The Journal

Bikes at MADE 2025
Bikes at MADE 2025
|Santiago Toro
As it happens every year around this time, MADE 2025 took place last weekend. Over the years, this show has become a true symbol in the cycling world, not only... Read more...
El Sifón - Too hard to go fast.
El Sifón - Too hard to go fast.
|Santiago Toro
Two weeks ago, we made a last try to climb El Sifón before the year’s end. Our friends from Colombia Cycling joined, bringing most of their guides. Not to work,... Read more...
Because it's there
Because it's there
|Santiago Toro
I remember reading that over 100 years ago, a journalist from the American newspaper "The New York Times" asked George Mallory, a famous mountaineer, in regard to his preparation for a... Read more...
Precision is Personal
Precision is Personal
|Santiago Toro
A couple of weeks ago, I got a message from Preston, one of our riders. It was short and simple, but carried a punch. “From my rider profile for my... Read more...
El Sifón. An annual calling
El Sifón. An annual calling
|Santiago Toro
There’s a stretch of road in Colombia that haunts me. Not because it’s cruel, though it is, but because it calls me back every year. That road is El Sifón.... Read more...
Fabrizio meets his Scarab in Colombia
Fabrizio meets his Scarab in Colombia
|Santiago Toro
Border controls can be a bit tense on a good day, and the news coming from the United States made this one even more so. Especially if, as I was... Read more...
El Sifón: it’s for Riders of all Levels
El Sifón: it’s for Riders of all Levels
|Santiago Toro
  That’s me, at the summit of El Sifon. This picture captures one of my proudest, happiest moments, proximate to getting married and having kids. How did I get there? How... Read more...