Boris is one of the colourful characters of the mountain bike scene; he lives up to his nickname, Maddog Boris. But Beyer’s wild outward image conceals a hard-working photographer whose personal drive to capture timeless moments in mountain biking has led to some of the recent standout photographs of the sport.

Once deskbound with an office job, Boris finally took the plunge, packed it in and decided to follow mountain biking around the world. The gamble worked out: he has carved a living taking photos of the sport he loves and following the scene of which he is an integral part.