How a cycling adventure helped three old pals cope with grief, depression and ageing
IT started out as a bike ride. Three old friends, in every sense, cycling across Spain – a country that has obsessed and united us all our lives. It became a coast-to-coast tour of a distinctly iffy busking band. For two of the cyclists it was a celebration of retirement. For one in particular, a voyage of remembrance and loss. We hadn’t expected we’d be pedalling through the past as much as the present.
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