Any exciting cycling plans for 2020?

[overmind]

IOW Randonnee. Booking now open. I've got my e-ticket. I've never done it before and I am very excited. I hope the weather is nice though.

https://www.cycleisland.co.uk/randonnee/online-registration

 

[jay clock]

I surprise myself sometimes. Agadir to cherbourg from early march.

Alan, make sure you do a CGOAB as usual. I will be following when you do!

 

[Spartak]

The wife will ride but only, on sunny, , no-rain, not-windy days with minimum hills.

That narrows it down a bit... 🤔

 

[Andy in Germany]

Seeing as there was feck all interest in my CCC2C ride thread, I've asked someone who I never in a million years thought would agree to have a crack at the Way of the Roses in summer. He agreed!!! My Dad!!!
He's hoping to retire in July and suggested we try it in August as he wants to build up his stamina first.
Hope nothing messes it up for us.

Excellent, I hope this works out for you after the discouragement you've experienced.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I've nothing dramatic planned apart from trying to do the Lunarcy challenge with 100k a month, and at least one ride into the hills on our distant horizon, which I've named the "Hilly Grail", because it will be, and I am aiming for at least one 200k ride this year as well, all of which means I'm looking for new destinations. I've photographed my bike in front of every church between here and Tübingen several times so I really need find new backgrounds...
Of course this may be thrown a curve because I've been invited to an interview in Rottweil, in the hills to the south, so I may find myself in a whole new cycling area in a few months...

 

[HobbesOnTour]

I've nothing dramatic planned apart from trying to do the Lunarcy challenge with 100k a month, and at least one ride into the hills on our distant horizon, which I've named the "Hilly Grail", because it will be, and I am aiming for at least one 200k ride this year as well, all of which means I'm looking for new destinations. I've photographed my bike in front of every church between here and Tübingen several times so I really need find new backgrounds...
Of course this may be thrown a curve because I've been invited to an interview in Rottweil, in the hills to the south, so I may find myself in a whole new cycling area in a few months...

I thought you were going to Japan this year?

On the assumption that you're talking about overnight "tours" can I suggest that thinking less about distances and more about places to go (things to eat, beers to drink or peace and quiet to be enjoyed) might result in more actual tours - on the assumption you have the time and the ever important permission?

All I mean is that a 200km overnighter sounds more onerous to me than taking a trip on my bike to that place I've always wanted to see....again!

At the risk of repeating myself, I've had some great experiences at weekends taking long & twisty routes to places close to me. Somehow "that place way over there" is psychologically more inaccessible than that nice camping place down the road.

The tour down the road and around the bend is much more of a tour than the one planned but never taken!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I thought you were going to Japan this year?

On the assumption that you're talking about overnight "tours" can I suggest that thinking less about distances and more about places to go (things to eat, beers to drink or peace and quiet to be enjoyed) might result in more actual tours - on the assumption you have the time and the ever important permission?

All I mean is that a 200km overnighter sounds more onerous to me than taking a trip on my bike to that place I've always wanted to see....again!

At the risk of repeating myself, I've had some great experiences at weekends taking long & twisty routes to places close to me. Somehow "that place way over there" is psychologically more inaccessible than that nice camping place down the road.

The tour down the road and around the bend is much more of a tour than the one planned but never taken!

Japan may happen this year but more likely 2021 at the earliest because money. I also want to get my stamina up because Japan is hilly and hot, so I'd like to be able to do well over 80k in Germany and scale back to 60-80k in Japan.

These are generally one day tours, and the lunacy challenge is getting me riding 100k a month which is great for my cycling legs.

If I was planning an overnight or three I'd probably aim for about 80k, but I'd like to try a 200k just because.

Besides there's so much to explore I always want to go past the next hill...

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I've nothing dramatic planned apart from trying to do the Lunarcy challenge with 100k a month, and at least one ride into the hills on our distant horizon, which I've named the "Hilly Grail", because it will be, and I am aiming for at least one 200k ride this year as well, all of which means I'm looking for new destinations. I've photographed my bike in front of every church between here and Tübingen several times so I really need find new backgrounds...
Of course this may be thrown a curve because I've been invited to an interview in Rottweil, in the hills to the south, so I may find myself in a whole new cycling area in a few months...

I believe I shall join you in this challenge for the same distance. My cycling legs need the exercise.

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Trip to Belgium booked for May.
Hopefully do the Romantic Road in Germany, which for one reason or another has been cancelled several years on the trot.
To Chioggia (south of Venice) in the summer, which got cancelled for family reasons last summer.

Hmm, scrub that. The doc says this shoulder-meets-pavement interface will need three months to heal.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I've registered to do a BC Ride Leader course too. Should hear in a couple of weeks.

Got my email today, I’m on the course. Looking forward to it.

 

[PaulSB]

So this is my plan along with one of my cycle buddies - St Malo to Nice following the route described in France en Velo. Its 1003 miles and 60,000 feet. We hope to arrive in Nice on June 25th to see the Grand Depart of the TDF. More importantly we hope to arrive in time to catch our flight home!!

For anyone interested please feel free to pinch the GPX. I can guarantee it's plotted every metre of the way aside from 10km in Sarlat where I can't see the cyclepath so have plotted the road. This is the exact route, there are a few knocking around on the web which vary and/or take shortcuts.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32002219

 

[Dave Davenport]

All change this year for me and Mrs D as she's recently retired from her job as a teaching assistant, so instead of doing a 5/6 week tour in the summer school holidays this year we're doing;
A few days in southern Ireland in June.
Taking the camper van down to the French Alps for some cycling/walking and (if it's not coronacancelled) watching some TdF mountain stages in July.
Ferry to Santander in September for a couple of weeks pottering around the Picos.
As we've also got several other non-cycling things planned I've had to draw up a holiday planner spreadsheet so we don't double book!

 

[jay clock]

next week a few days in Lanzarote (road bikes), then 12 days round Normandy in April

The Normandy one is subject to my friends from the USA arriving safely and not coronacancelling - if they don't come and I have no work (it is quiet) I am trying to see if I can wangle a long ride across Europe. e.g. UK to Istanbul

 

[TheDoctor]

Well, this thread all went swimmingly!
*sets up turbo in back garden again*

 

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