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Rio Travels went for a bike ride
May 18, 2026
šµš¹ Cycling West - Day 2
06:40
70.5km
10.6km/h
50.5km/h
710m
530m
Pain started in my left knee.
What was supposed to be another strong riding day slowly turned into survival mode. Lack of recovery, exhaustion, heat and too much pushing on Day 1 finally caught up with me.
The route constantly went up and down along rivers, train tracks and gravel roads leading deeper toward the mountains. Beautiful scenery ā but physically brutal.
I spent most of the day riding slowly, taking breaks, making power naps and trying to calm down mentally while my knee pain kept getting worse.
For the first time, I seriously questioned whether this journey was even possible.
That day taught me something important:
This trip is not a sprint. Itās about surviving long enough to continue the journey
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