Recounting the experiences of three untrained cyclists setting out to become the first to pedal across South America, from Tierra del Fuego to Lake Titicaca this story describes the physical and emotional ups and downs experienced by the cycling version of the three musketeers. Undertaken in aid of the Leukaemia Research Fund, the cyclists on the expedition battled with the language barrier, sore muscles and addiction to chocolate while fuelled by copious amounts of vino.