2016 Cycling Goals & New Year's resolutions

[DCLane]

@mjray - try an audax. Some of them involve interesting bits that you wouldn't normally visit or see.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

This year I did the Imperial Century challenge which was great but I feel like it's restricted my ordinary rides a little so I may ease off a bit for 2016.

I haven't really got a plan at the moment - I may still do the metric challenge as these rides can be a little more spontaneous due to taking less time out of the day and it's easier for me to vary the routes locally. I'm not intending to abandon the imperial centuries completely though and would like to get in another metric-double at some point.

Other than that it's just to enjoy cycling and to get in about the same mileage as the last couple of years (4,000 ish)

 

[mjr]

@mjray - try an audax. Some of them involve interesting bits that you wouldn't normally visit or see.

Any recommendations (preferably East Anglia or East Midlands)? http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/16-301/ might be a possibliity, but seems like a 6am start from home by train, or 0730 and motoring Any tips?

 

[mark st1]

Be more active in forums

 

[Stonechat]

Well have now done 3 imperial centuries, two this year.
Expect to do at least one but that is not the major target.

Which is cycle up Ventoux. Will not be a cycling holiday, but will hire a bike

I would like to do 5000 miles but events in life have intervened. See how it goes. 100 miles a week is normal.

Maybe enter a time trial at the club - for the experience - expect to finish last.

Most of my cycling has been in the South East
So will aim to do more cycling elsewhere.
Maybe the Velothon if there are still places.
Would like to cycle up Holme Moss.

Try to improve form, i.e. both speed which has come on a bit and endurance
(So try to stick to training plans!)

 

[Brandane]

Being honest, the weather in 2015 has severely dented my cycling mojo. Constant wind and rain for most of the year, summer included. I bought a new (to me) motorbike in October and I can safely predict that those rare nice days in 2016 will be taken up by my new love rather than cycling. I do intend to try and keep up some level of cycling but it will be even more occasional than 2015. So no commitment to mega miles or being fit as a butchers dog here!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Working on an Imperial Century this year, a few more one-day tours, and doing more mountain biking.

 

[Andrew_P]

To be able to ride my bike when I want to - having spent a large part of 2014/15 and the back end of 2013 unable to that is all I want to achieve.

 

[gavgav]

To do some cycle touring, North Wales and Coast to Coast top my list. Other than that, hopefully break the 2000 mile barrier in a calendar year. I wanted to do it this year but have failed by quite a lot due to a 6 week spell without the bike, when I moved house and also the ridiculous windy weather that we've had for 12 months now

 

[Eribiste]

I might try and learn how to trackstand..... If there's nobody watching.

 

[Paul139]

Paris - Roubaix in April, London to Paris in May and Dunwich Dynamo on a single speed in July. I've just done my stage 1 track riding accreditation so I hope to complete the next three stages by the middle of 2016 and maybe try some track racing. Generally ride more next year as I've really been a bit slack this year.

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

My goal is just to keep cycling, but additionally for 2016
Complete Dragon Ride in Wales
Complete Prudential Ride 100
Complete cycling stage of Blenhem palace tri.

 

[growingvegetables]

Resolutions? Only to keep on going

Oh - and keep on boring family and friends

 

[13 rider]

Enter and complete the metric century challenge
Ride 5000 miles
Commute more often on the bike
And ENJOY it

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Nobody seems to have started a thread.

Mine is to drop 3 stone in weight and ride 6000 miles and not to N+1.

What's yours? And did you stick to 2015's?