Article about Camilo Villegas, pro golfer and his love of cycling

[roguedog]

This (http://www.bicycling.com/culture/why-professional-golfer-camilo-villegas-is-crazy-about-cycling?utm_campaign=Bicycling&utm_source=bicycling.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0025833783_0001625179&sha1hashlower=12706cbaff896b2ab9525c5e6728accf81e9 8821&md5hash=eb76f584ecee091c05159e22e90d33db) was a fun article to read about Camilo Villegas and cycling.. Admittedly, I haven't heard of him but then I don't follow golf too closely.

Thought it was something positive about our sport and kinda cool that he echos the same reasons for enjoying the sport.

[JasonF]

Very cool article, he does have great taste in bikes (for those who didn't read the full article, he owns a Firefly).

[jlwdm]

Great, I did not realize he was so into riding.

Jeff

[mavic1010]

There was an interview many years back on Camillo being a cyclist. Taylormade even gave him a bike with custom deep aero wheels with their logo blasted on it.

[MRB]

Thank you for posting. I enjoyed it.
Didn't know what a foam roller was either, but now I do. :)

[bcroslin]

EDIT: Mavic1010 - that was the piece I photographed him for.

I photographed Camilo a few years ago for Golf Digest and we spent an hour with him drafting behind my element while I shot out the back. He is fast. He's the type of rider that will show up on a group ride and rip your legs off. He rides a ton when he goes home to Columbia and is a big Quintana fan (no surprise).

Super good dude. He told me he'd ordered that Firefly when we met. He was riding a Dogma at the time.

[zzy]

I remember when he joined the PGA Tour, he was immediately noted for his fitness. Not so long ago pro golfers were generally out of shape, esp pre-Tiger. That has definitely changed over the last decade. Personally I love to play a round after a long ride - great way to loosen up the legs without too much stress (unless you're playing Bethpage Black).

[mavic1010]

EDIT: Mavic1010 - that was the piece I photographed him for.

I photographed Camilo a few years ago for Golf Digest and we spent an hour with him drafting behind my element while I shot out the back. He is fast. He's the type of rider that will show up on a group ride and rip your legs off. He rides a ton when he goes home to Columbia and is a big Quintana fan (no surprise).

Super good dude. He told me he'd ordered that Firefly when we met. He was riding a Dogma at the time.

That's too cool. 150 lbs...and if he has an FTP of 300...he will be hard to beat on a club ride when it goes uphill...