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Don't grip the handlebar unless required for climbing/standing, braking, or shifting according to whatever shift system you have. Ride with your hands on the bars with your thumb beside your index finger. This keeps you from constantly gripping the bar causing your hands to hurt. This also allows your hands to assume a natural position on the bars not confined to the angle of the bars.
Do a cool down walk before you get off the bike. I walk the last mile of my ride so I use muscles not normally used when peddling. This will wash out toxins produced in the muscles into the blood stream. It's the toxins in the muscles that cause them to hurt during or after the ride. When touring or doing long distance rides I never ever sit down when taking a break. I walk around and stretch to keep the muscles flushed. I will normally get off the bike every 40 or 50 miles and walk a mile or two as well.
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