Rain-soaked La Ruta de los Conquistadores an adequate test of the best
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Mist in the jungles of Costa Rica(Image credit: J. Andreas Vargas/Lead Adventure Media)
Dax Heikel, nothing will stop him.(Image credit: J. Andreas Vargas/Lead Adventure Media)
There was no way you'd ride this bridge especially in the prevailing conditions.(Image credit: J. Andreas Vargas/Lead Adventure Media)
Deiber Esquivel leads 5kms away from the finish line(Image credit: Deiber Esquivel leads 5kms away from the finish line)
And there was plenty of emotion on a rain-soaked afternoon in Costa Rica.(Image credit: J. Andreas Vargas/Lead Adventure Media)
It may only be four days long, but La Ruta de los Conquistadores has become one of the best-known and loved mountain bike stage races in the world. A look at the images from this year's race give you an indication why this is the case.
Rain, immense terrain, spectacular scenery - everything an epic mountain bike race needs. Take a look through some of the images captured from this year's event and find out why the likes of former Vuelta a España winner Roberto Heras, mountain bike legend Tinker Juarez and former world superbike rider Ben Bostrom immersed themselves in the race.
