Gallery: 2019 VeloNews Photos of the year

As it does every year, pro cycling produced an amazing array of photography in 2019. Our editorial team sifted through hundreds of images from various cycling photographers to come up with our favorite photos from the 2019 season for our annual VeloNews Awards Issue. Here are our selections from the year in racing:

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The peloton passes sand dunes outside of Dubai during the UAE Tour in February. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
39th
Every detail of Luis Leon Sanchez’s legs are visible on the podium during stage 1 of the Vuelta a Murcia. Photo: Jose Breton/Getty Images
Katarzyna
Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Canyon-SRAM collapses with exhaustion after finishing third place at the Strade-Bianche in March. Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images
Zdenek
Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images
5th
Chantal Blaak of Boels Dolmans pulls the women’s peloton at Strade-Bianche. Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images
110th
Roadside flares lit by fans ignited a brush fire during the final kilometers of Milano-Sanremo. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
5th
Svein Tuft ended up in the grass after a crash at the Tour of Yorkshire. Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
5th
The peloton climbs outside of Leeds during stage 5 of the Tour of Yorkshire. Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
2018
The Bixby Bridge provides another picturesque view of the peloton during the Amgen Tour of California. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
Caleb
Caleb Ewan takes the first of his two stage victories at the Giro d’Italia. Ewan followed up the wins with three stages at the Tour de France.
102nd
Rain pours down on Jose Joaquin Rojas during the stage 9 ITT at the Giro d’Italia. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
102nd
Bad weather and enormous climbs differentiate the Giro from other grand tours. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Giro
Giro d’Italia 2019
14.
Colin Strickland still had 100 miles to go when he made his winning attack during the Little Egypt section of the Dirty Kanza 200. Photo: Brad Kaminski
71st
The peloton threads its way underneath the trees during stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphine. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
30th
Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images
106th
Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
106th
Julian Alaphilippe on stage 15 of the 2019 Tour de France. Photo: Chris Greythen/Getty Images
2nd
Clouds of dust kick up from the peloton during the Adratica Ionica race in July. Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images
EF
Start on a salt flat? ‘Why not’ says Vuelta chiefs. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
74th
Colombians Sergio Higuita and Miguel Angel Lopez remount their bicycles after a crash during stage 9 of the Vuelta a España. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
92nd
The women’s peloton climbs past fans during the UCI women’s elite road race in Yorkshire. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
2019
Heavy rains soaked the roads during the men’s Under-23 time trial world championships in Yorkshire. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
92nd
Mads Pedersen of Denmark surprised everyone, including Italian Matteo Trentin, to win the men’s elite world title in Yorkshire. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

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