Are Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff and Lawrence Dallaglio riding in different directions? One is known for his relaxed, easy-going style; the other for his iron will and self-discipline, so it would perhaps be understandable if Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff and Lawrence Dallaglio were not necessarily riding entirely in tandem on their epic 1,785 mile charity cycle ride from Greece to the Olympic Stadium at Stratford in east London. A spokesman for Dallaglio insists that the only soreness the rugby World Cup winner and Flintoff are feeling is around their posteriors, and most definitely not towards each other. However, Mandrake hears whispers that their relationship has occasionally been put under strain. "I doubt any two men could get along famously all the time on such a long ride, but Lawrence hasn't been entirely happy with Freddie's tendency to enjoy a few jars in the evenings along the way," whispers my man with the bicycle pump. They are both professionals, of course, and they take the ride very seriously, but let's just say they have different styles. Only half in jest, Dallaglio said the other day: "Freddie Flintoff is a drinker with a cycling problem." He has even been known to dish out "fines" to his fellow riders on the the Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam 2012 whom he deems to have overdone it a bit. History does not record how much the former England cricketer is now in the red. Dallaglio's spokesman, Richard Relton, who also took part in the ride, concedes that the Ampleforth-educated flanker and Flintoff are "two different characters, two huge characters." He tells me: "They have lived in each other's pockets for the last month." Relton says the pair are, however, still friends."They go back a long way," he says. They remain good friends. Flintoff's spokesman says he is still "on speaking terms" with Dallaglio. "They speak regularly," the spokesman says. The physical demands of a three-and-a-half-week cycle don't really allow much time for socialising along the way, but they ate together with all the groups every night. They are friends, as ever. The spokesman adds: "There are no issues between Freddie and Lawrence at all. They share great pride in having worked so closely together, with their team of cyclists, to raise over £1.8million, with that total still building.