2020 Yearly Goals

Seth Brundle

What are your goals for 2020?
Me, I plan on hitting 10k kms. Probably won't make it but I need to have a target to keep me going. Managed 4k last year so it will be tough going.
Have plans for a few events - booked into the ŠKODA Tour de Conamara and will sign up for a few more.
Also plan on building up my hill climbing muscles.

mr spuckler

I'm going to keep it modest but am hoping to well exceed this - time will tell!

6,500km, Wicklow 200, Strava Gran Fondo per month and possibly Galway to Dublin in a day too.

Judging by my terrible climbing up the mountains last Friday that also needs a lot of attention

daragh_

Win something.

dahat

Goal are as follows

Win an A3 race
A2 upgrade then retire
12,000km for the year
Grand fondo each month
Plan a major spin >250km for end of racing season or Xmas break.

Find sometime to paint 3 rooms before the Mrs retires me from racing!!!!

Other aims would be personal, weight management etc that are always goals but never achieved.

Eamonnator

My Goals:

1) Orwell Randonnee.
2) Skoda Tour of Connemara.
3) Skoda Tour of the Boyne Valley.
4) Great Dublin Bike Ride.
5) Great Belfast Bike Ride. (if it happens)
6) Tony Golden Memorial Cycle.
7) Ashbourne Burners Summer Solstice Cycle.
8) Waterford-Dungarvin-Waterford Cycleway on my "going to the shops" bike on . . a nice summer day.
9) Cycle all possible routes up and down Bellewstown Hill.
10) Playa Blanca to Femes.
11) Lap the Lough.

Kander

Try not break anything too serious

CantGetNoSleep

Mine are:

4000km overall (up from 2200km - poor first half of the year, travel and late nights at work, and a short commute mean that reaching this will involve getting out for my usual 80k or so almost every weekend)

More midweek evening summer spins (up from 0 last year, no real idea why I had so few)

1000km around town and casual rides mainly on my new Brompton

Metric century and possibly 200km in one go (from 110km longest to date)

More sportives and one of Flanders or Liege

1000km in Ireland including two 100km+ sportives (work abroad so not as easy as it sounds - only managed Tour de Kilkenny this year)

Finally, aiming for significant spend on bikes or gear beyond a bike fit, servicing and some new club kit (have chopped and changed bikes on a yearly basis for the last 3 or 4 years for no real reason other than messing around).

If I make all of the above I'm planning to buy a new Di2 disc bike

Macy0161

Mainly process goals for me, and a focus on Gravel.

• Stick to the TrainerRoad Plan, hitting at least the 3 key workouts a week and taking rest days.
• Nutrition - Fuel my workouts/ spins, recovery, and continue to tweak my overall diet. Mainly to include more carbs, and less empty/ poor calories.
• Sleep - Give myself a chance of 8 hours a night.
• My A Events - Dirty Reiver 200km (make cut off’s, and complete), Lakelander Gravel Grinder (to beat last years time). There will be other, but these are my target events that my TrainerRoad plan is built around. Others on the calendar already are the Dying Cow, Reservoir Dog, Midland 300, Long Heron, The 3G's gravel grinder.

Yearly km targets aren't really on my radar, with the inevitable slower pace of gravel spins, whilst my actual outside riding window will be the same! I still plan to get my Gran Fondo badge per month though.

davidsatelle100

The doable based on 2019

Will go for 12k for the year
100,000m Climbing
Grand Fondo each month

The 'Stretch Goals'

Aim for 6 150k spins
At least 2 200km Spins


Other than that keep on enjoying the bike and i'll be happy out

Wishbone Ash

Eamonnator wrote: »

My Goals:


8) Waterford-Dungarvin-Waterford Cycleway on my "going to the shops" bike on . . a nice summer day.....

Choose a nice weekday when the schools are still open.

lissard

My Goals:

1) Orwell Randonnee.
2) Mick Byrne 200.
3) Paddy Martin Randonnee.
4) Resevoir Dog.
5) 5 days of touring in the Italian alps: Stelvio, Mortirolo, Gavia etc.
6) Try and hit 5000km (up from 4500km in 2019).

I'll pass on the W200 this year - it's got too expensive.

North of 32

Join my local club and ride with a group at least once a week

• Learn to ride safely and effectively in a group
• Be a good clubmate
• Try to learn some race craft

Complete 3 events
Maintain target weight
Increase FTP to 4.2W/kg
Shave my hairy legs
Finally do the imperial century

Eamonnator

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Choose a nice weekday when the schools are still open.

Does it get very crowded?

Wishbone Ash

Eamonnator wrote: »

Does it get very crowded?

Not so much crowded as poor cycling etiquette, blocked path, dogs and bicycles left in the way for a few kms each side of the towns/villages along the way. Otherwise it's a great facility with the opportunity of a nice pub lunch and pint in Dungarvan before the return trip.

godtabh

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Not so much crowded as poor cycling etiquette, blocked path, dogs and bicycles left in the way for a few kms each side of the towns/villages along the way. Otherwise it's a great facility with the opportunity of a nice pub lunch and pint in Dungarvan before the return trip.

I think that goes for most greenways. The Athlone one has its issues but its brilliant all considered.

My goals:

• Finish the FTP builder on Zwift (week 5 of 12 done but only a few missed days over Christmas)
• Ride 100km at least once a month
• Finish the Evil or do the Wicklow 200.
• Ride 7800km

Macy0161

lissard wrote: »

2) Mick Byrne 200.

At the Dying Cow, the Sorrento lads weren't sure this was going ahead, and it's not on the Audax Ireland calendar.

LollipopJimmy

Seth Brundle wrote: »

What are your goals for 2020?
Me, I plan on hitting 10k kms. Probably won't make it but I need to have a target to keep me going. Managed 4k last year so it will be tough going.
Have plans for a few events - booked into the ŠKODA Tour de Conamara and will sign up for a few more.
Also plan on building up my hill climbing muscles.

I found a surefire way to get my mileage up was to start riding with mates, work colleagues or anybody really. Means you won't skip out.

As for my goals I want to get 10k kms in - I was tracking well for it in 2019 until I wrecked my shoulders. I've signed up to an Ironman 70.3 in Weymouth - under duress mind you and I have a couple of kickboxing bouts lined up so will be as fit as a fiddle come summer hopefully

Daroxtar

Macy0161 wrote: »

At the Dying Cow, the Sorrento lads weren't sure this was going ahead, and it's not on the Audax Ireland calendar.

Oh no, that's a disaster if true. MB200 is a bucket list ride for anyone that likes the hills.

Anyway, goals for the year -
7500km
Lose a stone weight
Knock another 30 seconds off my 16km TT
Orwell randonee (stay on board the bike this time)
MB200
Reservoir Dog
Club league- try and get a few podiums
A few days around Tenerife
Beat that one clubmate who always just nips ahead of me at the last second in the coffee shop sprint

Macy0161

Daroxtar wrote: »

Oh no, that's a disaster if true. MB200 is a bucket list ride for anyone that likes the hills.

"Like" is relative, but having missed 2019 due to being on Holiday, I was definitely planning it for 2020. It was when I said "see you at the Mick Byrne" that I got the potential bad news...

Takca

6,500km (managed 5200 last year but I was out of action for about 2 months due to injuries, so it should be doable)
Climb faster ( AKA loose about 15kg)

I'll probably do a few events but none are specific goals

magicbastarder

Learn to wheelie properly.
I'd be happy matching my 2019 total, 8k.

wijam

Improve on last years end result of 4800Km - targeting 8000km this year if possible. Try and get out 3 mornings a week and Saturday and Sunday

In regards to events, 5 definites so far and one maybe

• Tour de Conamara
• Wicklow 200
• Girona Gran Fondo
• Wicklow Gran Fondo (maybe)
• Inishowen 100
• Tour de Boyne Valley

Also have a few cycling holidays booked, all Spain, 2 in Girona, St Patrick's Day and the Gran Fondo in June and in Mallorca for a week at Easter.

Thinking about heading out in October for a week and Christmas for 2 weeks, but they'll be booked later in the year.

Also keep an eye on any events local to Dublin that I can get out and do, as I don't drive they have to be close

Cionn

I have signed up for the Beara Sportive, my goal is to improve my average speed from 25.5 to 26.5 or at a push 27km/h.

To do that, I have to lose the personal timber and train. I will also need to pick some other events to target after as I fell off the wagon after Beara last year so I need a sportive every 6 weeks to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Bambaata

Complete Ras (this is most at risk as herself is due with our first not long before!! She says i can do it but im not convinced id want to be doing it!)
Win an A2 race
Sub 54:50 40k TT
Reclaim club's TT trophies (10 & 25 milers)
Get running again and begin the move back to triathlon!

secman

Having achieved the 10,000 km + a bit last year, had an original target of 8,500km ,

targets are:

1. 10,000 km... need a bit of luck with back issues
2. Gran fondo for each month
3. Reach my 63rd birthday
4. Get a few 30kph avg spins in

Sin é

Eamonnator

Bambaata wrote: »

Complete Ras (this is most at risk as herself is due with our first not long before!! She says i can do it but im not convinced id want to be doing it!)
Win an A2 race
Sub 54:50 40k TT
Reclaim club's TT trophies (10 & 25 milers)
Get running again and begin the move back to triathlon!

Ah here!

Cee-Jay-Cee

My goal is 5000km for 2020 up from 2500km this year.

I also want to do at least one 200km spin hopefully during the summer.

My biggest aim is to get over my fair weather mentality and get out at least 3 or 4 times during the warmer/summer months.

My evening ‘training’ spin is 30km but it’s easily extendable to 42km so I’m aiming to do the 42km every time I do it this year rather than taking the shorter 30km route.

07Lapierre

1:Annual Goal is 14,500 klm
2: Compete in IVCA and hopefully earn a few points
3: Complete the Amstel Goal Sportive without getting hypothermia!
4: just heard about a club mate who was knocked off her bike from behind by a guy in a 4x4 SUV! 3 fractured vertebrae! And she’s still in hospital!, so my final goal is to stay alive while cycling on irish roads!

Wishbone Ash

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

.... and get out at least 3 or 4 times during the warmer/summer months....

Presume you mean 3 or 4 times per week during the summer?

JimmiesRustled

Bambaata wrote: »

Complete Ras (this is most at risk as herself is due with our first not long before!! She says i can do it but im not convinced id want to be doing it!)

Sure it's a handy one this year in comparison to the one you've already in the bag. 3 whole days less.

Bambaata

JimmiesRustled wrote: »

Sure it's a handy one this year in comparison to the one you've already in the bag. 3 whole days less.

Sure id only have to roll out

If only it were that simple! I reckon the shortening of it and likely less continental pros to let bring breaks back will only make it more frantic for longer periods! Might not be quicker overall but I reckon the periods of it going crazy will be more frequent.

JimmiesRustled

Bambaata wrote: »

Sure id only have to roll out

If only it were that simple! I reckon the shortening of it and likely less continental pros to let bring breaks back will only make it more frantic for longer periods! Might not be quicker overall but I reckon the periods of it going crazy will be more frequent.

No I know I was only messing. Hope to be doing it myself.

Eamonnator

Eamonnator wrote: »

My Goals:

1) Orwell Randonnee.
2) Skoda Tour of Connemara.
3) Skoda Tour of the Boyne Valley.
4) Great Dublin Bike Ride.
5) Great Belfast Bike Ride. (if it happens)
6) Tony Golden Memorial Cycle.
7) Ashbourne Burners Summer Solstice Cycle.
8) Waterford-Dungarvin-Waterford Cycleway on my "going to the shops" bike on . . a nice summer day.
9) Cycle all possible routes up and down Bellewstown Hill.
10) Playa Blanca to Femes.
11) Lap the Lough.

The Great Belfast Bike Ride is listed on the Cycling Ireland Website as happening on the 7th June, same day as the Wicklow200

Mercian Pro

1) Reach the 10k target again to make it five in a row.

2) Manage to do all the optional climbs on this year's Hospice Cycle in the Italian Alps (Monte Grappo, Stelvio, Gavia, Mortirolo & Madonna del Ghisallo)

3) Guide on Paris2Nice again and hopefully a few more trips

4) Cycle the Barrow in a day

5) The Orwell Randonee, MB200 (if it's on), the Causeway Coast, the Reservoir Dog (if I'm around)

All of the above are very dependant on whether or not I need an operation on my AC joint that is messed up from a crash last February. If I can't put it off till the autumn, I could be off the bike for four months

5) No more crashes, especially in February which seems to be my jinx month!

ofthelord

My main goal for 2020 is to just keep enjoying the cycling.

2019
Distance - 5000km+
Time - 200 hours
Elevation gain - 65k+ metres

For 2020 I'd like to try hit 250 hours on the bike and maybe hit 6000km, and as I enjoy the hills I'd like to pass 70k metres elevation gain.

I split my time between cycling and running so can't be aiming for too much of an increase in bike time.

* start making the Saturday morning clubs spins - fell out of the habit in the 2nd half of 2019
* complete the reservoir dog sportive - loved it the last couple of years
* get out for more long trail/gravel spins - I'm spoiled for choice living in Wicklow!
* toying with the idea of trying a few club races during the summer - this is a 50/50 goal, still not sure i'm up to it...

Taxuser1

Bambaata wrote: »

Complete Ras (this is most at risk as herself is due with our first not long before!! She says i can do it but im not convinced id want to be doing it!)
Win an A2 race
Sub 54:50 40k TT
Reclaim club's TT trophies (10 & 25 milers)
Get running again and begin the move back to triathlon!

This is a great place to write down my dreams because I'm fooling myself :-)

No interest in any stage racing this year
Win an IVCA race - long time lurker first time entrant :-)
Win any A1 race (most likely best chance is a Mondello gallop from a small group where everyone is off form and i've poisoned their water and gels)
Sub 55:00 40K TT & sub 20 minute 10 mile - this is highly unlikely although I did invest in a new skinsuit which is 2 sizes too small for me, an alien looking TT helmet and a TT bike with no wheels. but i am useless at hurting myself for longer than 5 minutes.
Get consistent long spins in and bring training up to 14 hours from an average of 10 - the Lucan auldies are scaring the bejaysus out of me with their 6 hours no stopping for coffee spins each day of the weekend.
Get into CX from September onwards - did one and it was great craic!
Try not get so angry on the commute although current drivers are making that tough with close and dangerous passes.

JMcL

Eamonnator wrote: »

Does it get very crowded?

A nice weekend day can get busy after say 11am. I use if fairly often to get out around Kilmacthomas and some lumpier stuff, but that would usually be before 9:30 when it tends to be a lot quieter

JMcL

Goals for 2020:

Stretch total out to over 6000km. I topped 5000 for the first time in 2019 (almost double the nadir of 2018). Be less bothered about the weather - last year ended on the right footing on that one, so I mean to continue. Longer spins - I'm time pressed with family stuff so trying to find 4 hours for 100lm spins is tough. Will remedy this by getting out of the house before 7am soon as the mornings stretch out a bit and try to fit in at least one a month between say March and October at a minimum. Top 150km on a single spin for the first time

CantGetNoSleep

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Mine are:

4000km overall (up from 2200km - poor first half of the year, travel and late nights at work, and a short commute mean that reaching this will involve getting out for my usual 80k or so almost every weekend)

More midweek evening summer spins (up from 0 last year, no real idea why I had so few)

1000km around town and casual rides mainly on my new Brompton

Metric century and possibly 200km in one go (from 110km longest to date)

More sportives and one of Flanders or Liege

1000km in Ireland including two 100km+ sportives (work abroad so not as easy as it sounds - only managed Tour de Kilkenny this year)

Finally, aiming for significant spend on bikes or gear beyond a bike fit, servicing and some new club kit (have chopped and changed bikes on a yearly basis for the last 3 or 4 years for no real reason other than messing around).

If I make all of the above I'm planning to buy a new Di2 disc bike

How are people doing 1/3 of the year in and in such bizarre circumstances?

I'm almost on track for my overall distance 4000km target (will probably be around 1200 by 30 April so a little over 100km behind pace) - had a good January, terrible February (largely weather related), and good March and April boosted by Zwift and using a bike as my main method of transport. Main difference is I'm now counting indoor rides as part of the total but wasn't intending to - probably about 350-400km of my total. Obviously not getting commutes in these days - but on the other hand I can't see myself taking public transport for a good while yet, and no travel / holidays / anything else to do in life to get in the way.

Most of the other targets are not going so great (some for obvious reasons e.g. sportives all cancelled) and working towards long rides (I've only gone about 80km three or four times with my club rides off for nearly two months but the year is still young)

I'm also buying a new bike which I promised not to do but got bored during lockdown - that goal was a clear failure!

Aiming for 500km+ a month for the next four months and will re-evaluate targets upwards if I get to that

lissard

Not great so far!
1) Orwell Randonnee.
2) Mick Byrne 200.
3) Paddy Martin Randonnee.
4) Resevoir Dog. (Maybe)
5) 5 days of touring in the Italian alps: Stelvio, Mortirolo, Gavia etc. (Probably cancelled)
6) Try and hit 5000km (up from 4500km in 2019). (If I pull this off on Zwift I'll be mentally tougher than I ever thought possible.)

My new goals are getting out in the Wicklow mountains again and feeling the wind in my face. I'll be happy with that.

magicbastarder

i got off to a bad start as it was and things went downhill from there.
am only at 773km, 1806km behind pace.

North of 32

Join my local club and ride with a group at least once a week - I joined my club, got the jersey and then all spins were suspended indefinitely before even meeting once. Really gutted about this.

Complete 3 events - Out the window. Maybe the event in October will take place.

Maintain target weight - so far so good!

Increase FTP to 4.2W/kg - currently at 4.3W/kg per last test. The improvements from a winter of structured training on Zwift were crazy. I now I have my eye on 4.5W/Kg.

Shave my hairy legs - Done! Bit the bullet just last week. It was like clearing a forest. :pac:

Finally do the imperial century - managed 144km (on Zwift) so this is still in the crosshairs!

crosstownk

lissard wrote: »

My new goals are getting out in the Wicklow mountains again and feeling the wind in my face. I'll be happy with that.

I'm with you on that. Fingers crossed that it'll be sooner rather than later.

I'd was supposed to be getting the train to Rosslare this coming Friday for a solo tour from Fishguard to Holyhead. Hopefully later in the year but I'd be delighted with Wicklow right now!

dahat

No racing to date means most goals out the window.

New goals are

Win a Zwift B race
Drop to 90kg
Cycle with a buddy overanh hills in the South East.
Keep focused & maintain progress on the bike.

Do some painting in the house or she will divorce me and / or sell the bikes!

Seth Brundle

Seth Brundle wrote: »

What are your goals for 2020?
Me, I plan on hitting 10k kms. Probably won't make it but I need to have a target to keep me going. Managed 4k last year so it will be tough going.
Have plans for a few events - booked into the ŠKODA Tour de Conamara and will sign up for a few more.
Also plan on building up my hill climbing muscles.

I'm almost on 3500kms which I'm chuffed at. Still getting out on the rothar most days. I had actually thought I'd get more running in during the lockdown but my calf muscles really punish me for even thinking about it

North of 32 wrote: »

Shave my hairy legs - Done! Bit the bullet just last week. It was like clearing a forest. :pac:

Eh, do people actually do this?
(Or are you a lady that had let herself go?)

magicbastarder

i think i can see the benefit if you're a racing cyclist, at more risk of road rash, but there's no way in hell i'm adding that complication to my life.

CantGetNoSleep

lissard wrote: »

Not great so far!
1) Orwell Randonnee.
2) Mick Byrne 200.
3) Paddy Martin Randonnee.
4) Resevoir Dog. (Maybe)
5) 5 days of touring in the Italian alps: Stelvio, Mortirolo, Gavia etc. (Probably cancelled)
6) Try and hit 5000km (up from 4500km in 2019). (If I pull this off on Zwift I'll be mentally tougher than I ever thought possible.)

My new goals are getting out in the Wicklow mountains again and feeling the wind in my face. I'll be happy with that.

I've found I find it much easier to get on Zwift if you have a full set-up ready to go instead of needing to remove / change wheel, connect to trainer, plug in laptop etc.

I used to set up in the home office and put the bike away after using it - wife needs that to work from home but I found a spot in a bathroom we don't use where the bike just about fits in. Leave it there and you are ready to go within 10-15 mins for an hour or two before / after work etc.

I've never lasted longer than 50-55km on it but I'm using it much more often than if I had to connect a bike each time

lissard

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I've never lasted longer than 50-55km on it

No problem getting the trainer set up, I just find an hour on the trainer a lot tougher than one on the road. Couldn't imagine what 80k would be like with no real freewheeling.

Takca

Takca wrote: »

6,500km (managed 5200 last year but I was out of action for about 2 months due to injuries, so it should be doable)

Doing ok here, on 2,300km so far, I spent a lot of the winter cycling in the dark and freezing cold, now that the sun is here, I'm indoors :-( , I had almost hung up the bike for a few weeks when the restrictions came in but ended up joining a group doing turbo sessions on zoom which is going well (better then solo at least)

Takca wrote: »

Climb faster ( AKA loose about 15kg)

Down 3kg, sure we'll see what happens, hopefully I can prevent the trend going up at least.

Takca wrote: »

I'll probably do a few events but none are specific goals

Don't see much happening here for a few months but fingers crossed.

daragh_

daragh_ wrote: »

Win something.

Well it looks like a Zwift D Race will have to count.

I have no goals anymore. Coffee Spin down to Laragh would do me.

CantGetNoSleep

lissard wrote: »

No problem getting the trainer set up, I just find an hour on the trainer a lot tougher than one on the road. Couldn't imagine what 80k would be like with no real freewheeling.

Yeah you are right, I've an injured clubmate who is doing 100km+ spins every weekend. Might go for one in the next few weeks on a rainy day but the no freewheeling really does make it tougher