#mycyclingweekend - 5 winners from a wondrous weekend!

Another weekend goes by, but with it another batch of magnificent #mycyclingweekend photos. Once again, you lot came up trumps, sending us sensational snaps of stunning vistas and grinning group rides.

This week was particularly special because on top of the weekly competition - which rewards the owner of our favourite photo of the week with a BTwin 300 Multi Tool - we gave 5 lucky readers the chance to win a bag of road.cc goodies.

That goodie bag will include a pair of fantastic road.cc socks, and a selection of our ever popular Cyclists Stay Awesome stickers.

This week's winner of a road.cc goodie bag AND Decathlon's offering of a BTwin 300 Multi Tool is Instagram user ptsns, whose simple video helped remind us of the simple pleasures of riding a bicycle.

The other four photos featured below have won their photographers a road.cc goodie bag. So, well done to Twitter users @PhilthyRider, @1Marcherring, and @MattRollinson, and Instagram user @davsear - here are their photos:

#mycyclingweekend @roadcc Sunrise ride in Aitana Mountains Costa Blanca pic.twitter.com/gE5e6vk6rE

— Phil Thompson (@PhilthyRider) August 22, 2015

Every week we're sent in photos of places you lot have ridden. Most of the time they're beautiful, and most of the time we have to stifle feelings of intense jealousy to really appreciate them. After all, we're stuck at desks while we're sifting through your cycling photos.

But we suck up our jealousy, and it allows us to appreciate photos like these sent in by Phil Thompson, who spent his cycling weekend in Alicante, Spain.

Sure beats rainy Britain.

@roadcc #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/EYZ1ko8tjZ

— mark (@1Marcherring) August 22, 2015

Beauty doesn't only lie in natural landscapes. Even if you're stuck in central London, or any inner city for that matter, there really is beauty all around you.

Case in point: Twitter user @1Marcherring found this stunning piece of graffiti somewhere in the depths of a British city.

 

MTBB - MaunTain Beach Biking #mycyclingweekend

A video posted by Petersons (@ptsns) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 6:42am PDT

The ways in which we enjoy cycling here at road.cc aren't limited to high mountain passes and rides lasting hundreds of kilometers.

Some of our favourite cycling memories are with our family, or with our friends, enjoying the simple joy and freedom of being on two wheels.

We can relate so vividly to the joy on the face of the woman featured in Instagram user ptsns's video. Keep on riding.

Great weekend cycling adventures, Isle of Wight 113miles with great group of guys #mycyclingweekend #ilovemybike pic.twitter.com/Up5Zi4wD33

— Matthew Rollinson (@MattRollinson) August 24, 2015

It's not just about the joy of riding either. It's about sharing it.

As far as we're concerned there are very few better ways of sharing in the joy of cycling than finding fantastic people to enjoy it with.

We're lucky here at road.cc to be surrounded by people who love riding as much as we do on a daily basis, for others finding those people can be difficult, but incredibly rewarding - as we're sure Matthew Rollinson and co. will attest.

 

CX practice in Richmond Park! #crossiscoming #cyclocross #london #cycling #mycyclingweekend #liveyours @trekbikes #crockett is on point!

A photo posted by David Sear (@davsear) on

Aug 22, 2015 at 12:13pm PDT

For some of you, davsear on Instagram included, a huge part of the joy of cycling is about to return; that's right, the cyclocross season is upon us!

We loved this shot of davsear's practice hops in Richmond Park and we hope his summer legs

Those were our five winners this week, but there were loads more great photos which passed through the road.cc social media filter. Here are a few more of our favourites:

 

Morning Ride - Kanda #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by @iandagnall on

Aug 22, 2015 at 5:11pm PDT

 

#mycyclingweekend #bencruachan #reservoir

A photo posted by Gavin Butler (@gbphotofilm) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 12:49pm PDT

 

@emmacnewton smashing the 5km continuous climb. Already looking forward to the next @simplecycletours tour! #yorkshire199 #mycyclingweekend #specialized #babesridebikes #yorkshire #moors #whitby

A photo posted by Cat Hargreaves (@cvahargreaves) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 12:18pm PDT

 

Now that was fun and hard #hurricaneridge #cogal #velominati #mycyclingweekend #cervelo #bike #roadbike #wishyouwereheredaveh

A photo posted by Simon Robinson (@harvinson) on

Aug 22, 2015 at 6:07pm PDT

 

A wet Sunday can only mean one thing - time on the torture machine! #Cycling #MyCyclingWeekend #Dorset #CycleTouring #Turbo #Sunday #Rain

A photo posted by Ryan Trowbridge (@r7yan) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 6:39am PDT

 

Lovely morning ride with tour de #vught #cycling #stravaphoto #mycyclingweekend #dutchmountains

A photo posted by Tim Radstake (@drchicken123) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 2:25am PDT

 

Monday morning puncture rain joy... #mycyclingweekend #strava #stravaphoto #mondayblues #rain #badluck

A photo posted by Paul Cooms (@coom0004) on

Aug 23, 2015 at 11:34pm PDT

Totally me... #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/fJXY1gNEoe

— Charlotte Quinn (@charlottequinn) August 23, 2015