It’s been two weeks now since we launched the Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards and the outstanding entries just keep rolling in. In the gallery below we’ve selected some of the best images from week 2 of the competition, from both amateur and professional photographers. These photos really capture the beauty of cycling.
As expected, we have been inundated with support and there have been too many photos to publish in the one gallery but stay tuned for more in the weeks to follow. All entries will be considered by our judges Graham Watson, Kristof Ramon and Ashley & Jered Gruber.
For those of you just finding out about the competition, you can see all of the information, rules and prizes here.
Thanks to our generous sponsors for their support and prize donations:
Stefan Feldmann, Canada. “Beauty & Danger of Racing – Unfortunate crash during the Womens 2015 Gastown Grandprix. Lindsay Bayer crashed on the hairpin corner but walked away from it and ended up finishing the race.” DSLR. @stefanfyvr
Nathan Shneeberger, United States. “2016 Joe Martin Stage Race, Deans Market, AR – Alizée Brien from Team Tibco-SVB had a 30 second lead on the peloton during Friday’s Road Race until hitting loose gravel on a tight chicane. Ironically the tight chicane was added last minute as part of a course reroute to avoid a prolonged stretch of fresh pea-gravel on US Highway 71.” DSLR. @snowymountainphotography
Caitlin Johnston, Australia. “Loren Rowney, Tayler Wiles, Amanda Spratt and Rachel Neylan celebrating their Orica BikeExchange team mate Amanda Spratts 2016 Cadel Road Race win.” DSLR. @caitlin_johno
Todd Elmer, Singapore. “Hours spent flying from Singapore to Nice > Hours spent riding in a weekend of riding. Totally worth it.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @chilidumpling
Stephen Fitzgerald, United States. “Don’t stay home. I almost stayed home. I didn’t even know that it had snowed up high but as I approached the hills I could see the perfect snow line halfway up the mountain. Eventually everything turned white around me. My hands were freezing because of the shade of the mountain. I didn’t want to stop but the road, the trees, the incredible whiteness. I really just wanted to share what I was seeing and the feeling that I was experiencing. It was worth stopping. I’m glad I didn’t stay home.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @velosteef
Peter Maniaty, Australia. “Count ’em.
99 Bends, Queenstown, Tasmania.” DSLR. @carbonaddiction
Nicholas Kupiak, Canada. “Attempts at getting loose for cyclocross practice.” DSLR. @ridegradient
John Beadle, Australia. “04/11/16. 20km out of Broome, Western Australia on another long hot training ride with my mate Andy.
Flat, dead roads, red dirt and high humidity. Shot with handheld GoPro Hero 4.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @johnnybeadle
Con Chronis, Australia. “Taken at this years Tour of Bright Time Trial.” Professional. @Chronis71
Adnan Adrian Goh, Malaysia. “Bad weather makes for epic riding and sometimes great photography. Rain and sleet on the Stelvio makes a grim climb even tougher.” DSLR. @passioniciclismo
Tim Bourner, Australia. “Stage 5 of the 2016 Tour Down Under and the peloton flys past on the road into Willunga, they’re louder than you might think.” DSLR. @redsnapper205
Tim O’Connor, Canada. “Tim Rugg (Ride with Rendall p/b Biemme) taking a lap at the Bucks County Classic.” DSLR. @baconweasel
Jody Coxon, United Kingdom. “Race Face.” DSLR. @southernedgecycling
Felix Ka Chun Chan, United Kingdom. “Hardknott Pass. It’s Hard, do Knott use this pass!” Smartphone / Action Cam. @felixkccc
Kyle Hanson, United States. “Sunrise on the military base that I am stationed at. The cyclists pictured is of my twin brother.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @kylerhanson
Chris Middleton, United Kingdom. “Triathlete Anthony Carbutt training for his seasons Iron Man contests.” DSLR. @photonut76
Richard Kumar, Australia. “Riding with the fishes.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @RKPottery
Stuart Baker, Australia. “Scott Law leads Mark Renshaw and Bradly Mills out of a tight corner during the MS Wollongong Criterium 2015.” DSLR. @stuhbaker
David Randall, Australia. “Mansfield Tour, Mansfield, Victoria, March 2016.
Powerlines tower over a hard ramp that highlighted the Stage 1 time trial. A Victorian Institute of Sport rider crests the hill and endeavours to beat the inclement weather to the finish line.” DSLR. @d_randall
Dianne Manson, New Zealand. “Eddie Dawkins ( left), Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell of New Zealand compete in the Men’s Team Sprint qualifying during the UCI Cycling World Cup at the Avantidrome, Cambridge, New Zealand, Friday, December 04, 2015.” Professional. @diannemanson
Alistair Merrifield, Australia. “Summit of the Passo di Mortirolo, Italy.” DSLR. @alistairkiwi
Denise Satti, Australia. “Father and Son.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @allyouneedisasplashofcolor
Emmanuel Reyes, United States. “When we found out that we were expecting, this might’ve been the first baby thing I went out and bought.” DSLR. @junior.monkey.pedals
Simon Francis, Australia. “The Bell Lap. October 2016.” DSLR. @whatohyeahright
Paddy Quiggin, Australia. “Hunting for water in a wide brown land.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @bikesanddogs
Thomas Borner, United States. “Charm City CX – Up on Heckle Hill.” DSLR. @tborner01
Gracie Elvin, Australia. “Every summer I look forward to coming home to Canberra to train, race and hang out with my cycling friends. Wednesday night crits are always a highlight. This particular night the heavens opened up on men’s A grade making for an exciting and spectacular race and I was lucky to capture the scene just before my husband Stu Shaw won.” Smartphone / Action Cam. @gracieelvin
Ruper Hartley, United Kingdom. “This was shot on location in Wales for the Albion A/W range. As soon as I saw this valley road I knew a rider would look fantastic against those little turns in the road. Luckily in these parts you don’t have to worry too much about traffic.” DSLR. @ruperthartleyphoto
Hans van der Maarel, Netherlands. “Karen Verhestraeten during a muddy cyclocross race in Essen, Belgium.” DSLR. @hans905
Dan Monaghan, United Kingdom. “‘Spartacus’ last PR’ – 2015 was my 1st year at Paris Roubaix and it was Fabien’s last. At the end of the race he made his way over to the Swiss fan club and thanked them, he then made his way (falling in the process) down the boards and back to his bike. The flag, the shoes, the bike all made for a sense of ending!” Professional. @cadence_images
John Braynard, Austria. “After a few weeks of working straight, my girlfriend and I hit up Sella Ronda for a weekend. She wanted to ride it all year and it was the last weekend before snow came. On top of Passo Pordoi we saw a small road off the main road and decided to go check it out. It was the prettiest part of the entire trip.” DSLR. @jbraynard
Mike Owen, United Kingdom. “Abergavenny, Wales 2016.” DSLR. @mikeowen9220
Anthony Reeckman, Australia. “Cadel Evans surrounded by a Squadron of BMC team mates during Stage 2 of the 2015 Tour Down Under.” DSLR. @tonyreeeckman
John Holderness, United States. “The peloton passes by Emerald Bay during stage one of the Women’s Amgen Tour of California.” DSLR. @cyclingnutz
Ernesto Arriagada, Australia. “A spectator wearing an Australian flag full body suit runs alongside the peloton as they climb Arthurs Seat in the 2016 Herald Sun Tour.” Professional. @photos_by_ernesto
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