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all the planning, approximately 2500 miles of training and
the 1000 mile journey down to Hendaye, our starting point,
it was very exciting to be on the road at last
The little map below
shows the daunting task lying ahead of us - 450 miles over
18 mountain passes (many of them part of the Tour de
France) - 40,000 ft of climbing to be completed within
100 hours.
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