Talin, Armenia | 137 km, July Heat & an Old Friend

A hot, demanding road cycling day to Talin in Armenia on 5 July 2026. Wide roads, stone cuttings, dry grass and big skies — with a reunion with an older friend I had not seen in a long time. Watch next — green hills and valley bends on the Hrazdan Loop:    • Hrazdan Loop, Armenia | A Ride After a Lon...   Subscribe for real road cycling rides in Armenia:    / @gevmak   At times, the landscape felt like a Texas desert. An impression from the ride, right here in Armenia. Whole ride on Strava: 137.48 km, 1105 m elevation gain, 7:08:39 moving time (8:52:35 elapsed). These totals describe the entire activity; this film shows selected recorded moments. The overview map uses a simplified route, with start/end areas omitted. Activity:   / strava   Filmed on GoPro HERO9. Real road footage and original ambience, English AI narration by James — the GEVMAK narrator — and new Armenian-inspired jazz instrumentals generated with AI through Runway. Chapters 00:00 Riders and morning streets 00:36 Beyond the streets 02:15 Stone cuttings 04:17 Turning into Talin 05:02 Dry grass and big skies 06:40 Town streets 07:17 Later road scenes 07:55 Through the underpass 08:25 The last recorded street Music Morning Roll, Clouds and Stone, and Homeward Sky — original GEVMAK instrumental themes generated for this episode through Runway. GEVMAK — amateur road cycling, real rides, and roads around Armenia. #CyclingArmenia #RoadCycling #Talin Behind the films Storytelling, editing & channel production by WebDarbin. GevMak is our founder-owned cycling project. See how we make the films: https://webdarbin.com/work/gevmak?utm...