The time has come.......
Bloody hell, I'm actually going to do this. Not entirely sure how I feel about it at this moment. So many questions: Will my knee hold out? Will my bike hold out? Will the other people on the ride think I'm a dick? Will I think they're dicks? Should I take a smart shirt for the last night? Will 4 Imodium be enough? Thing is, I'm really not the sort of person who does mad physical group challenges. I think until I'd signed up for this pretty much on a whim I'd have laughed anyone out of the room for suggesting it. Yet here I am. And you know what, despite having multiple anxieties physical, practical and social, deep down I'm really, really looking forward to it. I love riding my bike, I love the countryside and I love an adventure. I'm going to meet a load of people who also love those things and are giving up their time and effort to do a mad thing for charity. I'm also getting out of my London liberal elite bohemian muso bubble for a bit, whic...