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The wait is over... these are the best cycling photos of 2021.

From hundreds of entries, these are the photos that caught the eye of our judges.

More great photos from the final days of the competition.

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Nature is cycling's arena and it is quite a beautiful arena, isn't it?

This year's photos are starting to come in. As usual, they're excellent.

The peloton share their Twitter thoughts on a historic day of racing.

It was a hard, cold day at the Tour. This is what the peloton said about it.

The peloton faced the longest stage at the Tour de France in 21 years on stage 7.

The peloton tweeted their congratulations to the Manx Missile

The peloton took aim at the UCI and ASO on Twitter following a crash-marred finale to stage 3.

The peloton took to Twitter to share their thoughts on a crazy opening day to the 2021 Tour de France.

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Honsinger wins a tactical battle, as Brunner goes on a long solo attack to victory on day two at the Shimano/Floyd’s of Leadville U.S. Open of Cyclocross.

Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek/Knight) and Lance Haidet (Donnelly Aevolo) were victorious on day one of the U.S. Open of Cyclocross.

USA Cycling plans to field national teams at the Tour of California and Colorado Classic for the foreseeable future.

We spoke with the COO and competition director of the Colorado Classic to assess the inaugural edition.

An elite runner just four years ago, Leigh Anne Ganzar is rapidly rising through the U.S. racing ranks

Cannondale reimagines its flagship climbing bike and adds plenty of cross-category features.

Cannondale takes a unique approach to full-suspension gravel with a leaf-spring system.

Vittoria develops new ways to fine-tune how graphene is implemented in its tires, resulting lower rolling resistance for some, better traction for others.

Giro’s new flagship helmet, Aether, uses MIPS Spherical, a two-part dual density foam that redirects energy during angled impacts.

Good Year's full line of cycling tires are here, but did the company we associate with automotive rubber get bike tires right?

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Here's your Week in Tech — all the gear news you need an none of the marketing gibberish you don't want.

This week's roundup of tech news includes Niner's colorful bikes, a race-ready, disc-brake bike from Bianchi, and some nifty accessories.

Here's your Week in Tech: All the gear news you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't want.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Some of the world's best female riders will tackle Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Omloop van Het Hageland in Belgium.

The high school NICA league will study injuries for the next two years to better understand the dangers of mountain biking.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Polartec's influence in cycling apparel is growing for 2018, it is producing full cycling apparel for the first time.

This week's roundup of tech news includes new product offerings from 100%, SRAM, Pure Cycles and Brooks.

Ritchey has a dropper for XC bikes, Abus's loud lock might save your bike, Stan's shows off new wheels, and more.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Ellen Noble scored impressive cyclocross results in 2017, yet her season was nearly derailed before it even started.

Here's your week in tech — all of the gear news you need, none of the marketing gibberish you don't want.

Defending champ Stephen Hyde is the heavy favorite in the elite men's race at the 2018 U.S. national cyclocross championships in Reno.

Here are the top 10 contenders in the elite women's race at the 2018 U.S. national cyclocross championships in Reno, Nevada.

Transition offers a Sentinel trail bike in carbon fiber, Wahoo has a forearm-mounted heart rate monitor, and much more.

Greg Henderson retired from professional cycling in 2017 and joined USA Cycling as a performance manager for the new National Team.

Canyon introduces new mountain bike, Sagan's Bora team rides with Wahoo Elemnt Bolt head units, and Rapha has a fancy new jacket.

Courtenay McFadden rode to 15th place at the 2017 world cyclocross championships in Luxembourg with a torn labrum in each hip.

Seven Cycles rolls out a new gravel bike, and so does Open in collaboration with Yeti. Plus, Lightweight's new disc-brake wheels.

Alberto Contador made a name for himself as a pro cyclist. His greatest legacy might actually be his Foundation that develops young riders.

Bombtrack has a burly new bikepacking rig; a new company wants to make rims reflective; Iris Slappendel designs Kask kit.

Alberto Contador loves the trend toward short, mountainous grand tour stages. He also wants power meters banned from racing.

Alberto Contador confirmed he will aspire to position the team in the UCI WorldTour sometime in the future.

Katie Clouse is America's next top young female rider, but those around her are making sure she gets to be a kid.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Fi'zi:k waterproof shoes, Park Tool offering grants, a sub-1000 gram Ti frame, Canyon sponsors the Belgian Waffle ride and more in The Week in Tech.

Here's the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don't.

Spencer Petrov, the newest addition to Jeremy Powers's Aspire program, will ride a yellow Focus Mares CX at the Pan-Am Championships.

Here’s the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don’t.

A new groad bike, rain gear for cat and dog lovers, indoor shoes for when it's unpleasant out, and more in The Week in Tech.

Here’s the Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don’t.

Joe Dombrowski's 2017 season was hampered by early season knee issues and changes in training that didn't work.

This week's tech roundup is packed with new offerings from Showers Pass, GoPro, Time, FSA, and Muc-Off, plus a PeopleForBikes campaign.

Colorado-based 303 Project has applied for UCI Continental status for the 2018 season.

New socks for beer lovers, a bike for Little Bellas, lifetime carbon fiber warranties, and Mavic tubeless wheels.

Peter Sagan (Slovakia) won the 2017 world road championship over Alexander Kristoff (Norway) and Michael Matthews (Australia).

Gavin Mannion and Ruth Winder (UnitedHealthcare) took home the men's and women's individual Pro Road Tour titles, respectively.

Rigobert Uran will stay with Slipstream Sports after signing a three-year extension back at the beginning of August.

On Saturday USA Cycling announced the six-man squad for the elite men's road race at the 2017 UCI World Championships in Bergen, Norway.

The Propel Advanced Disc range is the newest range of bikes from Giant Bicycles.

Under-23 rider Kate Courtney emerges as a top mountain bike talent. Keegan Swenson comes on strong in Pro XCT just before nationals.

Young stars TJ Eisenhart and Ruth Winder lead the Pro Road Tour thanks to successful starts to the 2017 domestic season.

A number of top contenders for the Stars and Stripes jersey head to Knoxville without much team support. Here's a full USPro preview.

Pirelli's Pzero Velo cycling tires are here, but did the company we associate with automotive rubber get bike tires right?

Logan Owen has won 10 national championships in a row, but an 11th title could be tricky as the young star will race with the elites for his first time.

American Joe Dombrowski is spending time in the weight room this winter, with winning a stage race — and a grand tour — on his mind.

The sandy dunes of Koksijde, Belgium have been the site of the most epic races in cyclocross history. Racing returns there on Sunday.

Chloe Dygert overcame a knee injury in 2014 to become a double world champ in Richmond, crediting a strong support team at worlds.

Fred Rodriguez ends his 17-year professional career at Richmond worlds, racing the team time trial with the Jelly Belly squad.

The September issue of Velo magazine reviews the Tour de France and looks forward to the UCI World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.