Cycling: Saddle up for a spin cycle guaranteed to put your body through the wringer
11th Sep 2005, 00:51 GMT
Like me, Oli Beckinsale, Olympian and two-time British national cross-country champion, is 30, about 6ft tall, and a passionate mountain biker. But the similarities end there. As I'm to discover, Beckinsale is quite a bit quicker than me on a mountain bike, especially over a marathon off-road distance of 100 kilometres.
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