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    Rust, sweat and passion: Cycling the Sri Lankan way
    The bikes are old, the riders often older – but Sri Lanka’s racing cyclists are a very special and determined breed
    Sri Lankan cycling
    Credit: Steve Thomas
    Sri Lanka

    Credit: Cyclists: Steve Thomas. Beach: Matthew Williams-Ellis / Getty Images. Tuk-tuks: Anthony Wallbank/Alamy Stock Photo/Argusphoto

    Sri Lanka

    Credit: Fisherman: John Alexander / robertharding / Getty Images. Church: Gavin Quirke / Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images. Cyclist: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake / Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images

    Sri Lanka

    Credit: eFesenko / Alamy Stock Photo / Argusphoto

    Sri Lanka

    Credit: Seng leong Ng/ EyeEm/ Getty Images