Cycling objectives for 2009

[Sittingduck]

Do 3000 miles + for the year
Raise my average speed to 14 mph+
Lose 4 stone
Get a road bike!

EDIT:
Forgot to add my cycle from London to Solihull that I'm thinking about doing in the Spring or Summer. Be nice to see the look onmy Moms face when I turn up on a bike

 

[Noodley]

Well, since you asked...

Come on, put some thought into it!

 

[Iainj837]

1) I want to beat my 1000 miles next year.
2) I hope to transfer my job and if I do that is 20 mile round trip.
3) No accidents

 

[ComedyPilot]

2009.....

Ride daily where possible

Do over 3000 miles.

Maybe do some local TT (never done any before, don't want to look a berk, but have got to start somewhere?)

Lots of early morning rides (go to bed early - get up at 5, do a couple of hours, shower, then ride to work)

LEJOG in June.

Who knows, get on a ferry in Hull with a bike and panniers and go for a jaunt in Belgium/Holland

 

[ColinJ]

Do 3000 miles + for the year
Raise my average speed to 14 mph+
Lose 4 stone
Get a road bike!

EDIT:
Forgot to add my cycle from London to Solihull that I'm thinking about doing in the Spring or Summer. Be nice to see the look on my Moms face when I turn up on a bike

One of the abiding memories of my 2007 ride from Hebden Bridge to Coventry was the looks on the faces of my mother and sister when I told them what I'd done. They thought that I'd brought the bike down on the train and had just ridden a couple of miles from Coventry station. They looked absolutely gobsmacked when I told them that I'd done the whole trip on the bike .

 

[palinurus]

Same as Will in one respect- sub 23 minute 10.

But I'll not be trying the sub 1 hr 25, I'll stick that one at 1:02:30.

Do another 50 and try a 100.

A few more cross events, but I haven't got any specific goals except to be a bit less crap.

Maybe I'll HONC.

 

[Noodley]

To try and get my cycling club to be a proper cycling club rather than just for those who like riding slowly for a short distance. I have already started with getting a new kit designed and ordered, next is the development of a webpage, and trying to get momentum for TT, track, MTB and a few faster club runs. We have quite a good few who ride audax and are interested in developing ideas, but there are some real hurdles to overcome first - but maybe they'll die before I need to ruffle feathers .

 

[4F]

6500 miles in a year
dunwich dynamo
climb the Tourmalet

 

[HeartAttack]

Looking to do;

Dragon Ride
Tour of Wessex
Cent Cols Challenge
Do at least 1 road race a month
Finish 09 as a Cat 3

As for mileage, no limits or anything just enjoy pushing the boundaries and seeing how I feel afterwards.

 

[snakehips]

My rather modest objectives are :-

Do a metric 100 per month

Get under 70 mins for the Richmond Park Three Lap Challenge

Snake

 

[cchapman]

Don't damage myself or the bike,
Get muguards and prper wetweather gear
commute every day
the benefits will automatically follow

 

[mickle]

Finally give up smoking and just increase my mileage, no targets as such. I'll need to replace my mountain bike next year too.

 

[Lardyboy]

Do as many sportives as I can, try to complete North to South Wales with a smile, not to spend as much money as this year!

 

[trio25]

Not sure of all the targets yet as lots of dates for things not out and I don't know yet what I can afford to do. But some are:

Do enough races in the North West Cyclocross league to qualify for overall positions (this was my first year trying cross and I loved it)
Enter some open time trials and improve on the two 10's I did last year, maybe riding out to do the local one this year.
Complete another 12hour mountain bike race solo.
Ride a 24hour mountain bike race solo.
Ride an imperial century every month (done the metric this year)

 

[Hilldodger]

Finish the Desford Lane Pedallers Veteran Cycle Club New Year Ride (8miiles/3 pubs) without gettng pissed.