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James Shrubsall

'I got schooled': Ultra-cycling record-breaker entered Transcontinental Race before even owning a bike

Sarah Ruggins in training for LEJOGLE.

If you were new to bike riding (and maybe you are), what would be the first goal you set yourself? A round trip to the next town, perhaps? Complete your first 25, or even 50-mile ride? Maybe.

For new JOGLEJOG record breaker Dr Sarah Ruggins, it was a case of diving straight into the deepest of deep ends: she entered the 4,000km Transcontinental Race before she had even bought a bike.

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