Posted on Wednesday, 9 April 2008 by 克莱夫
As is often the case, rummaging through snippets of information on the web doesn’t always lead you to the correct conclusion. Earlier this month I thought I had found a website listing the members of the Chinese team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, it even said as much on the website. [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 by 克莱夫
Early in March I reported two groups who planned to cycle from Athens to Beijing; in keeping with the Olympic spirit here are a few more details about our intrepid travellers.
These two pictures were taken of the Chinese team while they were in Athens with their volunteer guides. It’s not difficult to pick [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 8 March 2008 by 克莱夫
I was a little confused by some postings I found on the internet about what sounded like quite an impressive celebratory feat of stamina, until I realised there were two events involved. They both occur at more or less the same time, between the same two cities and both involve people using the same mode [...]
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