Comments on: Cycling Adventures, Baja California: Mexico’s Wild Frontier

By: J Poe

J Poe — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:34:54 +0000

Great news for cyclists! The Tecate to Ensenada bike ride is back!

Baja Bike Race was created to bring back the largest and most infamous cycling routes in Baja California Mexico and the Southern California region: The Monday International ride. This ride started in 1970 and had over 15,000 participants at its peak in 1989 but was cancelled in 1993 due to unsafe road conditions. So with new roads and safe conditions we brought it back for the first time in over 20 years. This event is geared towards the competitive cyclist but recreational fun riders are encouraged to accept the challenge. The route takes you from the city of Tecate to the city of Ensenada in Baja California Mexico totaling 73 miles. During the ride, you will climb almost 4000′ with 4 major hills. To create additional competition amongst riders, we created a race within the race to the top to one of the hills. Competitors with the fastest time will earn themselves King and Queen of the hill! Our race will utilize live tracking, so you will be able to be tracked by friends and family through social media.

http://www.bajabikerace.com
http://www.facebook.com/bajabikerace
http://www.instagram.com/bajabikerace
http://www.twitter.com/bajabikerace

By: Ira Sutherland

Ira Sutherland — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:17:56 +0000

Wonderful imagery to describe the uniqueness of Baja! I did the Baja in Nov 2012 and generally found the roads alright but also ended up with lots of flats and endured some hectic riding. I created an online guide at my blog that may help people out http://bajacyclingguide.blogspot.ca/ with lots of photos and 2 films

By: D

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:40:22 +0000

Awesome trip. Did it in 2008. It was scary as hell due to small roads. I would advise that this trip is not for the faint of heart. the stretch between Ensenada and La Paz is an enormous ride, mainly through the desert, that takes more than just a little planning to ensure safety. It is well worth it though, just a comment here to advise some planning.

There are many great places to camp, but be weary of travelling alone and know some Spanish, it saved my ass on two occasions! Beaches south of Mulege and Todo Santos are amazing. Surfing on the Pacific is also legendary.

By: charlotte

charlotte — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:16:00 +0000

I have wanted to do this ride since starting to cycle long distance. However we just got back from checking out the southern portion of the trip by bus and my cycling companion emphatically refuses to consider it further – the traffic is sparse but they are NOT on the lookout for cyclists. Our bus driver was *loco* and it felt as if the bus were up on two wheels for many of those turns. He did not inspire confidence in bus riding or cycling. They have signs urging people on that road to slow down and drive safely every couple kilometers for a reason! I would like to urge the Mexican government to consider a cycle path alongside the highway as part of the current push to develop Baja tourism, this sort of eco-tourism would be very forward thinking of them…