Elmore rode a variety of routes around Leicester and north Buncombe County, beginning and ending at his own doorstep at Thatchmore Farm in Leicester. βIt started off pretty slow β maybe 30 miles a week β and worked up to over 100 miles a week,β he says, noting that he ended the tour with a 100-mile day.
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