Photo Epic: Days 3 & 4 – Andes Pacifico 2020

With a focus on new stages and new regions for this year’s Andes Pacifico, racers were treated to some never before ridden stages for both day three and four.

Day three, called Los Libertadores, started off on trails that were originally developed by dirt bikes and featured plenty of loose ruts and dusty bermed corners. Racers navigated through rock gardens and tried to avoid the sharp cacti that lined the sides of the trail. After lunch riders then went for a massive pedal up what was once a race stage in previous years to access an entirely new ridge not used in previous editions of the race. Fast and flowy was the name of the game as racers descended nearly two thousand meters spread over 15 kilometers.

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