MARK Twain said that golf was a ?good walk spoiled?, but he never said anything about bike rides.

A Hampshire cyclist is aiming to play a full round of golf at three different golf courses, and riding the 45 miles between them, to raise money for charity. Stuart Grace, who rides for GA Cycles in Southampton, is setting off at 5am from his home in Ashley on Friday June 29 for the first round of 18 holes at Dibden golf course.

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