How one man’s epic 3,500 mile cycle round Britain helped him overcome the struggles of the pandemic

Travel writer Simon Parker cycled 3,427 miles around pandemic Britain during 2020 and 2021 for his new book, Riding Out. Here, he rounds up five of his favourite multi-day rides within a couple of hours of the capital

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