Colin Meagher, legendary MTB photographer, and simply all-round legend has left the planet – Singletrack World Magazine

But, regardless of it being eight years since his ALS/Motor Neuron Disease analysis, he left on his personal phrases and in an excellent place.

Given that the illness has no treatment, and normally kills in a few years, Colin carried on for 4 instances that – and never simply ‘lingered’ or ‘suffered’ however thrived. He acquired married and gained a household, had a baby, continued to cellphone me as much as speak about sturdy, darkish beers, and I’m additionally positive he additionally acquired a glimpse into simply how beloved and well-regarded he was, inside the bike world, the pictures world, and simply amongst his many, many pals.

Colin rose to prominence within the ‘golden age’ of pre-TV and Red Bull mountain bike World Cup racing, as a race photographer. He was a kind of characters who knew each racer, knew each line on each downhill course and simply the place to arrange for the right shot, beginning early and ending enhancing photographs late on race day, solely to repeat all of it once more the next weekend in a special nation and completely different race monitor. In between, he discovered time to shoot landscapes and bike pictures for magazines and types, and infrequently he acquired to trip his bike too.

The present difficulty of Singletrack World Magazine has certainly one of Colin’s final ever interviews, and I used to be proud to have been capable of spend the time chatting to him in what was a really gloves-off and heartfelt interview, and that we might get a print copy over to him within the States whereas he was nonetheless round to learn it.

Colin leaves us with a few classes. Make probably the most of on daily basis, each likelihood and each friendship. And at all times drink high quality booze.

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