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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gonzalo Solano

Tandem bicycle club in Ecuador's capital leads blind riders to new adventures

Ecuador Blind Cyclists - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Franklin Ochoa says that since losing his eyesight 16 years ago, he has started to take on new adventures that he hadn’t thought of when he could see, and it’s all thanks to a bicycle club.

Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador’s capital city of Quito to ride tandem bikes that are steered by volunteers who can see, but pedaled by blind riders.

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