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Court rejects French cyclist's appeal over detention in Russia

Sofiane Sehili was stopped on the Russia-China border after cycling more than 17,600km from Lisbon, Portugal. © Screenshot/Sofiane Sehili

A court in Russia's Far East has upheld the detention of French ultra-cyclist Sofiane Sehili, accused of illegally crossing the Russian-Chinese border during his attempt to set a world record cycling across Eurasia.

The regional court ruled on Thursday that the decision by a lower court to keep the 44-year-old in custody was “legitimate and well-founded”, according to a statement released by the court’s press service.

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