pho to annu al i
EDI TORI aL
c o v e r
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c l a u d i o c a l u o r i
p h o t o
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All seems well, the sun shines, the crust felt hard beneath my tires, I’m still breathing, shredding, oh I guess we just survived 2012, and we steer in a whole new era of biking and shredding. The
apocalypse didn’t happen but maybe the true mayan
prediction was that 2013 will be so awesome, they could not consider it as a year. To celebrate the festive season and upon completion of our first year, we bring to you, a photo issue. Enjoy the holidays, unwrap the presents, and usher in the new year partying on the trails. You can even share photos of the biking goodies Santa got you, in our forum. Christmas Cheers and a very happy new 2013 to all our readers and riders from the entire mtbmagindia team. prateek singh
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loc at ions
pho to gra phers
Christian Pondella
christoph laue
christophe margot
deng yu
flo smith
Hansueli spitznagel
malcolm mclaws
mesum verma
simon nieborak
tom bause
wong ho fai
rider: cam mccaul â?˜ photo: christian pondella location: utah, usa
riders: fabian barel, brook mcdonald â?˜ photo: christophe margot location: tignes val diseres, france
riders: xu jin, liu li ling „jojo“ ❘ photo: mesum verma location: zi jin shan, china
rider: paul ehm â?˜ photo: christoph laue location: wildbach, germany
rider: tom oehler â?˜ photo: tom bause location: innsbruck, austria
rider: brett rheeder â?˜ photo: malcolm mclaws location: utah, usa
riders: claude koster, simon frankhauser â?˜ photo: hansueli spitznagel location: hasliberg, switzerland
rider: sam hill â?˜ photo: flo smith location: wildkogel, austria
riders: fabian barel, andreu lacondeguy â?˜ photo: christophe margot location: near barcelona, spain
rider: joscha forstreuter â?˜ photo: mesum verma location: roopkund, india
rider: zhen ping xiong â?˜ photo: deng yu location: yushan, china
rider: ray samson â?˜ photo: simon nieborak location: holdshott, england
rider: steve gould â?˜ photo: wong ho fai location: hongkong, china
rider: goeff „gully“ gulevich ❘ photo: malcolm mclaws location: utah, usa
rider: richie schley â?˜ photo: mesum verma location: roopkund, india
rider: ferdinand brunold â?˜ photo: christoph laue location: bad wildbad, germany
rider: logan binggeli â?˜ photo: christian pondella location: utah, usa
rider: unknown â?˜ photo: flo smith location: chatel, france
rider: angie hohenwarter â?˜ photo: tom bause location: wildkogel, austria
rider: andreu lacondeguy â?˜ photo: christophe margot location: near barcelona, spain
riders: adrian uebelhart, sandro hess â?˜ photo: hansueli spitznagel location: bellwald, switzerland
riders: daniel lucidarme, steve gould â?˜ photo: wong ho fai location: hongkong, china
rider: sam pilgrim â?˜ photo: simon nieborak location: les deux alps, france
rider: darren „claw“ berrecloth ❘ photo: malcolm mclaws location: utah, usa
rider: matthias garber â?˜ photo: flo smith location: lechtal, austria
rider: hans rey â?˜ photo: mesum verma location: roopkund, india
rider: laura brethauer â?˜ photo: christoph laue location: reutlingen, germany
riders: daniel lucidarme, steve gould â?˜ photo: wong ho fai location: hongkong, china
riders: max niederwieser, domi cisse â?˜ photo: tom bause location: austria
rider: spectators at redbull rampage â?˜ photo: christian pondella location: utah, usa
rider: wan rui â?˜ photo: deng yu location: yushan, china
rider: naveed mulki â?˜ photo: rishabh malhotra location: pang, india
rider: nilesh dhumal â?˜ photo: jagan mathew location: turahalli, india
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Director: Mesum Verma
Editor in Chief: Prateek Singh
Deputy Editor: Fabian Mitterhauser
About photo annual i / 2013 info: ps.mtbmagindia@gmail.com / www.mtbmagindia.com
Design, Layout, Graphic: Mesum Verma
Photos:
Christian Pondella, Christoph Laue, Christophe Margot, Deng Yu, Flo Smith, Hansueli Spitznagel, Jagan Mathew, Malcolm McLaws, Mesum Verma, Rishabh Malhotra, Simon Nieborak,Tom Bause, Wong Ho Fai
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