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DISCOVER AN EXTRA 32 PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE PREMIER CONTENT IN THE ISSUE 114 PREMIER EDITION Adventure: Azores - Hawaii of The Atlantic Karen Eller explores this tropical island paradise in the mid-Atlantic. Column: Grand Finale Through a blur of painkillers and adrenaline, Ian Bailey reflects on a riding holiday gone wrong. UK Adventure: My First Mountain Sanny takes a friend to revisit the first big mountain they ever rode. Is it any easier on a modern fat bike than on an early Pine Mountain? Last Word Chipps discusses the abusive relationship between race organisers, racers and races themselves. SUBSCRIBE TO SINGLETRACK singletrackworld.com/subscribe PREMIER 114
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