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'It takes courage': Saudi Arabia's women cyclists break norms / V000_9NG4P9
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For years, Samar Rahbini thought it would be "impossible" to cycle in the streets of conservative Saudi Arabia, where women's sport was long frowned upon. Now she runs the "Courage" mixed-gender cycling club in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, ignoring the raised eyebrows that persist despite the kingdom's social reforms. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES