Jul 16, 2019
I love this yearly episode where we get to kick back and chat to
Brian Murphy and Dave Proctor about La Leyenda mountain bike race
in Colombia. For those who have not heard any of our previous
interviews with the race founder Murphy and the Comms director
Proctor, La Leyenda del Dorado is a UCI accredited event and is
Colombia's most prestigious multi-stage mountain bike race, where
adventurous professional and amateur cyclists from around the world
race side by side.
As formidable as it is breathtaking, the Leyenda route tackles an
extraordinary variety of terrains and climatic conditions –
tropical river valleys, sweeping singletracks through stunning
coffee plantations, jungle and snow topped volcanoes.
While it sounds that we are enjoying a few pints together as we put
this conversation down, I can assure you that the guys are in Cali
and I am in Bogotá, but all the same, it's great to hear about the
new developments in the race, the evolution of the style and the
new additions being presented for 2020. Perhaps closest to my heart
and interests is the fact that La Leyenda is designed to give back
to Colombia, not only as a phenomenal and positive window on the
country but also on the ground where their social responsibility
has led to funds being put forward to help with the construction of
part of a school in one of the towns visited along the race
route.
Tune in for an upbeat good news story about Colombia