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A man stands with his bicycle in front of a large yellow and brown sign that reads "Boreas Pass." behind him are rolling hills.
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BOREAS PASS, Colo. - Robert Maple poses with his bicycle at the sign for Boreas Pass, Colorado, while participating in the "Tour Divide," a brutal test of will along the Continental Divide through two Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. A geographic information systems program manager at Fort Walker, Virginia, Maple biked 2,745 miles from Alberta, Canada, to the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Maple and other riders departed from Banff, Alberta, Canada, on June 14, 2024, and arrived in Antelope Wells, New Mexico, at the U.S.-Mexico border on July 13, 2024, after 29 days, 4 hours and 46 minutes.


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