#mycyclingweekend - road.cc rideouts, stunning scenery + mud

Here at road.cc we had a busy old weekend. We had a Team road.cc rideout taking place down in Swindon, a Boardman Bikes announcement event in Wales, and our own personal weekend rides to embark upon.

Fortunately, we weren't battling through the elements in what turned out to be a reasonably mild, if muddy, #mycyclingweekend for most of us.

We'll start in Swindon where Team road.cc took to Hargroves Cycles' headquarters for a day of cycle themed fun. Keep an eye out for a write up which, by all accounts, will report a resounding success.

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Out with the @road.cc and @hargroves_cycles guys today #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Two wheels (@twowheelsbetter) on Jan 24, 2016 at 1:11am PST

Our two main men Tony and Dave, took road.cc to Wales this weekend and went riding on some Welsh hills with Mr. Boardman and his brand new selection of bikes.

You can read more about how they spent their time below, but if you're more interested in seeing a photo of Dave and Chris Boardman, as well as a great shot of the Welsh countryside, scroll a little further down.

- Read more: Boardman launch 2016 Performance range

 

Nice way to end @boardmanbikes launch and start #mycyclingweekend - of for a red on one of Mr B"s bikes in the Welsh hills

A photo posted by road.cc (@road.cc) on Jan 22, 2016 at 3:28am PST

 

Climbing . Up to Painscastle in the rain #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by road.cc (@road.cc) on Jan 22, 2016 at 4:15am PST

 

Seeing the light on the Gospel Pass (Can you spot Dave? ) #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by road.cc (@road.cc) on Jan 22, 2016 at 6:34am PST

They weren't the only road.cc members out riding this weekend. I took a spin around Madrid in 17°C sunshine and caught this great shot of Atletico Madrid's stadium, the Vincente Calderón, from a beautiful old bridge over Madrid Rio park.

 

Sunday Vincente Calderón #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by @elliotjohnston on Jan 24, 2016 at 8:08am PST

Meanwhile, back in the UK, you lot were ploughing through mud, it appears. Sorry about that.

The sticky conditions didn't stop you all having a great time though. Just look at the faces on Ross and Dayle from their #mycyclingweekend Instagram posts. Those aren't guys who are sick of the mud.

 

110km done today with some guys way way faster than me A3-A1 ranked racers, literally the highest rank you can get in domestic racing in Ireland. Hung on the back for a while but did my stint on the front as well.
Played a little chase the breakaway, 4 very strong riders got a twenty second start before the rest of us chased them down, people dropped off one by one, as did I but only about 10 seconds before we caught the breakaway.
Very happy to have lasted so long in the chase, just before I was dropped and the rest of the lads caught the break a few seconds later it was me and an A1 and two A2s left. A good weekend spin all in all. #mycyclingweekend #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingpics #cyclingphotos #bikephoto #bikepic #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride #fit #fitness #fitstagram #fitspiration #fitnessmotivation #fitnessaddict #fitnessaddict #fitfreak #fitfam #irishfitfam #irishfitness #dedication #consistency #trainmeaneatclean #trainhard #strava #stravacycling #stravaproveit #stravaphoto

A photo posted by ross oneill (@rossteekleese) on Jan 24, 2016 at 9:16am PST

 

Mucky road #verulamcc ride to #highcross with 3 punchers. Bob picked up 2 flats and Rich went tinting for hedgehogs. #caughtintheact #cyclist #mycyclingweekend #puncture #cycling #outsideisfree #rideitdirty #mud #hertfordshire #lycra #highcrosscake #sundayride #feeltheburn #rapides #stalbans

A photo posted by Dayle (@dayleguy) on Jan 24, 2016 at 7:02am PST

Of course, your bikes didn't escape the conditions either. Patrick Toland and Duncan Alexander must've had some cleaning to do, while Jez Ash - of road.cc bike reviewing fame - took to the Jack and Grace Cotton memorial Audax in Bristol this weekend which left his bike filthy. Mr. Ash likes it filthy though, or so it seems...

"I wish my wife was this dirty" etc #whitevanbants #mycyclingweekend The @AudaxBristol Dot Cotton memorial #audax pic.twitter.com/NVjUAQtL9U

— Jez Ash (@supremerouleur) January 23, 2016

#mycyclingweekend 75 miles in spray and mud.... bad news for those sitting on pic.twitter.com/wAyc4xskut

— Patrick Toland (@PatrickToland) January 24, 2016

 

Cows gonna defecate #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) on Jan 24, 2016 at 9:05am PST

Of course, it's easy for us to look down when the roads are wet and muddy. Fortunately though, plenty of you looked up and caught pictures of some absolutely stunning scenery.

Have a flick through these and tell us you don't want to get out on your bike right now:

 

Few things are worth getting out of bed at 4am on a Saturday morning. Luckily, cycling views are one of them. #cyclist #cycling #cyclingphotos #mycyclingweekend #weekendwarrior #cyclinglife #livetoride #stravaphoto #thebicyclecompany #bikelife #stravacycling #lifebehindbars #sunrise #clouds

A photo posted by Nigel Schütte (@nigeypigey) on Jan 23, 2016 at 1:02am PST

 

Seriously though, this part of the world is incredibly underrated. One of the best days I've had on a bike in a long time. Definitely this year anyway.

A photo posted by Dale or no Deal (@dale_ftw) on Jan 24, 2016 at 8:39am PST

 

The thing I love about cycling in the Borders is the expansive views of the beautifully rugged landscape. #randovibes

A photo posted by Dale or no Deal (@dale_ftw) on Jan 24, 2016 at 8:26am PST

 

Taking a break at the top of San Baronto (the patron saint of #cyclists) with some homemade cake by @littlethingsjoy and @scienceinsport Go Electrolyte That's Sunday sorted. #willrideforcake #cycling #roadbike #igerscycling #igersitalia #tuscany #bikelife #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Jason Fuller (@jayexile) on Jan 24, 2016 at 7:45am PST

 

Common roads, backroad climbs. #outsideisfree Try to ride some new roads/trails/dirt on every ride. #explore #Wales #wymtm #road #cycling #exploremore #RFWYA #strava #mycyclingweekend #letsgo

A photo posted by Almero Barnard (@almerobarnard) on Jan 23, 2016 at 10:40am PST

We warned you last week not to take weather forecast advice from a cycling journalist. We hope you all used that advice when we predicted no snow on Friday. Especially if you're over on the east coast of America right now.

It turns out Japan had a bit of snow at the weekend. Instagram user iandagnall got to enjoy that one. We hope you're fully thawed now, Ian.

 

Cold commute to start the week #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by @iandagnall on Jan 24, 2016 at 1:53pm PST

Remember, you can still get involved in this weekend's #mycyclingweekend. Simply post your photo in the comments section below, or fire it our way by popping the #mycyclingweekend hashtag into the caption or description for your photo on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Safe riding!