'Cycling capital of death': Bogotá bikers battle violence on city's streets

Cycling is thriving in Colombia amid the pandemic but riders are taking self-defence courses to deal with aggressive drivers

Andy Villalba, a tattooed and scrawny bicycle mechanic in Colombia's capital, has long been wise to the dangers of cycling in such a chaotic city. Now, amid a boom in both cycling and bike theft, he is giving workshops in road safety and self-defence.

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