Training Log Archive: revy

Transfer day from manizales to cauca viejo. I had low expectations that today would be great as we were on the main road to Medellin so was pleasantly surprised by the actual ride. We started with a ride through manizales which was not too bad despite being on the double highway through town (we did inhale some diesel smoke which was not ideal). The descent was also on the double lane road out of town but this road was quiet and because it was the main road it was smooth and fast. We descended for half and hour and we were back into the warm tropics at 900m in the river valley bottom. The rest of the day was spent following the river with occasional ups and downs. As Colombia seems to be rebuilding this highway into double lane were multiple sections of alternating single lane traffic. Occasionally we got stopped but this allowed us to buy drinks from the road side vendors. The bonus of the traffic stops was that for 10-20 minutes at a time we had pretty much no traffic on the road. At La Pintada we stopped for fruit drinks and then left the main road for the last 28km to our accommodation. Despite the significant climb shown on the Garmin today felt like mainly riding downhill so a good change from yesterday.

Had to restart the GPS to get the route to load so second part of the ride.