• I had a chat with Gary Boyd earlier. His partner, Zach Warren, is still out on the road. He's been ill, too (Gary had to bow out in Belgrade because of a kidney infection), but is still going. He has 210km left. They weren't matched too well; Zach was a better climber and Gary a better descender, so they got separated a lot. Gary wants to do it again next year, but as a single rider this time.

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