The French Intense VTOPO crew had some amazing adventures in 2012 judging by this round-up of their year. There are mountain views, hike-a-bikes, coastal rides and singletracks a-plenty, and we can’t help but be just a tad jealous of the terrain across France. Still, we’ve got the Forest of Dean on the doorstep so we can’t complain!

How did everyone else’s 2012s fair? Probably not as ‘epic’ as these guys’ but we hope everyone had a good year of bike riding and that you’re all looking forward to plenty of riding and racing in 2013.