{"id":149996,"date":"2017-05-22T13:31:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=149996"},"modified":"2017-05-22T13:31:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:31:55","slug":"travelling-world-hera-van-willick-southern-warmth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/05\/22\/travelling-world-hera-van-willick-southern-warmth\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Southern Warmth"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last blog I wrote about my \u2018speed-course: tourist\u2019. In the recent weeks I\u2019ve been able to enjoy the normal daily life in Mexico and with the Mexicans. After a day in Mexico city in which I visited \u2018Saptel\u2018, a helpline for people in psychological need, and strolled around the city with an old study friend from the music academy, I left for Valle de Bravo with Manuel and two other friends. There was a triathlon being held in a beautiful setting. We stayed at a ranch with Manuel\u2019s team and coach. Eating together, the coach\u2019s pep talk, picking up numbers and shirts. The next day it was the day of the race and we left before sunrise to the location. 2000 participants. Logistically is wasn\u2019t very well organized but the atmosphere was great. Being in the most obese country in the world it was a delight to be surrounded by sports enthusiasts and beautiful bikes and their trained riders. The participants were diverse, some still had a long way to go to triathlon off all the taco\u2019s and Coca Cola, others were in perfect shape.<\/strong>
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Manuel came in first in his class. The other members of his team also won several prices. The night after the race we drove back to Mexico city, exhausted but happy.<\/p>\n