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the southernmost tip of the mainland, he will go to the easternmost — lowestoft in east anglia. from there, it is an enormous schlep up to dunnet head, the most northerly tip of mainland britain. then, finally, just seven days after he sets off, he will reach the last point of the compass, ardnamurchan point, in the west highlands — journey�*s end. 2,500 kilometres is about the distance from here to kyiv if i was cycling, if i wanted to cycle to kyiv, which would be very nice. and also, to give it some context, the tour de france is 3,500 kilometres, but they do that in 21 days, not seven. i'm nervous, but there is no way back, and the support has been phenomenal. it would be hard enough for a professional endurance cyclist, but as andy points out himself, he is a 55—year—old, is—stone amateur. so why on earth is he doing it? i'm doing this because bowel cancer is a disease that has touched my family and friends, and it is a massive killer in the uk, but no—one talks about it.

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