The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour has entered its fourth day, and I’m proud to say we’re all alive.  We’ve ridden hard for four days through some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain the world has to offer.  Today’s ride was planned to be a short, easy, and painless ride.  Sometimes plans change.  Sometimes weather [...]

Our Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour took us from Riosucio to Pereira, Colombia on day three of our tour.  It was by far the longest journey of our trip so far, at 115kms.  The day was a near perfect day of cycling, with amazing views, some good climbing, a world-class decent, great food, close friends, [...]

The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour just finished Day 2. It took us three crazy Canadians from La Pintada, a little resort town 75kms south of Medellin to Riosucio, an amazingly beautiful pueblo up in the mountainous coffee region.   We saw this beautiful dance in a pueblo called “Guamal” One of the amazing things [...]

The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour started today.  My first visitors from Canada arrived the previous night to join me on a cycling journey through Colombia’s coffee zone, or zona cafetera.  I have heard nothing but great things about this part of the country, and have been anxious to check it out for myself.  Let [...]