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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robin Eveleigh

Chartbuster: cyclist rides 7,000 miles across every Ordnance Survey map

Mark Wedgwood made 26 coast-to-coast journeys through Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man.
Mark Wedgwood made 26 coast-to-coast journeys through Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man. Photograph: Handout

Beloved by armchair explorers and outdoors enthusiasts alike, Ordnance Survey’s Landranger maps have inspired countless adventures.

But for one keen cyclist they sparked a challenge that is almost certainly a first: riding across every map in Great Britain in a journey of more than 7,000 miles (11,250km).

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