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French cyclist Sofiane Sehili freed by Russian court after border arrest

Sofiane Sehili was arrested in eastern Russia after trying to cross from China illegally during a long-distance cycling challenge. AFP - HANDOUT

French endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili was headed home on Thursday after a Russian court freed him despite finding him guilty of entering the country illegally during his attempt to break a world cycling record.

Sehili was detained in the Far Eastern district of Primorye in September. He had been trying to ride across the Eurasian landmass faster than anyone before him.

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