Casey B. Gibson

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American cycling hit a high point during the UCI world road championships in Yorkshire, winning seven medals, three of them gold. The race produced dramatic wins by Chloé Dygert in the women's elite time trial, and by Quinn Simmons and Megan Jastrab in the junior road races. Longtime race photographer Casey B. Gibson was there to document the action, and to snap photos of Team USA behind the scenes, as the riders, directors, and coaches prepared for the races.

Photographer Casey B. Gibson's favorite images from the 2019 Colorado Classic, which saw Chloé Dygert Owen dominate the field.

From the prologue at Snowbird Resort, to the punishing slopes of Powder Mountain, to the final finish line in Park City, this year’s Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was packed with excitement. Photographer Casey B. Gibson was on the ground to capture all the action. Here’s a look at some of his best images from this year’s race.

New Mexico's Tour of the Gila is a stage race like no other. It is held in the eclectic mining town of Silver City, and has been a regular stop on the U.S. domestic racing scene for decades. At one time the fields were filled with top professionals preparing for the Amgen Tour of California, or racing to get the needed hard miles at high altitude. The race still attracts plenty of UCI Continental pro riders, many of whom have WorldTour aspirations. This year saw familiar faces return: Floyds’s Pro Cycling D.S. Gord Fraser has been at Gila as a racer and now director for nearly 15 years, as has Wildlife Generation manager Danny Van Haute. Former mountain bike racer and U.S. team coach Mark Gullickson attended the race to watch his son race in the amateur category. The entire organization is held together by Jack Brennan, who has retired once, only to return to make sure the race doesn’t die. And the course is one of the most scenic and challenging in North America.

From track paracycling worlds to the Tour of Utah and everything in between, look back on 2018 with these images.

An inside look at Team USA's week in Austria racing UCI World Road Championships, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson.

Photos from the fourth and final stage at the Colorado Classic, which brought the riders through the state capital of Denver.

The second edition of the Colorado Classic kicks off in Vail with a surprise solo winner in the men's race.

Photos from the final stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, which saw American Sepp Kuss won the day and the overall.

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Stage 4 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah brought the peloton on a circuit around Salt Lake City.

Travis McCabe wins his second stage of Tour of Utah in a gallop to the line.

Stage 2 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah featured a challenging climb up the Cat. 1 Mount Nebo before a long descent into the finish.

The second stage at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah featured two climbs and a sprint finish.

Scenes from the first day of racing at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, a 3.3-mile prologue.

Coryn Rivera won her first U.S. Pro Road race over the weekend, but the victory was her 72nd national championship overall.

Photos from Knoxville, where Jonathan Brown soled to victory in the men's race at the U.S. Pro Road National Championships.

Scenes from the fifth stage of racing at the Tour of California, which ended in a wild sprint.

American Tejay van Garderen rode to victory in the 34.7km race against the clock to take the race lead.

Photos from the third stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California.

Sky's 21-year-old Colombian climber Egan Bernal vaults into overall lead at Amgen Tour of California.

Scenes from the opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California, which took place in Long Beach.

One of the biggest stage races on the domestic circuit challenges pros and amateurs alike with high altitude climbing.

Para-athletes overcome many different challenges to ride their bikes, let alone compete at a world-class level.

USA Cycling's new National Team program begins to pay off with medals at 2018 world track championships.

American development squad Aevolo Cycling headed to Las Vegas for mini training camp in early January.

Team USA left Norway with a medal in the under-23 time trial, as well as strong showings in a few other races.

Scenes from stage 3 of the 2017 Colorado Classic, as riders again battled the wind and the rain, but also dirt roads.

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Scenes from the opening stage of racing at the Colorado Classic, which featured rain and hail during the men’s race.

Scenes from the final day of racing in Utah, which saw Marco Canola win the stage and Rob Britton take the overall.

Scenes from stage 6 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, which saw Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF) climb to victory at Snowbird Ski Resort.

Scenes from stage 5 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, which saw Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthCare) sprint to victory in Bountiful.

Scenes from stage 4 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, which saw John Murphy earn Holowesko-Citadel’s second win at the race.

Scenes from stage 3 of the race, which saw riders climb Big Cottonwood Canyon in a race against the clock.

The American was first to crest the final climb of Snowbasin, while Sepp Kuss took over the race lead.

Ty Magner wins Tour of Utah's opening stage, his first at the American stage race, out-sprinting Chris Lawless and Travis McCabe.

VeloNews photographer Casey Gibson follows Aevolo and Axeon Hagens Berman at Tour de Beauce, an important race for developing riders.

Amber Neben attacks with over two laps to race and holds off a hard-chasing peloton to win the Stars and Stripes.

Larry Warbasse claims his first pro national championship title in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Both new and familiar faces shined at the 2017 USPRO time trial nationals in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday.

The Amgen Tour of California came to a close with the seventh and final stage on Saturday, and Casey B. Gibson caught it all on camera.

GC-changing time trial as George Bennett's fourth-place is good enough to take overall lead from Rafał Majka at Amgen Tour of California.

Scenes from the fifth stage at the Tour of California, won by Cannondale-Drapac's Andrew Talansky.

Scenes from the fourth stage at the Tour of California, which saw an escape group successfully finish ahead of the peloton.

Photos from the third stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California, won by two-time reigning world champion Peter Sagan.

Photos from the second stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California, won by Bora-Hansgrohe rider Rafal Majka.

Photos from the opening stage of the men's race at the Amgen Tour of California.

Fierce competition and crosswinds dictated the stage 3 outcome won by American Coryn Rivera at the Women's Amgen Tour of California.

Photographer Casey B. Gibson takes cycling fans into the snow-capped passes of stage 2 at the Amgen Women's Tour of California on Friday.

The Women's WorldTour peloton circles Lake Tahoe in stage 1. American Megan Guarnier won the day and took the overall lead.