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I returned to Bogota to <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> Kosem\u2019s<\/span> house after spending 9 months in Chile (I had gone to Chile for a week but after entering the country the borders were closed for 9 months and complete lock down for 5 months. This is anot<\/span>her adventure and there are many things<\/span> to tell about).<\/span><\/p>\n

Not knowing when to set off, days after days passed at <\/span>Hamdi\u2019s<\/span> house in Bogota. The reason was<\/span> that<\/span> there wasn\u2019t a bicycle to ride on. At last, the bicycle had arrived in Istanbul but its parts were not assembl<\/span>ed.<\/span> Anyhow, I had to wait for<\/span> 2 months<\/span> more<\/span> for my bicycle to arrive in Bogota.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, what did I do in Bogota<\/span> in that time<\/span>? I had caught Covid<\/span>-19<\/span> after <\/span>12 days arriving in Colombia <\/span>from <\/span>which I had manage<\/span>d<\/span> to remain safe in Santiago. Not onl<\/span>y me but also <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> caught Covid<\/span>-19<\/span>. How come? I took the Chile \u2013 Colombia flight (You might say how come to take a flight<\/span> between adjacent countries<\/span>, please read my previous article) and <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> took a flight from Miami to Bogota at the same time. Did we catch Covid<\/span>-19 o<\/span>n the plane? And who<\/span>,<\/span> me or <\/span>Hamdi<\/span>? This remains unknown. I<\/span>n<\/span> the mean time we had only contact with Ali and he didn\u2019t go to take a PCR test. Since we didn\u2019t show any symptoms we also didn\u2019t go for a PCR test! We were invited to <\/span>Hamdi\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0friend<\/span>\u2019s house<\/span> and there were elder people at home. So <\/span>we took<\/span> a PCR test and were diagnosed as positive. <\/span>Hamdi\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0friend was diagnosed a<\/span>s<\/span> negative and Ali didn\u2019t show any symptoms. Well, nothing to do we stayed at home for 14 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The day we went to take a PCR test, we rode 120 km on bike at 3000 m altitude and had spent the whole week on bike. <\/span>Dude, we already hadn\u2019t ridden<\/span> during lock down<\/span> and on top <\/span>of it <\/span>this happened. We wer<\/span>e isolated at home. During these 14 days we played play-station, watched movies on Netflix. At the end<\/span>,<\/span> the PCR test was negative. Meanwhile, how we felt during those 14 days? I farted more than <\/span>I did in <\/span>my whole<\/span> life. Dude, I thought I was going to explode. Talking to my<\/span> physician<\/span> Leman<\/span> on the phon<\/span>e: \u201cI\u2019m going to lose my ass\u201d. She<\/span>kept laughing<\/span> throughout the<\/span> whole talk<\/span>. Dude, I\u2019m serious. I didn\u2019t change my diet, didn\u2019t get diarrhea but continued to fart uninterruptedly. Well, it decreased on the 12<\/span>th<\/span> day and finally I got rid of it.<\/span> The next day after I was diagnosed as negative, I said to <\/span>Hamdi<\/span>: \u201cLet\u2019s go out on bikes for Calera climb\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Calera climb is <\/span>one of the <\/span>famous climb<\/span>s<\/span> in Colombia. <\/span>It is 7 km long with 10% slope. S<\/span>tarting from <\/span>the <\/span>city center at 2690 m alti<\/span>t<\/span>ude<\/span>, it ends at 3100 m and my fastest<\/span> climbing time is 27 minutes with the<\/span> Kron<\/span>RC3000 <\/span>road <\/span>bicycle. The best time for this route is 14 minutes. Those riders are not human. Anyway, after <\/span>recovering from <\/span>Covid<\/span>-19<\/span> we rode on this route. Dude, at the top I felt dizzy and how<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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– <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> I feel dizzy.<\/span><\/div>\n
– <\/span>The same. If I hadn\u2019t seated down I would fell<\/span> of my bike<\/span>. Also, my lungs are done. I had to stop while climbing.<\/span><\/div>\n

Normally, we don\u2019t stop for a rest during climbing this route. But this time I also wanted to stop for a moment. Covid-19 didn\u2019t show the known symptoms but we realized what it did with our bodies. <\/span><\/p>\n

The next days both <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> and I had periodically repeating<\/span> headaches<\/span>. Though not intense as much as <\/span>a migrain<\/span>e<\/span>pain, it lasted<\/span> long. Furthermore, once a month I<\/span>\u2019m<\/span> feel<\/span>ing chilly<\/span>. It feels like hypothermia, even I zip my sleeping bag, <\/span>I\u2019m <\/span>not able to heat up myself. It lasts about 2-3 hours. On the other hand, my pulse and blood pressure <\/span>remain<\/span> normal which I periodically control anyway. During that time in Colombia nobody took care of us, we didn\u2019t use any medication and I don\u2019t think that I<\/span>\u2019ll<\/span> get vaccinated in short time. Hope the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the biggest happenings to b<\/span>e remembered from my world tour<\/span> was the publicatio<\/span>n of the children books we were<\/span> writing together with Mine <\/span>Poge<\/span> since 2017 by Ephesus Publications. <\/span>That was a long <\/span>long<\/span> adventure, worth for every second. We really worked hard. I don\u2019t remember how many times we have read those books. At the <\/span>end, a<\/span> silly smile covered my<\/span> face. Well, we <\/span>had to ask others for their opi<\/span>n<\/span>ion<\/span>s. During <\/span>the work<\/span> on<\/span> the books<\/span>,<\/span> Mine\u2019s daughter Ada <\/span>Poge<\/span> helped us a lot and share<\/span>d<\/span> her opinions with us. Dude, Ada was 8 years old <\/span>at that time we <\/span>started to write. I als<\/span>o had sent the books to my late<\/span> father. \u201cDad, <\/span>please <\/span>read the books.<\/span> Your opinion is very important for me<\/span>?\u201d My parents liked the books very much. I really wished that I would be able to publish these books before the death of my father.<\/span> We worked hard to have them published. C<\/span>ompanies<\/span> didn\u2019t a<\/span>gree<\/span> with our <\/span>requirements<\/span> included <\/span>the <\/span>Ephesus Publications. That time <\/span>I <\/span>was in Turkey due to the illness of my father. \u00a0My father was deathly ill and we knew that. Therefore, I wanted him to see the books published.<\/span><\/p>\n

– <\/span>Dad, we <\/span>r<\/span>eally tried hard, but no <\/span>publisher<\/span> ag<\/span>rees with our<\/span> requirements<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
– <\/span>Never<\/span> make compromises<\/span> Gika<\/span>. Don\u2019t hurry, you\u2019ll publish your books whenever your <\/span>requirements<\/span> are fulfilled. I trust in you. At the right time, those books will<\/span> meet <\/span>many people.<\/span><\/div>\n

This was my father, <\/span>all he taught<\/span> me <\/span>remains<\/span> in my mind, always<\/span>. We <\/span>filed<\/span> the books deep in our computers. After a year, Ephesus Publication<\/span>s<\/span> contacted us to publish our books. I remodified <\/span>our requirements<\/span> and despite this<\/span> change<\/span> they approved. I was feeling happy because the stories of \u201cThe Man on Iron Horse\u201d w<\/span>ere<\/span> to be published as 4 books series. But, at the same day I also cried my eyes out for minutes. As I said, it would<\/span> be<\/span> so good that my father could say \u201c<\/span>Well done<\/span> Gika<\/span>\u201d<\/span>. The bo<\/span>oks met their readers on January<\/span> 15<\/span>th<\/span> 2021. In four months we reached<\/span> a sales number of<\/span> 8400 and the first edition run out of. Without being advertised on new<\/span>s<\/span>papers, TV or any other billboards, just via social media we reached this sale<\/span>s<\/span> number. I hope the<\/span>se books will reach <\/span>many children and becom<\/span>e a piece of their dreams. Some<\/span>day we\u2019ll pass away anyhow… <\/span>(<\/span>You may buy the books here<\/span>)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m staying at <\/span>Hamdi\u2019s<\/span> home. He hosted me for one and a half months before<\/span> the outbreak and then 3 months after outbreak<\/span>. I shared the kitchen expenses. <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> became like my brother during this long time, he is really a very decent young man.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He is also a<\/span> humble man. He almost travel<\/span>led the whole world backpacking<\/span>, but doesn\u2019t talk about unless you ask him. When he decided to set off for such trips in 2010, he came upon my blog. He was following my blog since then. Afterwards<\/span>,<\/span> he a<\/span>lso made a world tour. We <\/span>celebrate<\/span>d<\/span> our birthdays twice during this <\/span>long <\/span>outbreak<\/span>period. He prepared a nice birthday celebration on January 15th 2021 for me with a nice present.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A present <\/span>made <\/span>by 3 people. <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> and my friends <\/span>Umut<\/span> and <\/span>Nihan<\/span> living in Argentina talked about a present that I could use on the road but <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> couldn\u2019t make out what I would need. When I returned to Colombia from Chile I found out that <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> was going to USA. I said: \u201cMy GoPro broke down in Chile, could you bu<\/span>y me a new model GoPro when you<\/span> are in USA, I\u2019l<\/span>l<\/span> pay when you back on January 10th.\u201d Well, <\/span>Hamdi<\/span>, <\/span>Umut<\/span> and <\/span>Nihan<\/span> had bou<\/span>ght a GoPro9 for me. Th<\/span>ey didn\u2019t let me pay and made<\/span> a nice present<\/span> on my birthday. With the suppo<\/span>rt cash sent to my webpage, I had bought spare par<\/span>ts for the GoPro and some <\/span>of my equipment and all of them were delivered on January 15th by Amazon. That day was unforge<\/span>t<\/span>table just like the day in the<\/span> previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One month after thi<\/span>s day, my new bicycle <\/span>Kron<\/span> GG1<\/span> which<\/span> I named <\/span>as \u201c<\/span>Temur<\/span>\u201d meaning iron in <\/span>Mogolian<\/span>) arrived. Also, <\/span>Ortlieb<\/span> and The North Face sent their new products. As in all fields, the <\/span>outbreak<\/span> has also altered<\/span>my way on the road<\/span> greatly<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I stayed in Bogota and Santiago for long periods. Especially, Santiago has become a home town for me just like Ankara. I know this city well and like very much. This is a city I would live if I have to c<\/span>hoose a big city<\/span> abroad. <\/span>Chile is a Latin<\/span> American country, people are nice, the nature is <\/span>amazing<\/span>, the population is low, there are bicycle lanes, laws for cycling, there are friend<\/span>s<\/span>, people I like<\/span> very much<\/span>. What else do I need? Besides, I also like Bogota and especially its surroundings. \u00a0Bogota is a city which hit<\/span> my heart<\/span> with its bicycle lane network. Bogota with its 660 km long bicycle lanes is th<\/span>e second capital having the larg<\/span>est bicycle lane network. If you wonder which capital the first is, of course Beijing. The longest bicycle lane in <\/span>Hatay<\/span> in my country won<\/span>\u2019t even come close in its length<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now I have two bicycle<\/span>s in Bogota, a road bike <\/span>Kron<\/span> RC<\/span> 3000 and a touring bike <\/span>Kron<\/span> GG1. I starte<\/span>d<\/span> testing rides with my new<\/span> bicycle. In the meantime, I was riding with Ali and <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> on weekends on road bikes exceeding 200 km<\/span> length<\/span> and 2000 m elevation goals. Every weekend we were ridin<\/span>g on different routes. With Ali we <\/span>were also riding during week days. F<\/span>i<\/span>nally, I got in condition. Well, I\u2019m a touring cyclist, I ride slow, I <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>hu<\/span>stle, <\/span>I have time to stroll around but at the same time I don\u2019<\/span>t get tired easily<\/span>, I\u2019m strong<\/span>, my <\/span>condition is good and capacity of lungs high, my dynamic pulse <\/span>is low. That is, I can ride<\/span> with athletic<\/span> performance for hours, can stay in tent and cook. <\/span>I did these training rides with my new touring bicycle just for testing. Everything on the bike has changed from its gear to panniers. \u00a0Well, did the number <\/span>of the staff<\/span> I was carrying change<\/span>? No, didn\u2019t. I<\/span>s<\/span> there a change in the number of cloths I was carrying? No, but I replac<\/span>e<\/span>d them by new cloths. You can read all these on <\/span>my <\/span>equipm<\/span>ent page. Well, what will happen<\/span> to the other bike when I set off? Will I send it back to my country? Or will I give it to someone as a present or sell it? Neither of any. <\/span>Kron<\/span> RC 3000 will stay here in<\/span> Colombia at <\/span>Hamdi<\/span> and Ali\u2019s hous<\/span>e since I\u2019ll return to Colombia from time to time for a <\/span>certain <\/span>reason. Not only to Colombia, but also to Chile. In the mean time I\u2019ll continue on my road. Well, what<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>going on? I\u2019l<\/span>l<\/span> tell….<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bogota and its surroundings were places <\/span>I enjoyed a lot. I think<\/span>, the bicycle tours we did<\/span>,<\/span> made me to like<\/span> this city that much, I\u2019m not sure. For example, there is a young cyclist Egan Bernard who won the Tour de France in 2019. Before this period the cycling sports in this country was <\/span>still <\/span>at a good point but after this with Egan becoming the champion of Tour de France the cycling sport in this country jumped to a new level. How?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Cycling was announced as national sport<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Tax reduction for bicycle<\/span>s<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Government sponsored 50% all of the cycling teams in the country<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Number of female cyclists increased<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Intercontinental female cyclist team was established<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The bicycle lane network increased by 40 %<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The bicycle lane network in Bogota was lengthened to 660 km and is still continuing to increase. Bogota is the second capital <\/span>having the largest bicycle lane network. Its bicycle lanes are longer than that in all other European cities.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>A new cycling team was established fully supported by the government like a private team.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>A special airplane was assigned for the national cyclists competing at international races.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The bicycle and spare parts market increased by 60 %.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Cyclist<\/span>s<\/span> from all over the world started to come for high altitude training to Colombia resulting in an increase in sports tourism income. <\/span><\/div>\n

What I wrote about sounds like a joke, doesn\u2019t it? You can change the nati<\/span>onal sport of a country instanta<\/span>n<\/span>eously, and you should <\/span>do <\/span>so! For example, what is the national sport in my country? Oil wrestling. Dude, would <\/span>you <\/span>say to any of your<\/span> female<\/span> friend<\/span>s<\/span> on a week<\/span>end:<\/span><\/p>\n

– <\/span>Arzu<\/span> let\u2019s pour one liter of oil on our bodies and wrestle? Let\u2019s see who fetters whom<\/span><\/div>\n

You can\u2019t say this but <\/span>can <\/span>say let\u2019s ride for 100 km together. Do some sports together. Every single person can say this. You can say we performed our national sports, that important it is. I\u2019m declari<\/span>ng from here: \u201cIf someday I beco<\/span>me a minister of sports<\/span> in my country<\/span>, I\u2019ll <\/span>announce cycling as the national sport! Anyone<\/span> who we\u2019ll start to <\/span>lo<\/span>ung<\/span>e such a work before me, has certainly read this article or is directed by the ones who read this article.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the end the bicycle arrived and I\u2019m ready to set off. This time I\u2019m not alone. After <\/span>Ayca<\/span>, <\/span>Melih<\/span>, <\/span>Funda<\/span>, <\/span>Enes<\/span>, <\/span>Ayse<\/span>, Peter, Gautier, Nicholas, <\/span>Engin<\/span> and Javier, Ali will accompany me<\/span> with whom I<\/span> rode together in Bogota for a week. Our destination is <\/span>Quidio<\/span>, we are going there for a good sake\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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