Not read any of the above, just wanted to add my message, 15 years! Remember the day I read the announcement, was idly flicking through a copy of the Sunday Times they had in a pub while I was waiting for my lunch while we had a stop out on a sunny summer ride and the "Cycling News" headline caught my eye. I remember the shocked disbelief I felt vividly.

RIP. A genuine inspiration and a true icon. Those images of the insane speeds amid the plumes of dust on Mammoth mountain are truly special.

Edit: Rest in Peace doesn't seem right somehow – if there is such a thing as an afterlife, spirit, whatever (I've got no firm views on these things) JMC won't be resting, he'll be shredding as hard as ever and good on him!

rOcKeTdOg – Member
i asked one of the young scamps i see when out riding if he knew who JMC was…no idea whatsoever,

* counts himself as a young scamp *

Have just got Dirt off the shelf and into the video. About to pay my own wee tribute.

[raises glass] To JMC. Ride & remember.

Big respect, can still remember finding out and the impact that had on the race weekend. A true inspiration – cheers.