Originally Posted by
willpetras
I mean exhaustion in that when I sit down after 10 miles I do feel relaxed, like after a workout. Most people would feel the same. 10 miles isn't a lot of cycling but it's not nothing either.
But 10 miles is only about 16 kilometres. If you're just starting cycling, or starting again after an injury, I could see that could well be a "workout" ... but not if you've been cycling a while, and especially not if it is dead flat with no wind.