Well, we had some pretty miserable weather in the South West of England this weekend. That didn’t stop a number of the road.cc team taking to their bikes and recording the evidence with their cameras and the all-important #mycyclingweekend hashtag, though.
The weather didn’t put many of you off either, and despite the rain, sleet, and snow that covered large parts of the UK, your photos poured in and the road.cc #mycyclingweekend coffers filled up handsomely. So, once again, thank you!
We'll get to the photos that our team uploaded later, but first let's focus on you, our fabulous readers. You braved snow, sleet, mud, and quite serious injury to take part in #mycyclingweekend in huge numbers. We were impressed.
We must, however, send special mentions to both Facebook user Craig Osborne who is recovering from ligament surgery, and hamstrung Twitter user @ElthamVELO who, despite their injuries, took to their turbo trainers and clocked some all-important recovery miles.

Post-ligament surgery turbo session – Craig Brazil Osborne via Facebook
Blasted hamstring has confined me to the turbo #mycyclingweekend #cycling #rule5 #coaching #easystretch pic.twitter.com/sZ3KguiQnX
— TeamVelo (@ElthamVELO) February 22, 2015
While the weather was a bit miserable here in the South West, we actually had it pretty easy compared to Monmouthshire and Cheshire – that is if Mathew Williams’ and the Macclesfield Wheelers’ photos are anything to go by. Even where it wasn’t snowing you lot were getting very muddy, as we can see from @richard2ryder’s photo of his sons, and Libby Gordon’s muddy hands and legs. Did you come off Libby?
@roadcc Up and over the Black Mountain yesterday… Wasn't expecting these conditions! #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/AlpucUnbeX
— Mathew Williams (@thegingerswan) February 22, 2015
@roadcc #mycyclingweekend Enjoying a winter ride in Cheshire pic.twitter.com/b96DUsOeGI
— MacclesfieldWheelers (@FoolsNook) February 22, 2015
#mycyclingweekend … Muddy puddles with the boys pic.twitter.com/eEj8icuE5H
— Richard (@richard2ryder) February 22, 2015
#mycyclingweekend the things I do for you @Cookiemusic 🙂 pic.twitter.com/kEXA6rWwJq
— Libby Gordon (@thelittlesmiler) February 21, 2015
Now, back to us. Below you’ll see Dave, Tony, and David’s photos of their #mycyclingweekend which saw them Strava segment-chasing, mountain biking, and doing a spot of pre-spring cleaning in and around rainy Bath. You’ll also catch VecchioJo’s cocktail sausage-oriented prep for his ride at the Mad Jack's John Seviour Memorial.
#mycyclingweekend was seeing if these bad boys gave me any advantage on the @AVC_Bath monthly segment competition pic.twitter.com/34qGK4OUKp
— Dave Atkinson (@roadccdave) February 22, 2015
#mycyclingweekend – bike cleaning in the rain – at least the dirt comes off (a bit) easier pic.twitter.com/J32K5xqxta
— tony farrelly (@roadcctony) February 22, 2015
#mycyclingweekend Mad Jack's – John Seviour Memorial Audax pic.twitter.com/1ATLApBnnU
— Jo Burt (@VecchioJo) February 22, 2015
One of our esteemed bloggers, Sam Shaw, won the prize for hardest road.cc-er as he and a few friends found themselves summiting the 721m snow-topped Ben Cleuch in Scotland. Chilly.
@roadcc #mycyclingweekend top of Ben Cleugh, 721m pic.twitter.com/p3ZhFDCmQE
— Sam Shaw (@velosam) February 22, 2015
Of course, not all of you are riding in the UK, and this week we received some photos from some beautiful places. Emma Young is pictured here descending in summer-like Majorca, Twitter user @badgerandfrog spent his weekend exploring Cambodian capital Phnom Penh by tandem, and this shot from Singapore by Facebook user Jon Williams is making us yearn for better weather. Glorious.
@roadcc #mycyclingweekend Majorca! pic.twitter.com/DAb2oVZbKd
— Emma Young (@emmakyoung) February 22, 2015
#mycyclingweekend exploring #PhnomPenh on a #tandem pic.twitter.com/k4JbKOdfgH
— badgerandfrog (@badgerandfrog) February 21, 2015

Singapore – Jon Williams via Facebook
Remember, you can see all of the photos by simply searching for the #mycyclingweekend hashtag on your social network of choice. It’s also worthwhile checking out our Facebook post at the end of last week reminding you to share your photos with us; it’s a treasure trove.




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15 thoughts on “#mycyclingweekend 3 – it was wet and wild out there and so were you!”
Best bike ready to
Best bike ready to go…..just need the weather or it’s the Hoy again!!
can put pic of vitus di2 /11
can put pic of vitus di2 /11 sean kelly bike on top of Arthurs seat but cannot see see see how to do it on this shite
Bit parky out there…
Bit parky out there…
Lazy Sat ride on the work
Lazy Sat ride on the work bike in the Meon valley
Windy ride out int the Trent
Windy ride out int the Trent vally flat lands
Lovely morning in Devon.
Lovely morning in Devon.
The Press Room in Surbiton.
The Press Room in Surbiton. The cake is a date and apple lumberjack, which was a new one to me. Good espresso.
Mad Jack’s- John Seviour
Mad Jack’s- John Seviour Memorial Audax
snow for the first 15 miles was unexpected, as was the hail at mile 50, finished in the dark thanks to delays due to four punctures and stops for warming tea
cocktail sausages and custard creams out of a car-boot at one of the controls, you don’t see that in the Rapha adverts
A bit wet, windy and cold,
A bit wet, windy and cold, with hail storms for good measure, so Sam Hurdus and I spent the weekend cycling inside Asda instead… To raise money for The Myton Hospices (see CycleForMyton in FB groups and sign up to our 28th June sportive – outdoors!)
LauraQ wrote:A bit wet, windy
I have riden this one a few times and well recommend it for anyone local to Warwickshire.
A bit wet, windy and cold,
A bit wet, windy and cold, with hail storms for good measure, so Sam Hurdus and I spent the weekend cycling inside Asda instead… To raise money for The Myton Hospices (see CycleForMyton in FB groups and sign up to our 28th June sportive – outdoors!)
awel-sard~20%
awel-sard~20%
Early Sunday morning cross
Early Sunday morning cross ride up the trails and cobbles of Cheshire and Derbyshire, just got back home before the rain and snow.
Not all of us can get out
Not all of us can get out this was my cycling weekend and has been for the last four months in prepartion for a JOGLE in June check out facebook page Cycling with cancer for info.
#mycyclingweekend
Not all of us can get out
Not all of us can get out this was my cycling weekend and has been for the last four months in prepartion for a JOGLE in June check out facebook page Cycling with cancer for info.
#mycyclingweekend