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Sat 09 Sep 2008Now the heat is really on
A quarter of the way into a 26,000km cycle along the Pan-American Highway, Ben Cunninghamand his team-mates are battling with dehydration as they travel through the desert of Mexico
EARLIER THIS MONTH, after more than eight weeks on the road, we moved into the built-up surroundings of California. The urban sprawl of Los Angeles was a huge contrast to the barren never-ending roads of northern Canada. The beachside cycle routes through Malibu and Newport Beach and into San Diego are fun ways to see these areas. During our time in the US the days were easier than before, with petrol stations and services at every turn.
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