Author Archives: chrismeadsphoto

About chrismeadsphoto

I am professional cycle sport photographer based in the North West of England. I get to as many good quality races as I am able with the aim of shooting the action and the actioneers! All photos in my blog are, unless otherwise stated, my own handiwork. All vids are to the credit of others.

The Legend of Kenny Van Vlaminck

Posted on October 8, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

My career as a sports photographer has now reached its zenith and i am left asking myself “where do i go from here?” The reason? Well the great Kenny Van Vlaminck (KVV!)has chosen one of my photos of himself for … Continue reading →

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British 4X Series

Posted on July 11, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

This weekend i will be making the journey down to Bridgnorth in Shropshire for the 5th round of the Schwalbe British 4X Series. This will be the second of these i have been to this season and for anyone unfamiliar … Continue reading →

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Its Hinault vs Lemond 2

Posted on May 30, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

I have to confess to mixed feeling about this years Tour de France. On the one hand i would like to see Sir Bradleyness defend his title but on the other i really think the Froome Dog deserves his teams … Continue reading →

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The Shape of Things to Come

Posted on March 19, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

Milan-San Remo proved to be as exciting as ever on Sunday and one particular rider can take great credit for it being so. I have long waved the flag for Ian Stannard and on Sunday he was described by tv … Continue reading →

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Busy Weekend!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

I had a very busy weekend following the two wheeled action. First on Saturday i went to the excellent Hit the North (4) at Phillips Park Prestwich. This is a brutal two hour mtb race all done for charity and … Continue reading →

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National CycloCross Champs

Posted on January 13, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

I had the great pleasure today of watching the National Cyclocross Championships at Peel Park in Bradford. This was a truly terrific event with a field full of quality and quantity for all the races and an enthusiastic crowd to … Continue reading →

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Its Not Always About the Bike !

Posted on December 13, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

Away from all the two wheeled shenanigans over Lance Armstrong, Pat McQuaid and Greg Lemond i had the rare opportunity the other day to get away from it all on a week day. Not wasting the chance i headed up … Continue reading →

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Its All Uphill From Here

Posted on October 31, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

I went to the National Hill Climb Championships last Sunday and what a terrific event it was. It was played out on Rawsons Rake at Ramsbottom (bit of alliteration there) and was won by Jack Pullar and Lynn Hamel. The … Continue reading →

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Hey! Cross is Back

Posted on October 23, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

Just realised i havent blogulated recently so heres a small catch up. The cyclo cross season has returne dand i attended my first race Sunday last. This was the Weaver Valley CC race at Northwich and whilst i left Wigan-On-Sea … Continue reading →

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Cheats!!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

The Twittersphere has been taken over by the US Postal doping story, even knocking Jimmy Savile off the headlines or trends or whatever they are. Now i like to look sideways and irreverently at things but this needs staring at … Continue reading →

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