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January 1, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Racing in Europe on a Backpacker Budget: Part Two

In the middle of December I reminisced about living overseas, and relishing the opportunity for more travel. More adventure. More racing. But all on a limited budget. That was part one – this is part two. Packing up and heading overseas can always seem like a huge expense. And it isn’t ‘cheap’ – but there […]

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December 16, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Racing in Europe on a Backpacker Budget: Part One

It is easy to get jealous of what other cyclists get up to. Sometimes I wonder if the only reason for social media is to make others jealous – the success theatre as my partner would say. And sometimes, what you end up looking at looks good. Really good. When I was in my mid-20s, and […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: backpacker, budget, Europe, MarathonMTB, MTB, Race, Travel

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