by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
On September 7 as I was preparing to leave Fresnillo I snapped a bolt on my crank. There was a bike shop less than 2 km’s from the fire station that was hosting me. The bike shop was owned and run by Cynthia Rocha. Because Cynthia did not know English she...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Arriving in Fresnillo I was not sure what to expect. I was told that the local mountain bike group would be notified of my arrival but what happen was way cooler. Whenever I arrive in a Mexican city or town I make a b-line for the center of the city. There is always a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | Media
My friend Horacia Velazquez who I met in Fresnillo wrote an article about me. The English translate via the help of Google Translate is the following. Corners of Zacatecas / Arie Hoogerbrugge / The Canadian cyclists Days ago through a friend’s Facebook wall. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 1 Some Notes – This morning I thought I would go back to the chicken restaurant where I received my free meal at the other day. I thought that it would give me a chance to pay them back. Except of course they recognized me and refused my money. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 8, 2021 | Media
On September 6 two journalists tracked me down where I was staying at the Fresnillo fire station and interviewed me. If you speak and read Spanish you will see they did a story about me on page 11. Open the following link and click on El Diario and swipe left until...
