Arrivée 150 Winter 2020/21

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WORDS AND PICTURES JAMES METCALF

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As James Metcalfe discovered after completing a gruelling South West Moors Super Randonee, a cyclist’s brain develops a helpful form of amnesia – so that we remember the pleasure while forgetting the pain… and we can do it all again. Here’s his account of the agonising fluctuations of England’s undulating south western corner.

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Selective memory of life’s ups and downs


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