The best of cycling - The most beautiful cycling images

At the Fort of Bard, The Best of Cycling is back, the photography exhibition dedicated to the world of two wheels, now in its fourth edition and perfectly aligned with the Giro d’Italia, which this year also stops in the Aosta Valley.

Set up in the Fort’s Scuderie rooms, the exhibition features around sixty photographs selected from those submitted to the eighth edition of the competition launched by Roberto Bettini, a legendary name in cycling photography. The exhibition is curated by journalist Federico Bona, a longtime collaborator of the Giro.

The images, all taken during the previous cycling season, portray major international events, local races, road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking, and every expression of the sport — male and female, professional and amateur, adult and youth.

First prize was awarded to French photographer Étienne Garnier (L’Équipe) for an ironic shot from the Tour de France showing a fan focused on both his meal and the race.
Second place went to Belgian Gregory Van Gansen (PhotoNews) for a portrait of Mathieu Van Der Poel in a cyclocross race, and third place to Dutchman Joris Knapen for an image capturing Eritrean fans cheering for their idol Biniam Girmay.