As someone who cycled every day for 10 years, including Finland in Winter, plenty of this is cope. Good luck braking on icy roads. Finland was easier because i

As someone who cycled every day for 10 years, including Finland in Winter, plenty of this is cope. Good luck braking on icy roads. Finland was easier because it is generally snow, not ice. UK winters / wet weather is terrible. You get covered in filthy spray. Cycling on mixed vehicle roads is dangerous. I've had 3 different car drivers try to push me out of the way with their cars - for no reason other than being there. Car drivers do not respect you. I've also hit a pedestrian who wasn't looking. Infrastructure built without cyclists in mind is a hazard.