A YORK man celebrated winning a gruelling 24 day, 7,500km bike race – before getting back into the saddle to ride the route of one of professional cycling’s blue-riband events.
Jack Butler, 29, from Osbaldwick, won The Sun Trip – Destination Sahara! on May 5 - a ‘free route’ journey involving 20 international competitors on bikes capable of storing the sun's energy to power them, although not continuously.
The race started on April 12 in Lyon, France and taking in Spain, Portugal, reaching the desert in Morrocco, before returning to the finish in Chamberry in France.
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