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    A PERSONAL PLGRIMAGE

    Nov 11, 2021 6 minutes
    Photos Daniel Gould

    The North Downs have shaped my riding as much as anything else I can think of. Living on them means without a main-road detour there is no such thing as a flat ride for me. I either have to start or finish going up a short steep hill.

    But I’ve always ridden over them. Never along them for more than a mile or two. In fact before I started looking into this ride, I didn’t know exactly where their start and end points were.

    My interest was first piqued last year when, during lockdown, a test of a gravel bike got me out exploring many of the bridleways and off-road routes around me. I found bits of the North Downs Way (NDW) that I hadn’t ridden before.

    It started me thinking about riding more of it. Then this year, when looking for a gravel-based challenge I rediscovered Cycling UK’s 150-mile route they went public with

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