The race finished on Liverpool's Pier Head, in the shadow of the Three Graces.

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Mr. Findlay divides the book into four sections, naming the first three for Zeus's daughters, the Three Graces, to show various components of art.

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Main roads across the city had to be closed as participants swam in the docks, cycled and ran along the Strand, Upper Parliament Street and past the Three Graces.

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The site includes much of the city's famous waterfront, including the Three Graces - the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building - the Pier Head, the Albert Dock and the Stanley Dock Conservation Area.

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