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Nov 2021
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John McAvoy

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About this episode

Meet John McAvoy, an endurance athlete with a difference.


In this episode, Geraint and Tom chat to the former armed robber about how a rowing machine changed the course of his life, how he broke a world record from inside a prison gym and what his bike has done for him since.

 

And we get the inside story on the miraculous recovery of Geraint’s stolen bike!


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