Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Strava Link - strava.com/activities/7931441048

This one is from October last year, where I met up with some of the Deviate family, including Laura Zeitschel from Germany.

I was hoping to involve her more in the video, but the weather and the nature of the day did not lend itself to that. Laura is due to visit again this year, so I hope we can get back out on the bikes again when she does.

This ride is from Benin Ghlas, a personal favourite of mine.
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