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Europe Over the Handlebars: One Brit, one Aussie, four wheels and five countries
By Steve Willis
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It was 1984 in Europe, a time well before the internet and Brexit. Cycling had yet to become a passion for 'middle aged men in Lycra' and was regarded as an economical way to get from one place to another.
Steve (an Englishman) brings this period to life, through a humorous account of his cycling journey with his Aussie girlfri
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