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Meg Elliot

'Blood, sweat and tears literally kept the chains moving' – Meet the group of friends who just cycled 106 miles on a six-person tandem bike

Fifteen men stand around a six-person tandem bike.

If you were anywhere between Hoddesdon and Norwich last weekend, you might have seen a peculiar sight navigating the Hertfordshire hills: a six-man tandem.

That’s six seats, twelve pedals (one of which broke off mid-ride), and one steering wheel, manned by eleven rotating volunteers, who each took turns to push the bike up the hill, cover breaks and wait it out in the support vehicle tailing the mission.

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