After a month of cycling in Colombia from Cartagena, I finally made the border with Ecuador. Here's my blog post from the last day's ride in Colombia. Last full day cycling in Colombia Blog post entry from May 2010I found today’s cycling much tougher. A combination of 1300 metres of height gained, with the accumulation of the last few days cycling was taking its toll.It all seemed a … [Read more...]

During my Alaska to Argentina bike tour, I spent a month cycling in Colombia. This blog post is from the day's ride between Pasto and El Pedregal. Up and over the Colombian mountains Blog post entry from May 2010Although I gained 600 metres in height over 15 km to reach the high point of the day at 3160 metres, I managed to do it quickly within two hours.Being a Sunday, there were … [Read more...]

Due to a mess up with my visa, I was cycling against the clock a little in Colombia on my bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Here's the blog post from the day. Cycling in the mountains of Colombia Blog post entry from May 2010By Jorgelrm - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Today didn’t turn out as badly as I had feared. Sure, it had some tough sections of uphill, but the descent down into the … [Read more...]

In May 2010 I cycled through Colombia on the way from Alaska to Argentina. This blog post entry covers the day's ride between El Remolino and a random Esso Station! Leaving El Remolino Blog post entry from May 2010I was expecting a tough day, and I was in no way disappointed! To start off with, things were relatively easy as I cycled out of Remolino and hit the first uphill stretch. As it … [Read more...]

I spent around a month cycling through Colombia as part of my Alaska to Argentina bike tour, making a blog post a day. This is from the section cycling El Bordo to El Remolino. A Nice Early Downhill from El Bordo Blog Post Entry from May 2010:Jeff and Rose had left a half hour earlier than me, but the initial 350 metre drop out of El Bordo and the subsequent flatish section that followed … [Read more...]