#mycyclingweekend: Punctures, pain, & snow in April

It was a long, hard, snowy bank holiday #mycyclingweekend. Despite the weather, the pain, and the punctures, however, you lot looked like you loved it. So, to top it off, Cycle Surgery and road.cc are going to send one lucky #mycyclingweekend entrant a prize.

The criteria you had to meet in order to stand a chance of winning this week was to show us you were riding hard - and believe us, loads of you were.

From the gang who cycled from London to Paris in 24 hours, to Instagram user honkagram who pushed a little too hard once again and gave his leg a crank inspired paint job, we say bravo!

 

Say hello to the riders for this year's #L2P24! They're currently on their way to the first feed station. Today's leg Greenwich - Newhaven! @chriswinterphot #L2P24 #onelifeliveit #poweredbymatcha

A photo posted by London2Paris in 24 Hours (@cyclel2p24) on Apr 30, 2016 at 8:17am PDT

 

Hard to believe how much you can feel, see, hear, experience, think and achieve in 24 hours. Not to mention how far you can cycle! 200 miles achieved by these heroes! @gopro highlights video live on www.facebook.com/Challengesophie Link in bio @challengesophie @cyclel2p24 #L2P24 #onelifeliveit #poweredbymatcha @pukkaherbs

A video posted by Sophie Radcliffe (@challengesophie) on May 2, 2016 at 2:01pm PDT

 

May as well get this tattooed on it happens that often. #markoftheamateur #outsideisfree #littlecog #stravaphoto #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Honkagram (@honkagram) on Apr 30, 2016 at 1:06am PDT

Loads of you forgot to meet one of the most important entry requirements for this week's #mycyclingweekend competition, though. Which was to include the #CycleSurgery hashtag in your photo's caption.

One man who did remember, and pushed his Giant up a rather giant Weymouth climb was Instagram user a_darce87 - also known as Adam.

Adam took a great great shot this weekend under some rather pleasant south coast skies. Enjoy your Cycle Surgery-provieded prize!

 

Nice to be home, but as Lemond said, never gets easier! #weymouth #portlandharbour #chesilbeach #outsideisfree #whereiride #cycling #mycyclingweekend #CycleSurgery

A photo posted by Adam (@a_darce87) on Apr 30, 2016 at 4:23am PDT

The majority of the cycling this #mycyclingweekend didn't take place on the sunny south coast. The Tour de Yorkshire tore through the north of the country accompanied by a rather unseasonable dusting of snow.

You lot didn't let the weather stop you from joining in!

From Yorkshire to Scotland, after months and months out of the saddle, up 2.5km of climbs, and despite numerous punctures, here's a collection of our favourite shots from the weekend:

 

Climb up from Widdop Reservoir #KeepRolling #mycyclingweekend #ride #Yorkshire #training

A photo posted by Emma (@keeprolling_mtb) on Apr 30, 2016 at 7:38am PDT

 

April in #Scotland #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Garry Templeman (@gza0044) on Apr 30, 2016 at 11:02am PDT

Last puncture of winter/first of summer?! #mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery #Bianchi #veloflex #lezyne #castelli pic.twitter.com/X6ROQjl0hQ

— Patrick Davey (@PatrickDavey01) May 1, 2016

 

#morningride #morning #landscape #sunrise #summermorning #summer #countryside #farm #sun #beautifulday #weekend #mycyclingweekend #cycling #scotland #climb #heartrate #pain #gopro #goprophotography

A photo posted by Zihao Ye (@zihao_chn) on Apr 30, 2016 at 8:08am PDT

Michael braces himself for a timed training session. @NTR_CC #cycling #mycyclingweekend #YouthTraining pic.twitter.com/MUD0blfIPP

— Mr & Mrs Killing. (@3MKru73) April 30, 2016

@BreezeNetwork @women_onwheels After 5 weeks & 6 days, back on the road@ReesNigelrees38 #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/aKzGdcg7q5

— jane rees (@ladystannard) May 1, 2016

 

On the attack! #cycling #racing #mycyclingweekend #jawbreakers @rose_bikes @adaltacc

A photo posted by Matthew Jones (@paolinis.beard) on May 1, 2016 at 5:50am PDT

150km, 2,500m of climbing, 8 hours in the saddle. Had fun though #mycyclingweekend https://t.co/mpvdRaoOda pic.twitter.com/O0Dw7JxUWd

— Steffan Harries (@Bendihossan) April 30, 2016

 

Portincaple #lochlong #lochgoil #ridewithaview #CyclingShots #mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery #thisiswhereiride #veloviewer #stravaphoto #kinesisracelight #kinesisbikes #outsideisfree #argyllandbute #argyll #scotland #visitscotland #ScotSpirit

A photo posted by Stephen Macintyre (@allezsteve) on Apr 30, 2016 at 6:54am PDT

 

A lot of suffering today at #thehonorrace with these guys.. But really, A LOT

A photo posted by @steff.gutovska on Apr 30, 2016 at 10:31am PDT

 

#fromwhereiride #insearchofup #roadslikethese #outsideisfree #valcava

A photo posted by Carlo Gironi (@carlogironi) on Apr 30, 2016 at 3:59am PDT

 

They call it The Struggle for a reason. #6amClub #cycling #outsideisfree #winterconditions #10000kmcc #doyouevenlanebro #notbeachroad #wymtm #ridewithaview #fromwhereiride #100climbs #181 #thestruggle #windermere #ColdDarkNorth #kirkstone #lakedistrict #thelakes #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Toby Cummins (@toyboxstudio) on May 1, 2016 at 12:52am PDT

Remember, it's never too late to get involved in the mycyclingweekend fun. So, if you've still got some photos knocking about, send them our way on Instagram or Twitter with the #mycyclingweekend hashtag clearly visible.

Also, remember for next time, that if you want to stand a chance of winning the Cycle Surgery prize, you'll need to include the #CycleSurgery hashtag. It's pretty important.