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Sustrans Bike It officer for Bournemouth and Poole, Jason Falconer, has won a national competition to join the Great Tour – the endurance cycling challenge that’s currently working its way around the coastline of Britain.
Jason won a competition in Coast Magazine to become one of three people that were chosen to cycle a stage of the ride.
He will begin his 714 km leg of the ride on Saturday (31 July) in Ullapool, Scotland, finishing in Ayr on 6 August. The ride will climb 14, 545 metres in just seven days.
Jason Falconer takes part in epic ride around British coastline