#mycyclingweekend - Big events, big rides, and big mountains

This #mycyclingweekend had to be a big one if we were going to compete with that rabble running around Somerset fields listening to Kanye West and Paul Weller. Fortunately, you lot made it monumental.

 You sent us some of the most beautiful snapshots of your cycling life that we’ve ever received through #mycyclingweekend - here are five just to whet your appetite: 

 

Inishowen 100 training starts here. Love a Friday climb. #outsideisfree #ridewithaview #chimpeur #cycling #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Victory Chimp (@victorychimps) on

Jun 26, 2015 at 11:03am PDT

 

remind me why I do this #whiteroseclassic #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by holly morris (@hollymoz) on

Jun 28, 2015 at 7:38am PDT

 

#mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Petersons (@ptsns) on

Jun 28, 2015 at 1:46am PDT

#mycyclingweekend at #ditchlingbeacon - again! #charitychallenge having a tea cake @propercycling pic.twitter.com/EmsftwPgCh

— Wayne Hubbard (@chairlgcc) June 28, 2015

@roadcc 100K ride round the Col D'Ornon and Col de La Morte.. stunning! pic.twitter.com/F8Z5hsXodU

— jane rees (@ladystannard) June 27, 2015

You weren't the only ones cycling through mountainous beauty this weekend. Our editor "Ton" Farrelly had a great time with the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo - which he talks about in great detail here - despite a somewhat impersonal typo from the American bike manufacturers.

#mycyclingweekend Cannondale don't sugar the pill… pic.twitter.com/FKOE3gGCi9

— tony farrelly (@roadcctony) June 27, 2015

 

#mycyclingweekend Alpine sunshine and smiles after great ride on the new Supersix Evo

A photo posted by road.cc (@road.cc) on

Jun 28, 2015 at 7:32am PDT

Elsewhere, you guys were enjoying events, group rides, family days out, and all sorts of other cycling-related bits and bobs.

You'll remember in our pre-#mycyclingweekend piece we gave you a couple of ideas of alternative cycling-themed days out to take your minds off of not being at Glastonbury.

It appears at least one of you heeded our advice. Depending on your tastes you'll think it either fo that we're not about to pepper your retinas with images from Bristol's Naked Bike Ride, rather we've got Marc Walker's shots from his day out at the British Cycling National Road Championships in Lincoln. Peter Kennaugh and Lizzie Armitstead walked away with the men's and women's titles, if you're interested.

@roadcc the @RoadChamps festival of cycling in Lincoln #NeedISayMore pic.twitter.com/kEMeRCAlMX

— Marc Walker (@marcgwalker) June 27, 2015

Over in the Netherlands hundreds of cyclists, including Instagram user Mike Fortgens, took part in Toerversie Utrecht. Celebrating the imminent Grand Depart from the Dutch province Utrecht, the 150km sportive took a scenic ride around the city and the surrounding countryside; as you can see below:

 

#toerversieutrecht #tdfutrecht #fromwhereIwalk #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Mike Fortgens (@mikefortgens) on

Jun 28, 2015 at 6:42am PDT

Cycling is so much more than a sport for the hardy, it's a lifestyle. It's a family activity; an opportunity for father-son bonding. Twitter user ShoestringCycle and his son did just that this weekend, and it looks like they had a great time.

#mycyclingweekend riding to loe bar in #Cornwall with my son pic.twitter.com/HqYRcGKjIH

— Shoestring Cycling (@ShoestringCycle) June 27, 2015

Some of you out there didn't have quite such a good weekend in the saddle. Cycling is an inherrently safe activity, but as well are all aware, when you mix cyclists and larger, faster, and heavier vehicles controlled by fallible human beings, collisions are inevitable - and usually there's only one loser in an impact between car and cyclist.

Karl Smith was unlucky to be on the bad end of a 25mph collision with a car. A broken sternum and a broken vertebra later, here he is, recovering.

@roadcc not ended up the best #mycyclingweekend !! pic.twitter.com/nfbbf9ZmUT

— Karl Smith (@KarlSmith1979) June 28, 2015

We hope you have a speedy recovery Karl.

There were plenty of other road.cc team memebers out and about on the roads this #mycyclingweekend. Two of our bike testers, Caven O'Hara and Stu Kerton were wheeling about.

Caven found himself up an Alp, and Stu was out relishing a ride around the Derbyshire lanes on a Mason Definition, a bike which he treasures after buying a frame - which he built and blogged about - after he reviewed one, here.

#mycyclingweekend has been spent in the French Alps. This Is the top of the Col de la Colmbiere 18km long #stunning pic.twitter.com/395NaNfZS6

— Caven O'Hara (@caveno) June 27, 2015

 

Riding the Derbyshire lanes on the Definition #mycyclingweekend @road.cc @mason_cycles

A photo posted by @stuart_kerton on

Jun 27, 2015 at 3:47am PDT

Inexcusably, I didn't make it out on my bike this weekend. I chickened out of the heat after having a less-than pleasant experience overexerting myself in close-to 40°C. I'll work on my heat management, and get back to you guys.

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some #mycyclingweekend embelishing features popping up on the site over the next week. Both our DealCatcher and RideCatcher features have the potential to make your weekends significantly more cycling-centric.

Before then carry on tweeting, Instagramming and Facebooking your #mycyclingweekend photos to us by including the hashtag in a post on your social-media-platform-of-choice.