Cantabria by Bike

"Los 10000 del Soplao"
Mountain Bike Marathon

Route 72

By: Michael González Harbour

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Pictures of May 2008

We give our best wishes to the fellow participants. We are almost 700 bikers in Cabezón de la Sal!	The ascent known as "las Lastras", covered in mud, makes us walk in some sections
We cross the river Quivierda, near Carmona. We were already wet, so a little more water doesn't mind	This is me, near the ascent to Mount Aa
The group of friends from ForoCantabriaMTB with whom I trained. They had organized a banquet in Ucieda!	The hard ascent to the pass of Cruz de Fuentes crosses an impressive forest
We find lots of horses, near the pass of Cruz de Fuentes	The fog covers the pass of Palombera
The views of the deep valley, as seen from the ascent to Venta Vieja, are impressive	The ascent to Venta Vieja, in its final section, now with less mud
Putting the lights on the bike, to start the last ascento to el Moral	Arriving in Cabezón, at dark, at 22:47.

Pictures of May 2009

We are 1200 bikers at the start in Cabezón	We form a long line of cyclists while we climb up Monte Corona
With the initial ramps of La Cocina the "hell" begins	When we exit the fog near La Florida we get beautiful views
Some sun rays start to warm us up. It is a good biking day	From the parking of El Soplao we can see Peña Sagra, still with a little snow
During the ascent to Monte Aa we enjoy the views of Carmona,   with the Picos de Europa behind	This is me, near Ucieda
The clouds cover the mountains	The track of Venta Vieja has dried up and we can cycle on it
We share the ascent with a herd of horses	The views from  Venta Vieja are just great
The last ascent to El Moral, with the evening light	To go down to Cabezón we must go into the cold fog, but it doesn't matter: we have the end at the reach of our finger tips

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