UPDATE 2: This morning started off as usual with the cyclists waking up at 5am and starting off on the route at 7am. Today, the route was spectacularly beautiful with one glitch: a very steep hill which couldn’t be avoided in any way. Given the continuous tough uphills that the cyclists have been facing everyday ever since the challenge started, the logistics team of the lifecycle organizing body would have preferred to avoid today’s extremely steep hill - but there was no way out of it. It had to be faced in order to arrive at Algericias - today’s destination.

Today is the last day in Europe as during the night and early morning, the life cycle contigent will cross over to the African Continent. The team will be split in two. The first team headed by Audrick Plum will cross with 2:30am ferry. This group will consist mainly of the backup personnel and some cyclists. The second group will traverse the Strait later on in the morning permitting those cyclists who most need to rest to sleep a bit more.

Thank goodness, today no more cyclists were reported to have dropped from the challenge till now.

UPDATE 1: Lifecycle’s Last Day in Europe! Today the lifecyclists travel to Algericias where they will stay for the night before catching a ferry down to Tangiers. This affords them a much needed morning’s break, where they will be able to prepare themselves mentally for the trip in Morocco. The ferry crossing will allow them to relax until 11am, where they will begin their cycle.

This takes nothing away from this day, which is yet another day of steep gradients and tough roads. Again, one hopes the cyclists will be in before dark.

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