Sumapaz: Usme – Verjón
“Sumapaz next Saturday?” Tobias texted me one morning. “I’ve mapped out a loop from Usme to Verjón. It’s about 200km with 5,800m of climbing.” “Sounds good to me!” […]
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Crossing Bridges
“Wanna try getting the KOM on the Argentina descent next weekend?” I asked my always-up-for-craziness riding partner Tobias one Tuesday morning. “Say less!” he replied, without even pausing
The World’s Longest Climb?
This amazing and demanding route takes you on a loop from Bogotá, past the Guavio reservoir, down to the eastern plains of Meta and Casanare, up one of
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San Agustin – Melgar
For years I’d been meaning to map a route north towards Bogotá from one of my favourite places in Colombia, San Agustin, using mostly gravel and b-roads, and
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El Guavio
This picturesque route takes you out of Bogotá along the paved road to Guasca, before turning off onto the dirt for the challenging and stunning climb up to
Puente Ají
If you’re looking for a challenge, this rollercoaster of a route is an absolute gem! It follows the main road out of Bogota to the town of La
Serranías Loop
I rode this route in late 2022, after dreaming about it for almost two decades, and wrote an article about the trip for Deriva, a Colombian gravel cycling
El Calvario – Fómeque
This rollercoaster route goes from El Calvario to Fomeque through the rugged mountains of the Eastern Cordillera, and it’s just as stunning and demanding as the route to
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Fómeque – El Calvario
I rode this crazy route from Fómeque to El Calvario in the rugged mountains of the Eastern Cordillera with a group of friends in late-2022. The first part
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Salitre Alto – Verjón
You’ll need your climbing and hiking legs with you for this one; it’s short but hardcore! After climbing up from the River Teusacá, you’ll encounter the challenging and
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