Pedal for Scotland

The event was the day after Man V Mountain which I had also photographed.

This led to a staggering 817 miles covered and me visiting Wales, England and Scotland in one epic weekend. Even covering such a large area of the United Kingdom I still managed to get the best of the weather for both days. Result…

Pedal for Scotland is made up of three different events:

1.      The Classic Challenge Glasgow-to-Edinburgh ride

2.      The Big Belter (a 100-mile sportive)

3.      The 10-mile Wee Jaunt between Linlithgow and Edinburgh. 

For this event I was to cover part of the finish before another photographer took over, then moving on to another location.

My second location was almost at the end of Edinburgh airport runway and as you will see planes made an appearance in many of the images as they taxied the runway and took off which made for some interesting photos. I was able to find a spot that put the new Forth Road Bridge in the background of the photos (although small it is there!) Many of the riders were happy to see me and did different things to catch my attention and be photographed, there was even Woody and Buzz Lightyear on a tandem.

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Eroica Britannia - Cycling Event

This was the first time I have photographed this event and after checking out the event website (as I always do before an event,) I was really looking forward to capturing this cycling event with a difference.

The event was a pure cycling event - an epic one-day adventure covering some of the most beautiful landscape in The Peak District National Park. This event provided me with an opportunity to capture the details of the riders as well as the true essence of L’Eroica.

Riders create outfits to match the period of the bikes they ride, which for a photographer is a once a year opportunity to capture a cycling event of the past but in the present day.

The weather couldn’t have been better with blue skies and the sun shinning it was set for a great event.

My first of two locations was roadside opposite Chatsworth house so that I could get a really nice backdrop with the church behind them without anything modern in the photos giving a real feel of times gone by.

It was great to see so many riders really embracing this event with old bikes (some of which I am afraid to say I remember from when I was younger). There was all manner of bikes from old 1930’s racers to BMX’s and Choppers and all different makes and models - they all looked fantastic.

My second location was on the Monsal Viaduct on the Monsal Trail just before the riders entered the tunnel. With being in such scenic locations this made the feel of the photos very realistic and you wouldn’t know when they were taken (apart from the gentleman taking a photo with his phone of me photographing him!)