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Fem van Empel holds up four fingers to signify another win in her season-long streak of victories. She's slightly backlit, with a satisfied, closed-mouth smile on her face.

Don’t threaten Fem van Empel with a good time

A few of my favorite things 2023: Joe Lindsey

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A rider climbs a road alone, out of a foggy mist in the background. The black and white shot is backlit, with the rider silhouetted against a dark road and white cloud.

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Yoeri Havik and Jan-WIllem Van Schip exchange a handsling during one of the Madison races at the recent Gent Six Day event.

Six Days of Gent gallery: Echoes on the boards

Giant bicycles are lined up outside the Jayco-AlUla team bus.

It’s official: the pandemic bike boom is over

Omar Di Felice rides across a rugged, snowy landscape. He's on bare rock, but there's ice and snow all around and he's dressed warmly in a yellow down jacket. The bike is loaded with supplies.

To the South Pole and beyond, by bike

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado races for the win at the World Cup CX round in Troyes, France.

Cyclocross Gallery: Fast tracks in Troyes

The aptly named Erin Huck shreds a descent at the 2023 Breck Epic. She's boosting off a root and in attack position, arms bent, as the front wheel goes airborne.

Fresh ideas about women’s racing are springing from the dirt

A TV camera moto leads a pack of riders over a rise at the 2021 Tour de France. The moto and riders are softly lit against a blue sky flecked with white clouds.

What happens to live cycling coverage after GCN+ shuts down?

Cameron Mason leads Witse Meussen through the muck at the Superprestige Niel cyclocross race. both are ankle-deep in mud running with their bikes.

Cyclocross gallery: Too much of a good thing

Peter Sagan races in the Olympic mountain bike event at the 2016 Rio Games.

Peter Sagan has a narrow, rocky path to the Paris Olympics