that was the image of the event, full of colour and texture, which also showed that punch out of the turns and so I played with shutter speed until I got enough movement to patch up the colours while still ensuring an identifiable image.

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Grand prix de Denain 2023 - Denain - FRANCE

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Remco Evenepoel remportant Liège Bastogne Liège avec le maillot de champion du monde sur les épaules - Liège - BELGIQUE

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Joshua Tarling - Contre-la-montre Tour de Wallonie - Mons - BELGIQUE

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Gerben Thijssen - Contre-la-montre Baloise Belgium Tour - Beveren - BELGIQUE

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Marie Vandecasteele - Binche Chimay Binche femmes - Binche - BELGIQUE

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The Gate of Hell of the North. Cobblestone strip Pont Thibault in the early morning fog. The silence of Northern France before the battle breaks out in full force. Inspired by the work of my favorite photographer Stefan Vanfleteren.

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Joshua Tarling European time trial champion. All alone in the flat Dutch landscape. Pure stylist and dedication lead to victory.

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Perhaps not the sharpest photo of Daan Hoole, but the cyclist on the cycle path, the sky, the green land and the orange shirt make it a great Dutch picture for me.

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ITT U23, Emmen. Bronze medal winner, Gustav Wang. The speed that this photo shows in harmony with the perfect style of the rider.

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"At the 2023 Paris Roubaix, riders and staff of the women's ZAAF team had been riding without salaries for months and without the operating standards and essentials of a high-level team. At the finish line, ZAAF rider Marta Romance and staffer Ladi Demko shared moment fueled with the emotions of a gruelling race, coupled issues of a team on the brink of collapse. This is a moment the reveals a deep trust between two people who, together, are facing further adversity."

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The charismatic winner of the 2023 Paris Roubaix, Alison Jackson leading the pack. This photo shows the treacherous pavé facing the racers but also the determination of Alison in finding her path towards victory.

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Timo van Dijke of Team Jumbo Visma was one of the last starter in the prologue of the 2023 Tour down Under prologue, the wet conditions and partially tight course saw a few riders from different team crash. Though the intense concentration of the riders was shared by all starters, and many skidded their tires as the pushed down for their first pedal stroke, one of the fans lining the course waved a flag as I took this photo which added a nice dynamic to the shot.

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This is 16 year old Liam Cuthbertson during the 2023 State CX Championships in Queensland. In 2024 Liam is off to represent Australia at the CX Junior Worlds in the Czech Republic. Throughout this race there was a battle between he and one other as in this image of the crossing the sand. Their effort was unrelenting throughout the race and I wanted this image to represent not only the battle, but the effort it takes to be at the front.

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This image is from the 2023 Junior State CX Championships. The cyclist is the first to a steep and short drop with a sharp turn and uphill at the bottom. Everyone hesitated as they peered down it. I shot this from down low and up to a clouded sky, and repeatedly tried to position the white tape barrier in the bottom of the frame. I wanted the rider to look almost like they were floating, or up in the clouds and sky. I love the negative space in this one.

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A morning B Grade Criterium in Noosa where I got down below the race and shot up to them as the crossed the straight. The lens flare was stunning and instead of trying to avoid it I wanted to use it. I love its aesthetic, and as a cyclist a criterium will often cause sparkling vision from the effort!

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Entering the Anna Meares Velodrome (Brisbane, Australia) for a big night of Track Racing.

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Last minute briefing on the start-line for the U15 Keirin Final at Queensland State Track Championships.

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Getting prepared for the Team Sprint event at the Queensland State Track Championships.

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Note to self: “Breathe”. Felicity celebrating on the exit ramp after setting the J19 Women Australian Record for 200m Individual Pursuit (2:19.952) at Oceania Track Championships.

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Taking home the Stage 3 hill climb victory for U17M. Ren giving everything at the Balmoral Junior & Women’s Tour 2023 (Brisbane, Australia).

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The Art of number pinning There's always someone at your local race who needs their numbers pinned, never short of a helping hand, but a few that have perfected the art and also won't pin it to your skin

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As long as I breathe, I attack, Winning or Losing, nothing sums up Pogacar's TDF better and nothing entertained the fans more and there's no better place to do it than the cobbled roads of Paris.

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Happiness is ... showering surrounded by photographers Despite the really bad luck that scuppered his race you wouldn't know it seeing this smile post race in the iconic Roubaix showers even with all the cameras around.

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The Art of the breakaway Its not often the peloton get this close and don't finish it off but every so often the timing works but only for one person and you get to see the highs and lows of winning in one moment.

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Never.Give.Up. Nothing says maximum effort more than sprinting in cycling shoes on the punishing cobbles of the Guildford crits, in this case most of the slightly uphill finishing straight.

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The suffering of Jenthe Biermans in the very wet spring classic Ghent Wevelgem. This is what makes cycling so beautiful.

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Flynn Myerson, son of Adam, making his way over the barriers. Using his foot to boost the bike over the thigh high boards like a pro.

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David & Goliath. 14 year old Cormac Nagle lining up against a 49 year old racer in the men's 3/4 at the Minuteman CX race.

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That afternoon fall sun in New England hitting just right. This was the back side of the course where the course builder had removed a piece of fencing, creating the perfect vignette for photos.

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Danielle Power of Fast Splits Racing going all in over the barriers. This was a a hot sunny day in September for New England making the race even harder than usual.

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Golden- that's the best way to describe the lighting and Joy Franco in this photo. The afternoon light in New England in the fall is my favorite for shooting cyclocross. The Midnight Ride of Cyclocross did not disappoint.

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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado at TrekCup World Cup 2023. Mud, old square cowbell, aero socks, fans, and my favorite cross racer.

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Commuter riding in the Copenhagen rain at night - the entire street lined with parked bikes and no car street parking to be seen on this road. I was enchanted by the all encompassing bike culture of Copenhagen during a visit in September of 2023.

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Dusk. Last race of the day. Fastest race of the day. Our local Tuesday night, after-work, early evening, "Community Cross" race at City Park in Iowa City, Iowa. September 2023.

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A patron using one of 5 community benches at the "Iowa City Bike Library" - our local community bike shop. Patrons are taught to work on their own bikes that they borrow or buy from the library. Bikes are donated and rebuilt by volunteers to be repurposed for those in need of a bike for transportation and/or recreation. We teach community members of all ages, genders, and races to work on their bikes, ride their bikes on organized rides, and to connect with an inclusive community of bike riders.

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A line of fat bike racers pedaling into the distance on private farm land opened up upon request, to be a portion of the 30 mile route for the "Lake McBride Fat Tire Classic." A gloriously chilly and sunny February 2023 in Solon, Iowa.

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Pictured is a someone who I can only assume is a Trestle Bike Park local, as they rode this section of Trestle DH, dubbed the "Potato Patch" better than any rider I saw come through. I was out photographing collegiate down hill at the 2023 Buffaloes in Winter Park race, hosted by the Colorado University Boulder Cycling Club, when this rider came on track just before collegiate racers began dropping, and laid down the smoothest line of anyone that then came after. I was not able to identify them.

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Jesse East of Western Colorado University runs across the race track, Captain Jacks, before the first racer drops of the 2023 Pagan Pedal, a collegiate downhill race hosted by Western Colorado University. East is joined by fellow collegiate fans and racers holding chainsaws, air horns, decommissioned rims and forks, lining Crested Butte Bike Park's infamous rock garden.

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Jesse East puts down a one foot table top off of a hip jump built at the 2023 Green River Classic as fellow riders look on from below. The Green River Classic is a freeride mountain biking event held outside of Green River, Utah put on by In the Hills Gang, a freeride collective out of Durango, Colorado, and supported by YT Industries. The weekend consists of freeriders learning new tricks and pushing their limits, ending with a ceremony crowning the King and Queen of the Classic.

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Crew Turkey throws a "sui" no-hander out into the evening sun at the 2023 Green River Classic. The Green River Classic is a freeride mountain biking event held outside of Green River, Utah put on by In the Hills Gang, a freeride collective out of Durango, Colorado, and supported by YT Industries. The weekend consists of freeriders learning new tricks and pushing their limits, ending with a ceremony crowning the King and Queen of the Classic.

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Matthew Sterling of Colorado Mesa University rounds the final berm before dropping into Captain Jack's infamous rock garden at the 2023 Pagan Pedal, a collegiate downhill race hosted by Western Colorado University at Crested Butte Bike Park. Sterling would go on to win this race with a gap of 4.0 seconds over second place.

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Just a beautiful day for a ride

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Riding into the sunset. Group ride starting just before sunset, and going into the night.

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Sharing the trail and slowing down to enjoy Fall Colors.

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There is a building on course at the Maasmechelen World Cup cyclocross race in Belgium that houses Ecotron at Hasselt University. It made the perfect backdrop for a shot of the current world champion, Fem Van Empel and a selfie of me taking the shot. 🙂 Fem even gave a quick smile for the camera. Two Fems and me.

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Kids often do not hold back at races, so I really liked the expressions of the kids at the startline of the OCBC National Championships (MTB) held in July 2023 in Singapore.

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The rush to the finish line as the checkered flag is waved at the OCBC National Championships (MTB) in Singapore.

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A light fog hung over the early morning races at the Halloween themed, Pumpkin Cross, in Maple Ridge, BC this year. The silhouetted riders were perfect for the spooky mood I wanted to achieve.

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This rider was warming up right next to the track, looking focused. I wanted to blur riders on the track as they rode by to make it seem like the rider warming up is visualizing their race.

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Stage 4 of Tour of the Gila was an exciting crit in downtown Silver City , New Mexico. I stood inside a taqueria to show people looking on as the pro women flew by.

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The Gastown Grandprix was back for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, and celebrating its 50th anniversary. I wanted to show the excited crowds watching the pro men's field flying through this chicane.

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It wouldn't be a real spring classic without a bit of rain and some gravel. This rider is leading a group and powering through these wicked conditions.

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Brothers in arms. After completing a grueling, cold and muddy, spring classic, riders congratulate each other on a good ride together.

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The Coastal Race Crit in Richmond, BC, is a fast race series that takes place in a commercial block at the edge of the city. I wanted to show the elite men's field in this setting.

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The pro women's peloton speeding down Cordova Street in downtown Vancouver, during the 50th edition of the Gastown Grandprix.

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Stage 2 of the Tour of the Gila. The pro women's peloton are soaring to the first QOM of Pinos Altos.

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Two riders break away from the peloton, attacking on a steep climb, at the British Columbia provincial championships. I wanted to be just past the steepest part of the hill, to get riders really grinding their way to the top, but these two made it look effortless.

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Blurred. A steep, run-up section at a local cyclocross race, I wanted to give the feeling of exhaustion. Riders, unmounting their bikes, slogging up a muddy hill.

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The Legions of LA executed their tactics, sending riders up the road, forcing teams to chase. I liked this image since the rider is so clear of the peloton and the crowds around the finishing straight added to the atmosphere.

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Jenaya Francis leads out the indomitable Holmgren sisters at the C2 Bear Crossing Grandprix in Saanich, BC. I really liked the lines the riders took in this image and the slight flare.

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Reflections of the elite men's field racing by at the Tour de Concord in downtown Vancouver, BC. Lying on the wet pavement, I was able to get the reflection I wanted. Worth it!

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The Gastown Grandprix coming back from the pandemic was a big deal for Vancouver. I wanted to find fun angles to show the atmosphere and the amazing quality of riders that came to this race. Looking out the side of a parking garage to get this angle.

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Photo taken in Katowice during Tour de Pologne race. You can see in the photo Bastien Tronchon.

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Martin Vidaurre during MTB World Cup in Leogang Austria (Short track)

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Szczepan Paszek during Poland Championship in Bialka Tatrzanska.

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Amazing event Red Bull Roof Ride in Katowice - Poland.

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Breakaway during second stage Tour de Pologne

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Late last winter we had a very short glimpse of winter wonderland for just one morning. And I was lucky to be on my bike on my way back home to catch it at cemetery Ohlsdorf, Hamburg.

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Checkpoint 1, Zempow, somewhere between Hamburg and Berlin at about 240 km in of the self supported SuperBerlinExpress747. It started raining heavily and riders weighting their next options while taking a snack.

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urban winter bike commute at it's best. White, cold, quiet, empty streets. silent urban flow. cemetery Ohlsdorf, Hamburg

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Days after becoming the Elite Men's World Road Race Champion, Mathieu van der Poel lined up in the Elite XC MTB Race, on the trails of Glentress. Mathieu's Trade Team had found a relatively quiet part of the race paddock to set-up their camper. I was fortunate enough to stumble across it and witness the best cyclist in the World, going through his warm-up procedure on the rollers. Unfortunately Mathieu crashed out of the race on the 1st Lap. You can't win them all, no matter how you prepare.

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Inspiring the next generation. Stage 4 was the final Stage of the Region Pays de la Loire Tour. Finishing with six circuits around the streets of Le Mans, it was a tough course, that took in the 18% climb of Rue de Gazonfier. A young boy, wearing a Rainbow Jersey, roared encouragement to all the riders on every lap. He was rewarded on the last lap, when Georg Steinhauser, of EF Education-EasyPost, handed him his bidon. Something I'm sure he'll always remember!

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Championne du monde! The World's media gather to welcome France's Pauline Ferrand Prevot, winner of the Elite Women's XC MTB World Championship. Such was the dominance of her ride, that she had plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere, as she approached the line, in front of the huge Glentress crowd.

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End of the rainbow... The different conditions that cyclocross riders encounter throughout the season, is one of the many things that makes me love this sport so much. Tom Pidcock's final race in the World Champion's rainbow bands, came at the Benidorm Round of The World Cup. Held under blue mediterranean skies, there was a complete lack of mud to contend with, but there was plenty of dust and some slippy gravel tracks, keeping things very interesting for both the riders and the huge crowd.

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The Lincoln GP is one of the toughest road races of the UK domestic season. The multiple climbs up the cobbles of Michaelgate, test even the strongest of riders. World Superbike Rider, Scott Redding can more often be seen in the saddle of a 250hp motorcycle, but his passion for all things two wheeled has led to him running a successful domestic cycling team. The effort required on the climb is captured by his gritted teeth, as he bravely tries to stay in the peloton.

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Gravel is the word right now, and with loads of gravel races around the world, there could be one just around the corner. This is the UCI Gravel World Series Qualifier in the Netherlands.

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SD Worx rider Lorena Wiebes recovering after winning the Miron Ronde van Drenthe the Netherlands.

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Gravel riders are strange kind of people, the love the pain, the love the hardness of the ride, for over 150km flatout, selfsupporting, and love to get dirty in the process, Dutch Rider Thom Bonder - UCI Gravel Series Qualifier Roden, The Netherlands.

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The glamour side of winning and cycling, Danisch rider Per Strand Hagenes - Jumbo Visma DT - cooling down after he has just won the TT of Olympias's Tour of The Netherlands, all on his own in a cold and dark pitbox at the TT Circuit of Assen, The Netherlands.

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Winning is believing, and it was hard to believe for Mischa Bredewold - SD Worx - that she has just won the European Road Cycling title Women Elite 2023, on the hills of the Col du Vam Drenthe.

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Cycling wheels, cobble stones and a late september sun...could we wish for more...

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Dutch wonder girl Puck Pieterse - Fenix DeCeuninck with her Goldy locks, on the podium after the 3Nations Cup MTB, The Netherlands.

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The Dutch MMT storming through the Hondsrug Tunnel in Emmen, the Netherlands, during the European Road Cycling Championships.

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We don't get much snow overhere, but when we do, it can even transfer a normal hill into a Wintersport Resort. The night before the Ronde van Drenthe for women, we almost had 10cm of snow, and the race almost got cancelled, with a backup plan with only local rounds over the Col du Vam, it as was hard race, luckely the riders did get the time to get used to the cold and snow.

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Rookie sensation Joshua Tarling of Great Britain, with a superb 3rd place at the Worlds in Glasgow during the TT, he did 2 places better during the European Road Cycling Championship, by winning the men elite time trial. Storming out of the Hondsrug Tunnel in Emmen, The Netherlands.

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So close! One of the things i love of cycling is the possibility to be IN the action. So close that you can feel the pain of the riders. This photo was shot at Giro del Veneto on the crowdy climb of Monte Berico.

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Dust, sweat and pain. The face of Filippo Fiorelli at the end of Serenissima Gravel is the most effective way to explain how hard is a gravel race.

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When a cycling race and architecture meet is really likely that you are in Veneto, Italy. Unfortunately the three riders in the breakaway cannot see the aincent villa behind the wall.

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Explore, ride, enjoy. Gravel adventures can take you to beautiful places, where you wouldn't have been otherwise. Thank you bike for taking me to this amazing place in the Italian mountains.

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I had the privilege of being at the finish line of the gravel worlds. I had the privilege of being able to be so close and capture the big smile on the dusty face of Kasja, who had just won the rainbow jersey.

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Stew. Waiting for friends complete 200km in the mud and cold, each friends face captures splattered in mud from the day. The only thing you can do after a tough day in the North of England, off road, is give a glazed stare and eat stew.

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Morning Catch. There is nothing quite like seeing the locals living there everyday life. Surrounded by riders telling tales. The Fisherman of Thessalonki ride bikes too and tell a different tale.

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Momentary Bliss. A whirlwind trip to see the start of the TCR. One of the wettest starts meant riders where forced inside to shelter and rest before the legendary race began.

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We're in this together. The tourist linger as the riders rest in the centre of the Trieste Piazza. 850km is hard, harder in tough conditions. This moment captured that exact feeling of a holiday, and not what had been endured.

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Sidney Swierenga of Devo Racing sprints for a prime during stage 3 of the Tour de Bloom, Washington state's only remaining stage race. Stage 3 of the race is a criterium in downtown Wenatchee, Wa.

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Claire Law of Breakfast Racing Team fist-bumps a teammate during an evening of Friday Night Racing at the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome in Redmond, Wa.

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Every week in the summer, riders compete in the Wednesday Night Worlds xc race series at North SeaTac park near Seattle. Racers kick up dust and send it over the features and jumps on the course.

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The Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome in Redmond, Wa is the only velodrome the American half of the Pacific Northwest, and it hosts races weekly through the summer months. Here, a racer sprints to the line during a scratch race.

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A rider takes on the staircase at an MFG cyclocross race. The MFG series puts on the largest amateur cyclocross race in the U.S., and runs a six race series every autumn.

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Mont Jovet, in the high-altitude gravel playground that is the Tarentaise valley The views never disappoint.

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Mountain Refuge

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Enjoying time to take it all in with friends. It’s the reward for the time taken to get there.

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The altered sense of scale in the high mountains.

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Our changing climate. As spectacular and breathtaking as this ride was. It shouldn’t be possible to ride to 2000m in March. Tarentaise valley. March 2023.

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Christian came in at 3am from finishing the transcontinental race. He was bellowing stories of wild dogs and imaginative friends. The darkness takes it toll in more ways than one. This is up there as one of my favourite images takes to date.

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Long days in the saddle create memories. This photo was taken at Wagga Cycling Club Training during practise criterium races. The image reminded me of the time each of us enjoys being on our bikes.

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Halfway through an Oppy on an unseasonably hot day. 200km down 200km more to go. Feeling absolutely shattered while also knowing that there is a long ride through the night still to go

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The feed zone. Where carbs, ice and electrolytes are must haves.

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2023 Marathon Nats. Lead men look towards the rest of the field. All are already racing hard on a day that was much colder than forecast.

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The look of exhaustion as the riders exit the track after a long and hot night of Club Championship racing. From endurance races to sprints and tactical decisions, mentally and physically the riders have been pushed to their limits all in the name of this years bragging rights.

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So fast that his bike disappeared! I've been working on my flash photography skills this year to better control how I show movement while also not distorting the entire image. To complicate it, I shoot at night at a local cyclocross series, Fifth Street Cross. This moment captured a rider cutting through a turn in a way that represented the furious pedal strokes and bike bouncing through the course while also revealing the rider. The color combination of this moment made it even better.

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One of my longer exposures of the year is of a cyclocross course at night. Referencing techniques for astrophotography, I dialed down the aperture because the headlamps could be as bright as 1200 lumens. I exposed the course for a few seconds and popped a flash during the exposure to capture the silhouettes of riders. I particularly like how the course tape remains frozen to contrast the extreme movement of the riders through it.

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Steam wafts off the face of a rider immediately post-race. The heat of his body and his perspiration contrasted with the cool Fall air to create this gentle representation of heat, and therefore, his effort. Aided by some backlight from a light stand for the event and a fill flash, I was able to capture this moment of reflection. I don't usually shoot portraiture, so I am pleased to have gotten this moment.

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The sunset at Fifth Street Cross in Fall is spectacular, even at the dump where we race cyclocross. After a tumble, a rider captures his friends and the sunset in a post-race hang.

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Lighting in the clouds miles away at sunset as riders race through the cyclocross tape. This is not a compilation of multiple frames or using a light-based trigger. I stood there and patiently waited for the right moment. If I had a tripod that night, I might have approached it differently, but I like that I captured this "by myself."

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S14 TdF- I don't speak French, but the words "Thibaut Pinot" still ring loudly in my ears, drunken French voices dancing and chanting the home favourite's name for well over an hour before he graced us with his divine presence. A man with a white marker drew large lovehearts on each windscreen as it passed, the words "Pinot" written inside every single one. The Tour de France is a special event, this photograph captures only a fleeting moment, if you ever get the chance -go. You won't regret it.

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Everyone else at this CX race had all but lost interest, except this kid, who knew that hydration is not a crime.

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Forest park Portland OR in the fog.

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Fall colors at the top of the climb

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Coyote Wall and Mt. Hood

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Fast descent through recently fire ravaged Oregon

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Taking a breather on an epic ride around Lost Lake Oregon

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The final Sprint.Cat Ferguson had been a top youth competitor but she burst onto the Junior scene in 2023 taking victory at the first two rounds of the Proper Northern Race Series before heading to Europe and taking wins there too. It’s been great to watch her progression throughout the year including a tough 2nd place in the Junior Road Race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, I was so pleased to read she’s now been signed by Movistar.

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Post race chat. The end of a tough race at Round 2 of the Proper Northern Race Series 2023 and the Elite Women share tales of the race.

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It was a damp and dismal day at The National Hill Climb Championship 2023 in the English Lake District but the spectators were out in force and cowbells echoed around the fells, a good effort from all!

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The National Hill Climb Championship 2023 and the face of this competitor tells it all, the tank is empty but the finish is in sight. This is one challenging course at a longer than usual 2.67 miles and a maximum gradient of 24%, hats off to all the finishers.

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Road art at the hill climb. As it says on the tarmac this is the last push and this vet is giving it all he has.

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Having spent the night in a Texas jail - voluntarily, at the invite of the sheriff - we were delighted to meet the first cycle tourers we’d seen on the Southern Tier. One of whom took this photo of us creating a dusty hill.

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We were initially concerned about cycling in Los Angeles but had a great day riding 40 miles around the many bike lanes. This photo was taken at rush hour, when we had a three-lane highway all to ourselves.

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In our way to spend a night in Slab City, we visited the Salton Sea. One of the lowest places on Earth.

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Of the 26 US States and 10 Canadian provinces we rode ticked off our year-long cycle tour, Newfoundland was the highlight. Shortly after taking this photo there was an almighty bang, and this giant iceberg split in two.

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The breathtaking North Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area (California). We spent the night wild camping in the dunes and were woken by a police officer searching for a prison escapee!

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A day in the sun, on the gravel. At the end, the lights go out, colour dims. Happy exhaustion at the summit, to roll home.

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Tour of Bright, Victoria. High speed athletes in whatever the weather brings. They bring what they can on the day.

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Long dusty roads in big skies smelling the bush and the pastures. No traffic, just our own path.

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Rolling through canopies of trees under a big blue sky. We are a part of the space - we are not a dominant part. We blend into nature as a part of nature.

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The morning sun at our backs as we move towards the base of Mt Buffalo. Soft light, soft air, a hard climb - heaven, shared with a loved one.

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Postnord Danmark rundt(tour of denmark) - As Mads explained: For him to go the presentation from the teambus took 40 minutes, the rest of the team only 5 minutes..

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I wanted to show the danish scenery that the riders pass, and often not shown.. Because everyone thinks that Denmark is flat..(Local cat. A road race)

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I'm a big fan of TT's. And this time nationals in the evening, here Asgreen with the beautiful nordic sunset as light source..

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Winters in the nordic, is often cold and short days.. So I follow the contiteam Restaurant Suri-CarlRas on their winter weekends and follow them around.. So after almost 4 hours in temperatures below 0, they passed this bridge and the scene was set..

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Paris-Roubaix Espoirs.. Bike races for the conti-teams is about winning. But some days and races is also about finishing.. Here 2 danish friends from seperate teams finishing together, Rasmus Søjberg(national jersey, and Nice-CIC), and Kasper Andersen(Hagen-Berman).

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On a nice 200 mile route from philadelphia we wound our way north and west through Reading and Mt Gretna. As we continued south into the Amishland of Lancaster county, I grabbed this shot of Mike waving to the man in his buggy. Riding through the Amishland of eastern Pennsylvania is always a treat.

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March team camp in West Virginia. Otto, who loves taking risks while descending, misjudged a corner and went into the ditch. He was fine, his wheel was not.

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During a pre ride spin at SBT GRVL, we had to take cover during a quick and heavy downpour (with thunder and lightning), luckily we found an open barn and waited out the storm.

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Is there anything better than casually riding your bike past stopped cars on a gridlocked highway?

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Portrait of Tim at the beginning of a long day in the saddle.

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In Wisconsin we have many cows, and are known as the Dairy State. Therefore our spring classic is known as the Dairy Roubaix. My good friend Josh Shively and I set out in subfreezing temperatures with snow squalls and pockets of sunshine.

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Trek hosts a series of mountain bike races in Wisconsin, and I'm the local event director. I snapped this shot of my daughter in the kids race.

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Sunrise on our dawn patrol group ride. I believe I've gone up this 500 foot hill over 200 times, and if you time it right in the summer, the sun comes up the hill.

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Dawn rides give you all kind of unique weather and photo opps. This misty morning sunrise was pretty special, highlighting the rider in the distance with his red taillight.

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Is there a selfie category? I took this unique shot on the way to a gravel race. I commuted to the event by bike with my pack and I'm not sure what inspired the photo.

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On 21st July 2023 Herne Hill Velodrome hosted the South London Grand Prix, in action is Rhys Britton

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When it doesn't turn out quite as planned on dead man's corner at the best crits in town, Crystal Palace Crits, featured John Karlo @corpu.z

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Alec Briggs in the heat of the action at Palace, Crystal Palace Crits @alec_pedaler

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A wet & cold day over at Lee Valley VeloPark made for some exciting pictures @hutchinson_brotheruk

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National Omnium Championships at Herne Hill Velodrome

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UCI Men's Race at Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross. Officials must have left the measuring tape at home that day.

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Adventures in home bike repair.

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Work life balance

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Race day aftermath

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Grassroots cyclocross

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No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Not the only rider whose Roubaix goals vanished in a single moment of bad luck, a puncture at the wrong time robbed spectators of the much hyped battle. This epitomises so many moments of WVA's season, when winning comes so often 3rd place can seem, unfairly, like a failure

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Bon Courage ... The cobbles of Roubaix never fail to bring the fans to the road side and not many sports where you can get this close to the action and its nice to see someone in the moment and not viewing through a phone

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Heeeeeey Macarena .... The women's peloton showing it doesn't have to be so serious and surely no better way to get hyped up for a bike race. Lauretta Hanson and Elynor Bäckstedt rocking the Macarena dance moves as they warm up for the last stage of Ride London Classique

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Form is temporary, class is permanent Peter Sagan may have slipped away from the top step of the podium but he always brings a crowd in and puts on a show and he'll be missed next season

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Somewhere Under the rainbow Muddy cyclocross doesn't only exist in Belgium. In the pouring rain and vanishing light of January a brief moment of sunshine creates a rainbow over the mudfest of the Clanfield CX race

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Cold and rainy spring classics!

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Into the city walls of Ypres.

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High five daddy!

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Van Hooydonck and staff - very proud and happy after the Laporte & Van Aert Show at Gent Wevelgem.

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Always looking for high contrast and colours.

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Somewhere between Roeselare and Waregem, Dwars door Vlaanderen '23

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Marlen Reusser - Pure joy after winning Gent - Wevelgem

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That overwhelmed feeling when the peleton is chasing the front group

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Moody 🙂

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Carlos Rodriguez en la 5 etapa del tour de francia 2023 Subiendo Marin Blanque con el gran apoyo de los aficionados vascos

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Una imagen que define el compañerismo y las virtudes del ciclismo. Fue tomada en la ultima etapa de la Vuelta a A Guipuzkoa en La localidad de segura El corredor de la mitad es un ciclista paralímpico que compite con los de la categoría Junior (sub 18) y los otros dos le ayudaron a cruzar la linea de meta porque se le rompio un pedal y no podia pedalear con una sola pierna

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Esta foto fue tomada en una carrera local de la población de Oñati en Guipúzcoa en la categoría sub23 El corredor de la imagen es de Oñati y ademas se despedia ee la competicion en esa carrera y seve la emocion que tiene y como lo celebra junto a sus amigos

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Esta fotografía fue tomada en el ciclocross de Tolosa durante la competición de cadetes Y es en honor a las carreras locales que al fin es donde se forman y se hacen grandes corredores

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En esta fotografía quiero enseñar la esencia de la naturaleza del país vasco con su clima habitual. exactamente en la localidad de Zumaia en una carrera de juveniles (sub 18)

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Despite the earthquake we decided to maintain Morocco as our bikepacking destination, and the infinite shades of the red soil welcomed us in the very first days in the Atlas. We would go on to discover an astonishing land as well as a heartening & resilient culture. We have been joking that the red colour of the flag might as well represent this very special red dirt and the green, the bushes growing on the mountainsides. Spectacular.

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That night we had to leave camp because of a sandstorm. We rapidly wrapped everything up on our bikes and started to pedal in the night. Hikes-a-bike followed hikes-a-bike, and soon enough sunrise came. All the particles in the air lit up with the first rays of light, drenching the whole landscape in orange. A rainbow appeared as we rode away on a rocky plateau, the light rain drops diffusing the intense morning lights and we would finish that ride soaked and strong gusts of wind. Highs & lows.

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This image capture for me a particular trait of bikepacking : moving towards the unknown. From the light to the dark, from bleak situations to exhilarating moments. Both of a fleeting nature.

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Let's play a game and guess where this scene could be taking place ! Mongolia, Argentina, Kazakhstan.. The high altitude plateaux of the Moroccan Atlas are something special.

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The whole point of cycling sometimes is to feel small. Atlas mountain range, October 2023

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I snuck this photo of my friend, Chad, as he bundled up for the cold start at Rasputitsa in 2022. I carried a point and shoot 35mm camera with me that day, but this was one of the only photos I took. I just remember us bracing for insane cold and muddy conditions. I felt silly for not taking any pics on the ride in anticipation of “the big mud section”- because it never came. An unusually warm and dry year meant little snow melt and very little mud on course.

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HPCX is a grass roots CX race in New Jersey. Known for its double deep sand sections, it is one of the few races within an hour drive of NYC. Tons of folks from the NYC bike racing community show up so the racing is fast but with small-town vibes. This photo, shot on 110 film, is of Emily blasting through the packed down sand toward the end of the Women’s P123 race. The parking lot in the background shows a bit of the hustle and bustle that goes on off course during a fun race weekend.

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This photo, also shot on 110 film, is of the women’s Cat 3 podium at HPCX in New Jersey. I think this photo shows how the NYC cyclocross scene encourages competitive racing while fostering community at the same time. These local events let racers like the ones shown here display that dynamic.

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While there are no cyclists in this photo, both days at the Northampton Cyclocross race were filled with massive fields and fast racing. I shot this photo on day 2 before the 58 person women’s Novice race stampeded through the course. The break in the action let the thin brown line burned into the ground in the past 24hr shine through the green grass.

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After cheering on my fellow Canadians at the men's Elite Time Trial in the tiny town of Kippen in Stirling, I headed back towards Glasgow. Riding up the unrelenting gradients of the infamous Crow Road, I couldn't help but feel inspired as words of encouragement greeted me along the way, making each pedal stroke that little bit easier.

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Superstars at the Super Worlds. Mads Pedersen exchanges a glance with a fan in Glasgow.

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The men compete on the Mountain Bike Cross-country course at Glasgow Worlds, their colourful kits making for a sharp contrast against the green of Glentress Forest.

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A racer at the Everett Omnium, in Everett, Washington, USA races in front of a local business in the downtown core area.

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Moments after Lizanne Fox completed the women's penny-farthing hour record for entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, at the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome in Redmond, Washington USA on July 21st, 2023. She raced solo, without pacers, for one hour on the outdoor velodrome with a distance of 23.412 km.

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Retired Seattle Seahawks NFL tight end and Super Bowl winner Luke Willson rides on his trainer at the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome as racing action continues around him. In retirement, Luke is attempting to make the Canadian Olympic Cycling Team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. During the summer of 2023, he trained and raced in Redmond, Washington.

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Team Booger racer, Finn Westover, recovers post-race at the Fort Steilacoom Barnburner cyclocross race in Steilacoom, Washington, USA. While trying to get a holeshot at the start, his foot slipped off of the pedal and got stuck between the front fork and the spokes, sending him over the handlebars face first, where other racers ran over the top of him.

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At the final race of the Cross Revolution cyclocross series, a Spokeswomen Racing Team racer carries her bike through the sand to the run-up, consisting of 36 steps of sand and old railroad ties.

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The Look, a rider looks back at the field exiting a corner during the Giro Della Montagna stage of the Gateway Cup criterium race series. 35mm black & white film photo.

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During the Francis Park stage of the Gateway Cup criterium series a rider passes the main bunch while another competitor tries to decide whether to follow the wheel or not. 35mm black & white film photo.

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Ride 'Till Dark. Sometimes the best days on the bike come after the end of a long day, when you're all just hanging out doing laps at the local pump track. No plans, no goals, just playing bikes with friends. 35mm color film.

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Somewhere along Boreas Pass between Breckenridge and Como. We all know about the bear who went over the mountain, and this was one of those rides. Perfect alpine day to ride the pass and see what was on the other side. 35mm color film.

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Somewhere above Breckenridge, Colorado with my dad, exploring the extensive trail systems on offer as we made our way to the top of Boreas Pass. 35mm black & white film.

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Pogacar's Big Win

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Last Big Mountain Day for Sagan

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Vingegaard counting down the kms

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2012 - Vino fighting hard

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The Grupetto thinking of Paris

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Super Sonic Cycling - Riders barrel down the narrow, paved streets of Amsterdam during a crit race on a hot September day.

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The Struggle - Hammered by heavy rain, this rider battles the mud to retrieve his bike and position.

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Cyclocross Fury - Torrential rain, blinding sun and the dogged determination to finish the race.

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Esta imagen fue tomada en un ciclocross local en Euskadi. Velocidad, lluvia, barro, fuerza... una carrera sin un minuto de descanso ni para los corredores ni los fotógrafos.

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La Itzulia en Euskadi es casi cómo una religión, una pasión, una ilusión conjunta de todos los vascos. En el momento de la foto, un corredor de uno de los equipos principales del lugar pasaba entre cientos de aficionados, banderas y gritos de ánimo que le dieron el empujón final para subir el puerto.

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Vuelta al Valle (Colombia) The female peloton seen from above. I was lucky enough to be the only photographer with a drone for this race. I flew it high and got lucky as the female peloton swing by the bridge. I had just a few seconds to compose the shot. It's a small peloton, but it's colombia in a shell.

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This photo is hard to swallow. National TT Championship, Sofia castillo from Liro Cycling team swings by at full gas, Im composing the shot to have the mural art behind being the protagonist. The graffiti is honoring Lucas Villa, a leader from the student movement that was vile executed allegedly by Colombian state forces. His family is still being threatened. And it summarizes Colombia's national strike. The photo was taken in Bucaramanga.

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Lilibeth Chacón, Venezuela's national road champion after the ITT in the Vuelta a Colombia femmes. She snatched the yellow yersey from Diana Carolina Peñuela by almost a minute. Funny thing, the press and speakers got confused and for almost 2 minutes after the arrival of both riders, there was no official result.

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The male peloton seen from afar. Cruising the hills of the Caldas Department in colombia during Vuelta a Colombia. Miguel Angel Lopez crushed the GC with 8 out 10 possible stage wins.

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The Maglia Rosa puts in a dig to try to follow an acceleration from the race favorites on the decisive steep cobbled climb of stage 15 of this year's Giro d'Italia.

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Derek Gee, who would finish second in no less than four stages in this year's Giro d'Italia, leads the breakaway through the Porta San Lorenzo with four kilometers to go in stage 15. The day's winner, Brandon McNulty, lies patiently in wait in third wheel.

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This photo was taken at the Trek CX Cup in Waterloo, WI on October 13th during the men's elite race. It had been raining all day and the course was covered in soupy mud. I had been working on panning shots and this area caught my eye, due to the colorful background. I really like the streaks of color behind the muddy track and Eric Brunner on his way to a third place finish.

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This photo was taken at the Waterloo World Cup in Waterloo, WI on October 15th. It features Witse Meeussen as he climbs one of the punchy climbs in the woods. I love how the light was coming through the trees in this particular location. It was as if there was a spotlight on the racers.

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This photo is from one of my favorite local cyclocross races in Grafton, WI. The trees were in peak fall color and it made for a wonderful background. I really liked how this particular racers colorful kit popped against the orange leaves.

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This photo was taken in Sun Prairie, WI at one of the Wisconsin Cyclocross Series races. I had been focusing on this particular corner on the course because I liked the yellow leaves in the background. This racers kit made for a nice composition.

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The cyclocross team I'm a member of put on a race in Cambridge, WI in early November. It was a cold morning but the sun was shinning bright. This particular section of the course had wonderful lighting as the sun was coming through the golden leaves. I really like how this panning shot gives the background a watercolor like effect.

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Amazing views from the race venue in Husqvarna, Sweden. Summer sun and good racing, love it!

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"Muddy?" Cykelvasan 2023, Swedens largest mtb race was a mud race to be remembered.

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"Why does it always rain on me?"

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Full speed ahead at the Swedish xc series in Falun.

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Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane is a great-looking venue. Alessia heads for start line in the Elite Women Team Sprint at the Australian National Track Championships.

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Cycling is a tough sport. Time for quiet debrief after just missing the opportunity to ride for a medal in the JW19 2000m Individual Pursuit at the Australian National Track Championships.

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Post-ride cool-down for Noah and some words with his dad, after his Australian team won Gold in the U19 Men 4000m Team Pursuit at the Oceania Track Championships.

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Fierce competitors during the race, while being great friends the rest of the time. After battling each other over 50 laps in the U17 Points Race at the Queensland State Track Championships, these girls were celebrating together less than a lap after the race finished.

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No it’s not a 1970s record album cover. Just some very well-organised cycling parents doing their thing at the Queensland State Junior Track Championships.

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From Round 2 of the NSW-ACT CX Series. Shot on Ilford HP5 Plus with a lens made in 1951.

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Epic battles in Elite Mens grade, Australian National CX Series Round 8.

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Womens grades at the Australian National CX Series Round 8.

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Looking back. Mens A Grade, NSW-ACT CX Series Round 2.

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Urban cyclocross. Master & Junior Womens grades, 2023 NSW State Championships.

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The legs alone says enough This picture is taken at the primus classic that starts in my hometown so for me it’s always a special race. I was really happy that I could take this shot. You only see the legs but they are telling so much more Mathieu is for sure one of the greatest riders of his era so I was really happy with this picture

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Lorena Wiebes This picture is taken on the European championship Gravel. I was following some friends who also did the race. I had some time to shoot the finish of the women’s race so I was really excited that I could take this picture

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The brutality of a beautiful sport Otto Vergaerde crashed on the côte de trieu a famous belgian climb from the Belgian classics. After he go back on the bike he was looking at his injuries

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You are nothing without a good team This picture was taken at the GP le Samyn dames. Katrijn De Clercq the girl in the middle a young talented belgian girl was not able to ride her sprint and she was very disappointed so her teammates take care of her and comfort her

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The muur This picture is by far the picture with the most emotion for myself. It was taken on the famous “muur van Geraardsbergen “ at the omloop het nieuwsblad. The climb was very slippery so the riders had to go up the climb on foot. Victor Campenaerts who is a good friend of as was also walking. My brother saw it and go immediately to Victor for helping him. So I was really happy that i could shoot this shot because of my brother and Victor

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We all know Remco Evenepoel. I took this picture at the Belgian time trial championships on the road. Soon it started to rain during the reconnaissance. In the bend where I was standing, the road turned into an ice rink. During the day I saw some riders sliding into the canal. During Remco's first pass, I saw his front wheel slip, and I was able to take this unique photo. Away title, I helped Remco out of the canal and on Sunday I saw him take the title on the road!

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Jay Vine is the Australian time trial champion. During the opening time trial of the Giro Italia I had a place along the route with a view of the Adriatic Sea. By some luck and with my time trial experience, I was able to take this unique photo by capturing the rider and the helicopter from the TV flying by at 60km/h together. The rider chased by a helicopter.

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Jasper Philipsen wins 4 stages in the Tour de France and takes home the green points jersey. In this picture working in the after tour criteriums. With its special Canyon bike and team outfit in custom green colors. This photo was taken on the inside of a corner to get the effect of speed, the riders are passing at 50km/h and you have to be a bit lucky to get a rider alone on camera. Super happy with this result!

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Julian Alaphilippe didn't have a great season. This photo taken at the E3 Saxo Classic brings these words to life. Crashing over the cobbles of the Ronde, in a lost position behind his teammate Florian. You see him suffering, but at the same time you think about that crash he made in the world champion's jersey after crashing into a bike in the leading group. Then you want to put something right the year after, you know you can do it, but in 2023 it won't work, same rider, same person,...

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This photo was taken during my reconnaissance of the route of the opening time trial of the Giro Italy. Along the cycle path that runs right along the Adriatic Sea, an artist had painted a beautiful typical fisherman's house of the Abruzzo. With the pink color and a rider passing by, this photo captures the essence of cycling. Enjoying the moment in a beautiful world. I was lucky enough to share this experience with him in 1 second, with this photo as a result, happiness!

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Squeezing in a Weekday Ride before Sundown

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Riding with Shadows

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A Cyclist’s Perspective

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Refueling at a Rural Gas Station

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For my honeymoon, my wife and I went bike packing in Andalucía for 3 weeks. The landscapes, culture and history of the region captivated us. My wife is not an experienced cyclist, but she absolutely crushed the riding, which was very challenging and full of climbing. Best honeymoon ever 🙂

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Riding in Andalucía on my honeymoon bike packing trip we were in a super rural area surrounded by olive groves. A local cyclist overtook me and we chatted for a while. As he rode off down the road I caught him in the distance

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On a cycling trip with my girlfriend (now wife) in Mallorca we did the mighty Sa Calobra and I got this shot of her just as the road made this natural frame.

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March 2023, 3 friends and I went to Colombia for an off-road cycling adventure. Colombia is such an amazing country and we had an absolute blast. Every view point was epic. I got this shot of a local Colombian dude who rode with us, the waterfall in the background was just perfect

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Near Ronda in Andalucía. The roads here are so epic. Just an amazing view from the top of one of countless climbs

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Lacets of the Tarentaise. A lesser known climb all the way to La Combe and beyond. I recall the smell of the pine on the way up and being able to seek shade within the alpine gradients and not seeing a single soul apart from mountain goats. So tranquil and peaceful. A perfect Summers climb. One of the best kept secrets.....

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Lost in the landscape. A reason why I climb and ride. The vast open space of the mountains and how we can allow ourselves to get lost and feel so small amongst them. I believe we never truly conquer the high mountains, they merely let us pass through when mother nature permits.

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In September last year we managed to ride up to 2750m off road. It was during the heat wave, mountain peaks were bare. There was no water running down. No visable glacier. Returning in July this year we wanted to explore a bit further than we'd reached the previously. We were delighted to see the return of snow up high, resulting in literally pushing our gravel bikes to their limits. This was also a stark reminder about climate change and the effects on our planet.

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A ride to the refuge at Mont Jovet 2348m altitude. A Sunny day on the last day in August, where we consumed an omelette and replenished our bidons from the Eau Portable, whilst taking in the views of the Eau Gelée on the mountain peaks. Riding for me is about adventuring. Taking those moments to breathe it all in. Stopping to take in the surroundings, eating that omelette and soaking up the vistas.

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Snow day reflections. This was taken on the last day of our Winter holiday in the French Alps. Early March this year and it hadn't snowed for weeks. Temperatures had been mild to say the least. We'd taken our bikes and had been riding alpine off road. We couldn't believe it when it dumped with snow and delayed packing our bikes to have some fun. Thank goodness we had taken some winter kit just in case it snowed!

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Steely Blue Determination - With the bike slung over his shoulder, rider 31 assaults the row of barriers ahead, keeping his gaze fixed on victory.

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Muddy Mistakes - Underneath the mud, deep ruts lie in wait for unsuspecting cyclocross riders to make an unfortunate mistake.

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Pure Power - On a mountain bike parcours constructed in the middle of a Belgian town square, riders power over ramps and through berms avoiding elimination.

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Charging Lion - Usually riding amidst the professional road peloton, Dylan Groenewegen, the Lion of Amsterdam, takes to the muddy parcours of the local Amsterdam cyclocross race.

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Midway down Wolf Creek Pass in southwest Colorado, a descent that hits speeds over 120 kph, we turned off to a gravel road winding through snow, creeks, until it finally dead-ended at a part of the forest that had just begun to bloom. As the rider (Drew) looked longingly at the road that could’ve been, I snapped the photo.

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A cold spring inside crit preparation ride turned perfect as the sun came streaming over the mountains and through the pillars of the only dry place to ride around… a parking garage.

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Wolf Creek Pass again, but this time the other side. Descending down was a tricky affair, as from above it looks buttery smooth, when riding it there was a plethora of cracks, jagged lines, and cars zooming through. But the light and fun were too good to resist a big drawn out shot.

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A morning coffee ride gone right, with beautiful light streaming through the windows of an old concert hall. I had the rider continually take the extremely tight corner faster and faster level by level, until I caught this beautiful corner.

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Spring sprint training is best with a view. With the high alpine roads snowed over, it came down to architectural beauty in city sprints. In this case, the parallel columns creating individual paths for riders to sprint through.

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Thank Gravel It's Friday - Boulder, CO. An amazing community with riders with weekly rides. This is the perfect example of what I like to photograph. Simple, clean, imperfect.

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USA MTB Nationals '22. The community matters as much as the athletes. Arguments can be made about whether the Ryan is the subject of the photo or not.

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Slightly off-center, the tree is a bit distracting, but that's why I like it.

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Colorado CX States a few years back. Nothing was coming off the way I hoped. All the photos felt dull. Turned away from the main action and was lucky enough to see this back lit scene.

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A cycling trip to Majorca with family and friends to celebrate my 40th birthday

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The return of the Ronde van Vlaanderen to Brugge was a great experience. While my daughter an my wife were watching the start from a hotelwindow at the Grote Markt, I ran to this spot to photograph the bunch rolling out of Brugge.

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Our 1 1/2 year old daughter has already seen her second Tour de France this year. She knows how to cheer on the cyclists very well...

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Remco Evenepoel on his way to this year's victory at Liege Bastogne Liege.

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Our daughter at this year's Ecoica Valkenburg. She already likes every kind of cycling event.

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Cyclocross in Zonnhoven. Fans, hamburgers, fries and a lot of beer...

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Panning Pano. The field at the men's scratch race, UCI World Championships 2023 in Glasgow ramping up the pace across the back straight.

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It takes two Teamwork on a tandem takes skill, strength, and trust. The relationship between stoker and pilot is a vital part of success. Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl achieved an amazing 3 para cycling world titles on the track at the World Championships in Glasgow.

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Scratch Chaos Will Tidball navigating amongst the chaos of a full on Scratch Race at the UCI World Championships, Glasgow

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In Nobody's Shadow There were fantastic performances by women at the BMX Park event in the UCI World Championships. Naomi Vojtechovska from Slovakia.

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After the fall There was a major crash at the elimination race in the UCI track championsleague cup. Fortunately noone was significanly injured. Theo Reinhardt, William Tidball, William Perrett, Mathias Guillemette.

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Tandem Teamwork Sophie Unwin piloted by Jenny Holl against Chiara Colombo piloted by Elena Bissolati fighting to win gold in the para cycling track sprint, UCI World Championships.

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Go Green Urska Zigart speeding through the fields of Stirlingshire.

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The "Tour of Plainfield" zooms past, a blur of cyclists in motion contrasted against the stillness of a local bystander. This moment frozen in time juxtaposes the daily grind with the fleeting excitement of a race, all under the watchful eyes of vibrant storefronts

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A lone rider pushes ahead with fierce determination, as the chasing team closes in, each cyclist a blend of focus and exertion.

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A silent duel between the breakaway and the bunch, played out on at the Devens Grand Prix. A poised yet urgent look, he push's forward while assessing the challenge that comes from behind.

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Little eyes are big mirrors. The curious eyes of a child reflect a world of wonder and possibility back at us.

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The spirit of gravel. A racer cuts through the cool, muted woodland, a solitary envoy between the earthy roads and the open sky.

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Luke Lamperti after winning "Britain's Belgian Classic", the Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic. I remember walking around the exhausted riders at the finish trying to find stories to tell and then deciding to pan my camera over to Luke right at the perfect time. This resulted in me capturing this moment.

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The constantly changing and surrounding environment of cycling races is what makes it unique to other sports. This was at the Lincoln GP, and I can remember looking for different locations in the city on the later laps of the race and coming across this family outside a cafe. I decided to do a slow shutter speed to really focus more on the wide range of spectators at cycling races while also maintaining the core element of the riders themselves.

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The winning group of the Junior Men's World Championship passing a mural on the side of a building in Glasgow. For me, the photo both represented the wider context of the message the work was trying to portray and also the words "The Future," linking to the junior riders who will shape the future of our sport.

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This image shows Remco Evenepoel passing a group of Belgian fans watching from a restaurant balcony during the World Championships in Glasgow. An eruption of cheers and shouts ensued as Belgian riders passed by.

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Hill climbing is a staple of British cycling culture. This image taken at the Hill Climb Champs encapsulates the atmosphere of ringing cowbells alongside the erupting crowd each time another suffering rider came past.

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Town centre flash. I love town centre road races, this was the final race of the day and the light was starting to fade so I mounted the flash and decided to get creative . This was the result.

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The National Hill Climb Championship and you can’t beat a little encouragement from your teammates, guaranteed to get you to the top.

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Another spectacular town centre race. The Otley Cycle Races and the spectators were out in force lining the streets in front of the bars and cafe’s. The format of these races is great and provides plenty of opportunities to capture some fantastic images of all the competitors whilst still enjoying the action.

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The 3 Peaks Cyclocross, the biggest and toughest Cyclo-Cross event in the UK totalling 61km with 33km off road including 6km of unrideable terrain and 1524m of climbing. This is one hard event and yet many of the competitors come back year after year and endure everything that's thrown at them from the Yorkshire weather to the near vertical climbs.

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Loneliness in a cyclocross race. A long race in tough conditions and this young lad was battling on in what seemed to be a world of his own.

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British Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2023 held at the Westmorland Showground Cumbria. Heavy rain had turned the lower section of the course into a mudfest, some riders could not ride the water earlier in the weekend due to the depth. The final race of the weekend was the men's national championships and the section became just rideable.

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British Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2023 held at the Westmorland Showground Cumbria. Heavy rain had turned the lower section of the course into a mudfest, some riders could not ride the water earlier in the weekend due to the depth. The mud and water made it hard going for the earlier races, this was from the female U23 race and most riders needed to carry and run rather than ride the section.

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The Cumberland Cobbler @ The Solway Coast Cycling Festival 2023 based in Silloth Cumbria. The course was 90% cobbles and the riders were rattled for most of the race. The background of the pastel buildings makes this look like it is on the riviera rather than the west cost of England. Women's national B race.

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Carlisle cycling association youth race, early summer sun just dropping behind the buildings and getting as low as possible to capture the riders pushing the pace through a corner.

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An image of my wife practicing her mountain bike skills on the fells in Cumbria with a snowy backdrop.

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The first of four days of the Gateway Cup (@gatewaycupstl) criterium racing takes place late on a Friday afternoon of the Labor Day weekend. The setting sun provides some dramatic lighting as Jason Lopez (@djdeks) and the rest of the field goes by the start/finish line.

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One of the fan favorites of the Gateway Cup, criterium (@gatewaycupstl) is the Giro della Montagna in The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis Missouri. Shannon Koch, @veloshannon leads the women's Pro 1/2 field into turn three.

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Always interesting to capture cyclists expressions as they come into turn eight, at speed during Gateway Cup (@gatewaycupstl) Benton Park Classic criterium.

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Audrey Baker (@ajay.baker) of Lindenwood University Cycling team (@lucycling) is staged to re-enter the women's Pro 1/2 race at the Gateway Cup (@stlgatewaycup) Benton Park Classic.

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Marlies Mejias (@marliesmejiasgarcia) celebrates her forth first place win at the 2023 Gateway Cup (@gatewaycupstl) with her daughter! The first woman to win first place in all four races in the history of the Gateway Cup!

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Usually when it gets dark, cyclists don’t go outside biking. We don’t see pro cyclists biking in dark and also there are no races in dark even for example at a closed moto circuit. But for me when it gets dark, people disappear and it gets calmer. So here photo of me preparing for the ride in the dark.

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Riding in sunset is so magical. You feel the warmth of the sun on your skin and you wanna stay there forever.

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My bike on fire. When the clouds were this beautiful, I did not care about Strava KOM or average speed and I had to stop to take this photo.

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Having this UAE jersey and special yellow UAE shorts is something that I had to take photo with. And it is crazy, that it is autoportrait, so I had to do everything on my own.

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I dreamt of having a winning photo like my heroes and this year I finally achieved that.

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Astana rider - Gianmarco Garofoli - passing Pinot Virage during Il Lombardia 2023. Cycling with the support of Pinot's fans was truly emotional!

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Matej Mohoric after getting information that he won Tour de Pologne 2023.

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Matteo Moschetti (q36.5) after loosing in the sprint at the last stage of the Tour de Pologne in Kraków, getting emotional support from Comms manager Eva Tome.

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Thibaut Pinot's fans at Il Lombardia - his last race in the cycling career.

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Matej Mohoric just before his ITT at the Tour of Poland in Katowice

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I followed the women's gravel world championships, trying to see it at as many points as possible. I arrived at the finish with just 2km to go, but there was no space left in the crowd to get a good view. I spotted two people on a terrace and thought, 'Run and try it.' Thankfully, they let me enter, and I was so happy with the result. There was a wave of people watching Kasia win her first rainbow stripes, and behind those, thousands more around the world who wanted to watch a live broadcast.

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Golden hour at the Traka. I spent some quite time here, taking a lot of photos and changing my camera settings. I'm happy with how this one turned out.

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What I like about this photo is the blue sky versus the orange barrier and witnessing a royal battle between the blue Belgian and orange Dutch jerseys.

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The first ride of any team holiday is always one of the best. Escaping the Scottish winter on an early season trip to Mallorca, everything clicked into place as we rolled towards Formentor.

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A true start to Winter with temperatures just above freezing, the last Gravel event in Aberfoyle was a glorious shock to the system. The warm sun cutting through the misty trees and melting the frozen puddles as riders gave the last race their all.

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After many trips to Mallorca I thought I had seen it all, until a friend recommended the old road to Talaia d’Albercutx. Nearly every cyclist pushes straight on past this hidden gem, but the viewpoint is stunning. The returning descent gives this fantastic perspective of the mountains stretching off into the distance.

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Every rider has a story to tell about how their race went at the World Champs. Nickolas Zukowsky of Canada came into the final kilometer of the TT with a skinsuit covered in burs, after diving into a hedgerow to avoid a stationary commissaire car.

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As excitement for the Worlds built up I knew I had to try and capture this view which I regularly enjoy on rides - Stirling Castle, standing proud in front of the Ochil hills. I made it to the spot halfway through the Women's TT, and just about managed to get the image I wanted. Dygert’s presence was announced with the TV motos. She overtook another rider as she crested the hill at Cambusbarron, to come into frame alone.

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Racing through the rain. I'd love to say that the British summer is wall to wall sunshine, but sometimes it rains and other times it really rains. Still, if there's a race to be won, racers will race and photographers will point and click!

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The Goodwood Road Race - held on the 1982 World Champs Course - is becoming a favourite early season fixture in the road race calendar. Featuring a 3km climb, the weather is either cool, chilly, or very cold. This year the men's race was also very wet, just to add to the discomfort.

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Tom Portsmouth of the Bingoal WB Development Team showing the effort of racing 120km in freezing rain as he climbed to third at the Goodwood Road Race.

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The hill climb season in the UK is a unique part of the racing calendar over here. Build as light a bike as possible, point it up a hill, send it up there as fast as you can, prizes for the winner. Caught Richard Cartland at full effort towards the top of Leith Hill in September.

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Alex Morrice of Canyon-SRAM at full flight through the crowds on her way to victory at the Guildford Town Centre Race. Large crowds on a beautiful summer's evening - and a cobbled hill to race up - always makes this one of the race events of the year.

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Celebrate like a Pro (or even better). Kei Takada and friends enjoying the moment at Cyclocross Tokyo.

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Despite challenges and the foreboding symbolism of the 13th edition, Japan Cyclocross champion Hijiri Oda triumphed over the demanding Nobeyama Cyclocross course in snowy Nagano, seemingly breaking a curse.

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Carrie and her dog Javi are an important part of our local cycling community. She has an ever present enthusiasm for cycling and a willingness to share and encourage anyone on a bike. Every superhero has a sidekick. Javi fills that role 100%. This photo captures all you need to know. I shot this at The Dirty South Roubaix, an early season gravel race in southwest Illinois. 50 K to go, headwinds on a long, flat levee section before lumpy part: “lets go we’ve got this!”

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I shot this at the Benton Park round of the 2023 Gateway Cup. I wanted to capture the feeling of being at the race. Standing inches from the course. Seeing the focus required of riders. Hearing the freewheels, spectators shouting and the feel of the slipstream coming off a fast pack. The riders are Tim Smith and Hogan Sills of the Texas Roadhouse team.

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Every Clock’s a Different Time. This tree has always been a “milepost” on a local mtb trail. This piece of trail art appeared sometime this past year: a big clock, multiple watches, and a stuffed gopher. Kept my eyes out for a White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts, or a Mad Hatter.

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Which Way? On a recon ride with my son ahead of the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge Colorado. Always a terrific view. An added smile provided by the contrast between the vertical trees and the arrows.

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2023 Gateway Cup, Lafayette Square. At a night race the individual riders disappear into a mass that moves quickly from the shadows to the light and back to the shadows in a blur of speed, color and sound. You catch glimpses of individuals and vignettes much like the camera as the shutter opens and closes.

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When I was watching the world champs in Glasgow, the group of Belgian fans beside me cheered as they watched Mathieu van der Poel crash in the rain on their phones. Only for the World Champion-elect to emerge alone, albeit bloodied and with his kit cut, around the corner at the bottom of Montrose Street to attack the last few laps and claim the rainbow jersey. Fair to say the fans loved it...

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Jonas Vingegaard flying up the Côte de Domancy on stage 16 of the Tour de France from Passy to Combloux. The defending champion would take the stage win and gain a massive 1:38 on close rival Tadej Pogačar. Vingegaard's advantage was much bigger by the time they reached Paris, but this was where he took a huge lead in one of the all-time great ITT performances.

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When I was watching the world champs in Glasgow, the group of Belgian fans beside me cheered as they watched Mathieu van der Poel crash in the rain on their phones. Only for the World Champion-elect to emerge alone, albeit bloodied and with his kit cut, around the corner at the bottom of Montrose Street to attack the last few laps. Fair to say the fans loved it...

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Ringerike GP is an annual spring touchstone in Norwegian cycling. This year, they included a brand new gravel section in this beautiful forest. I barely made it there in time, to catch the leading group barging through at crazy speeds.

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Gjertrud Boe is a Norwegian cycling legend. Current European champion for masters, she keeps racking up medals in mountain biking, as well as CX. Now 61, here she is getting a hand up the muddy hill at the Norwegian CX championships.

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The Norwegian CX championships were done at Spikkestad this year, a course famous for its steep, muddy hills and smoke machines on the top of the climb. This is a local Asker-rider coming out of the fog on the way towards the finish line.

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After a hard fought race, Mads Tubaas Glende won the Norwegian CX championships for the second year in a row, barely beating out Kevin Messel. The conditions were perfect: Very wet, dark, cold, and extremely muddy.

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This year was the final year of one of the most popular CX races in Norway, Superpokal in Oslo, as the government has refused their wish to continue. The crowd showed up to give support, and several big names from road racing competed. Among them Tobias Halland Johannessen and Magnus Cort. A great goodbye to a great race.

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Sarah (@_not_that_kind_of_doctor) signed up for the Transcontinental Race with less than 6 months experience on a bike. Sarah is the definition of resilience - as a teenager she spent over 2 years battling a harrowing nerve condition after surgery on her feet stopped her running career in its tracks. After recovering she transitioned to endurance running and wanted to beat the world record for running from Land's End to John O'Groats before another injury forced her to switch to cycling.

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Sarah (@_not_that_kind_of_doctor) signed up for the Transcontinental Race with less than 6 months experience on a bike. Sarah is the definition of resilience - as a teenager she spent over 2 years battling a harrowing nerve condition after surgery on her feet stopped her running career in its tracks. After recovering she transitioned to endurance running and wanted to beat the world record for running from Land's End to John O'Groats before another injury forced her to switch to cycling.

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Sarah (@_not_that_kind_of_doctor) and John (@johnsowler) take a rest during this year's Transcontinental Race. Sarah signed up with less than 6 months experience on a bike. She is the definition of resilience - as a teenager she spent over 2 years battling a harrowing nerve condition when surgery on her feet stopped her running career in its tracks. After recovering she transitioned to endurance running and was due to complete a world record attempt before injury forced her to switch to cycling.

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This is from Il Lombardia 2023, the last race of Thibaut Pinot before retiring. As for the Tour the France the Collectif Ultras Pinot arranged the 'Virage Pinot' on the last climb of the race, a place full of 'tifosi'. With my dear friend Francesco we thought it was the most interesting spot and we stayed there for a long time. These photos are some of the results of that beautiful day. Suffice to say that Pinot had to stop there as the ultras were uncontainable.

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This is Julian Alaphilippe at the 'Virage Pinot'. He is one of my favorite rider. What I like in this photo is Julian, the light and the people there.

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Primoz Roglic just before the Virage. I love the tension and the strong colors..

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The peloton passing a rapeseed field in Slovakia during the Orlen Nations Cup 2023 race.

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An amateur from Poland training in Spain on the Coll de Rates 2.0 climb.

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Breakaway on the third stage of Tour de Pologne, looking where the peloton is?

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Dom Jacko at the Guildford Crits in Surrey, as the light fades

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Rapha Muddy Hell at Herne Hill, where fancy dress is highly recommended

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The 200km Traka in Girona, this one shot off the climb at Casa De La Selva

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Grocery shopping As a pro cyclist burning thousands of calories per race, you take all the carbs you can get. What do you reckon this Intermaché rider is shopping for?

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Braun Cycling Right under the smoke of the port of Rotterdam former pro mechanic Herman Braun runs a small shop together with his son Dave. A rare breed of true bike builders driven by passion instead of money. Purists who prefer steel and titanium over disc-brakes and carbon. As "carbon is for fishing rods". Even if you're not in the market for a new bike, the museum-like (work)shop alone is definitely worth the trip. They will most likely offer you coffee, be sure to bring some cookies.

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Any bike is a gravelbike if you're brave enough!

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#CrossisBoss Who could've ever thought that this thing once called 'Veldrijden', where some locals gather in a field to drink and watch others take a mud bath with their bikes, would become THIS popular?! For those that are still on the fence, just give it a try. You'll most likely get cold, dirty, and slightly drunk, but I promise you, you won't be disappointed!

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#CrossisBoss Who could've ever thought that this thing once called 'Veldrijden', where some locals gather in a field to drink and watch others take a mud bath with their bikes, would become THIS popular?! For those that are still on the fence, just give it a try. You'll most likely get cold, dirty, and slightly drunk, but I promise you, you won't be disappointed!

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Taken at the track cycling championship, the Velodrome in London. A nice compact group of riders given an effect of movement in post processing.

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Taken at the track cycling championships. The spot lights highlighted a small number of spectators, creating a nice link and engagement with the rider.

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A high key shot, as the riders started their final sprint towards the finish line. I particularly liked the grimace on the front rider.

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Riding out to meet Lachlan on The Divide Trail straight into the storm.

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On to Colorado.

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A quick stop along The Divide, the last in Wyoming.

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Life behind bars or so they say on the lesser known Snowy Range Pass, Wyoming.

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Philly’s version of the Dirty Dozen, out of the tunnel and into the light.

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Action from a collegiate crit at Dartmouth this spring. I love how the ECCC provides opportunities for racing for all abilities.

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Late in the race, when you find someone to work with for those last few miles. This was a women's ECCC A-B race at Dartmouth this spring.

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The men's A-B road race at "L'Enfer du Nord", the 2023 ECCC championships at Dartmouth in April. Ah, the joys of spring!

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Mathieu van der Poel, just beat Wout van Aert in the sprint and becoming world champion cyclocross '23. Celebrating his win with 50.000 cyclocross fans on the bridge in Hoogerheide.

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Sunday to church. Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert battling it out during the World Championships cyclocross '23 in Hoogerheide. Both riding at the highest point of the course with the iconic church of Hoogerheide in the back.

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A Sunday in hell with the kids. The next generation of cycling going all out in cheering on the Pros during Paris-Roubaix. It is one of cycling's oldest races and is one of the 'Monuments'. There are so many exciting moments to photograph during this race, but these kids caught my eyes as they cheered on every cyclist with the same volume regardless of their position or status.

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Emocionante día en el velódromo de Cali capturando la intensidad de la competencia internacional de ciclismo llamada tissot uci track nations cup. Mi debut como fotógrafo en un evento tan destacado, siguiendo de cerca al equipo colombiano en la emocionante prueba de persecución por equipos

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En el velódromo de Cali, presencié la épica batalla de velocidad entre el corredor colombiano y el campeón UCI de los Países Bajos. Una prueba donde mente y cuerpo se sincronizaban para lanzar ataques estratégicos en cualquier momento, culminando en un sprint final lleno de intensidad y determinación

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Roadnats Ballarat 2023, it was a sweltering hot day on the side of the road cheering the mens Elite up Mt Buninyong. Ice socks and sweet treats were plentiful.

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RoadNats Ballarat 2023, Cow horns blast for the Mens Elite racing up Mt Buninyong.

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Penrith, NSW Criterium Champs, Dads biggest fans jump and cheer him to the finish line, their excitement was as entertaining as the race itself.

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Somethings different here. Riding through burn areas has become an unfortunate reality as we deal with wildfires on a yearly basis here in the Pacific Northwest. However, there's still beauty to be found and the ride is just as fun.

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After spending a few days riding in Moab, UT, I needed a change of scenery. We left the red rocks of the desert and found ourselves in peak foliage in Vail. I’ve never been engulfed in yellow before. It was magical.

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I turned 50 this year. I’ve ridden my bike a lot the past ten years. I’m always looking for new places to train. Luckily I’ve got a few good friends that are still willing to join me.

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One of the best parts about cycling is wondering what’s over the next hill and then finding out, using only your own power.

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“Always take a look, don’t just ride non-stop.” While slogging our way up the Coromandel's Kennedy Bay climb; a 4.5km gravel climb that tops out 350 vertical meters later, I was looking for any excuse for a break; rounding the next bend, I found it - the hole extended about 10 meters back into the hillside, ending with an Igloo-shaped cavern, plenty of room to stand up, turn around and look back where I’d come from and take a quick snap of my riding buddy. “Always stop, don’t miss something!”

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A frozen misty morning in The New Forest, UK. Riders braving the cold temperatures and finding magic

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We bikepacked the Grand Union Canal from London Paddington to Coventry and the autumn colours were really at their best that weekend

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Calder Divide Trail was a tough but very rewarding event with spectacular views like these

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Our trip with a friend on the rock. The photo shows the remains of an ancient hillfort.

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The first trip with a friend for 100 kilometers.

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Usual morning. Fog, sun, travel.

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Sydney summer racer.

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Jensen Plowright still looking fresh at the finish of a local club race.

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Junior Pepe Albrecht flying at the Namur 2023 CX World Cup

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U23 Marie Schreiber chasing her shadow at the 23 Namur CX World Cup

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French U23 Camille Devigne showing CX choreography at the 23 Namur WC

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High Tension - Elite Women about to start at the Namur CX 2023

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Wild animals set free - Elite Women at the Namur CX 23

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3 Junior riders fighting at the 23 Namur CX

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Fierce. Katie Archibald competing in the women's elite omnium points race at the World Championships in Glasgow. The determination she brings to cycling is incredible

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Giants in Glasgow The best in the world came to Scotland. Old and new fans came out to see them. Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, and peeping through Mads Pedersen on Great George Street

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Ricardo Ten Argiles An awesome athelete who moved to para cycling after winning gold medals in olympic swimming. He won the world championship C1 scratch race. Next stop Paris.

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This picture is from Superpokal in Oslo. A beautiful event where pros and amateurs compete. This year will be the ladt since the organizers want be allowed to use the park any more. A shame for the local cycling community in Oslo.

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This is Tommy climbing the Valley of tears in Gran Canaria. He wasn’t feeling well and had the toughest day on his bike. He never complained and smiled when we asked him if he needed help. «No thanks». He fell of the bike two times on the steepest parts and got up and continued his fight against the mountain. A couple of weeks later ha got diagnosed with cancer and past away short after. Whenever I have a bad day on my bike I think of Tommy. I think of him fighting and never complaining.

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Three friends riding 192km in October to get to a cabin in southern Norway. One had a flat tire. I didnt help him. Decided to take some photos insted. Sorry Peter. The sun went down at 5:30 pm and we rode in the sunset the last kilometers and logs in the fireplace warmed us up. Epic ride.

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Stormy Skies Over Glasgow Keiran Reilly blasting his way to BMX park world championship gold with a perfectly executed tuck no hander.

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You spin me right round Italy's female track pursuit team on fast form.

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Crowd Pleaser Mathieu Van Der Pol storming up Great George Street, Glasgow despite injuring his leg with the crowd giving it their all. Men's elite road race World Championships.

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The 2023 Vuelta, which began with a tremendous downpour at the start of Barcelona, also had rain the night before the last stage, which left large puddles of water on the ground at the start, in which we were able to look for reflections of the cyclists, in In this photo I tried to reduce the elements to a minimum, looking for a less common point of view.

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The departure of the 2023 Tour from Euskadi was a social event and a huge public success. During the first stage, the cyclists passed through the Alto de Piké as the last climb, short but explosive and due to its proximity to Bilbao, it brought together an authentic human wave that vibrated in an exceptional way, cheering from the first to the last participant with incredible intensity. Navigating that tide with the camera I tried to capture those intense moments.

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I had been chasing this photo for a long time, in which the cap of the sparkling wine appeared just at the moment it was thrown out of the bottle. On this occasion, fortune smiled on me and I was able to obtain this image in the first victory as a professional of the Asturian cyclist from Burgos Pelayo Mayo, who was able to win on his land in the last stage of the Vuelta a Asturias.

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Cyclocross is a discipline in which it is very common for runners to have to compete on very hard and very muddy terrain on many occasions. This mud, or water in this case, gives photographers opportunities to capture many detailed scenes like this one in which one of the participants heavily splashes a large puddle that had formed on the circuit with his bicycle.

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The third stage of the Itzula 2023 ended at the Hika winery, with a final slope of about 500 meters, with ramps of up to 26%, which ran through the middle of the vineyards. Jonas Vingegaard wanted to make his intentions to win the general clear and attacked in the hardest part of the climb, where I was, gritting his teeth and no one could follow him, despite the fact that the faces reflect very well the intensity of his effort. .

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The departure of the 2023 Tour from Euskadi was a social event and a huge public success. During the first stage, the cyclists passed through the Alto de Piké as the last climb, short but explosive and due to its proximity to Bilbao, it brought together an authentic human wave that vibrated in an exceptional way, cheering from the first to the last participant with incredible intensity. Navigating that tide with the camera I tried to capture those intense moments. .

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Storms from afar. We already had got caught in a morning downpour, sheltering at the side of a church being silenced for the wedding inside. We headed on and from afar watched the storm engulf the city below.

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If a face could tell a tale of 4000km. Christian bellowing in the dead of night, after waiting for friends that didn't exists and being chased by wild dogs.

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Early morning light on the first climb of my first ever Audax. Still had a long way to go but started with a high.

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Starting 2023 with a roadie ride from Beechworth to Stanley and back. This section of road (and the bush you ride through) is one of my favourite places to ride.

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Riding around the streets and trails of Beechworth. My nephew stopping to take in the view.

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Stopping to admire the sunrise on our morning ride to Stanley.

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Wout Van Aert. Fondly known as Scotland's Brave-Aert, pictured at the finish line at the UCI Cycling World Championships, Glasgow 2023

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Cool, calm and collected. Top Ganna in the zone before rolling down the ramp at the 2023 UCI World Championships Time Trial, Stirling Scotland

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The moment Tom Pidcock crossed the finish line winning the 2023 UCI World Championships Men’s Cross Country event at Glentress Forest, Scotland (and looked directly at me!). I didn't realise I had captured this image until afterwards - part of the fun of amateur photography!

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Countdown to Rohan's last dance at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, Stirling Scotland.

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Tough day in the office for the Aussie girls at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Road Race

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The Big 4 - current, future, past World Champions. Turning heads in Glasgow 2023

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When you first look at this photo, you see a small bunch getting ready for a corner, but the more you look, the more you see. This is the aftermath of a crash that suspended the race. You have riders on the floor, some getting up, some finding their bikes. On the left, you see the reaction of the crowd, in shock with hands on their heads, and to the right, you see the support staff trying to work out workout what's going on. It's Chaos and that's what photography should be about.

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Cycling can take you to the most scenic places in the world, and the British NCRR was no different, with the pier and sea in the background. This photo has one of the boldest kits in the peloton as a solo rider in the foreground to one side, with a peaceful sea behind her. To the right of Alice Barnes, we have the peloton looking around to see who will counter-attack far enough back that they don't take away from Alice but close enough that you can zoom in and look at them.

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The Trinity duo are climbing up the main climb of the British NCRR in the middle of the rain storm. It's not uncommon to get pictures of teammates together, but I think the team being Trinity with their crazy aesthetics also helps (I'm a big fan of their kit and bike design). It is also the crispness of the photo where the wheel manufacturer is readable, as is the frame manufacturer, with both riders having the closer leg extended to show off the S-Works branding perfectly.

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This black and white photo, taken with a fisheye lens from a low angle, captures one of my favourite trails from a new angle. To me, the perspective adds a sense of depth, showing how relatively small the action is in the vastness of the forest.

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To me, shooting in black and white forces shape and movement to take centre stage. I love this photo for this, in particular its sense of movement. This photo was shot at Crankworx’s Whip-off competition, in Whistler BC.

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This frame was captured while sitting on my bike, partway through a ride. It has a sense of shape and texture that I love, and I think captures the essence of much of my photography, which often emphasizes shape and perspective rather than competition and athleticism.

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Go Lotte Kopecky. Lotte Kopecky celebrating her UCI World Championships women's road race win on the big screen with perhaps her smallest biggest fan. Children celebrated, clearly inspired, watching cyclists, knowing their names, delighting in their victories and wanting to be like them. Cycling was a winner too.

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Strong Woman. Women's cycling has gone from strength to strength. Katerina Jaluvkova at the UCI World Championships BMX park is one of the strong women showing that it can be done.

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In the frame Amongst the organised chaos of the men's elite scratch race at the world championships Artyom Zakharov can be seen through the frame of Dens Tuur.

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Myself, four friends and a couple of local guides bike packed the Annapurna circuit in October from Kathmandu to Pokhara. This photo is taken on day 6 from Charme to Manag. This was the first day we were completely surrounded by the snowcapped Annapurna range in stunning sunshine. Simply jaw dropping scenery.

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Chasing Wout. Not a good day for the belgian at the Gravel Worlds; despite that his fan are always om fire, like the young supporter running at his side.

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Arena. The back of the peloton facing the wall of fans on the top of Monte Berico, at Giro del Veneto.

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A new jewel. Demi Vollering with perfect red nails, wearing rings, braclets and a brand new medal on the podium of Gravel Worlds.

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A Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team rider on the wet course in Copenhagen during the Stage 1 Time Trial at the 2022 Tour de France.

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Andreas Kron's family and fan club supporting him on home soil in Copenhagen at the first first stage of his first Tour de France in 2022.

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Philippe Gilbert climbing out of Roskilde on the second stage of his final Tour de France in 2022.

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This photo was taken on a family vacation to Scottsdale, Arizona. I grew up mountain biking in Southern California, but I have been away from the mountain bike for 20 years now, and also moved all around the country. On our trip, I rented a simple bike for myself and found this lovely nature preserve, and did a 15 mile loop by myself. It was a joyous experienceto be in nature, as well as to feel the sensation of being a mountain biker again. And this combo of shadow and Saguaro is sublime!

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"When you gotta go, you gotta go" - Alex Richardson (Saint Piran) takes a comfort brake during the 2023 Rutland – Melton International CiCLE Classic. As the peloton went over the old railway bridge towards the Windmill, Richardson unclipped. I thought he had had a mechanical and turned my camera towards him and pressed the shutter. It turns out he was just watering the plants. He had to chase and was soon back at the back of the peloton.

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The Rutland – Melton International CiCLE Classic, also known as Britain's Belgian Classic takes place in and around England's smallest county, Rutland. Having moved to the county myself a week into the first lockdown back in 2020, I was super excited to shoot the race for the first time. Having an international race on what are now my local roads made it even more special.

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The Rutland – Melton International CiCLE Classic 2023 - As a cycling photographer, you spend countless hours by the side of the road wating for the perfect moment. As an amateur, most of the time the perfect moment is ruined by a blurry photo but sometimes, we manage to get the perfect frame.

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A Euro summer of wasn't complete without visiting worlds in Glasgow. A mate and I watched the Men's Elite Road Race then bike packed the North Coast 500 before watching the Elite Women's Road race the following weekend. Here we have the Men's podium absolutely ripping it through the wet streets of Glasgow in the final stages of a fantastic race.

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Between the elite men's and women's road race. We bike packed the North Coast 500. (800km/10,000 vert) in a week. This was day one where we were welcomed with sideways rain in 8 degrees on Bealach na Bà the third highest road in Scotland and an epic climb.

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We finished our epic bike packing adventure and got back to Glasgow for the elite women's race. We parked ourselves on a section of the course with a 20% pinch and thoroughly enjoyed the pain faces each lap.

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Commit No Nuisance, photo of my buddy ollie during the 'New Normal' Scavenger hunt across London in October this year. Chasing across the city alley cat style, tearing pages out of hidden books, eating cake and having a giggle.

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A slightly wonky sign on! Black and white film shot taken at the 'Tour De Retford' formally the 'Amstel Standing' (Please hum the abba tune quietly). Run By My friend Dom at Bridgegate Cycles in Retford for the Lions. Rolling in the Nottinghamshire hills with old friends chasing on for no reason whatsoever.

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Dave and the windmills. Riding in the lanes, with an old friend, looking at those fields. Home is where the riding is.

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High Flyer A Glasgwegian seagull somewhat taken by surprise to come across Declan Brooks executing a backflip tuck no hander. This was just one of the incredible performances by BMX riders competing at the UCI World Championships. The rain held off just about long enough for the birds and bikes to get out and do their thing.

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Need for Speed Ellesse Andrews competing for New Zealand in the World championships. She went on to win gold in the women's Keirin. Given the Kiwi kit is black and white and I wanted to emphasise the speed and form I opted for a monochrome image.

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Keeping an Eye on the Competition Lotte Kopecky preparing to compete in the women's elite omnium in the UCI World Championships. The other half of the field is reflected in her visor as she waits for the race to begin.

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Trying to hold the wheel in front across the Icelandic highlands during the 2023 Rift Gravel race. Much like everywhere else, Iceland was facing a particularly warm and dry summer. Which made riding the volcanic dust and gravel particularly challenging and heavy going during this edition of the race.

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The ride to the ride. Checking the early morning break just outside Valencia, February 2023. I was on a bike heading in the other direction. Always so good to see bikes of all shapes and sizes being used as an alternative to other kinds of transport.

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The ride to the ride. Checking the early morning break just outside Valencia, February 2023. I was on a bike heading in the other direction. Always so good to see bikes of all shapes and sizes being used as an alternative to other kinds of transport.

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Best seat in the house for the finale of the 2023 Strade Bianche. While the rest of us jostled for position down on the street to see if Tom Pidcock would indeed be the first rider into Siena, this guy enjoyed a little spring sunshine and even an espresso at the top of the final climb up the Via Santa Caterina.

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Although Iceland was subjected to an unseasonably dry and warm summer, the 2023 edition of the Rift Gravel race still saw us riders getting our tires - and everything else - wet on a number of occasions to make it around the 200+ km course.

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This photo was taken during the Heusden Zolder Superprestige on the 27th of December, it shows how popular Wout Van Aert is in Belgium, it also shows the effort made by the rider in this technical part of the race.

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This photo was taken during the Diegem Superprestige, the most popular race of the the cyclocross season, and the most thrilling to attend, for both fans and riders.

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This photo was taken during the 3rd stage of Paris Nice, I especially love that shot, as it happened with awesome lights and sky.

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Taken at the World Championships road race in Glasgow, with MVP making his way to the front of the race. Taken just before the Montrose Street climb with street art in the background.

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The kids races at held during many criteriums brings out the excitement in kids of all ages to race their bikes and the parents coaching them before the race. Edwardsville Rotary Criterium 2023, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

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Sunkissed - Young girl awaits the start of kids bike race during the Edwardsville Rotary Criterium 2023, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.

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Capturing this young boy’s excitement as he and others await the start of the kids race at the Gateway Cup - Tour de Lafayette, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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You're Nuts! About a half hour after Felix Gall climbed to victory; Mathieu van der Poel came along still looking strong on La Col de la Loze, Stage 17 of the 2023 Tour de France. Late in the day the fans were still awesome.

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La Route de la Roche d'Auris is one of those roads I've spent hours looking at on Street View. It links Alpe d'Huez and le Col du Galibier and has no safety features, no line markings, just some asphalt and a 200 metre drop to the valley floor. Riding it at sunrise for a day in the Alps for just perfect!

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Col du Tormulet, as the mist rolled in. Later this corner would turn into a dance floor before with near zero visibility Demi Vollering would come through to secure GC victory of the 2023 Tour De France Femmes.

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Bleak, desolate, eerie landscape, cycling into the fog. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

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Urban cycling, will go anywhere. Disused railway line, North London

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Worldchampion Fem van Empel flying on a technical descend at the Balenberg to secure the win over Lucinda brand. I love the glow of the panshot matching the worldchampion rainbow jersey.

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British cyclist Matt King celebrating his win over a defeated Ollie Peckover at the East Midlands Road Race Championships (UK) after an uncomfortably hot race.

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View from inside Redcar's RNLI Station during the Men's Circuit Race as part of The British National Road Championships.

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Mark Cavendish before Stage 1 of the Tour de France.

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Morning at col de Galibier - One of the most famous mountain passes for cycling enthusiasts. At sunrise, on a morning among the hottest days of summer 2023, hundreds of cyclist decide to climb the slopes of this mountain crossing lines of light created by the rising sun.

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Painted at Haute Route - One of the most famous races for amateur cyclists. Hundreds of riders gathered before the start of stage 1 of Haute Route France. The mood is festive but inside every cyclist is focused toward one of those races that is considered among the most difficult stage races. Seven tough days await them in the French Alps, the place where several yellow jerseys have been fought for among the Tour de France champions.

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The Last Dance - My first time at Paris-Roubaix, as a spectator but with camera in hand. I had never been to a professional race in the north, and the party atmosphere around the sport here is crazy. The velodrome is full of people, I stop at a corner to watch the last dance before the finish line, and it is here that the key episode happens. It will probably decide the destiny of the women's race, Femke Markus ends up on the ground and Alison Jackson will be the winner of Hell of the North.

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A misty morning through the local woods. I was just getting used to a new camera, playing around with the settings, and snapped a fun little shot of a couple of commuters riding into the mist. It turned out alright, and it's one of the photos I look back to most in my camera roll.

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A lovely December morning at the local cross race. You can see some fuzz on my lens, but I think it enhances the shot (mostly because I'm not sure how to get rid of it).

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Women's Para Sprint The skill and ability of visually impaired cyclists and their pilots is particularly noticable during the sprint. Sophie Unwin piloted by Jenny Holl, and Jessica Gallagher piloted by Caitlin Ward demonstrated this in the World Championships in Glasgow

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Rain, night race, flood lights. It doesn't get much better than that. My first attempt to photograph a crit race, and it's been downhill since.

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The femmes peloton swings by the streets of Bucaramanga in the final stage of the Vuelta a Colombia.

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Esta foto está tomada en Pau, durante la contrarreloj del Tour de Francia Femmes avec Zwift. Fue emocionante captar un momento tan importante para el ciclismo femenino y ver el esfuerzo de las ciclistas y la acogida de la afición.

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Esta fotografía también está tomada en el Tour de Francia femmes. Las ciclistas pasaban a una velocidad increíble, con gestos de esfuerzo, que quise captar en esta imágen.

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Primera etapa de la Vuelta a España, salida por primera vez en la historia de la ciudad de Barcelona, una contrarreloj de infarto con una gran tormenta. Velocidad, nervios y emoción fue lo viví al disparar con mi cámara.

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All Along the Water Tower - The sun has set on Woerden; the water tower stoically judges the cyclocross riders as they race by its feet.

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Rainbow at Night - Armored in rainbow stripes, Fem van Empel chargers her way to victory at Kiremko night cyclocross.

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Waiting just shy of 200m from the finish at the Glasgow Super Worlds Road Race, the sun briefly broke through after the rain had drenched us thoroughly. For us fans, it was a moment of respite. Yet for the riders - soaked to the bone and with many laps still remaining - the sun no doubt did little to make it all feel any easier.

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Nearing victory on his final laps towards becoming World Champion, MVDP grits his teeth and pushes on. The roar from the crowd, their banging on the barricades, is deafening.

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Riding towards sunset doesn't get much better than this.

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Zigzagging out of the valley in Porto Santo ????????

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Perfect sunset to ride through the rough landscape of Madeira!!

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Find the biggest tree in the area and take a photo next to it.

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Tree tunnels are a must for cycling photograpy. This one is special due to the rough pavement, the inclination of the road, the perfect alignment of the trees and cyclist.

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Gent-Wevelgem 2023 will always be the edition of Laporte and Van Aert. But I'll always remember Marijn van den Berg crossing the finish line.

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Carlin and Kenny Jack Carlin preparing for the men's elite Keirin steadied by Jason Kenny who knows a thing or two about winning bike races. World Championships, Glasgow

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This photo was taken in the Carrefour de l'Arbre, during Paris Roubaix. I love how the crowd cheers for Van der Poel. It is really exciting to be 5 ours early, see people ariving, to feel the adrenalin rushing when you hear the helicopter in the distance... And in ten minutes the race is gone, people are gathering around phones to watch the finish in the velodrom. The last rider is as much encouraged as the first.

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Kyle Aitken tumbling out of the Elite mens Madison with grace and style at the 2023 Oceania Track Championships in Brisbane.

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Orange reflections of the racing at the Saturday morning Nundah Criterium on Brisbane’s east side.

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The joy of not taking yourself too seriously at the QLD Cyclocross State Series Round 3 - Victoria Park, Brisbane.

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Have you ever played the static-electricity-zapping-finger-game while you’re on the rollers warming up for your next track event?

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Women’s B/C event at the King Street Kickit Criterium, part of the Brisbane Cycling Festival.

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I’d been following Ed’s progress prior to the national hill climbing finals, and here on the day - he was the second to last rider to go - he produced an incredible effort, with everyone cheering him on. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough and he placed 2nd, but the photo captures the feeling of giving everything and ultimately that’s all you can do. He did himself proud.

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On an autumn Saturday morning in the province of Utrecht, the green, Dutch flatlands provide the perfect backdrop for local cyclocross speedsters.

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A young fan brings a homemade sign - quickly forgotten in the excitement - as they get caught up in the moment, their hero flying by.

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The king of cyclocross leaves his opponents in his muddy wake, never losing focus as he plunges down the steep descent heading towards the finish of this season's X20 Trofee Baal.

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Alice Towers gears up for one of her first and only race on home soil in the British National Champions jersey for stage 2 of the RideLondon Classique in Maldon.

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The World Championships are about a lot more than just winning. Here's Lukas Pöstlberger doing his best to get a Mexican wave going mid-race. Scottish fans and international supporters lined the roads to greet the Austrian's request - Montrose Street was bouncing.

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Thibaut Pinot and the next generation of Thibaut Pinots alongside each other up the Côte de Domancy during the popular Frenchman's final Tour de France time trial. He only finished 33rd on the day into Combloux, but for these young French fans dressed aptly in maillot a pois t-shirts, their days were certainly made.

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Sidney McGill is doing one final recon of the start at the Trek CX Cup in Waterloo ahead of the Elite Women's race.

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Kaya Musgrave is carrying her bike up a muddy hill with lots of roots. I loved the rubber ducky on her handlebar.

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The World Champion, Fem van Empel, remounting her bike once the grade of the muddy, rooted hill begins to level out.

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Honestly, this photo of Pim Ronhaar was an accident and is my favorite. I had been taking photos of the riders coming down the hill when he came closer to the barrier than the others. I leaned back while taking the shot to make sure my lens wasn't over the barrier.

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This image captures the feel of the day for me. It started out grey from the rain in the days leading up to the event, but the sun shone for a great day. It shows the breadth of my excitement as I was attending my first race. The rider is Witse Meeussen.

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This is a photo of Dan at Fifth Street Cross, a weekly cyclocross series in Emmaus, PA. Not only does this photo capture the drama of racing at night between the tape, Dan represents the vibe of FSX. Come as you are, any bike, and attire, any experience level. And to be noted, Dan won the cross-country run aspect of the 2023 series, all while jumping on his bike after the run each week.

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This is one of the last photos I shot in 2023. It's in Moab, UT on Gemini Highway, which is a gravel jeep trail overlooking Moab. The landscape here is other worldly where humans seem so small in the vast expanse. I wanted to represent my wife and 1 year old in the trailer in this landscape in this way. This shot is them cresting one of the final climbs of the day as the sun sets behind her.

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It is the night before Tourmalet stage of the TDFF. It's getting dark and there are no more cyclists going up, the darkness is total except for some headlamps that gradually begin to fill a curve near the top, it is a group of fans who begin to paint the road to encourage the cyclists, there is an air of a historic day.

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TDF...Fans, umbrella, Leclerc polka T-shirt and mountain stage

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Under the mist the first cyclists appear, the fans go crazy, but the race goes on, after the first cyclists, the rest arrive in trickles, while the fans keep on cheering and having fun. The Tourmalet stage of the TDFF was historic and the connection between the fans and the cyclists was total.

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Alone on the pipe bridge, on the way back from an evening of I don't want to think about what I'm thinking about so I'll think about not crashing a tree or falling into the yarra instead. Always the better option

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Everything I love about cyclocross. A crazy section of course in Hulst, cheering fans, and the way Puck Pieterse rides a bike!

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Catalan fast Climb. It was the last day of La Volta Catalunya 2023, and in the photo we can see Marc Soler attacking and making a good spectacle to the Catalonian fans at Montjuic mountain (a little mountain in Barcelona). Finally he ended up in third position in this stage. This is a panning photo in which I tried to show the climb speed of professionals who play to win in cycling.

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Cyclists and fans mixed. It was the last day of La Volta Catalunya 2023, and in the photo we can see Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic trying to catch Marc Soler, who was escaped from the peloton, at Montjuic mountain (a little mountain in Barcelona). Finally Remco won the stage and Primoz was second on the stage but he was be able to win La Vola Catalunya 2023. This is a panning photo in which I tried to show the climb speed of the professionals who play to win in cycling between the fans.

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The last push. It was the last day of La Volta Catalunya 2023, and in the photo we can see Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic fighting for the victory at the end of teh stage in Montjuic mountain (a little mountain in Barcelona). Finally Remco won the stage and Primoz was second on the stage but he was be able to win La Vola Catalunya 2023. In the photo we can see all the fans, photographers and jouranlists waiting for the moment.

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Pingeon Hunt. It was nightht and a guy with an old classic Contini was trying to play and catch Pingeons close to the Sant Antoni Market at Barcelona. In this case I tried a panning photo to show the movement and dynamism of the situation.

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Comfortable Transformer Bike. It was a cold Friday night on February, the first Friday of the month indeed. So that, all the first Fridays of the month there are the Barcelona's Critical Mass. I was be able to take that photo of a kind of sofa bike which seemed very comfortable. The guy on the photo is a normal guy without any health problem, so he was enjoying. Critical Mass is a form of direct action in which people travel as a group on bicycles at a set location and time.

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The second-to-last lap at the CCNS Tuesday Night Crit in East Hartford, Connecticut, with a rider from the newly formed New Haven Angels team at the front of a small group, followed closely by a Stage 1 racer and pair from Greenline Velo. The sun had just set but there was just enough light in the sky to get a few last panning shots of the action in the last two laps.

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Outside of swimming or the shower, I've never been as wet as I was the day of the Winding Trails Fat Tire Classic in Farmington, CT. It started raining during the first race and continued all day. By the time the Pro Men and Women combined field was on course, equipment failures left me with one body and a 50mm lens. These riders are just coming up a small hillout of a stream that had overflown its banks and the harshness of the conditions is evident in the mud covering them.

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Full disclosure: this is my favorite subject--my wife, Lisa, at her first cyclocross race of the 2023 season at Blunt Park in Massachusetts. There was a spot on the course where for a few brief minutes there was an absolutely magical spill of light through the trees. I loved how she glowed in that moment.

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The Edition Zero gravel race is now in its second year. With the mains event covering a 230KM course over 3 passes through the heart of Canterbury NZ it's a truely special event.

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This was the second time I had access to the finish line area. What I learned from the first time was that you have to RUN if you wanted a solid shot of the winner. So that's exactly what I did after Demi Vollering won Liège Bastogne Liège Femmes 2023.

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As many of us (cycling) photographers I love to incorporate the landscape in my photos. I wanted to take one the 'classic' Ardennes shots but still give an own twist to is. So I swapped to my 85mm 1.4 to get a creamier foreground and more subject isolation. Took a shot, and liked it!

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I took this photo at the Amtel Gold Race. These women were chasing the peloton and one gentleman (if we may still call him that) didn't have to patience to wait for the broom wagon. That's how the three of them ended up in one photo.

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"We're one but we're not the same. Well, we hurt each other then we do it again"

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Home in time for the end of the world (championships)

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Cross is fleeting, Cross is fun, Should you ride? or should you run?. Should you race? or should you cheer? Grimaced face or can of beer?

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World Championship men's road race in Glasgow, 6th August 2023. Bettiol leads the way up Scott street.

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World Championship time trial, Stirling, 11th August 2023. Remco Evenepoel on his way to clinching gold.

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World Championship men's road race, Glasgow, 6th August 2023. Amazing crowds and passion at the top of Scott street!

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I was on Col de la Loze waiting for the riders to pass at the Tour de France when Vingegaard passed by us. We didn’t have much info on our devices so we thought we would see contender Tadej Pogacar riding with him side by side as we had seen the two previous weeks. Two, five, seven minutes passed before we could see him arriving escorted by his teammates. I will never forget that moment, that expression of emptiness and the fans cheering for him. A shot that probably sums up the whole Tour.

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First time for me on the Dolomites at the Giro after years. My plan was to reach Tre Cime di Lavaredo right after the start of the race but I knew it would be very hard to shoot in an overcrowded spot so I took it easy on the road and stopped by this magic spot 20 km away from the finish line. The contrast between rainy clouds and sunlight was making the view unmissable and I realized I already had this picture on my mind. My favorite from the whole season.

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Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia. It might happen to keep hours and hours to find a spot thinking no one is going to be there, especially if you are familiar with that area like me. So I headed to the spot in the middle of the vineyards when I saw a very esteemed colleague already standing there. I told him: the chance of finding someone here were none, but if I found you it means I’m not that bad! So we had a few laughs together, we took our photographs and we said goodbye !

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Mathieu, in a retro black and white photo 01/01/2024 in Baal (Belgium).

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Proud father - daughter moment. (Regina Brüchner) Cx junior ladies

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Fem van Empel running through the mud of Baal on the first day of 2024. Muddy monday

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Artistic kind of painted photo of Mathieu Van der Poel in Hulst (Netherlands).

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Riders navigate the twisting cyclocross track of Woerden, vying for position as they race past their own reflection.

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A quick glimpse in the mirror shows this cylocross rider careening around a sharp corner, chasing his opponent, aiming to make up a position.

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A timely shot in the mirror catches the reflection of the blue sky, blue kit and blue bike of a cyclocross rider climbing a steep hill on a sunny day in December.

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Tour Down Under Men’s Time Trial Stage - a rider (Michael Schar) checking the departure times at the station to make sure he is on the starting platform at the right time.

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Gravel biking in the Alpes Vaudoises (Switzerland), the place I call home

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The Swiss Alps on a hot summer day. Photo taken above Leysin, in the French speaking part of the country

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My husband Alain climbing with the Culan (2'789 meters) in the background. We took this shot just a few kilometers from our house in Gryon... Yep, we're lucky to live here.

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Party time with John Degenkolb in the first stage of the Tdf 23 in the climb of Pike bidea.

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The future is here. This boys with only 9 years old they are giving his best in the races and dreaming!

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Esta foto fue tomada en el velódromo Antonio Elorza (Donostia-San sebastian). Es un Efecto zoom. Una técnica simple pero difícil de hacer. Sin manipulación en photoshop!

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En esta foto vemos al grupo que iba liderando la carrera transcurriendo por los terrenos de Tierra Estella en una carrera Sub 23

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Rafal Majka con el apoyo de todos sus fans en la 5 etapa del tdf 23, subiendo Marin blanque

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Volcan Quetrupillan, Araucania. After over 1000 vertical metres of hike-a-bike and climbing on singletrack and 4WD, we reached a high flank on this Chilean volcano, with other volcanoes present on the horizon. All that remained for the day was a beautiful singletrack descent in evening light to a remote lake. With us we were carrying everything we needed for a 5-month bikepacking tour in Patagonia.

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Descent to Laguna Azul, Araucania. Descending singletrack to the lake edge was just reward after a big day of hike-a-bike and steep climbing to traverse Volcan Quetrupillan. With us we were carrying everything we needed for a 5-month bikepacking tour in Patagonia. This trip was the conclusion of a 4-year project to bikepack the length of the American Continents, following the American Cordillera.

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Traversing the the aptly named Sector Furioso region of Parque Patagonia, Chile. My partner and I crossed this Mars-like mountain range while on a 5-month bikepacking journey from Mendoza to Ushuaia. This trip was the conclusion of a four year project to bikepack the length of the Americas from Alaska to Patagoina following the American Cordillera.

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This one was captured at a major bicycle race in Central Park, New York, during the men elite race. I practiced a lot with this zoom pan motion technique to capture the intense and high speed final meters of the race - I think I nailed it.

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One word: Focus. Captured during one of StarTrack's sessions. Star Track is a free, urban youth outreach program created to teach New York City area kids the fundamentals of track cycling at Kissena Velodrome in Queens. Founded in 2004, Star Track has helped thousands of children — many from under-resourced areas of the city — discover the joys and benefits of bicycle racing.

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From the Tour of Britain stage finish at Gloucester. The team buses are my favourite location to photograph, the soigneurs, riders and fans all mingling together. I saw this rider reflected in the team bud and hoped he’d swig from the bottle, thankfully he did straight away.

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Rasmus Tiller holds his arm in the air in Gloucester at the Tour of Britain. I was intent on catching the stage finish and managed to make it with 15 minutes to spare. I’m always interested in the crowd and how they watch the race, I wanted to show my fellow crowd enjoying the race. The photographers in front of me provided a neat frame.

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Caerphilly, stage 8 and a win for Carlos Rodriguez. Everything had been relatively sedate, but when Carlos hit the final ramp everything went crazy. When looking back at my images I was transfixed by this young kids face, he was screaming at Carlos! I love the passion, the crowd on the other side meant the noise bounced around. Fantastic atmosphere and end to a race!

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This Girl is on Fire! We were given the opportunity to test in the Ford UK Environmental Test Chamber. Lighting was initially not great but when the turned on the heat lamps, the colour shades just popped out! Lucy’s red hair, caught in the wind just added to the overall image

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Wout van Aert, heart racing at 184, giving it his all in the final stretch of the Gavere cyclo-cross race, pouring out his remaining energy in a fierce battle, ultimately succumbing to Mathieu van der Poel.

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Van der Poel's mastery at Gavere cyclo-cross: pure dominance in action.

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Wout van Aert, heart racing at 184, giving it his all in the final stretch of the Gavere cyclo-cross race, pouring out his remaining energy in a fierce battle, ultimately succumbing to Mathieu van der Poel.

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Elite women's racer Caroline Mani leads a group at the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (USA)

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Canadian legend Maghalie Rochette before snapping the rubber band to win Day 1 of the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (USA) ... I was able to get low and close, love how the tape follows the lines of the riders

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Elite women racers scramble up the iconic run-up on Day 1 of USA CX legend Adam Myerson's Northampton Cyclocross race ... always a tough spot to shoot given the backlight and high angle, but the color and dynamism really popped in this instance

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Hannes and Lars are team mates. They were chasing each other ahead of all other riders, a fine CX race. (@hannesdegenkolbcycling, @_larssommer_, @heizomat_kloster_kitchen, #cyclocrossbundesliga #Chemnitz). The little baby on my back watched with interest. For us it was a special day, the only race we could attend this year. It was dry but we were lucky to find a small mud puddle .-).

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545 VELO Cat 1 CXer Miles Billings exits the sand at GP Beverly ... I love how Miles is always a coiled spring ... this race opened his account for the season, an account he closed with a 4th place in the men's 50-54 field at CX Nationals in Louisville back in December

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545 VELO's Lewis Collins at Midnight Ride of Cyclocross (USA) ... despite the race's name, it's almost exactly midday as Lewis, always upbeat and the consummate gentleman and teammate, displays his patriotism

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545 VELO's Melanie Ryals at Tree House CX (USA) ... you can almost feel the spectator energy fueling Melanie as she powers up the short punchy climb

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Pro trans activists make their point outside the tape as a Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross (USA) racer navigates the "Belgium Steps" inside the tape ... cycling federations may not yet be getting it right on representation, but these fans get it

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A photographer captures a B2C2 racer at the wonderfully-named Ice Weasels Cometh CX race (USA) ... it's a contest honoring a photographer, so I'm excited to show a practitioner practicing their craft ... as close as CX allows a photographer to get to a subject, there's something about the apparent distance between the two that really caught my eye

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545 VELO's Chad Gibson appears to have the attention of a hammocked fan at BOSSCROSS (USA) ... what the angle doesn't quite capture is that the young man in the hammock is fully immersed in a video game

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Cycle-Smart's Joy Franco runs the Tree House CX (USA) barriers with a smile ... perhaps she's thinking of a post-race adult beverage? ... And note her perfect form, including her saddle outside her right elbow ... those Cycle-Smart folks know how to do a bit of coaching!

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Ghosts CX (USA) was a CX photographer's dream ... energetic racers, flat light, and mud Mud MUD ... there was mud everywhere, and in this shot, racers seemingly headed in every direction

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Technically, the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race (USA) is a mountain bike race ... but definitely at the dropbar end of the MTB spectrum ... a woman leads a line of racers inbound across the Twin Lakes Dam with the Rocky Mountains providing their trademark spectacular backdrop

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Foto taken in the Belgian woods during training of a new mtb team! At the end its all about having fun. For the riders buth also for the photographer.

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A local cyclocross race is nearly over. The man in black has his eye on the rider ahead, searching for that last reserve of energy.

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Competitors & comrades The cycling relationship between Filippo Ganna and Dan Bigham is hard to believe. I took this immediately after Ganna defeated Bigham to win the world championship individual time trial by just 0.054 seconds. Bigham had helped him win. They’re teammates with Ineos Grenadiers. Bigham is an engineer providing aerodynamic expertise to equipment, technique and mindset. His work enabled Ganna to both win at the world championships and to take the hour record from him.

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Edwoud Vromant a force to be reckoned with, competing for Belgium in the Men’s para C2 individual pursuit at the UCI World Championships. He holds the mens C2 hour record. Para cycling and able bodied track events were interspersed giving spectators the opportunity to see the achievements of all world class competitive cyclists.

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Which way up? Capturing the moment in time where Valters Klepis was perfectly upside-down during the BMX freestyle park at the world championships in Glasgow. The rain had been cleared off the course by the “Weegies with squeegies”, the sun came out, and the yellow park set the stage for amazing feats performed by men and women on bikes.

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Looking up Kim Lea Muller powering down a ramp at the BMX freestyle park UCI World Championships event. The cyclists displayed a formidable combination of skill, balance and power to achieve seemingly impossible feats. I wanted to capture something of the focus and drive behind that.

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Sarah and John ride together during 2023's Transcontinental Race, a 4,000km unsupported cycling challenge from Belgium to Greece. Sarah (@_not_that_kind_of_doctor) is the definition of resilience - she overcame a horrific nerve condition as a teenager that stopped her track running career in its tracks, and since recovering she's become an ultra-endurance athlete dedicated to pushing her mind and body to the limit.

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A split-second shot of Sarah Ruggins in Slovenia. Taken during 2023's Transcontinental Race, a 4,000km unsupported cycling challenge from Belgium to Greece. Sarah (@_not_that_kind_of_doctor) is the definition of resilience - she overcame a horrific nerve condition as a teenager that stopped her track running career in its tracks, and since recovering she's become an ultra-endurance athlete dedicated to pushing her mind and body to the limit.

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One of the leading UK women's teams is ProNoctis, and the company also sponsors one of the UK's main crit races in Newark. So my primary goal was to get a photo of the team with the sponsors in the background. Newark is where I felt confident enough to start playing around with the camera settings - mainly shutter speed. One of the best outcomes was getting a photo of Jo Tindley, one of their leading riders, riding full speed while the Pro-Noctis logo is in the background - and I achieved that.

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Photos like this would typically be rare, with three teammates in the winning break together and no one else in sight. However, that wasn’t the case this year for the UK Domestic Scene. The Saint Piran trio of Jack Rootkin-Gray (now at EF), Zeb Kyffin (now at TDT-Unibet) and Harry Birchill are upfront, all out of the saddle, and all showing off their frame manufacturers (Trek, Specialized, Trek) at an almost perfect side-on angle.

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The end-of-season celebrations saw Monica Greenwood win the overall title for the UK National A series. She went off the podium before her teammates could gate-crash her celebration, but to the joy of her teammates, she came back on. But there was Champagne Problems... her teammate dropped the champagne in an attempt to do Lando Norris's (F1) famous celebration. So, all you get is a tiny sprinkle of champagne with Monica realising what's happening and laughing, which makes this photo amazing.

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The Poolesville Road Race is a "spring classic" for the Mid-Atlantic cycling scene. There is an infamous gravel section on every lap that kicks up a lot of dust and grit as the peloton and cars pass through. Unfortunately if you're dropped over the gravel section, you have to fight your way back through the cloud left by the main field.

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The Marymoor Grand Prix (or Vision GP) is one of the biggest track cycling events in the USA. Riders from across the country travel to Seattle, Wa, for the racing and the community. Andy Baker is an active racer and the president of the board for the velodrome so he plays a key role in all aspects of the track and the community. Primarily an endurace rider, Andy has taken a flyer in the minor final of the keirin and caught folks off guard as they enter the home stretch.

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The CiCle Classic is a gravel race before gravel was cool. Everyone gets covered in mud, even more so when it pours (like it did this year). We have a car that has been caught between a slow group ahead and a faster group behind, and it has caused chaos. We have riders riding into the grass to avoid the car, but I guess the saying in CX is "Green is Grip".

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Cycling Photography is either a "Cycling Reporter" or Artistic, and this is the latter. I wanted to see if I could make a perfect over-the-top artistic shot where we want people in between both spokes but no one else. Was getting covered in mud to get the shot worth it? Yes.

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The Lancaster GP organised by Brian Cookson, the former UCI President, sees a slightly different approach with the Men's in the morning and the Women's in the afternoon, allowing the women to do a proper recon ride. This photo of Das-Handsling trio of Danielle Shrosbree (who finished 4th in Unbound Gravel), Beth Morrow and Frankie Hall (new signing) smiling and having fun in the horrible, rainy conditions.

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Thomas Mein of Hope Factory Racing Powering through the water on his way to 3rd place at the 2023 UK National Cyclocross Championships

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Will Weatherhead giving his brother Sam both of the Lakes RC, some much needed encouragement approaching the final meters and wall of sound in the 2023 UK National Hill Climb Championships.

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Walter Vargas Alzate from Colombia, who rides for UCI Continental team Medellin-EPM on the final cobbles in the 2023 World Championships Mens Individual TT in Sterling Scotland

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I fell in love with cycling seeing exhausted cyclists climbing through two wings of crowds. It has always fascinated me how the crowd cheers on any rider who rides past them, whether they are first or last. Respect for hard work is one of the aspects I love about this sport. On that day in Bergamo, there was all this and Fausto Masnada's expression in this photo expresses all the fatigue of a rider at the end of a long race like Il Lombardia

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I remember that the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2022 was the first race I followed alone as a fan-photographer, for more than one day. Van der Poel was coming back after his back problems and I absolutely did not want to miss his days at this race. I am fond of this race and this is one of my favourite shots from the 2023 edition. Johannes Staune-Mittet exhausted on a climb near the gates of Modena.

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Spanish cyclist, Mavi Garcia had a mechanical during the Womens

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This was the scene on the second most famous street in Glasgow during the world championships in August. It was absolute chaos with fans, lining both sides of Scott Street, and showing their love for the female cyclist as they battled up it.

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A shortage of coos - this photo was taken during the male time trial at Glasgow 2023. This little lad had been trying to get a good vantage point with his dad for a while and then I saw him jump o his dad

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This young racer is taking on barriers approximately a quarter of her height at the 2023 State Championships held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Racing the Junior Girls 13-14 age group, eyes looking forward focused on her next move, showing her grit. Competing in cyclocross at the age of 13, she is clearly ready for anything thrown her way.

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First day of racing at the 2023 Gateway Cup, the Elite Women bunch up with 5 laps to go under the lights, still anybody’s race to win. The beginning of the end of the 2023 crit season. Lafayette Square, St. Louis Missouri, USA

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His skills and experience assist this young racer around difficult conditions at the USA Cycling Cyclocross Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. His mental and physical strength is challenged against other young men and whatever mother nature can throw at him.

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No cars needed. The bike is my message and the camera is my messenger. I usually put my bike on the floor like my watermark, and in this case, there was a free cars day in a big avenue in Barcelona, which is so interesting for the pedestrians and cyclists. You can see how the people recover and make new uses in the place that the cars has stolen them.

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Never forget your childhood. This is my beautiful moser, old steel bike put in front of a grafiti of a young girl which is smiling, and that grafiti remember us how important is our lost childhood, so take your bike to pedal and enjoy. Grafiti of Pere Blanco Molina (Insta: @pereblancomolina)

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Alone in Mars. I was doing a Bike Trip on my own and I visit many routes and zones of Montañas Vacías (Insta: @montanasvacias) In this case is an impressive red zone which seems Mars. I would like to put my bike in the center of the photo and a little bit far, on the second term to mix the bicycle with the red mars landscape to show the lonely and immensity of the zone. The bike is my message and the camera is my messenger.

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Shadow cycling. I was pedaling a biketrip to Madrid doing the Pedalma cycling road route (Insta: pedalma_cycling) And I could catch my own shadow pedaling with the cold and freeze of the winter. I caught it with my gopro in this case.

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Awesome garden to pedal. Beautiful place going to Montseny, big mountain close to Barcelona, to pedal with MTB or gravel, also road bikes.

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The BikeBus in front of cars. Bike Bus is increasing a lot year by year in Barcelona from the lockdown until nowadays. There are more than 18 lines in BCN in which you can go by bike to the school usually on Friday with your family. In that photo I would like to show the bike bus in front of the cars (all the cyclist are considered as a one vehicle, so they are one Bike bus in this case) This is a photojournalist project made with a friend (Insta: @calvox_periche), you can see more there

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A Bike Bus stop. You can see a typical Bike Bus stop where families and children are waiting the Bike Bus and then when it has arrived, they can join in it. There are more than 18 lines in BCN in which you can go by bike to the school usually on Friday with your family. This is a photojournalist project made with a friend (Insta: @calvox_periche), you can see more there

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This is the End. Alfa & Omega. The beginning & the end. Mother & Son. The end of something the start of another thing. Full stop and life-break... and continue. This was the end of a Bikepacking trip that I did on my own to say good bye to my mum. The end of my mum's trip.

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I guess there are benefits to not being as fit as I once was. Watching the group I started with ride away from me was motivating and I was able to see things from a different perspective. A metaphor for life.

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I brought my camera out to grab some shots at a local race. These guys tried to synchronize there celebratory salutes, but didn’t quite get the timing right. Made for a fun shot nonetheless.

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Sometimes the light hits just right and you turn around to take a nice bike portrait. Photography is nothing without good light.

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A sleek road bicycle rests against a hand rail as the sun rises over Palm Beach, casting a warm glow on the tranquil scene. The vibrant sky is painted with hues of pink and orange, creating a breathtaking backdrop for the promising day ahead.

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Three friends, clad in cycling gear, share laughter and camaraderie as they discuss their invigorating morning bike ride. Against the backdrop of a breathtaking sunrise over the beach, their silhouettes exude a sense of friendship and adventure, capturing the essence of a perfect start to the day.

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The Manly Cycle Club sets off from Church Point, a sight to behold as their colorful jerseys create a vibrant display against the tranquil hues of the sunrise over Pittwater. The rhythmic hum of spinning wheels blends with the sounds of nature, symbolizing the harmony between human endeavor and the beauty of the natural world.

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2023 and my first experience riding in the alps. In fact riding any mountain terrain. This was the first morning. I was very nervous. 3 of the guys I was riding with if only met the night before. But as the sun rose as we gather for our ‘grand depart’ the nerves were replayed by excitement. The day/week ahead was incredible. I’ll never forget it.

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Snapping fans as we waited for the tour to pass. I’m betting this guy has some stories to tell. It’s amazing the people you meet and interact with thøugh cycling.

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One of the coffee stops that keeps us fuelled. Quiet offer we are too out of breather to chat whilst climbing. It’s these little pit stops where stories are shared. I ride because I love being outside in my bike. But the social side of riding I think is equally important.

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The professional season for 2023 is about the begin, with the peloton lined up on the start line for the first stage of the Tour Down Under. One rider looks to the heavens for inspiration while Luis Leon Sanchez, about the start his twentieth and final season as a professional, crosses himself and says a silent prayer amongst all the excitement at the start of a race.

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Dazed, bruised and bloodied, Dorian Godon is tended to by team personnel at the conclusion of the 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, after coming down in a crash in the final few hundred metres.

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Taken at the British National Hill Climb Champs, I think this photo shows the solitude of a hill climb. There are no teammates, no team car, just you, your thoughts, and the rising road ahead

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Hill Climbs are the ultimate form of type-2 fun. On the aptly named climb 'The Struggle' in the Lake District, UK, the pain faces were on full display. Sweat, snot, spittle, no one cares how they look, all that matters is reaching the top.

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Sometimes, when the legs are cramping, and the lungs are burning, the roar of the crowd, and a scream from a friend behind is all you have left to fuel you for that last hundred-meter rise.

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Sarah Gigante is desolate after completing the 2024 Aussie Elite Women's TT. Her TT bike had a mechanical, so she was forced to ride her old road bike. This picture captures the moment.

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OScar Chamberlain is flying in his TT at the Aussie Road Nats, 2024. This picture captures the speed and effort.

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The NSWIS rider is smashing the pedals and this pan shot shows it.

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The things you can do with a pink bike David Sanchez might not have won a medal, but he was a crowd favourite at the world championships with his pink bike, his exuberant tricks, and his enthusiasm. I wanted to capture him shine against the stormy skies of Glasgow.

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"Scottish Pride Anna Shackley won a bronze medal in the women’s under 23 world championship road race on home roads, in Glasgow. I came across her by chance as she walked through the city proudly holding her coo and wearing her medal. She was accompanied by a volunteer, who shared the moment and had been part of the numerous people who made the championships possible."

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"Bunch The field remaining compact as the tension rises in the women's elite omnium race, World Championships, Glasgow."

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This is by far my most daring shot of the year, a 3.2 seconds hand-raised motion blur, during the UCI Track Champions league, Women's scratch race. Zoom lenses were prohibited, so I had to be creative.

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This photo was taken during the Gavere World Cup, in a very technical part of the race, it was a demonstration of Wout Van Aert's skills to stay on the bike, surrounded by a cheering crowd.

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This is another from the 2023 Australian Open Criterium in Noosa. It's a 'hotdog' criterium and the punch out of the corners at either end of the course are taxing on the riders. I selected this rider as he animated the race with his all in white style, and attacks off the front. For me this image captures the power of this event, and I love the spectators creating a red background for him to 'pop' off of.

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This young racer is taking on barriers approximately a quarter of his height at the 2023 State Championships held in St. Louis, Missouri USA. Racing the Junior Boys 10-12 age group, eyes looking forward focused on his next move, showing his grit. Competing in cyclocross at the age of 10, he is clearly ready for anything thrown his way.

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