Cycling Year 2016 in Pictures
Despite the fact that 2016 was the worst cycling-wise, it still was an important year. I graduated finally, years late, but graduated. It was also the first summer having a car, which meant day-trips to places on nice sunny days. I promised I wouldn't go into any details, instead I will share some pictures from along the year.
In April 2016, I traveled to Denmark together with Skoda Fincycling Team, where the season opening races would take place with Slagelse Løbet and Team Cycling Ringsted og Ringsted kommunes åbne ROCKWOOL løb 2016
Skoda Fincycling in Denmark 2016
Early morning star for the first race
Skoda Fincycling controlling the race early on
The season opener in Finland followed a couple of weeks later in Turku with Simon muistoajot and TS Kortteliajot. The complete photo gallery for both in the photo gallery.
A cold front with snow barely passed Turku, but the weather was all but dry and warm.
Happy faces after the finish
Skoda Maantiecup started with the TS Kortteliajot
Jaakko Hänninen won the race with a great solo performance.
Then it was time to ride the bike myself.
First long ride of the year, including a visit to Hovimäki
And yes, we did even get some snow in April
In May I received my new bike, the Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8.0 DI2.
The 2016 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8.0 DI2
I manage to ride plenty in May, both in rain...
... and shine
In June the hours decreased dramatically, but still managed to take one or two pictures from along the routes.
Light ride-snack
In July I took a weekend trip to Tahko MTB and then a well earned 2 weeks vacation.
Finnish Championships in medieval combat skills
Enjoying food and wine on the balcony
Evening ride in July
Crossing Aura river, the final step before getting home.
Raseborg Castle
The summer passed by pretty fast, and before we knew, the evenings became darker and darker...
The Night of Ancient Bonfires marks the end of summer
Enjoying the Dude CF 9.0 EX
Amazingly agile beast!
Dark skies
In September, we again had an MTB event and some final outdoor rides.
Fiskars Village Trail Center opening event
Castelli Nanoflex arm warmers doing their job
Autumn colors
In October I took my last outdoor ride for the 2016 season.
Loooong shadows
So that was it, my cycling year 2016 in pictures. The year fortunately came to an end. I will end this post with a couple of shots from Turku, the most beautiful city in Finland. With this post I can finally leave 2016 behind and start looking forward. Thanks for reading!