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GALLERY: Ride the North makes a glorious return

Ride the North is back, starting and finishing this year in Elgin. It's a one day event this year and riders can pick between 57 or 100 miles. 
All pictures by Jason Hedges/DC Thomson
Ride the North is back, starting and finishing this year in Elgin. It's a one day event this year and riders can pick between 57 or 100 miles. All pictures by Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Hundreds of cyclists turned out for Ride the North’s grand return on Saturday.

The region’s biggest annual cycle event returned for the first time since the pandemic, with scores of riders choosing between the 100 or 57-mile journey through Moray.

Starting and finishing in Elgin, this year’s course took participants through some of the region’s most stunning countryside.

As always, communities were out in force to support the cyclists – some who take part for fun, others who do it for a charity – with plenty of homebakes and refreshments on offer at the stop stations around the course.

Our photographer Jason Hedges was there to capture some of the Ride the North action.

Ride the North riders greet each other with hugs and smiles.
Riders get warmed up.
Ride the North waterbottles!
Father and son Jim  Ramsay Braid from Kintore.
Riders get lined up.
Ready…set.. GO!
The riders set off!
Were you in the race today?
All smiles for our photographer as riders start.
Down the hill and around the corner.
Riders reach Forres.
Two cyclists swoop past the Sueno’s Stone Monument in Forres, Moray.
Three cyclists caught in action as they pass the Sueno’s Stone Monument in Forres, Moray.
A quick fix is needed in Forres.
All smiles as the riders ride through the countryside of Forres.
Tandem bike.
Keep pedalling!
Waves for our photographer.
High fives.
Look.. One hand!
Ride the North riders pass Dallas Dhu Distillery.
The lovely Archiestown.
A little bit of up hill cycling in Archiestown.
All smiles as riders pass through Archiestown.
Pedal power at Archiestown.
Thumbs up from this rider.
Happy riders!
Up the  hill.
Leaving Archiestown.

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