Cycling Plans for 2017

Ranjo

Thanks for bumping this, as I was start to plan 2018 goals yesterday - I was thinking of 5-6000 km for the year and saw the 10-12k goals from the early posters. How the hell can you reach that?!

I'd find it impossible to cover 200k per week consistently. Do you achieve it via commuting & weekend spins, competitions? Would live to hear how you work it.

mr spuckler

Ranjo wrote: »

Thanks for bumping this, as I was start to plan 2018 goals yesterday - I was thinking of 5-6000 km for the year and saw the 10-12k goals from the early posters. How the hell can you reach that?!

I'd find it impossible to cover 200k per week consistently. Do you achieve it via commuting & weekend spins, competitions? Would live to hear how you work it.

i hadn't set any goals in here but had a target in my mind of 5000km. my only way of achieving that is through commuting combined with the odd weekend spin.

will set more ambitious goals for next year when that thread starts and will then be interesting to look back at the end of year a la this thread and see how i went!

07Lapierre

Ranjo wrote: »

Thanks for bumping this, as I was start to plan 2018 goals yesterday - I was thinking of 5-6000 km for the year and saw the 10-12k goals from the early posters. How the hell can you reach that?!

I'd find it impossible to cover 200k per week consistently. Do you achieve it via commuting & weekend spins, competitions? Would live to hear how you work it.

I should break the 11,000k mark this weekend. You do it by cycling everywhere, every day of the week!

Join a cycling club, commute to/from work by bike and go out on weekends on club spins and it soon clocks up.

terrydel

terrydel wrote: »

I'd never manage that kind of distance (10k kms +) unless I was commuting.
I'd like to get maybe 7500-8000kms if I could, but I think quality over quantity is more important.

Complete the full length Maratona Dles Dolomites course. Only completed the mid distance course last time after missing a cutoff point, mainly due to faffing around, too many stops after taking ages to get over the start line because we were in the final starting pen. It broke my heart as I was flying and would have easily finished. Wont happen this time.

I might try a couple of races to see where I'm really at

A cycling holiday abroad somewhere, and do a few iconic climbs.

6000km and change done so far, its possible I'll get the 7500 if I get some longer spins in at weekends.
Completed the full Maratona course in a time way better than expected so thats the best achievement I've managed this year, along with general, tangible overall improvement.
Didnt bother with racing, couldnt really fit it in.
No holiday abroad as yet, and looking unlikely.

Boscoirl

Boscoirl wrote: »

1. Get the bike out of the garage
2. And take it from there

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Managed to achieve this,

once i got going i set myself a target of 5000Km for the year with a reward of buying myself a new bike once I got there. I joined the local club and was flying it up until August when stuff started getting in the way, have ~3900Km done so far, which is more than the previous 3 years combined, so happy out,

Having started with the beginners group in the club, i have progressed to hanging on to the back of the group of fast lads.

I managed to lose almost 10Kg, but still hovering over 100Kg mark, hope to get below it soon.

there is still time for me to hit my target, just need to get the finger out at the weekends.

Overall its been a great year cycling so far

Macy0161

Macy0161 wrote: »

2017....

1) Train 3 times a week (Train rather than just ride - stick with Trainerroad!)
2) 5000km
3) Get up to (and hold my own) in the top group in club spins
4) New bike

1) Generally have done
2) Approaching 4000km now (including turbo estimates), so probably won't at this stage
3) Tend to go with an earlier group. If I was going at the later time, it's who I'd go with though!
4) tbc. Looking like a full suss mtb at the moment rather than road tbh! But then again, it was nearly a CX when reading about the Weevil

Plastik

Commuting racks up the mileage.

I've 14,500km on the clock YTD, about half of which is commuting (44/45km per day). On track for about 19,000km.

Ranjo

07Lapierre wrote: »

I should break the 11,000k mark this weekend. You do it by cycling everywhere, every day of the week!

Join a cycling club, commute to/from work by bike and go out on weekends on club spins and it soon clocks up.

I cycle loads, but even between a 36km commute 2-3 times a week and 1-2 times per month long spin of 50-100k it amounts to around 6k per year.

I'm also planning to join a cycle club next month (after hols) and look forwar to some club comps next year. Instead of distance goal, I'm going for

1. Club comps
2. Wicklow 200
3. Improve average speed on long spins (currently about 27km/hr)

I do triathlons too, so don't want to overdo cycling goals as I have tri goals too.. !!

Mercian Pro

Ranjo wrote: »

I'd find it impossible to cover 200k per week consistently. Do you achieve it via commuting & weekend spins, competitions? Would live to hear how you work it.

07Lapierre wrote: »

Join a cycling club, commute to/from work by bike and go out on weekends on club spins and it soon clocks up.

Get to 65, retire from work, join a good cycling club that's interested in more than racing, and get out on club spins as often as possible.