{"id":132409,"date":"2015-12-11T10:39:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T08:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=132409"},"modified":"2015-12-11T10:39:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T08:39:20","slug":"riding-santa-doesnt-need-reindeers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/12\/11\/riding-santa-doesnt-need-reindeers\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding Santa doesn\u2019t need reindeers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of the year again! No matter what this holiday season means to you, there\u2019s always a reason for wearing a costume. Of course, the most popular costumes of this season belong to Santa and his team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: Baltimoresun.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is Santa rocking to some serious holiday tunes while biking with two of his little helpers.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: Bikeforrest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This reindeer just needed to take a little break\u2026. on his little bike.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: bikepilgrim via Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Bringing a good little girl or boy a Christmas tree while the reindeer are resting\u2026. Wait, who asked for a tree for Christmas?<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: bicyclefriends.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a picture of Santa with what appears to be a sack of presents (that had better not be a sack of potatoes!).<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: bicycledutch<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is one of Sinterklaas\u2019<\/em> helpers getting spotted by the paparazzi in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: wisconsinbikefeed<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are another two of Santa\u2019s helpers getting photographed. Work hard, play hard, right?<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: georgegger via Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is Santa in partial costume. This is especially useful for when he\u2019s delivering presents in warmer climates.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: deckhim via Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is another one of Santa\u2019s reindeer team enjoying some warm weather on a day off. I don\u2019t know which of the reindeer he is, but I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s not Rudolph\u2026.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: kettenrad.ch<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is Sammichlaus <\/em>with his sidekick, Schmutzli<\/em>, in Switzerland. <\/em>So, are you going to get a present this year from Santa or a thrashing from the other guy? Who\u2019s been naughty this year?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of the year again! No matter what this holiday season means to you, there\u2019s always a reason […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":132410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[328,334,330],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-132409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outdoor-mountain","category-socialising-and-culture","category-urban-cycling"],"yoast_head":"\nRiding Santa doesn\u2019t need reindeers - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s that time of the year again! 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