{"id":145571,"date":"2016-12-20T09:21:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T09:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145571"},"modified":"2016-12-20T16:04:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:04:37","slug":"video-ready-say-goodbyes-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/20\/video-ready-say-goodbyes-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: We Are Ready to Say Our Goodbyes to 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another year swooshed by as swiftly as Froome riding down a slope. If you feel like that you\u2019ve merely turned your head and said \u201cwell, let\u2019s do this\u201d and the New Year is here again, we have a remedy for you.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Best of We Love Cycling 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NdhlEaWndwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As we (probably) all look forward to sitting in a comfy armchair and sipping cocoa surrounded by festive atmosphere we\u2019ll recollect our scraped knees from spring, summertime cycle trips, and autumn bruises, which will make us realize that quite a lot managed to happen over the year. Let us treat you to the very best of all the amazing things we shared\u00a0with you over 2016 and you\u2019ll see that it was plenty eventful indeed. Here\u2019s to another one.<\/p>\n<p>2016 was a year of inspirational strong-willed individuals with amazing stories behind who they are now and what nudged them to chase after their goals. Nicole Fr\u00fdbortov\u00e1 showed us that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/02\/21\/video-dream-big-and-you-can-fly-nicole-frybortova\/\">no dream is too big to conquer<\/a> and the bike isn\u2019t only for riding \u2013 it\u2019s also for dancing.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=0Mb7UtPEHGU params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/0Mb7UtPEHGU\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>As a part of our series Meet the V\u00e9lo Family\u00a0we\u2019ve also introduced Petra Hurtov\u00e1 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/tour-de-france\/wide\/velo_family\/petra-hurtova-superhero\/\">The Super Hero<\/a>. Being as hard-headed as a handicapped biker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/06\/handicapped-biker-michal-kosik-doesnt-give-wants-start-racing\/\">Michal Kos\u00edk<\/a>, another rider who turned misfortune into challenge, she didn\u2019t take no for an answer and she decided to rock.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=My8u7D8_oWs<\/p>\n<p>We had the honour to meet another V\u00e9lo Family member, Richard Price, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/tour-de-france\/wide\/velo_family\/dadbod-richard-price\/\">The Dadbod<\/a> \u2013 news of an illness made him take up cycling and he is putting young guns to shame and his wife into the bicycle widow category.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=42EU4bv70Eo params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/42EU4bv70Eo\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>You know how there are some people whose life motto seems to be \u201cnever stop never stopping\u201d? We were lucky to encounter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/tour-de-france\/wide\/velo_family\/eat-pedal-sleep-repeat-can-riding-way-life\/\">Hera van Willick<\/a> , our blog section contributor, who is definitely one of them. She is probably passing through some magnificent landscape or building her tent as you read these lines.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=eW6fzUx0-ko params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/eW6fzUx0-ko\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Not everybody needs a complex motive behind what they do, sometimes the purpose is just to have fun a create something extraordinary \u2013 and that\u2019s perfectly all right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/11\/11\/video-martin-drazil-challenges-come-loose-let-spirit-flow\/\">Martin Dra\u017eil\u2019s<\/a> sun-drenched video will give you the proof.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=WyE-MWOPrOM params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/WyE-MWOPrOM\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Last but not least, Pavel Kelemen teamed up with \u0160koda AUTO\u2019s aerodynamic department and they attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/08\/04\/hunt-x-factor-science-going-make-pavel-kelemen-winner\/\">help him win the Olympic track-cycling race<\/a>. Has science gone too far? You be the judge.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=yujHphgqAUg params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/yujHphgqAUg\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>There are never too many articles written about bike safety. And if you are raising a miniature cyclist it\u2019s better to start them young. That\u2019s why we prepared a day filled with fun and cleverly hidden safety lessons for the youngest riders and their\u00a0parents. Time to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/09\/26\/side-wheels-off-time-talk-bike-safety\/\">the side wheels off<\/a>!<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=yFJjlUZoDpA params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/yFJjlUZoDpA\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be a proper year for We Love Cycling without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/09\/21\/adventure-camp-2016-glorious-icelandic-highlands\/\">Adventure Camp<\/a>. The 2016 edition took us to the mesmerizing beauty of the Icelandic landscape. It was both a challenge and a unique experience for our three lucky winners.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=kDgV578vbAY params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/kDgV578vbAY\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>All this wouldn\u2019t be possible without you all, our readers, subscribers, and commenters. 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