Javea Grapevine Issue 176 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 53

It
was
a
truly
international
affair
with Spanish, British,
Dutch, Polish and
South
American
participants.
One walker, having
been let down for a
lift, actually cycled all
the way from Gata
de Gorgos to join his
team, covered the
distance in a time that
almost won the title
– then cycled home
again!
The teams gathered
at
Mirador
La
Granadella in the
gloom of an overcast
and chilly Sunday
early morning, some of
them having dragged
themselves from the
warmth of their beds
to catch a special
coach laid on to take
them to the startline. An occasional
short shower of rain
threatened to dampen
the occasion just a
A network of volunteers manned the viewpoints little but the teams
were determined and
to guide to teams along the route.