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Natalie Bent, 25, from Aylesford in Kent falls from her bike as takes part in the World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships at Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys In pictures: Bog snorkelling by bike Biking through a muddy bog wearing lead weights isn't exactly what most people like to do with their weekends. But for madcap sport fans the World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships is a must-do event. Competitors in the tiny Powys town of Llanwrtyd Wells, cycled along the bottom of a 6ft deep peat bog wearing a mask and snorkel on Saturday. On Sunday they will take on the mucky and gruelling challenge of The Bog Triathlon. Both events are spin-offs of the popular - and now notorious - World Bog Snorkelling Championship, which takes place in the picturesque town every August Bank Holiday. Competitors first added a mountain... [read full story]
