Cycling Plans for 2017

07Lapierre

OK..now that everyone has pat themselves on the back for their cycling in 2016, its time now to lay out your Goals/ambitions for 2017!

I'll Start:

1. Aiming for 15,000k for the year
2. Join the IVCA and do some Racing


Lets hear your plans..

davidsatelle100

1. Aiming for 12,000 for the year
2. Try to do at least 2 200k spins (previous best 162)
3. Aiming for 100,000 climbing

Well its in writing now so lets see how the year goes.

dahat

2017 Goals...

1. Take out Racing Licence
2. 200km plus spin
3. Become a better climber
4. Enjoy it as much as last year
5. Ride London 100
6. Goal is 12,000km this year.

Macy0161

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

Boscoirl

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

😛

terrydel

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.

magicbastarder

learn to wheelie properly.

funnights74

Must lose the Christmas excess 5kgs, as a result of which more climbing more kms. Finally do a milen to mazin.

Daroxtar

5000km last year so hoping for at least 6000 this year. Get back down to around 70kg. I've joined the local club, might take part in some of the club league races /TT.
Mick Byrne 200. There, I've said it so I can't back out now.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed but might be getting back to Northern Spain for more Vuelta climbs later in the year.

dancrowley

1. Train harder.
2. Ride more.
3. Haute Route - Alps

Not so much goals, as there's just the one, but the requirements to achieve that one goal are goals themselves...

Confused yet?! :pac:

Wishbone Ash

1. To redo the 2016 Evil ride and finish it this time.
2. To do a 400k ride.

trek climber

1. To cycle 8,500k in 2017
2. To take part on a 4 man team in RAI - August

Doc07

Break 5000km
Do half of the club league races
Maybe do a 400km
Marmotte

nilhg

Do an audax
Take a minute (or more) off my 40km TT time

OleRodrigo

London Edinburgh London, M2M and some more fixed gear riding.

RobFowl

12k for the year
Race IVCA and hopefully get a few results
Finally get the points to go to A3
Ride abroad at least once this year
GF Northern Ireland
Race Cross again and try not to write off another rear mech
Do more MTB
Ride the steel bike a bit more
Stay upright

That'll do for starters

Lusk_Doyle

Try to realise my full cycling potenial relative to my circumstances. Should be fun! Step one was last night when I charged up all my lights for a trip to Howth tonight!

magicbastarder

my main one - learn how to look after the bike correctly. was around at humphries earlier pestering derek with idiotic questions. at least i bought stuff to earn his patience.

Euro Fred

M2M in one go

nilhg

Euro Fred wrote: »

M2M in one go

I have some hard earned experience of that one, if you want to pick someone's brain feel free to give me a shout.

Euro Fred

nilhg wrote: »

I have some hard earned experience of that one, if you want to pick someone's brain feel free to give me a shout.

Cheers, I'm looking at using Seamus' route from 2012 or close as to it as possible.

Just today i have emailed a few places about accommodation once i get that out of the way I'll relax a bit.

ford2600

Euro Fred wrote: »

Cheers, I'm looking at using Seamus' route from 2012 or close as to it as possible.

Just today i have emailed a few places about accommodation once i get that out of the way I'll relax a bit.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=97384756&postcount=9

might be something useful there for you

Lusk_Doyle

magicbastarder wrote: »

my main one - learn how to look after the bike correctly. was around at humphries earlier pestering derek with idiotic questions. at least i bought stuff to earn his patience.

Are you the lad doing the ftp?

magicbastarder

not that i'm aware of! you mean functional threshold power?

nilhg

Euro Fred wrote: »

Cheers, I'm looking at using Seamus' route from 2012 or close as to it as possible.

Just today i have emailed a few places about accommodation once i get that out of the way I'll relax a bit.

Don't want to pull the thread off topic but this was ours, TBH I'd never do that Strabane-Derry road again, though TBH we were on it on a Saturday evening with a rally on somewhere closeby, probably more than the usual quota of lunatics on it.

Lusk_Doyle

magicbastarder wrote: »

not that i'm aware of! you mean functional threshold power?

Ah, I was in there today also and there was a lad in there asking questions I thought it could have been you!

terrydel

magicbastarder wrote: »

learn to wheelie properly.

After getting that on a motorbike, it just isnt the same on a bicycle!

terrydel

Daroxtar wrote: »

5000km last year so hoping for at least 6000 this year. Get back down to around 70kg. I've joined the local club, might take part in some of the club league races /TT.
Mick Byrne 200. There, I've said it so I can't back out now.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed but might be getting back to Northern Spain for more Vuelta climbs later in the year.

Im hoping to do the MB200 too, the day after Slane! It will hurt! See you on the start line

Inquitus

• 1) Win some Vets races and get upgraded to Race 1
• 2) Be competitive in A3 and score some points
• 3) Win a club league race and get upgraded from the Limit/Semi Limit race to the Scratch/Super Scratch Race
• 4) Complete 7.5k+ km in the year

neris

-To get my leg over the top tube and hope the bike doesn't crumple underneath me

-loose 2 stone by May & at some stage during the year be able to fit into my old boards jersey

-and big one is to be able to get past June and still be on the bike regularly. I've found last 3 years I go out early in the year and by summer I hardly used the bike and ended up sailing and drinking alot on weekends. Might actually use club this year for motivation to get out on a Sunday

seanin4711

Mizen 2 malin in 3 days right up the middle, start of August

wanderer 22

1. Cycle the Royal or Grand Canal start to finish
2. Cycle second half of Wicklow Way (did first half last month)
3.Get my climbing legs back leading (this feeds in to next goal)
3. Put in a decent showing at the Boards Evil
4. Learn to count

guanciale

For the past few years illness and work travel have conspired to parent me achieving my main goal which has been a round the year Audax award (RRTY).
This year I have amended my goals which are:
1. Complete six Audax events
2. Of the six events do at least the following as priority events: Pink Elephant, Wolf Tone West Cork, Long Heron.
3. Complete at least one cycle of minimum 300km (but ideally an Easter flèche)
4. Cycle 8000km during the year.
5. Hopefully stay healthy and avoid debilitating illnesses - that in itself would be fantastic.

Well, I went and ordered my bike on the C2W scheme there, should be getting it hopefully in the next week or two... so basically my 2017 plan is to get out there and start cycling!

It's a hybrid and not sure it's suitable for anything crazy long distance but if I could get a 50km spin in by the summer I'd be pretty happy.

Idleater

I've booked myself into the Amstel gold (150km route) and the l'eroica Limburg this year (did this last year). Both similar routes though one has significantly more off road divisions than cobbles.

Other than that I was pleased to see the a4 license option open to me again as I don't have the discipline, aptitude, confidence or ability for a3 - yes I'm lazy :-(

Esroh

GrandFondo Roma Oct 8th.
3rd time lucky I hope. Health issues have restricted me the last two years and I have had to tootle round the short route .

ht9zni1gs28crp

Rad am Ring 24hr again this year...

Race Around Ireland too.....

and some A4 races in the middle of it....

lissard

No harm to write this stuff down. For me it's :

1. Hit 5000 km for the year. For the last few years I have never got above 4000.
2. Keep up with a group going at 25kmph in Wicklow.
3. Rejoin a club.
4. Try out more club run sportives.
5. Get down to and maintain weight at 85kg.

07Lapierre

Well done everyone- Its written down now so there's no going back.
Best of luck to everyone and safe cycling in 2017!

RobFowl

Esroh wrote: »

GrandFondo Roma Oct 8th.
3rd time lucky I hope. Health issues have restricted me the last two years and I have had to tootle round the short route .

Oooooo that looks very nice !

Esroh

RobFowl wrote: »

Oooooo that looks very nice !

It is good. May not be your Iconic Euro sportive but a great day out.Tough enough as its got a 6 hour time limit re full road closures and its not flat ;-).
And a great excuse to visit Rome.
Weather has been great (23degrees) and they have made us very welcome.

cdaly_

Ride another Super Randonneur series up to 1,000km, including a Super 600 (600km with 10,000m of climbing with a 50hr time limit).
Ride the two Dublin-Shannon canals and maybe a few other waterways.

ford2600

cdaly_ wrote: »

Ride another Super Randonneur series up to 1,000km, including a Super 600 (600km with 10,000m of climbing with a 50hr time limit).
Ride the two Dublin-Shannon canals and maybe a few other waterways.

Where is the Super 600? Not easy to map in Ireland

NamelessPhil

ford2600 wrote: »

Where is the Super 600? Not easy to map in Ireland

Somewhere in the Cork/Kerry region. I'm up for doing that Super 600. I want a Randonnuer 10,000 medal. The first 200 of this year will be on Sunday. I'll be riding the East Wicklow permanent. I haven't fully planned out the year but RRTY no. 4 is the basic plan so I'll ride whatever fits into 12 months.

ford2600

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Somewhere in the Cork/Kerry region. I'm up for doing that Super 600. I want a Randonnuer 10,000 medal. The first 200 of this year will be on Sunday. I'll be riding the East Wicklow permanent. I haven't fully planned out the year but RRTY no. 4 is the basic plan so I'll ride whatever fits into 12 months.

Best of luck with all that.

Don't see where a super 600 is doable in Cork Kerry without a lot of repetition? Any draft map going via pm if you like?

Even Stuart has only 4000m climbing in 300km.

I'll have a go later tonight once I test this IQ-X

guanciale

ford2600 wrote: »

Best of luck with all that.

Don't see where a super 600 is doable in Cork Kerry without a lot of repetition? Any draft map going via pm if you like?

Even Stuart has only 4000m climbing in 300km.

I'll have a go later tonight once I test this IQ-X

Wasn't aware there was a super600 planned for Ireland.
I just tried mapping several routes on RWGPS and I am confident that taking in every climb on the Iveragh Beara peninsula as well as Shehy mountains including Mullaghanish does not get anywhere near 10000m.
Most I can get is 6500m
I reckon such an event is impossible in Ireland. That said I've done 210km in the Pyrenees with 5500m and just three climbs.

ford2600

guanciale wrote: »

Wasn't aware there was a super600 planned for Ireland.
I just tried mapping several routes on RWGPS and I am confident that taking in every climb on the Iveragh Beara peninsula as well as Shehy mountains including Mullaghanish does not get anywhere near 10000m.
Most I can get is 6500m
I reckon such an event is impossible in Ireland. That said I've done 210km in the Pyrenees with 5500m and just three climbs.

Guess your a nicer guy than me.

With a bit of thought might be possible, this took me 5 mins, still over 1000m short. Priest's Leap in both directions, and the hardest way with over 500km in legs..
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18391018

http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/421%20-%20General%20Super%20Randonnée.html

No UK or Irish rides on list, plenty in Europe though

OleRodrigo

I presume no extra charge for the last 48 KM



Don't think this is the approved ride though..

P_1

Cycle over 8,000km
Climb over 100,000m
Get the average speed comfortably over the 25km/h mark
At least 1 Double Century
The WW200
No silly self inflicted injuries

Esroh

Esroh wrote: »

GrandFondo Roma Oct 8th.
3rd time lucky I hope. Health issues have restricted me the last two years and I have had to tootle round the short route .

Not sure how everyone else got on but I'm just back from Rome.
I got round but was 20 min outside the 6 hours. Just not able for the climbing.
2018 is in May to coincide with Final Giro Stage finish in Vatican so I'll try again.

dahat

dahat wrote: »

2017 Goals...

1. Take out Racing Licence
2. 200km plus spin
3. Become a better climber
4. Enjoy it as much as last year
5. Ride London 100
6. Goal is 12,000km this year.

All achieved bar 5& 6 with those being unattainable now.
I went and won an A4 race so that's a massive year for me on that alone.