160-odd miles done - v. sore - never doing it again. "Isn't Cheshire lovely?" - NO ITS 'KIN BORING AND PAINFULL.
Cycling is not natural - it is like swimming - WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ANYMORE BECAUSE WE HAVE INVENTED BOATS AND CARS!!! All I can say to all those nutri-bar chomping, water bottle sucking, dead fly-face, sweaty bum, skinny-tight shorts, oily chain fingers, non-stopping at country pubs, sponsored pillocks is - "Play ball sports! You are only one step from canal barges or orienteering - stop this madness now!".