Rode from distant cape, coming in drained (8)

'rode' is the definition.
(bicycling is a kind of riding)

'distant cape coming in drained' is the wordplay.
'distant' becomes 'icy' (both can mean aloof or reserved).
'cape' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used on maps).
'coming in' indicates putting letters inside.
'drained' becomes 'bled' (bleeding is a kind of draining).
'icy'+'c'='icyc'
'icyc' placed into 'bled' is 'BICYCLED'.

'from' acts as a link.