–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Prior to this year’s Tour de France it was generally assumed here in Colombia that Nairo Quintana was Colombia’s best chance at a podium spot. However, it was his compatriot Rigoberto Uran who stormed to a surprise 2nd place finish yesterday in Paris, with a final time of 86H 21′ […]
Tag: Cycling in Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia gained a new idol this past weekend. Nairo Quintana was already incredibly popular in his homeland before he rode to victory in the ‘Vuelta a Espana’ cycling race on Sunday, but his victory has catapulted him to a new level of adoration in Colombia. I’ve even heard people […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last year, with the World Cup just weeks away, it was pretty difficult to get Colombians thinking about any other sport: it would have seemed impossible, but for the amazing Giro d’Italia win by the then 24 year old Boyaca cyclist, Nairo Quintana. Football is a national obsession, but […]
Abstract –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Despite the widely-held assumption that Bogotá has terrible weather, our results, which come mainly from our experience of a Bogota bicycle tour, demonstrate that there is a possibility for the contraction of erythema due to exposure to high levels of ultra violet light (sunburn). Furthermore, we have unocovered […]
So, Nairo Quintana gave Colombia a (slightly tardy, mind you) birthday present by becoming King of the Mountains, the best rider under 25, and second over-all in the ridiculously gruelling Tour de France (being beaten out by a Brit, my associate Paul Fowler hastens to point out) – it´s got to be the craziest, most […]
Have you ever seen a branch of Body Tech gym in Bogotá: all huge glass panes and beautiful people cycling furiously and not even sweating…its equal parts terrifying and depressing. Some of the independent street gyms aren’t much better: rusty equipment and men who make Schwarzenegger look like…well…me. All in all, the gym can be […]