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‘The route is quite scenic. My favourite part overlooks a basin. Often, you can see the sun rise there’: Alex Heatzig rides his bicycle along Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California. He frequently cycles more than 50 miles to commute to his job in Cupertino. Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer/The Observer

Alex Heatzig, 27, bicycle: ‘My morning rides are therapeutic’

I cycle 53 miles to work, usually once or twice a week, and then take the bus home. It takes me about three hours. I live in San Francisco and work for a tech company in South Bay. I cycle with a group; we live in the same area and have a few meeting spots along the way.