Singletrack Forum Photo Awards: ‘Out There’

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Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Awards. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps be inspired to take your own, or just get out on your bike. It’s for internet point, not wealth and glory. But we might send you a certificate. Or we might not. And we’ll probably make up some rules if things get silly (we are familiar with the Forum…).

The first rule of photo awards is: no chat or comments in this story. If you want to chat, go to this thread. The comments section here is ONLY for posting your entries into this category. Which is…

This is for your scenes from out on rides, no bike included. Landscapes, trails, stuff you’ve seen. If you ride alone and don’t have someone to take pics with, or of you, this is your opportunity to share the moment with everyone.

For reference, the other categories are:

  • Just Riding Along (must include a person on or with a bike)
  • Gnarpooning (action/radness/racing/tricks type ‘rad’ shots)
  • Bike Life (The incidentals that sum up life as a rider. The muddy faces, the grimy hands, the sandwich on a hill. Atmospheric or humorous shots that make you think ‘yup, that’s what bikes make happen’.)
  • Open (anything within the rules of the forum and decency. Doesn’t have to be bike related at all.)

I want to enter, what do I do?

Upload your image in the comments. One image per comment. If you want to include a sentence to say where/what it is, fine, but no giant stories please. Obviously the image has to be yours to post.

If you’re a Singletrack Subscriber, there’s a simple image upload option – just click the photo icon and add your image.

If you’re not a Singletrack Subscriber, you’ll need to use an image hosting service. There’s a good explanation of how to do that here.

I want to vote, what do I do?

Only Singletrack Subscribers can vote! Voting is done using the ‘golden tokens’ to the left of each post. You can only click a token once, but you can click as many tokens in the thread as you like. So you can vote for as many photos as catch your eye.

OK, and then what?

We’ll be publishing a story each day until all of the categories above are open. Then you’ll have until 2nd January to upload your entries and collect votes. Remember to check back and vote for any late entries that have been added to each thread!

On 2nd January, we’ll work out which three images in each category have the most votes. That will give us three finalists in each of the five categories. We’ll put those finalists in a story and out to the public vote, for maximum internet glory!

And, whatabout…

That’s it for rules. Unless we make some others up. This is meant to be fun, nothing serious! Enjoy looking at the photos, we look forward to seeing them all.

Remember: don’t chat in the comments thread here, or ask questions. It should just be a glorious string of Gnarpooning photos in the comments section. Head here if you have questions or want to debate the rules (oh, please don’t…) etc.

This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing Singletrack Membership.

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    kiksy
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    Morzine July 2023

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    munrobiker
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    IMG_20230806_141122_1 by Luke Bradley[/url], on Flickr

     

    The World Championship road race in Glasgow, a millisecond after the riders had gone by with all life – drunkards, the bored, the keen cyclists and the people who’ve never expressed an interest in bikes before – represented.

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    jimmy
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    PXL_20231112_150007158i just bloody love autumnPXL_20231112_145952000

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    chakaping
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    One of the most stunning views I’ve ever seen on the bike, near Courmayeur on the last day of the Tour of Mont Blanc this year. As usual the (phone) camera doesn’t fully capture the beauty, but…

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    vmgscot
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    welshfarmer
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    Out with the Wednesday evening riding crew on the Northern Scarp of the Black Mountains looking towards Pen y fan. Floh catching her breath before the wild ride down the Dragons Back Ridge in the foreground.

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    lister
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    sniff
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    sniff
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    sniff
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    wheelsonfire1
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    Above Arten Gill (above Dentdale), taken with my phone and shortly before I noticed the snow clouds rolling in and I skedaddled back down!IMG_8193

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    kelvin
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    Sedona

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    This lunch stop, after a long hot climb (that’s Oli Townsend wrapped up in the photo, I was still baking hot even with the release of the cooler air up there, and despite having the eclipse to reduce the heat of the sun on the way up the 4×4 track you can see snaking away below), was pretty much the last time I felt truly “out there”… have felt like I’m inside since coming back to the UK… even when getting up high on rides I’ve been in or under a heavy cloud (not a metaphor).

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    biscuit52
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    Toilet facilities on Pila downhill!P1000143

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    matt_outandabout
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    Glimps Holm Beach, Orkney by Matt[/url], on Flickr

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    nickc
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    Ladybower

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    jimmy748
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    Just hanging around in the sunshine on a ride around Portland.

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    jimmy748
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    Top of the after work hill.

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    jimmy748
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    Adjacent hill a little later.

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    tinytim
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    mtnboarder
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    Cailness

    Dropping down to Cailness on Loch Lomond

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    oldfart
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    Somewhere in BC ❤️IMG_1957

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    lapierrelady
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    Alex
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    Molini, Italy. Endlessly stunning landscapes.

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    Alex
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    Molini again. My desktop background since we first went in Sept 22.

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    ads2910
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    gallowayboy
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    north of the border
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    north of the border
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    Evening ride near the houseIMG_3327

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    ampthill
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    Evening light, 3 miles from home 52645165759_01ab285226_o

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    ampthill
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    Arbor Low Stone Circle on a mini bike packing adventure 52878040902_a4d6418cd4_o

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    deano2107
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    Tracey
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    north of the border
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    Touring on Jura. Tent is over the other side of the rock
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    colournoise
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    out08

    From the top of The Devils Staircase. August.

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    colournoise
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    out11

    From just off The Borrowdale Bash. October.

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    colournoise
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    out14

    At the top of Downtown, Wakerley Great Wood. November.

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    slackboy
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    IMG_9447

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    daverhp
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    Rydal

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    daverhp
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    Wandale

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    daverhp
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    Loughrigg

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