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Western Front Way charity cyclists honour war dead

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Cyclists planning to pedal 1,000km (600 miles) through the World War One battlefields of France and Belgium have visited a historic site on the borders of France, Germany and Switzerland.

Kilometre Zero is the start of the Western Front Way, which stretches from the small Swiss border town of Bonfol to the Belgian coast.

West Bromwich fundraiser Dave Heeley, known as Blind Dave, is cycling the route on a tandem to raise money for The Albion Foundation, the charitable arm of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.

The eight-strong Team Blind Dave hope to raise £80,000 for the foundation, with the ride due to end on 28 September.