My AMTA Insane Tour 2016 Experience ( A 500km Round-Cebu Mountain Bike Tour)
It was some time on February when I decided to participate on the upcoming Insane Tour - a round Cebu ride in 24 hours or less. It is an annual event organized by the Alliance of Mountain Trekkers and Adventurers, commonly known as AMTA. Then came the day of the tour - November 26. It was set to start at 4am from AMTA Station, Abuno Minglanilla.There were four (4) teams organized - Gurkha, Expendables, Warriors and Phoenix. I belonged to the Team Phoenix with 8 bikers. We started to pedal heading North and had breakfast in Danao at 6:30am. The other teams were ahead. We started pedaling a few minutes after a sumptuous meal. We took a quick stop at the foot of Emy Climb and grab some refreshments, it was 8:48am. Off we go and struggled our way on the hills of Emy. I kept on falling behind our pack since I frequently shifted to low gears during ascends while my fellow bikers stick to their gearings, I opted for a quic...