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Near miss

There were ten of us I think, cycling two abreast in a reasonably tight group along a country road that was nearly too wide to qualify as a lane.

We’d been making steady progress for about 30 miles, trying to ignore the dense mist and relentless drizzle. Everyone was soaked through but we were happy enough because it must have been 19 or 20 degrees.

The roads were surprisingly slippery though – I saw skinny back wheels slide out several times, only to be caught just in time by jolted riders.