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CX Worlds 2018

CX Worlds 2018

By Chris Auld with intro by Keir Plaice

February 7th, 2018
It’s the most beautiful world-championship course in twenty years.That was Sven Nys’ verdict when he first saw the parcours that Adrie van der Poel laid out on the Cauberg in Valkenburg. Twisted, off-camber, rutted descents, sheer run-ups, trenches of mud—perhaps, only a Belgi...
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In cyclocross
Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under

by Chris Auld

January 24th, 2018
Freelance photography is a tough business, it isn’t all international travel and adventures beyond your wildest dreams. To make a living as a photographer you need a spread of clients in several different areas, publishing, sponsors and a team.With two of the three in place I ...
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Six Days of Rotterdam

Six Days of Rotterdam

by Kåre Dehlie Thorstad

January 11th, 2018
Showtime! A new season kicks off with the Six Days of Rotterdam, and at the Ahoy venue in the south of the city athletes make their appearance to a backdrop of deafening euro-beats amid sparkling pyrotechnics. The crowds roar in delight as the warriors line up on the wooden bo...
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In procycling
Citadelcross 2017

Citadelcross 2017

photos by Dan Monaghan

December 19th, 2017
The origins of Namur’s Citadel date back to the Roman era, but today it feels like it was especially built for a spectacular Cyclo-cross race.It's gritty, it's hard and it leaves no room for error. The Wallonia region of Belgium hosts this season’s fifth CX World Cup of which ...
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In cyclocross
Tour of Guangxi

Tour of Guangxi

China's return to the WorldTour // Words and photography by Kåre Dehlie Thorstad

October 30th, 2017
Beihai, stage one. We are in the far south of the People's Republic of China, close to the Vietnam border. The Gulf of Tonkin is still scorching hot in October. In stark contrast to the previous day, the streets are almost clear of traffic on our way to the start area. It turn...
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In procycling
An Iberian Winter

An Iberian Winter

Photos by Brazo de Hierro with text by Paul Maunder

October 12th, 2017
We tend to think of cyclo-cross as a northern European sport that is beginning to make leaps over oceans to Britain and the United States.Its heartland is Belgium and Holland and accordingly the well-known images of cyclo-cross are those of the Belgian forests, sand dunes and ...
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In cyclocross
Il Lombardia

Il Lombardia

by Dan Monaghan

October 9th, 2017
At the onset of every autumn, Italia's devotion to cycling blooms with vivid intensity for la classica delle foglie morte. The hallowed hills and shrines above shimmering Lake Como provide an eminent backdrop for the Giro di Lombardia, the peoples' farewell to another season o...
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Bergen 2017

Bergen 2017

Faces of the World Championships by Kåre Dehlie Thorstad

September 25th, 2017
"The World Championships are races I usually skip, as they are difficult to work on as a photographer. But as a Norwegian, obviously I couldn’t miss this one. It just might be the last time I’ll ever experience a WC in my own country! As a Norwegian citizen living in Norway, I...
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