No birds, no bugs, just bikes this week. The European Mountain Bike championships were held in Glasgow this week and I took the chance to try something different.
The location was several thousand feet short of being a mountain, but provided challenging climbs (and descents) in a mixture of terrain.
1: The riders are on a fairly gentle climb on a grass track:
2: About half way through and at the top of a not so gentle climb:
3: Parts of the track were bordered with wild vegetation:
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4: But the riders have other things on their minds:
5: Airborne at the end of a steep climb: