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    Journey to ACCEPTANCE

    Dec 30, 2021 4 minutes

    As Janet Barnes slowly pushed the pedals of her bike, legs burning, eyes close to tears, she had absolutely no intention of stopping to rest, despite the blistering sun on her back.

    It was July 2019 and her best friend, Caroline, cycled just a bike-length ahead. Hot and exhausted, they were going through a French village on an epic 447km (278-mile) London-to-Paris bike ride.

    Janet and Caroline were trailing the pack of around 40 riders, planning to push through the pain, but ride organisers had other ideas.

    ‘It was so hot,’ recalls Janet. ‘Our support were concerned for our safety

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