Colombia
CYCLOVIA. Cyclist-friendly country. The mountains. Insanity increases.
Sunday, 10/15/2006 to Wednesday, 26/10/2006
On Sunday (15.10.) I flew to Bogota on Monday and still remains there. Of 16.10. was a holiday (Columbus Day, October 12, when it falls on a weekday - except Monday - falls, he is celebrated on the following Monday). On all Sundays and holidays there are in Bogota (and several other large cities in Colombia?) The CICLOVIA. On this day, some main roads in the city closed to traffic for total and they are only passable for cyclists. There are thousands who move through the streets. The organization and safety is exemplary. Now I could on Monday to participate in such a Ciclovia and some make photos. Bogota is the cyclist-friendly city in the world.
The bombing at the University of Bogota on Thursday - if the television in Germany reported it - I have to do anything. There are now on the streets of intensified inspections in order to avoid a repetition and to take the assassin. I felt and I feel perfectly safe in Colombia.
The people are very open to cyclists. In no other country so much I was raised. Motorcyclists drove slowly along beside me and talked to me (a 1 / 2 hour). They invite one to the coffee in and get Jan Ullrich (although that has now append an alleged doping offense). They give you gifts. The car driver, greetings from the car. I would have skipped Colombia, that would have been a loss. I am happy to race here.
The "La Linea" pass over the Central Cordillera, showed me my limits. From 770 m to 3,210 m, I had to climb and had to only 78 km at 2,600 m for the first time take quarters (because of the was dark) and overcome the remaining 500 Hm (7.8 miles) the next morning. And then it's a steep uphill. It is narrow and you drive restless, because the speed is low and up the luggage up and down moves. All 100 Hm, I had 5 min pause and then rise again in sorrow. Times in the lowest gear and come up again, with the heavy machine staggers to and fro, must respond quickly to grasp with the other foot on the pedals and connect. Everything would not be so bad. But over this mountain pass rolled a huge traffic of trucks (5-axle trailer), they always come in packs 3.4 ,.... 10 with other large cars in between. If you happy then have a break and cut to length has gone up and are a new caravan rolled up from behind, then you get nervous and shaky in your lowest gear (at the low speed yes the wheel because of the slow rotation speed of the wheels so stable - Centrifugal law - and the luggage gives the bargain in this case, a certain instability) and sweat blood and water that you downloaded are driving not to the right side stripes or too close to the truck's come. The 7% average gradient (the basic street in Dresden, 4%) are not distributed evenly and you've got 10% in many places. I was glad to have changed in Costa Rica, the drive group and ueber-/untersetzte so until 22/32. Of 3,200 m, I am then 23 km on a winding road at 1,400 m in 30 min left carefully
Today I had a rest day in Papayán inserted to take care over the wheel and body.
This was necessary, because here come slopes, which I will still often think. 1000-2000 Hm per day, average speed just over 10 km / h (the direct increase in 5-7 km / h), day trips with little more than about 70 km can identify the challenges that demand a mountain. You have to divide his forces very well. It is made from the border to Quito (2,700 to 3,000 m high) continues similar.
An average speed of 15.9 km / h across a little disappointed about the real situation, because after a rise time and again is a departure. Looking at the periods of the day individually, you can make more of a picture of it. Here I list even the "slowest days" to. Altimeter is re iO
18.10. 75 km, 6:35 hours (10:30 hours), 2111 Hm, 11.4 km / h, (2,815 Hm/100 km)
10.24:. 92 km, 7:32 hours (10:40 hours), 2.040 Hm, 12.2 km / h, (2,217 Hm/100 km)
25.10. 73 km, 6:24 hours (11 : 45 hours), 1745 Hm, 11.4 km / h (2390 Hm/100 km)
26.10. 70 km, 6:29 hours (8:25 hours), 1385 Hm, 10.8 km / h, (1,979 Hm/100 km)
Statistik :
1.019 km (+ 47 km), 11.587 Hm, 63:12 Std. (91:25 Std.)
9 Tage, 2 Ruhetage, 1 Flugtag
114 km/Tag, 16,1 km/Std., 1.306 Hm/Tag, 1.143 Hm/100 km
Tourverlauf :
Flug Panama City (Tecumen) - Bogota - (wieder auf dem Fahrrad) Ibague - La Linea Pass (3.210 m) - Armenia (40) - Tulua (25) - entlang im Cauca -Tal bis Palmira - Cali - Popayan - Pasto - Grenze zu Ecuador (25) - Tulcan (35) (Ecuador)
Fotos nach Ecuador
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