Just before leaving to Madrid we had gathered all our bicycle enthusiast powers together to organize something we would ourselves enjoy very much. It begun with 3 events on our mind and grew to 9 thanks to the amazing passion-flooded community we have. An amateur criterium, nightride, drag race, city race, double minidrome competition (of course), skid fest, freestyle jam, and a wild after party gathered more than 100 people, caused no accidents and planted a seed for new ideas and fresh friendships. See for yourself and turn it louder - Fixed Weekend Riga 2013! [30.08. - 01.09.] Photo by Pavlove
I had promised myself a long time ago that if there were a minidrome competition in Madrid, I would go no matter what. This day came when less expected. So there we were two excited Latvians, two treasures packed in one huge bicycle bag on a long plane-trip to the crazy capital, after having hunted some support from the XL energy. At the destination we could not have wished for a better treatment. La Bicicleta café took care of our immense appetite and thirst for excellent coffee; the riders made sure we were never bored (or sober); the downhills and uphills made us stronger; Urban Bike festival taught us how to lose to guys (or let them catch you), Ciclos Noviciado tested our spinning power in the goldsprints, and now I realize...this is an endless list. What matters most, we came back with a lot more in our mind-luggage and in our friend-luggage than we had left with. Thank you, Universe for finding a way to bring me back to Madrid! [13.09. - 17.09.] Photo by Stefy Gutovska
