Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Cycled 25 km, Climbed 180 m

Kyrgyzstan: 22/8 Bus Bishkek - Tamga, testride / Coast hills along lake Issyk Kul. Click to see full size image

Coast hills along lake Issyk Kul

Cycled 76 km, Climbed 800 m

Kyrgyzstan: 23/8 Tamga - Kok Sai / Skazda. Click to see full size image

Skazda

Kyrgyzstan: 23/8 Tamga - Kok Sai / Kongor Ogon Valley. Click to see full size image

Kongor Ogon Valley

Cycled 57 km, Climbed 280 m

Kyrgyzstan: 24/8 Kok Sai - Kara Talaa - (Kochkor) / View towards inland mountain range. Click to see full size image

View towards inland mountain range

Kyrgyzstan: 24/8 Kok Sai - Kara Talaa - (Kochkor) / Den Talaa. Click to see full size image

Den Talaa

Kyrgyzstan: 24/8 Kok Sai - Kara Talaa - (Kochkor) / Putting on rain jackets. Click to see full size image

Putting on rain jackets

Cycled 39 km, Climbed 610 m

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / CTC bike repair workshop - on location. Click to see full size image

CTC bike repair workshop - on location

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Kara Kujur river (IR Image). Click to see full size image

Kara Kujur river (IR Image)

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Kara Kujur river. Click to see full size image

Kara Kujur river

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Kara Kujur river. Click to see full size image

Kara Kujur river

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Bad weather on the other side of the valley. Click to see full size image

Bad weather on the other side of the valley

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Taking pictures. Click to see full size image

Taking pictures

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Climb to campsite near Lakol. Click to see full size image

Climb to campsite near Lakol

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Yurts up in the mountains. Click to see full size image

Yurts up in the mountains

Kyrgyzstan: 25/8 (Kochkor) - Sary Bulak - Lakol / Bikes parked. Click to see full size image

Bikes parked

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 850 m

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / On the way to Jalpak Bel. Click to see full size image

On the way to Jalpak Bel

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / Descend from Jalpak Bel. Click to see full size image

Descend from Jalpak Bel

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / After Jalpak Bel pass. Click to see full size image

After Jalpak Bel pass

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / Valley wall. Click to see full size image

Valley wall

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / Kyrgyz herdsman with flock. Click to see full size image

Kyrgyz herdsman with flock

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / Towards Balgart Valley. Click to see full size image

Towards Balgart Valley

Kyrgyzstan: 26/8 Lakol - Balgart Valley - (Jeluu Suu) / Head of valley. Click to see full size image

Head of valley

Cycled 67 km, Climbed 690 m

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Rough road from Jeluu Suu. Click to see full size image

Rough road from Jeluu Suu

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Isolated yurt. Click to see full size image

Isolated yurt

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Eki Naryn Gorge. Click to see full size image

Eki Naryn Gorge

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Eki Naryn Gorge. Click to see full size image

Eki Naryn Gorge

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Naryn Gorge - Mountain Detail. Click to see full size image

Naryn Gorge - Mountain Detail

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Naryn Gorge - Mountain Detail. Click to see full size image

Naryn Gorge - Mountain Detail

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Riding through the Eki Naryn Gorge. Click to see full size image

Riding through the Eki Naryn Gorge

Kyrgyzstan: 27/8 Jeluu Suu - Eki Naryn / Up and down in the Eki Naryn Gorge. Click to see full size image

Up and down in the Eki Naryn Gorge

Cycled 54 km, Climbed 350 m

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Eki Naryn yurt camp. Click to see full size image

Eki Naryn yurt camp

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Eki Naryn Yurt Camp. Click to see full size image

Eki Naryn Yurt Camp

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / colourfull mountain side. Click to see full size image

colourfull mountain side

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Little Naryn river valley. Click to see full size image

Little Naryn river valley

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Little Naryn river valley (IR Image). Click to see full size image

Little Naryn river valley (IR Image)

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Tash Bashat cemetery. Click to see full size image

Tash Bashat cemetery

Kyrgyzstan: 28/8 Eki Naryn - Naryn / Cemetery. Click to see full size image

Cemetery

Cycled 59 km, Climbed 790 m

Kyrgyzstan: 29/8 Naryn - At Bashy - (Tash Rabat) / Kizil Bel pass. Click to see full size image

Kizil Bel pass

Kyrgyzstan: 29/8 Naryn - At Bashy - (Tash Rabat) / Herding sheeep. Click to see full size image

Herding sheeep

Kyrgyzstan: 29/8 Naryn - At Bashy - (Tash Rabat) / Mountain ridges. Click to see full size image

Mountain ridges

Cycled 0 km, Climbed 0 m

Kyrgyzstan: 30/8 Bus Tash Rabat - Naryn / Tash Rabat yurt camp. Click to see full size image

Tash Rabat yurt camp

Kyrgyzstan: 30/8 Bus Tash Rabat - Naryn / Tash Rabat interior. Click to see full size image

Tash Rabat interior

Kyrgyzstan: 30/8 Bus Tash Rabat - Naryn / Tash Rabat valley (IR Image). Click to see full size image

Tash Rabat valley (IR Image)

Kyrgyzstan: 30/8 Bus Tash Rabat - Naryn / Tash Rabat (IR image). Click to see full size image

Tash Rabat (IR image)

Cycled 60 km, Climbed 1380 m

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Independence day in Naryn. Click to see full size image

Independence day in Naryn

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Independence day in Naryn. Click to see full size image

Independence day in Naryn

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Mountain ridges. Click to see full size image

Mountain ridges

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Climbing to the first pass of the day. Click to see full size image

Climbing to the first pass of the day

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Still climbing to the first (unnamed) pass. Click to see full size image

Still climbing to the first (unnamed) pass

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Descend from the first pass. Click to see full size image

Descend from the first pass

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Isolated farm. Click to see full size image

Isolated farm

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / On the way to the lunch stop. Click to see full size image

On the way to the lunch stop

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Ride towards Terskey Torpok Pass. Click to see full size image

Ride towards Terskey Torpok Pass

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Sheep, Mountains near Song Kul. Click to see full size image

Sheep, Mountains near Song Kul

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / One more yurt. Click to see full size image

One more yurt

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Approaching Song Kul yurt camp. Click to see full size image

Approaching Song Kul yurt camp

Kyrgyzstan: 31/8 Naryn - Song Kul / Sung Kul yurt camp. Click to see full size image

Sung Kul yurt camp

Cycled 59 km, Climbed 660 m

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Faffing about in the morning. Click to see full size image

Faffing about in the morning

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Preparation..... Click to see full size image

Preparation....

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Somewhere on the plains of Central Asia: a group of cyclists without bikes.... Click to see full size image

Somewhere on the plains of Central Asia: a group of cyclists without bikes...

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Kyrgyz cowboy. Click to see full size image

Kyrgyz cowboy

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Waiting for a bike. Click to see full size image

Waiting for a bike

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / Lunch on top of the Kalmak Ashu pass. Click to see full size image

Lunch on top of the Kalmak Ashu pass

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / descend from Kalmak-Ashu pass. Click to see full size image

descend from Kalmak-Ashu pass

Kyrgyzstan: 1/9 Song Kul - Keng Suu - (Kochkor) / End of the ride. Click to see full size image

End of the ride

Cycled 16 km, Climbed 140 m

Cycled 20 km, Climbed 90 m