Colombia Es Pasion!: The Generation of Racing Cyclists Who Changed Their Nation and the Tour de France

When Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, he didn’t just make history — he fulfilled a dream Colombia had been chasing for generations. At just 22, he became the race’s youngest champion in more than a century and the first Colombian ever to pull on the yellow jersey in Paris. But his victory is only one chapter in a much bigger, far more powerful story.

Colombia Es Pasión! dives into the lives of the riders who turned a nation of mountain roads and tough beginnings into a global cycling powerhouse. These athletes didn’t come through polished academies or elite development systems. They grew up in places shaped by poverty, violence, corruption and resilience — and somehow still found a way to climb, to fight, to dream, and to win.

Through vivid storytelling and deep reporting, the book follows Colombia’s greatest cyclists as they rise from extraordinary circumstances to the top of world sport. It’s inspiring, surprising and at times heart breaking — a journey into the heart of a country where cycling is more than a sport; it’s hope on two wheels.