What are your ambitions for 2013? POOOLLL!

RidleyRider

So season 2012 is well and truly over and winter training is well in session now. Its this time where you can see how you're shaping up for the upcoming season.

So, I ask you, what are your ambitions for 2013?

Just because we're all relatively simple here, a poll will be added:p

Lusk Doyle

Continue where you left off last season

(Almost) all of the above!

I want to upgrade, win the league, win a race and improve a TT time. Seems reasonable to me!

RidleyRider

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Lusk Doyle wrote: »

(Almost) all of the above!

I want to upgrade, win the league, win a race and improve a TT time. Seems reasonable to me!

With good form and training its reasonable:D Will probably all come at a point where form is at a peak.

ednwireland

wheres the option for going a whole year without my back giving out

well at least i want to beat my '10'time trial time

davidsatelle100

Beat a previous TT time.

Just get the distance up and improve (obtain any) climbing ability

RidleyRider

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ednwireland wrote: »

wheres the option for going a whole year without my back giving out

well at least i want to beat my '10'time trial time

Apologies ednwireland:p

Whats your TT time at the moment?

RidleyRider

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davidsatelle100 wrote: »

Just get the distance up and improve (obtain any) climbing ability

They'll both come in time and with training.

Caroline_ie

I want to be less sh!t than last year.

RidleyRider

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Caroline_ie wrote: »

I want to be less sh!t than last year.

Its all in the training.

Although, I'd like to be less ****e than last year too

Leroy42

Why no option for;

Be nice to everybody and make a positive difference to the world?

Does it have to always be about personal achievements? Why can't we all just get along.

daragh_

What Caroline said.

smacl

Beat a previous TT time.

Get a few more audax's in, just maybe a first 300k if I can maintain a reasonable level of work over the winter.

killalanerr

win your club league your such a Fred LD

buffalo

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killalanerr wrote: »

win your club league your such a Fred LD

:pac: I think this attitude is why I love this forum. No matter how hard you try, unless you're aiming to win the Rás or Le Tour, you'll always be a Fred.

RidleyRider

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Leroy42 wrote: »

Why no option for;

Be nice to everybody and make a positive difference to the world?

Does it have to always be about personal achievements? Why can't we all just get along.

Because this is cycling and personal achievements are everything:D

ROK ON

1. Easter Fleche (have threatened this for many years now, want to commit and do one in 2013).

2. Do 10 races (mix of club league and open races).

3. Initial aim is to get to a level where I dont get dropped. Once that is achieved I want to get in a break, get in a break that lasts and contest a sprint.

4. If the TT league that was mooted here gets off the groound I would like to do

5 TTs on my road bike. Ideally I would like to be able to break break 32min for 20k on a road bike and then break 31min and then 30m. Tall order for me.

Do a few more audaxes and a few sportifs.

Thats all really.

okane1

Buy a fancy CF bike!

Darkglasses

Beat a previous TT time.

Go out regularly on club spins, do a couple of sportives, beat my previous best distances. Vastly improve my bike maintenance skills.

Don't intend on starting racing next year.

thebouldwhacker

ROK ON wrote: »

1. Easter Fleche (have threatened this for many years now, want to commit and do one in 2013).

*bookmarks page*

Lusk Doyle

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killalanerr wrote: »

win your club league your such a Fred LD

A Fred who kicked your a$$ this year old yellar!

The tax man

To get a respectful lap time around the Yas Marina Circuit.
Enter some TT races.

colm_gti

Continue where you left off last season

Hopefully improve on last year and start placing in a few races...and earn an upgrade to A3 if I don't self-upgrade...

killalanerr

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

A Fred who kicked your a$$ this year old yellar!

because you didnt use your club league as the training aid its meant to be but rode in a group below your level in a bid for glory
the rest of your goals are admirable just try not to fall off
sorry for goin OT OP

RidleyRider

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killalanerr wrote: »

because you didnt use your club league as the training aid its meant to be but rode in a group below your level in a bid for glory
the rest of your goals are admirable just try not to fall off
sorry for goin OT OP

One word for you Lusk.. Burned!:p

No problem killalanerr, its amusing!

Lusk Doyle

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RidleyRider wrote: »

One word for you Lusk.. Burned!:p

No problem killalanerr, its amusing!

No burn there. I rode in the group I was allocated. As I progressed the league got cancelled. Not my fault! I stand by my stated goals plus one more - to destroy old yellar!

RidleyRider

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Lusk Doyle wrote: »

No burn there. I rode in the group I was allocated. As I progressed the league got cancelled. Not my fault! I stand by my stated goals plus one more - to destroy old yellar!

Updates to your clubs league will be required! Only fair way to this is both ride in the same group!

Lusk Doyle

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RidleyRider wrote: »

Updates to your clubs league will be required! Only fair way to this is both ride in the same group!

Semi scratch for old yellar it is so!

Beasty

Win your first ever race.

RidleyRider wrote: »

Updates to your clubs league will be required! Only fair way to this is both ride in the same group!

They were riding in the same group last year - I would add that one of them is around twice the age of the other, but seems to make up for it through his ability to hold a wheel and avoid falling into ditches ...

Lusk Doyle

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Beasty wrote: »

They were riding in the same group last year - I would add that one of them is around twice the age of the other, but seems to make up for it through his ability to hold a wheel and avoid falling into ditches ...

I don't think he'd like being prematurely aged beasty!

Beasty

Win your first ever race.

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I don't think he'd like being prematurely aged beasty!

Sorry LD, I had assumed you were aged around 13 or so for some reason ...:p

Raam

My goal: put old yellar and the other sap back in their box.

Guess I'll have to ride a bit of the league next year so.

killalanerr

only 20 odd years between us but LD besides been a bit of a glory hunter is a good lad :-) now can we get back to the ot and stop ruining what could be a very interesting thread

ednwireland

RidleyRider wrote: »

Apologies ednwireland:p

Whats your TT time at the moment?

29:02

RidleyRider

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ednwireland wrote: »

29:02

For some reason I can imagine it being rather lumpy up north for a TT?

Lusk Doyle

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TT. I did my first 40k this year on a loaned TT bike that was too small really. 54 frame. Id like my own TT bike that fits so I can really develop that part of my cycling as I like it so far the two that I've done. Only one of which was on a TT bike and 40k.

The proposed TT league would be nice.

Sagi

Win your club league.

Go on a tour for 10 days min
Cycle around Ireland (on multiple weekend tours)
do more than 10000km
cycle to work daily
Avoid accidents
finally fit mudguards

RidleyRider

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Sagi wrote: »

Go on a tour for 10 days min
Cycle around Ireland (on multiple weekend tours)
do more than 10000km
cycle to work daily
Avoid accidents
finally fit mudguards

You'll defo hit over 10,000km if you do those tours and cycles around Ireland accompanied with the commute.

Best of Luck:D

ednwireland

RidleyRider wrote: »

For some reason I can imagine it being rather lumpy up north for a TT?

nah not particularly

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/200972166

buffalo

Continue where you left off last season

I've a couple of one-day races that I'm targeting - I'd love an outright open win. Also looking at Rás Dún na nGall - well run race, nice parcours, definitely going back for that.

As for general goals, be nice to reach the next category, but I'm not particularly aiming for that. If I achieve my wins, it'll happen.

seamus

Cycle a distance you never could before.

If I didn't have a screaming child hanging out of me, I'd have gone full A4 racing, but instead I'll do 3 or 4 club league races to get into it and look at open races in 2014. I had a really good year this year in terms of fitness, so I'm concerned that for the moment with the lack of training time I just won't be able to improve (or even maintain) the fitness gains I made this year.

Wolfsberg

Beat a previous TT time.

I want to cycle from my home in north Dublin to where my family lives in North Kerry, on my own with as little gear as possible.

ROK ON

Wolfsberg wrote: »

I want to cycle from my home in north Dublin to where my family lives in North Kerry, on my own with as little gear as possible.

I have cycled from Dublin to Sth Kerry in 2 days (310km) but have wanted to do it in one day for many years now.

Wolfsberg

Beat a previous TT time.

ROK ON wrote: »

I have cycled from Dublin to Sth Kerry in 2 days (310km) but have wanted to do it in one day for many years now.

Fair play to you ROK ON! I'm more of an 85km/ day man at the minute so I'll allow myself 3 days or possibly 4 very leisurely ones!

nilhg

Beat a previous TT time.

Farther, faster and higher, preferably but not necessarily on the one day.

RidleyRider

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Wolfsberg wrote: »

Fair play to you ROK ON! I'm more of an 85km/ day man at the minute so I'll allow myself 3 days or possibly 4 very leisurely ones!

With rests breaks and some refuelling, there shouldn't be any reason you could cover the distance over a weekend Wolfsberg. You'd be surprised at your capabilities:D

mahoo

my ambition for 2013 is to complete my uncompleted ambitions from 2011 and 2012 which involves cycling approx 200km around wicklow on crowded roads and queing for crap food... just so i can say ive feckin done it!

that and go an entire year without a puncture

MediaMan

Beat a previous TT time.

1. Complete a training program that will help me with the rest of these goals
2. Improve hill climbing times on some of those nasty Wicklow hills (they know who they are!)
3. Do a hilly 200k in a half-decent time (~9hrs depending on how much climbing)
4. Do a 300k one-day audax or same distance over 2 days with an overnight stop somewhere interesting

Tonyandthewhale

Beat a previous TT time.

Got a tour of the UK lined up for February which includes one 600km day and at least one 300km day so that's uping the bar a bit.
Also half contemplating a trip across Europe and around the Black Sea over the summer which would be the furthest I've gone so far.

On the domestic side of things I want to show up for a few A4 races this season and not embarrass myself.

el tel

I want to do a wheelie on a tandem

RidleyRider

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Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Got a tour of the UK lined up for February which includes one 600km day and at least one 300km day so that's uping the bar a bit.
Also half contemplating a trip across Europe and around the Black Sea over the summer which would be the furthest I've gone so far.

On the domestic side of things I want to show up for a few A4 races this season and not embarrass myself.

600km day:eek: That's some serious miles to be doing in one day!

Wolfsberg

Beat a previous TT time.

RidleyRider wrote: »

600km day:eek: That's some serious miles to be doing in one day!

25km/hour average speed if you cycle for 24 hours straight without stopping. Serious alright. :eek: