The Irish team faces an uphill journey, but the intrepid Pedal to Poland cyclists face a flat one as they power towards their final destination and that date with Spain.

Piles, blisters and rashes. Just some of the afflictions nine Irish rear ends will have to endure just to see a football match in Poland.

It’s one thing packing yourself into an impossibly small caravan with nearly a dozen people to make the trek to see Ireland in Poland, but it’s quite another to pedal your way there.