Meet our team

In addition to being the founders, Marcela and Tomás will be behind the scenes all the time ensuring that the tour is impeccable.

You may be lucky enough to ride with Tomás on one of the days of the tour, with whom you can learn and improve your technique because Tomás is the best coach of the team and his participation in national and departmental races filled him with experiences to share.

Marcela will be attentive to the details of each day and in contact with you all the time to ensure that you have a gastronomic experience that perfectly complements your cultural immersion in Colombia.

Daniel J is more than just an amateur cyclist; he was a semi-professional cross-country racer in the United States, where he lived for 15 years. Alongside his father, he runs a bicycle shop through which he has strengthened his skills in bike servicing, bike operation, and its components.

His life is filled with stories, and his resilience is one of the main protagonists. It’s through these experiences that one of his greatest passions today is sharing the wonders of Colombia and spreading his joy and excellent service to all its visitors.

His motto is “When you do everything from love and passion, the results will always be good.”

Jess, as we affectionately call her, is a physiotherapist, fitness trainer, and nutritional coach by profession, and she is also passionate about sports and healthy living. You’ll enjoy pushing yourself to the limit with her in our mountains.

What will captivate you most about Jess is her charisma, her positive attitude, and her willingness to learn and improve constantly.

If you want to learn a few Reggaeton steps to “chicaniar” in your country, you can learn from her and enjoy the Latin flavor of Colombia.

Diego is an amateur cyclist and passionate about competing in mountain biking. He’s been a bike mechanic by vocation for 10 years, a keen reader of manuals that are hard to come by these days.

That’s why we highlight his ability to learn on his own, because his greatest support is reading, researching, and constantly pushing himself to stay up to date with everything that he’s passionate about – luckily for us, cycling, bikes, and mechanics.

He’s a calm person full of energy, and you’re sure to catch his laughter.

Known as “El Flaco” or “El Pez” by people, he flows, and his tranquility brings that peace that is sometimes required during a tour operation, managing to balance the energy so that what seems like a problem finds a solution. “Getting to know new cultures and, above all, making new friendships that nourish the spirit, offering the best experience on every trip or wherever we find ourselves,” that’s Diego’s motto.

Juan ¨enbiciado¨ as he defines himself, is passionate about the bike. An Amateur Cyclist who, in addition to riding very well and many km per week, is a promoter of the bicycle as a tool for equality and recognition. His passion for cycling blends perfectly with coffee, which is his second great passion, defining it as a form of Colombian identity, tradition, and pride.

Juan is a communicator by profession with an emphasis on audiovisual production, recording technician and audio processing. In 2012 he was the winner of the national culture award in the radio art category.

You will find it very entertaining to shoot with Juan, because in addition to his spark and good energy, you will be surprised by the good photos that he is able to capture during the rides and they will become the most memorable of your memories.

Daniel is a lover of adrenaline, adventure, and extreme sports. With a background in tourist guiding, he is trained to handle emergencies in remote areas and to plan expeditions and trips around Colombia and South America. He is an active member of the ACGME (Colombian Association of Mountain Guides).

Passionate about enjoying life, simple things, nature, and ultra-distance cycling races. When he’s not with us, he spends his time climbing mountains, running around the world in gravel events, or enjoying his Rancho, a local mountain lodge open to tourists.

With a structured mind, calm demeanor, creativity, and a passion for sharing the best of our country with the world.

Being a mechanic for Jhon is not only cleaning, enlisting, assembling, disassembling or conditioning the bikes for the routes, for Jhon his trade is the best way to share his passion for the bike, to be part of the achievement of each cyclist , facilitate their challenges and ensure that they have much more fun with a bike in perfect condition.

In addition to being a mechanic, Jhon is also a good cyclist who enjoys riding his bike in his spare time.

Colombia is a country with a cycling culture that precedes us for decades, you will find many cyclists on the roads training every day. At Colombia Cycling we love to share our culture, and we have found a wonderful way to do it and this is by inviting our closest friends to the rides.

Alejandro Olaya is a senior executive in Colombia, MANAGER of ANDI – National Association of Businessmen of Colombia and was the Director of Colciencias, the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation that promotes public policies to promote Science, Technology and Innovation ( CT+I) in Colombia. So if you like innovation and business strategy, you can share good conversations with Alejo while climbing the mountains of Colombia.