Racers gathered in London to embark on a race across Europe using trains and buses, from checkpoint to checkpoint along the way. In a seemingly improbable turn of events, the race, which lasted dozens of hours, had a tight finish, separated by only a minute. The World’s Marco Werman talks to Eleanor Parker and Bram Houtenbos, the two who vied for the win, about how the race went down.
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