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July 2015 - March 2017

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March 2017

12Stage

Gaziantep , Turkey – Tripoli , Lebanon
( 22 – 30 Dec )
Total miles cycled : 3,528 ( 5,678km )

The

Bicycle Diaries

One woman ’ s solo cycle from London to Tehran

Rebecca Lowe embarked on a 10,000km ‘ bummel ’ through
Europe and the Middle East in July 2015 . Her aims are threefold : cultivate a pair of shapely calves that will be the envy of all she meets ; survive ; and shed light on a region long misunderstood in the West