Cold fell was a low point for me, and everyone around me by the looks of it.
Cold Fell is the hardest part of the ride by far. It’s not marked on the map as a “climb” in the way that Kirkstone, Whinlatter etc are so it catches everybody out. Also it’s completely exposed and almost always right into the teeth of the prevailing wind.
Plus it comes at that psychological low point of about 65-70 miles when you’re kind of knackered but also not even close to the end!