Truth be told, how many of us can resist a photo of ourselves Looking Fantastic on the bike? How many of us can resist the temptation of taking our eyes off the road and stealing a glimpse of ourselves in a shop window as we pass by? Not me, but then again a strong case could be made for my being a narcissist and I freely admit that I love looking at photos of myself riding, though this is mostly because they take me back to the experience I was having at the time.
This time of year has us looking back at the season past and getting nostalgic about the best rides and moments of the year. In the coming Holiday week, the Keepers will be naming The V Moment and the Anti-V Moment of the year, but we thought we’d give the community an opportunity to get a bit narcissistic and share our favorite photos from 2012.
With that, we announce the first annual Velominati Photo Contest. To enter, post your favorite photo(s) from 2012 below and The Keepers will monitor the conversation and use our judgement to name a winner on January 1st, 2013. The winner will receive a free pair of Witte V-Socks (available in the first quarter of next year) and the top three photos will be offered as VVallpapers. Just as with the VSP, The Keepers can post photos and are eligible to win, of course, but we are excluded from the prizes.
Even as I write this I know we won’t be able to resist posting photos of ourselves laying down The V; I already did it in the lead photo of this article. Nevertheless, the photos don’t have to be of yourself, they can be of anything so long as you took the photo or you have permission from the photographer to share it.
Have at it and so far so good on the world not ending.
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This whole thread is full of win, loving all the pictures.
I say once a quarter or once a month (or whatever), there should be an "open photo" thread for people to share images of their two-wheeled adventures.
Hill repeats near my parents' house during the great snowstorm at the end of the world (12.21.12). My Dad thought I was crazy, so he shot this picture from the garage.
Turns out the Continental GP4000s is not a great snow tire.
@EricW
You're in your Flandrian Best there, aren't you? In a snow storm? Top marks.
@Pedale.Forchetta
Thta's my vote right there. Amazing.
@frank Right you are. I accidentally brought the knee warmers and not the longer leg warmers home with me, so there were a couple inches of Flandrian Best on the legs.
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i've no shots of famous cols or cycling greats. what i do have of 2012 is fond fond memories of amazing rides with the best of company. 2muchon100, west point, mcmaster, dutchess county, kearsarge, the list goes on. truly an incredible year.
the one with the buildings in the background is taken by one of the cannibal velo guys, so come what may, it's all his credit. Go irish!
the other 3 are from a 160km gravel route with 3k meter of climb up in new hampshire.
after my friend finished his nature call, he spent 10 minutes picking off little thorny nettles that stuck to him like glue.
i'll have to scroll through and view this article in its entirety. im sure i skipped over some gems
@cal i never saw that man with the hammer carving. im sure i was in a state of hysterics at this point, so even if it fell on me i'd have been oblivious to him. great find!
@xyxax wow david she's a real gem. those little touches sure are priceless. i'd take that over a "cake boss" tower any day
@bugleboy21 hope you were able to hold the field off on the sprint
@Marko loved seeing that shot of you on the gravel the first time around. and those guns, just ripping shit
Surely a late contender for V-moment... read this report of the latest race in the Belgian cyclocross series and have a look at the photo.
Total mud coverage, but then at the sprint Zdenek Stybar rides this guy into the barriers, and as he falls he throws his bike and himself across the line anyway to take the win. Stybar was relegated anyway.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gva-trofee-gp-rouwmoer-2012/results
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