by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 25, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I met Dalia and Adrian because Dalia spotted me biking into Durango and waved me down. I would never have guessed such a random meeting would lead to so much excitement. Because of a bike issue they brought me to Sunpeed Bike shop that would lead to a complimentary...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 25, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Thanks to my chance meeting of Adrian Ibarra & his girlfriend Dalia Aguirre who also happened to be members of the NOPAL Mountain Bike Club in Durango. After Adrian making arrangements to have my bike looked at by Sunpeed Bike shop we proceeded to the downtown of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 24, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
With Ali & Diego (Monica was unavailable) The day before arriving in Durango I reached out to a Mexican bike group on WhatsApp called RACmex General. I asked if there was anyone out there that could host me in Durango. Someone in the group put me in touch with...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 20, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Roger is the brother of my Torreon host, Ricardo. I would end up spending a lot of time with Roger most afternoons during my nine days in Torreon. Roger has a coffee roasting company with ambitions of being one of the ten richest Mexicans in Mexico someday. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 20, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
By chance encounter, I met Ricardo at the main viewing area of Copper Canyon on July 11. He was at the canyon helping some new cafe owners on their opening day of a cafe that can be found inside the fancy hotel that overlooks the canyons. While I originally had no...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 17, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
August 9 Km’s Pedalled – 123 km’s (State of Chihuahua – 12 km’s/ State of Durango – 111 km’s) Destination – Bermejillo Some Notes – My only excitement for the entire day was biking through Ceballos to discover that the whole town more or less...
