Ride Across Britain Day 2: We live in a stunning country


One. There is no such thing as too much chamois cream.
Two. We live in a stunning country.
And I'm guessing you'd rather hear about the latter rather than the talk of sore bums that is ripping through basecamp.


Yesterday's second stage of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain (an 870 mile bike ride from Lands End to John O Groats, for any newcomers to this column) took us from Oakehampton to Bath.
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Hide Ad111 miles of, yes, more climbs. 7,653ft, in fact crossing the Quantock Hills in Somerset and the magnificent Cheddar Gorge, the highlight of the day. What a beautiful place.
So far, I've been in the saddle for almost 20 hours over the past two days, so suffice to say, it is starting to bite a bit.


Early night, me thinks, and back on it again tomorrow.
See you in Shropshire.
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