BBC show documents 1,300km cycling event in Scotland (video)

An Adventure Show special on December 9 goes inside the world of the 'hardest bike event in Scotland' where competitors have to cycle 1,300km in just 100 hours

Your average sportive around the UK can top the 100 mile mark and can be an all-day affair, but for those riders who aren’t content with merely seven hours in the saddle there are the more extreme ‘Audax’ events.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.