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Photos of the Week: Artistic Cycling, Mounted Shooting, Pikachu Parade

A mountain race in the Swiss Alps, new eruptions of Mount Etna in Italy, preparations for Oktoberfest in Munich, wildfires in Spain’s Canary Islands, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A performer hangs from the end of a tall curved pole, by one hand.
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A mountain race in the Swiss Alps, new eruptions of Mount Etna in Italy, preparations for Oktoberfest in Munich, wildfires in Spain’s Canary Islands, a sheep auction in Scotland, a surfing competition in Tahiti, and much more

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.