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Four ex-servicemen are training to become what is believed to be the first all-amputee team to row the Atlantic.Four ex-servicemen are training to become what is believed to be the first all-amputee team to row the Atlantic.
The veterans, led by Cayle Royce will take on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge later this year.The veterans, led by Cayle Royce will take on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge later this year.
Trooper Royce, 29, from Dartmouth in Devon, suffered serious injuries serving in Afghanistan that put him in a coma for several months.Trooper Royce, 29, from Dartmouth in Devon, suffered serious injuries serving in Afghanistan that put him in a coma for several months.
He will be joined by Paddy Gallagher, of Cambridgeshire, Nigel Rogof, from Hereford and Devon's Lee Spencer.He will be joined by Paddy Gallagher, of Cambridgeshire, Nigel Rogof, from Hereford and Devon's Lee Spencer.
"Sixty per cent of rowing is all leg work. In that sense we will have to work a bit harder, said " "Sixty per cent of rowing is all leg work. In that sense we will have to work a bit harder," said Trooper Royce.
The Row2Recovery team will be competing against about 16 other teams in the race, which is scheduled to start in December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and finish about six weeks later in Antigua.The Row2Recovery team will be competing against about 16 other teams in the race, which is scheduled to start in December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and finish about six weeks later in Antigua.
Trooper Royce said: "The amputations shouldn't have too much of an effect on us.Trooper Royce said: "The amputations shouldn't have too much of an effect on us.
"I think we will still be competitive."I think we will still be competitive.
"Sea conditions will dictate a lot of how the race progresses, so I think it will be an exciting challenge and I think the other crews will have a bit of competition.""Sea conditions will dictate a lot of how the race progresses, so I think it will be an exciting challenge and I think the other crews will have a bit of competition."
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