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The Lake District: A Welcome Dose of Pleasant
We are by no means the first group to ride through Chile’s famous Lake District. Countless tour operators offer bicycle trips that wind and weave throughout the lakes and volcanoes the region is known...
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Slow Burning
Each of his fingers is like an uprooted tuber from years of working on his farm. His beard rivals that of Santa Claus and his general disposition just as cheery. His name is Santos, or Tito, as locals...
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Single Track Mind
“Logistic nightmare.” “Huge potential for error.” “Remote, isolated, and challenging.” We tried to prepare the riders for the worst, knowing that anything could happen along this stretch. The famous...
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The Silver Bullet
The silver bullet and I have spent many moons together now, we’ve pedalled through Saharan heat in Sudan, around the shores of Lake Malawi, past Elephants in Botswana, through the dry rocky passes of...
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Wind Swept
“The wind is a horse, hear how he runs. Through the sea, through the sky. Listen to how the wind calls to me, galloping, to take me far away.” -Pablo Neruda Wind: A cyclist’s greatest enemy while...
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50,000 Kilometres with Captain Brett Lanham
In the coming months we will be writing rider profiles of our most dedicated riders in a series called TDA Super Alumni. If you would like to join in the fun by telling your cycling and other life...
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For the sake of a single verse
“Desert wanderers discover in themselves a primeval calmness which is perhaps he same as the Peace of God.” – W.H Hudson in Idle Days in Patagonia After starting on July 11th the group of intrepid...
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Finally, the Finale
It’s done. Terminado. Finished. We can all now proudly say that we’ve been to the ends of the earth after an incredible 5.5 month journey across South America and damn, does that feel good. As we...
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2015 South American Epic cyclists speak out
“I really like how you guys ride that fine line between organized and loco. It seems to come with the territory, and that’s part of what makes it great.” – Peter Stennhauser (USA) “I like the epic...
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Cycling Patagonia: Everything You Need to Know
Mystical Patagonia has stirred the imaginations of travellers for centuries. Its sparsely populated, wild, and beautiful lands extend down the triangle at the southern end of South America from...
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Cycling South America: 8 Epic Climbs and Descents
Feature photo credit: Antonio Olinto Ferreira Over the past 10-20 years, as cycle touring’s popularity has taken off, so too have the numbers of long distance adventurers who have set their sights on...
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Cycling the Surreal Bolivian Salt Flats
>>More about Cycling the Salt Flats on the 2017 South American Epic The Bolivian Salt Flats are one of the iconic cycling environs that many cycle travelers have on their bucket list. Where else...
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Cycling the Bolivian Salt Flats: Breaking it Down by the Numbers
Salar de Uyuni – the Salt Flats of Bolivia. At 10,582 square kilometres, it is the largest Salt Flat in the world. This is quite likely one of the toughest sections on what is the world’s longest...
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Exploring Machu Picchu on the South American Epic
One of the highlights of any visit to South America is Machu Picchu. This ancient part-time residence of the Incan leader Pachacuti was built and populated in the 15th century, before being...
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Colombia’s Crazy Cycling Culture
When a group of cyclists from bike-mad countries like Holland, Belgium and Denmark are impressed with the cycling culture in certain city, you know that you are on to something big. That is exactly...
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Countless Reasons to Cycle Colombia Now
It was roughly four years ago when the staff at the TDA head office sat down to discuss our South American cycling route. Our first Vuelta Sudamericana in 2009 took a very unorthodox route, starting...
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Top 6 Underrated Tour Sections
Are you feeling anxious about one of our popular tour sections filling up and don’t want to be left out of the best bits of our epic adventures? Have no fear. Here is our list of the least noticed...
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Two Continents: 2 Exciting TDA Global Cycling Expeditions
Today, in Paris, France and Cartagena, Colombia two groups of cyclists, separated by 8,246 km, are each starting out on a cycling adventure that they will remember for the rest of their lives. The...
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Cartagena
“Who’s more foolish, the fool, or the fool that follows him”. When thinking about the second edition of the South American Epic, it is this salient quote from the great Obi-Wan Kenobi that best sums...
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¡Mucho Gusto Colombia!
The South American Epic riders have made it safely to the city of Bogota, capital of Colombia, situated in the centre of the country 2644 m higher than where we started on the Caribbean coast in...
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