Ask a cyclist which is harder — Alto de Letras or Alpe d’Huez — and the honest answer is that they aren’t measuring the same thing. Alpe d’Huez is 13.8 km of concentrated punishment: 21 hairpins, an 8.1% average gradient, over in under an hour for a strong rider. Alto de Letras is roughly 80 […]
On July 28, 2019, Egan Bernal crossed the finish line on the Champs-Élysées as the youngest Tour de France winner in 110 years. He was 22. Born in Zipaquirá — a small city in the Colombian highlands north of Bogotá — he had spent his formative years climbing roads where the air is thin and […]
The Eje Cafetero is Colombia’s Coffee Region — and eje cafetero cycling means riding through a UNESCO World Heritage landscape on roads that the international cycling world has barely discovered. The region covers the departments of Caldas, Risaralda, and Quindío in the western and central Andes. Elevation ranges from around 1,400 meters in the coffee […]
Yes — a cycling tour non-cyclist partner can absolutely come along, and on the Land of Coffee — Guided Cycling Tour Through Colombia’s Coffee Region, that’s actually the whole point of the trip. Every Beyond The Ride departure runs two real itineraries side by side from day one: one for you on the bike, one […]
Women cycling in Colombia means riding into a country that has spent the last decade quietly building one of the most welcoming, infrastructure-ready environments for women on bikes anywhere in Latin America. The roads themselves have always been there — Andean climbs, coffee-region rolling miles, year-round riding weather. What has changed is the ecosystem around […]
Is Colombia safe for cycling? Short answer: absolutely yes. Long answer — here are the details that shape the real 2026 picture. Colombia closed 2025 with a record 4.7 million international visitors and US $11.2 billion in tourism revenue — a 9.4% year-over-year increase that pushed tourism past coffee and coal as the country’s second-largest source of hard currency […]
Alto de Letras is the world’s longest paved road climb by bicycle. Located in the Colombian Andes, it begins in Mariquita — a colonial town in the department of Tolima at 468 meters above sea level — and ascends without interruption to the Páramo de Letras, a high-altitude Tundra ecosystem at 3,663 meters. The 80-kilometer […]
If this is the first time you’re hearing about Bogotá, the first thing you should know is that it’s a city of massive contrasts. It sits on a high plateau in the Andes Mountains at about 8,660 feet above sea level. This means the weather isn’t “tropical” in the way you might imagine Colombia. You […]
Feel the vibrant energy of Colombia’s capital on our Bogotá City Tour! Ride high above the city on the Monserrate cable car, gaze at treasures in the Gold Museum, and walk cobbled streets in La Candelaria—a patchwork of colonial facades, street art, and living history. Dive deep into the heart of Bogotá with a city […]
After conquering Colombia’s legendary roads and sharing countless adventures, cyclists and their companions end their journey at Andrés DC—the ultimate celebration. Step into this electrifying Bogotá icon, where the energy mirrors your sense of achievement and camaraderie. Surrounded by wild art, spirited music, and an explosion of Colombian flavors, you’ll toast to new friendships and […]
