He suddenly turns around, looks at me, I look at him… the seconds seem like minutes. He doesn’t look away, I have him less than 20 meters away. He opens his enormous ears… I try to remember what to do when faced with an elephant attack. I don’t remember anything…
The only solution that comes to mind is to turn around, although if he chases me he will catch me in a second. I make a turning motion, he makes a pretense of coming.
At POLVU we continue to incorporate people who teach us and contribute to this extra-sporting aspect that we value so much. On this occasion we will present a shared column, ping-pong style, between two very special people.
September: month of beginnings and, of endings? Read More »
Seeking out unpaved roads allows cyclists to avoid routes that are increasingly frequented by cars, where many cyclists find only anxiety rather than pleasure.
In the beginning, everything was land Read More »
The 2024 edition of the Badlands will go down as one of the fastest to date. Kenneth Karaya (Team Amani) and Alex Martinez (Reverb Cycling) battled to be the top finishers.
Alex Martinez's secrets to winning BADLANDS 2024 Read More »
On September 1, Granada will host some of the world's most prominent bikers in Badlands 2024, an ultra-cycling race that will test the physical and mental limits of its participants.
We talk to the favourites for BADLANDS 2024 Read More »
At POLVU we have taken a short break this summer, but not from gravel. We are back with energy to face this end of season full of tests.
AUGUST ROUNDUP: UCI, GES, Leadville, SBT and more Read More »
The Badlands is much more than a cycling race: it is a test of endurance and mental strength that has established itself as a benchmark in long-distance gravel cycling at an international level.
BADLANDS – 2 0 2 4 Read More »
After more than four years talking about ultracycling in La Escapada I thought it would be easier for me to tell what the word “ultracycling” means to me, I really have thought about it a lot
The Top 5 of ultradistance Read More »
A few weeks ago I read something that alarmed me: nine out of ten children will never experience natural silence throughout their lives. It does not refer to silence as the absence of sound, but as the presence of all the natural acoustic richness of a space, without any human trace.
Empty Mountains and the path to the protection of Silence Read More »
I cross the bridge that separates Tanzania from Malawi. I'm slaloming through a swarm of people loaded with a thousand things that go up and down. In Africa there are many people who cross the border daily, few who stamp their passports...
Convert days to weeks Read More »
Ernesto Pastor is a restless, passionate person with a unique perspective who has been able to focus on the beauty of an area considered a "demographic desert." After pedaling many years in ultra-distance road tests, he decided to seek further challenges.
Faster, further, harder? Read More »
Alex Hotchin was one of the first faces we noticed in POLVU, in fact POLVU makes sense because of people like Alex and
Hand drawn bikepacking maps: Alex Hotchin Read More »
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