South by South America Tour – Argentina Part 20
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Mendoza, Argentina
Pole position with a coat of red paint in Mendoza, Argentina.
The ornate gate at the entrance to Parque San Martin in Mendoza, Argentina.
A torn flyer on a sign in Parque San Martin in Mendoza, Argentina.
A bicycle race at the Velódromo Provincial Ernesto Contreras in Parque San Martin in Mendoza, Argentina.
I spent this lazy Sunday sleeping in until the early afternoon. Sometime right after 2:00 pm, I walked down to Parque San Martin, where I planned to ride a bus to the west side and walk back east, hopefully through some areas I missed out on during my last visit. By the time the bus reached the northwest corner of the park, I stood up to get off, but there were no stops to be had for quite a while. Argh! Finally about a half mile outside the park, I disembarked and schlepped all the way back, which took quite a while. Despite the fact that I had a printed map and a map app on my phone, I still couldn’t figure out the way to the route I wanted to take down through the middle of the park.
A bicycle race at the Velódromo Provincial Ernesto Contreras in Parque San Martin in Mendoza, Argentina.
A bicycle race at the Velódromo Provincial Ernesto Contreras in Parque San Martin in Mendoza, Argentina.
Pole position with a cable assist in Mendoza, Argentina.
After wandering around in circles near a stadium for a short while, I spotted a velodrome and went up there to check it out. Luckily, I was just in time to witness a bicycle race, which I was pretty happy about, as I’d never seen one in real life before. After a few laps, the racers picked up the pace to a pretty quick clip, a speed they maintained for quite a few minutes. As the final laps approached, the racers began to pedal at a frenetic pace, flying around the track at an impressive velocity. Finally, the checkered flag came down, which was a cue for me to head back to the Hostel Alamo, with a quick detour to the grocery store to pick up some grub.
Words and photos ©2019 Arcane Candy.
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