However, Monfils, ranked 17th in the world, regained his nerve in the next game to break back and put his country 1-0 up.

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Time and again he tried to quit only to be put back on his bike and coaxed up another hill.

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Steve Collins, an Australian broadcaster who runs the blog Grumpy's Getaway Guide, argues that he shouldn't have to put up with passengers who lean back and invade his personal space.

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