US EditionThe Endurance Cyclist Sofiane Sehili Arrested Near Vladivostok, Accused of Illegally Crossing the Russian Border
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The endurance specialist rider, who wanted to beat the world record of the Eurasian crossing by bike, was reportedly arrested in the Russian Far East, according to World reports.
Sofiane Sehili had started looking for the Lisbon-Vladivostok record by bike, but had to suddenly stop his attempt after more than 17,600 km and less than 400 km from the goal, blocked at the Sino-Russian border. He was arrested after another attempt to cross the border.
In Vladivostok, a French cyclist, Sophiaine Sehili, was arrested trying to break the world record for the fastest crossing of Eurasia on a bicycle.
According to Le Monde, French endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili was reportedly arrested in Vladivostok, Russia, and placed in pre-trial detention.
==History==Sofian Sehili started from Portuguese Lisbon on July 1, and planned to finish in Vladivostok.
French cyclist Sofiane Sehili has been arrested in Vladivostok after attempting to break the world record for the fastest bicycle crossing in Eurasia. Sehili is accused of illegally crossing the Russian border. Sehili, 44, was a documentary filmmaker who quit his job in 2012 to take up cycling. Since then, he has competed in more than 20 cycling races, including winning the 4,500-kilometer Tour Divide mountain bike race from Canada to the US-Mex…
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