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Cyclocross Photos: Week One
If anything is apparent from the Rapha Facebook photo competition it is that everyone has a different idea about what cyclocross means to them. And none of them are wrong. There were fun pictures with beer (and cupcakes), children and lots and lots of mud. There were also photos of Euro-pros racing through sand and mud, barriers being crossed and blood being shed. But what makes a great cyclocross photo, one that could be the epitome of cyclocross?
The theme all this week will be Team Rapha-FOCUS and with the three riders (Jones, Powers and McDonald) all in the top 10 at yesterdays USGP race in Fort Collins, Colorado, there should be some photos floating around out there. Take a look at what we have determined were a combination of the most "liked" photos as well as a couple of others that we liked and then, in the comments section below, post which you think should be this week's winner. Then, all this week head over to the Rapha Facebook Page and post any photos that you may have of Team Rapha-FOCUS and remember that it could be anything to do with the team - their wheels, their tent, their fantastic Mechanic Brian Dallas (lets see some of those!) - anything goes. Post a comment to vote for your favorite photo.
Voting closes Wednesday at midnight.
photo A
photo B
photo C
photo D
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- 2 be clear that was @johnherety decision to not let @AaronBuggle start. Tour of Korea and Irish National Champs will be his next rendezvous
- Happy to report @AaronBuggle is as good looking as ever after 13 stitches in his chin. Sorry to report not letting him start tomorrow though
- @flammecast @AaronBuggle His Shrone is fine !!!
- Big thanks to all marshals,coms and medical staff on the @anpostras today. Great work despite the numerous demands on their services today.
- Just to let all his girl fans know @AaronBuggle is ok. He's in hospital and will need some surgery on a cut to his chin. Will update later.
- We've just added 13 new rides since the weekend to our Rapha #womens100 Find a Ride list. → http://t.co/ux8c1JCuQc
- The team also racing the Ras in Ireland this week. Currently Aaron Buggle is the team's top placed rider in 15th overall.
- Tour Series resumes tonight in Stoke on Trent. RCJ line up is House, Clancy, McCallum, English and Mellor.
- Arboretum → http://t.co/cJXOyDWnK0 #raphasurvey #sanfrancisco #sf #cycling
- There are still a few of these sweet Rapha + Raeburn jackets at the SF @raphacycleclub. http://t.co/C2d98yCRL0
Comments
Dal Wolf
11th October 2011 02:49am
Photo A
Kim Forster
11th October 2011 03:02am
Photo C
Melanie Walker
11th October 2011 03:13am
Photo C !
Matt Forster
11th October 2011 03:14am
Photo C. Love it!
Melanie Walker
11th October 2011 03:16am
Photo C !
t bonn
11th October 2011 03:17am
pic C !!
Melanie Walker
11th October 2011 03:21am
oops sorry. I refreshed my page and it voted twice.
Abel Tomkinson
11th October 2011 03:22am
C! I want that van!
R Steele
11th October 2011 03:28am
I vote Photo C.
Kevin Bjorke
11th October 2011 03:30am
Photo A. So much.
carla king
11th October 2011 03:33am
I love C!
-kw
11th October 2011 03:44am
How many times can I vote for A?
Cheryl Wilkins
11th October 2011 03:45am
I like Photo A. It's the best photo I have ever seen. Ever.
-kw
11th October 2011 03:45am
How many times can I vote for A?
Todd Royal
11th October 2011 04:18am
A - simple, yet evocative.
Kathy Kristoff
11th October 2011 04:31am
C! I love it!
Annie Wilkins
11th October 2011 04:34am
A! A! A!
Gem Atkinson
11th October 2011 04:58am
A all the waaaaaay!
Genevieve Guyer
11th October 2011 05:44am
You GOTTA go with "C"!
Clementine Doubt
11th October 2011 06:13am
Photo A!
Rhino Albeez
11th October 2011 06:18am
(A) by a long shot!
Andre Baumgartner
11th October 2011 07:27am
C - what else?
Richard Allen
11th October 2011 07:36am
B - beautiful and captures the quirky family atmosphere of CX racing.
paul goulden
11th October 2011 07:57am
B - cyclocross, a sport for all, that welcomes all.
Cheryl King
11th October 2011 08:49am
Photo B For sure, Photography at it's best - capturing a lovely moment in time.
Alan Dorrington
11th October 2011 09:02am
Photo B - sometimes the best shots are away from the obvious action.
Vincent Flanagan
11th October 2011 10:43am
Photo D
I like his ear to ear grin and the giddy up in his step.
Perhaps a beginner, with his running shoes and flat pedals, we all started there!!
Stuart Hannon
11th October 2011 12:00pm
Photo A could be after an MTB ride just as much as cross, I go for the startline photo with the future of cross in the foreground…..photo B!!
Mark Turner
11th October 2011 01:06pm
Phot B - great shot
Carl Gauger
11th October 2011 01:31pm
Photo A
Eric Brunt
11th October 2011 02:16pm
Photo A!
Jeffrey Bonsall
11th October 2011 02:43pm
A
Jon Downey
11th October 2011 04:02pm
Photo A
Clarke Dolton
11th October 2011 04:30pm
A!
Erin Houk
11th October 2011 04:59pm
Photo C!!!!
Megan Curry
11th October 2011 05:10pm
photo c!
Bruce Rychlik
11th October 2011 05:35pm
C
Andy Huff
11th October 2011 06:57pm
Photo C all day long!
John Parkinson
11th October 2011 07:28pm
Photo B for me please
Helen Stevens
11th October 2011 07:42pm
Photo B - it's fantastic!
Graeme Simpson
11th October 2011 08:13pm
C - for sure
Diana McCartney
11th October 2011 08:42pm
I like C..It reminds me of a hidden object game. So much going on I can't stop looking at everything.
Nick Waggett
11th October 2011 08:59pm
Photo B - it's got everything.
Thomas Curry
11th October 2011 09:43pm
photo "c"
Mike Laird
11th October 2011 09:55pm
Photo C - It says 'Ahh that's why I love this sport!'
Rebecca Wuenschel
11th October 2011 10:33pm
I think photo C has got a great energy revealing a multitude of aspects of a bike event. It shows the scene behind the event, the prep, the dedication to such an event having to pack all of the gear etc to be a part if it. It also tells a story of the fact it usually requires more than the rider to participate in such an event. The support of friends and family as in the various portable chairs, empty at the moment. The colors captured in the photo are rich and of real life. I vote for this photo!
Larmo Hardy
11th October 2011 10:41pm
Photo C - Live it!
David Nice
11th October 2011 10:44pm
C all the way
Geoff Leonard
11th October 2011 10:49pm
C is the winner…
Deb Morrison
12th October 2011 12:17am
C is the winner by far! Very creative! Love it!
Jason Mahokey
12th October 2011 12:18am
Going with C.
Liz P
12th October 2011 12:19am
photo C rocks my socks! C all the way
Debbie Allwine
12th October 2011 01:30am
Photo C - It says it all!
Deeann McQueen
12th October 2011 03:09am
Photo C captures so many elements. Clearly the best choice.
J Berg
12th October 2011 04:26am
C all the way.
Kirsty Langstaff
12th October 2011 09:06am
I vote B! Brilliant!
Eric Gadlage
12th October 2011 01:51pm
I vote for C
-kw
12th October 2011 02:12pm
I think I like A more now than the first two times I voted for it.
Chris Gardner
12th October 2011 02:49pm
A - definitely!
Chad DeVall
12th October 2011 03:20pm
tough decision between A & C
photo A elegantly tells a story. Racing in it's purest form and in the most optimal of conditions, a cyclists perseverance against foe and mother nature. And finally when the smoke clears the person still has enough respect to line his shoes up for this most impressive print. This photo almost brings a tear to my eye.
Photo C screams gas, grass or ass….no body rides for free. And judging by the gal with the skinny jeans just to the right of screen they succeeded getting to the race with option # 3 , which leads to > skinny jeans slightly confuses me. Is this a bike polo event OR a CX race ? Also slightly distracting as she does wear them well.
I VOTE A
Todd Munson
12th October 2011 03:46pm
A all the way!
Stuart Hannon
12th October 2011 03:49pm
Can't understand the popularity of A, my mtb shoes look like that almost every weekend so nothing special there for me!
Still vote B!
-kw
12th October 2011 08:54pm
I can fully and easily understand A!
Wooooo, A!
Kate Skarmeas
13th October 2011 03:03am
I am horrified at what "Chad", a few people above, had to say about photo C. Extremely disrespectful, sexist, and completely unnecessary. Really???
Kate Skarmeas
13th October 2011 03:07am
I am horrified at what "Chad", a few people above, had to say about photo C. Extremely disrespectful, sexist, and completely unnecessary. Really???
Nate woodman
13th October 2011 04:21am
I can't stand cleaning my shoes after a mudder, you wash them, stuff news papers in them, they're still damp the next day, then the smell sets in…
I go with A.
Slate Olson
13th October 2011 05:29am
B. It's a family sport.
Jonesy Putt
13th October 2011 01:51pm
B. Without question. . . . Or A, also excellent. Hmm. Two very different shots. I'll go with Photo A!. And I'm not even a friend or relation of the photographer!
Matt Forster
13th October 2011 02:10pm
I am really confused by Chad DeVall's comment. So if a woman is at a cyclocross event in tight jeans, she must have doled out sexual favors to get there? Interesting. I think you should put that on a T-shirt next time you attend a race. I would be interested to see how the women cyclists respond.
rob kristof
14th October 2011 04:42pm
Requesting a little closure to this contest, please. Voting ended Wednesday midnight, yes? Is Slate announcing with his pink post that B is the winner? Or is that just his vote?
Who has won, please?