Entries are actually closed for the tenth version of the Mark Gunter Photo Awards. We’ve spent the previous month or so poring over the numerous wonderful pictures which have are available from skilled and beginner photographers alike, and as all the time, we have been astounded by the expertise and creativity on show.
As a fast reminder, the Mark Gunter Photo Awards are a celebration of the lifetime of revered Australian biking photographer Mark Gunter who tragically misplaced his life to oesophageal most cancers in 2015. The Awards are additionally a celebration of the very best biking pictures of the yr that is been, whereas elevating funds for Australian most cancers charity Tour de Cure within the course of.
With this yr’s competitors now closed, it is time for the judges to pick out their favorite photos from the nice many which were submitted. In the approaching weeks we’ll have galleries showcasing the pictures shortlisted by every decide for the Professional class and the Amateur & Smartphone class. We’ll convey you the ultimate winners later this month.
In the meantime, let’s check out one ultimate number of photos submitted to the 2025 Mark Gunter Photo Awards. As standard, there are many bangers to get pleasure from beneath.
Professional class
Spectators cheering for Richard Carapaz and Isaac del Toro on the gorgeous grime highway of the Colle delle Finestre, throughout the twentieth stage of the Giro d’Italia. | Photo by Eloise Mavian (@eloisemavian)Legendary mountain bike rider Nino Schurter hugs his daughter proper after he completed his actually distinctive profession in entrance of house crowds in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. | Photo by Michal Cerveny (@michalcervenyphoto)Lorena Wiebes and Lisa van Belle of the Netherlands crash throughout a handsling changeover within the ladies’s Madison race on the UCI Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile. | Photo by Alex Whitehead (@alex_swpix)Two daring riders grasp the descent from one of the crucial spectacular mountain passes in Kyrgyzstan. | Photo by Nils Laengner (@nils_laengner)The second Remco Evenepoel left the Tour de France, seen from contained in the staff bus. The disappointment was large, and moments like this are all the time a skinny line as a photographer. But for me personally, I wish to present the great and the unhealthy as nicely. That’s the entire story. | Photo by Wout Beel (@wout.beeld)I like pictures as a means of telling tales and awakening sensations. This picture displays what the Tour de France actually is past the race itself. The blur of the peloton expresses velocity and motion, whereas the spectators stay nonetheless: grandparents bringing their grandchildren, sharing a convention handed down by way of generations. A roadside picnic, flags waving, moments spent collectively ready all day for the riders to move. This is the spirit of biking: a well-liked celebration that brings folks collectively and turns a sporting occasion right into a shared human expertise. | Photo by Pauline Ballet (@paulineballet)Self-supported extremely races are all the time arduous, however Wayne’s decrease leg amputation actually provides to the complexities of racing. Every 60 miles ‘El Stumpy’ (Wayne’s pet title for his remaining decrease leg) will get a wash, a clear and a therapeutic massage; a number of his coaching has been focussed on getting a system in place that works to maintain El Stumpy as glad as attainable for so long as attainable in order that he can cycle so far as attainable. | Photo by James Robertson (@jprobertson)I took fairly a number of pictures that I actually appreciated throughout the Tour de France, however I’ve to confess that Kim Le Court’s stare upon that precise second actually struck me. That look speaks for itself for her, and for that second in biking historical past. | Photo by Thomas Maheux (@thomas_maheux)My pal Justin is continually blurring the traces and pushing the boundaries of what’s attainable on a modern-day gravel bike, and it’s purely out of pleasure. | Photo by Josh Becker (@mybucketsgottaholeinit)This picture is of Björn Riley, rinsing his face, after a significantly muddy race in Leogang, Austria, throughout the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Bjorn is considered one of my finest mates, and a rider I’ve been taking pictures for a number of years now. Having such an in depth relationship with riders permits for intimate moments, and the power to get shut and discover distinctive angles. The fisheye lens significantly lends itself to moments like these, and I really feel this angle places the viewer inside the picture. There, within the mud, getting sprayed with water, feeling the chilly and exhaustion of the end corral. It’s a specialist lens, that does not usually get out of the bag, however when its time comes, I’m all the time glad to have it available. | Photo by Piper Albrecht (@piperalbrecht)
Amateur & Smartphone classes
Rowena Roubaix is the title of a highway race that was held final yr in The Dalles, Oregon. I like this picture of the curvy roads that the race was held on. It was so particular taking pictures of the racers pushing arduous to stand up this lengthy climb and seeing them descend quick to move to the end line. | Photo by Jesse Ortiz (@jayortiz)Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, simply after Chatel, 2 km from the end line of the ultimate stage of the Tour de France, which she gained for the primary time. | Photo by Stéphanie Didier (@zepitchou)Dom Whiting has the power to name and convene an infinite quantity of individuals, driving bikes or not, and make them dance and revel in whereas they’re driving with him and his fascinating setup. Dom began in 2020 to make music on his bike, mixing drum ‘n’ bass whereas driving. It’s a rave on wheels in fixed motion, with thousand of riders and dancers having fun with his efficiency. | Photo by Xavi Calvo (@calvox)On the final climb of Rapha FAR02, as this rider ascended Mam Tor, he was surrounded by Ferraris in convoy. It jogs my memory of a chase scene from an motion film, albeit a gradual one … | Photo by Heather Oliver (@heatherwood_photography)(Smartphone picture) I used to be serving to construct a CX course in Boulder, Colorado at Valmont Bike Park. This specific rider was crushing the jumps and caught my eye and that of my cellular phone. | Photo by Tim Stone (@tim.timony)Since turning into a father, time on two wheels is relatively uncommon. Therefore I cherish such moments of spending time collectively round bikes with my daughter, even when it is simply washing. | Photo by Igor Essling(Smartphone picture) 7:30 within the morning. This is my pal Guido driving alongside the rice fields within the outskirts of Milano. It’s the beginning of autumn in October and the fog is kind of thick. | Photo by Angelo GiangregorioCrowds lined the Carrefour de l’Arbre hours earlier than the elite race was as a consequence of arrive, with spectators settled in with camp chairs and bottles of wine to make a day of the racing. The Paris–Roubaix Espoirs, the under-23 males’s race, rolled previous these crowds to loud assist, with significantly enthusiastic cheers going in direction of these separated from teams and exhibiting the ache of the trouble on their faces. | Photo by Andrew Moss (@andymoss461)The Giro Donne time trial. A yr to highlight ladies’s biking. Time trials, solitary by nature, but heavy with energy, function, and quiet defiance towards the clock. | Photo by Saskia Martin (@saskiacmartin)A navy veteran and orthopedic backbone surgeon who thought his athletic chapter ended at 22 – till he selected to start once more in his 50s – fell into the arms of his spouse after the Gravel World Championships. | Photo by Llewellyn De Belder (@llewellyn_debelder)
