Author: Robert Sargent
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Alex ‘The Bear’ Hill
Name: Alex – ‘The Bear’ Do you have a cycling name? If so, who gave it to you and why? In the words of Captain Ben, ‘He’s big, he puts up a mighty chase, and the girls would let him catch them up a hill’. Age? The youngest member of the team. Generally show the ageing members how to…
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Lowell ‘Disco’
Cycling name? Disco Why do you ride your bike? I love the adventure and the people I meet along the way. Favourite place to ride? France. Up or down mountains? Both, in equal measure. Favourite climb? Ventoux. What song/tune/music goes through your head while riding? Climbs: “Ghosts” by Made in Heights | “Flynn Lives”…
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Robert ‘Crazy Legs’ Sargent
What’s your name? Robert Frank Sargent Do you have a cycling name? If so, who gave it to you and why? Crazy Legs. I think it was Lowell the first time he saw me ride up a hill. What do you do when you’re not riding a bike? Once a web developer, turned sailor, who is…
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Extracts from Colombia
The first of many Preparations made, and debts having been settled, I arose uneasily at 5.30am to the hammer of my alarm. I am not an early riser, unless I rise early. I hadn’t slept for fear of what was about to happen. The idea of cycling to the bottom of the world seemed fairly…
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