#mycyclingweekend - autumn leaves and late starts

It was all change this weekend. The clocks went back, and if your photos are anything to go by, the leaves have all fallen. All of them.

Funnily enough, until this weekend, we hadn't seen an awful lot of evidence that autumn had actually arrived in your photos.

Those occasional shots of bikes with amber trees in the background have been buried by an avalanche of shots of golden-leafed paths,  bare tree-banked roads, and fields of orange as far as the eye can see.

Here are a few of our favourites autumnal shots from this weekend:

 

Aluminum season is upon us #wilier #wymtm #mycyclingweekend #stravaphoto #asml #colorsbro #igercycling #outsideisfree #castelli100k

A photo posted by Maksym Sladkov (@sladkovm) on Oct 25, 2015 at 4:22am PDT

 

#Latvija #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Petersons (@ptsns) on Oct 24, 2015 at 5:30am PDT

 

Fresh crisp colourful morning, perfect autumn conditions for a nice #VCC ride to #thewhitehorse #highcross #outsideisfree #mycyclingweekend #autumn

A photo posted by Dayle (@dayleguy) on Oct 25, 2015 at 7:28am PDT

 

Rodadita de sábado #Cannondale #RideCannondale #synapse #ridemybike #laloma #mycyclingweekend #bicycling

A photo posted by Gilberto Marquina (@gilomarquina) on Oct 24, 2015 at 12:08pm PDT

 

Autumn leaves #stravaphoto #mypursuit #cycling #ridewithaview #outsideisfree #northernireland #stravaproveit #bikingrepost #mycyclingweekend #castlereaghcc

A photo posted by Derek (@v4honda) on Oct 25, 2015 at 2:17am PDT

 

Bike and Tree #autumnishere #stravaphoto #vmhealthyliving #thegreatoutdoors #scotland #cycling #loves_bikes #kinesisbikes #outsideisfree #tree #woods #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Stephen Macintyre (@allezsteve) on Oct 25, 2015 at 3:37am PDT

 

Did I mention colours yet? I love Autumn. Cherry Tree Mile and a neat pace line. #clubrun #clubride #vcmelyd #sundayride #mycyclingweekend #trefnant #denbigh #cherrytreemile #denbighshire #northwales

A photo posted by anthony (@zer0sandones) on Oct 26, 2015 at 12:29am PDT

 

It is about the journey, not the destination... Because life is a journey.. fhoto by @iilna3132 #latepost #mycyclingweekend #myhoby #instagram #instadaily #instabanjar #banjarbarubungas

A photo posted by iwan julianto (@ieejee_aza) on Oct 25, 2015 at 9:04pm PDT

We also discovered that the changing of seasons has a surprisingly divisive effect on you lot. Some of you don't seem to handle it very well - just look at poor Dan Smernicki's tweet - while others of you love it - check out the face on Peter Davis' daughter, and averagedreynolds' daughter's excited exploration. We feel it too!

With a heavy heart, dusting off the winter bike, excavating the overshoes and neoprene gloves of despond. Winter’s coming #mycyclingweekend

— Dan Smernicki (@DanSmernicki) October 23, 2015

Warwick Castle selfie #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/h5kKxcaqdd

— Peter Davies (@peted76) October 23, 2015

 

CX with my lil' QOM #bikeporn #chromoly #cyclocross #mycyclingweekend #stravaphoto #idad #bicicleta

A photo posted by Biga (Enda Bigarella) (@averagedreynolds) on Oct 25, 2015 at 3:06pm PDT

Enjoying your weekend ride is the most important thing, and if the state of Instagram user acw_l's legs, and our man Martin Cox's plate of food are anything to go by, loads of you were enjoying yourself this weekend.

 

#winteriscoming down and dirty on a ride with #brusselsbigbrackets #cycling #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Alec W-L (@acw_l) on Oct 25, 2015 at 12:51pm PDT

#mycyclingweekend 550km,6km of climbing, 17,000 calories. Not nearly enough sleep. One fan… https://t.co/kJKMb462Is pic.twitter.com/LU2lOHjgdv

— Martin Cox (@themartincox) October 25, 2015

If anything is clear through your photos, it's that you all love cycling. We do, however, get the occasional little window into the rest of your lives. Whether it's your relationship with your family, and the joy you find from sharing a ride with your son or daughter, or the way you unwind after a ride. The #mycyclingweekend is so much more than an opportunity to show off your bike and your ride, it's a chance to share the little joys in life with the rest of us. Whether that's a nice cold pint of Guinness or a brand new pair of cycling socks.

 

#guinness #ireland #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Roy (@loveroye) on Oct 24, 2015 at 11:25pm PDT

 

#cycleni #city #autumn #bikeporn #castelli #bikeporn #discoverireland #outsideisfree #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Roy (@loveroye) on Oct 24, 2015 at 7:46am PDT

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