[Closed] Your Cycling Goals

I need to be 33.3% faster

1. To topple certain people from their lead position on my Strava segments
2. To beat molgrips on technical, rocky climbs (I suck at mountain biking)
3. To join a club and keep riding until I'm very old

1. e-bike
2. Hammer
3. Swingers club.

1. 2x 100 mile events in the next 2 weekends.
2. BPW with my 9 year old son (24th July)
3. Get kicked out of C cat on Zwift in a 50mins+ race

Keep enjoying it
Ride all my bikes frequently
Ride at least 6000 miles a year but beat the previous years total if possible

Keep enjoying it....as long and with whatever means

Cycle with junior and get an ebike when I have to in order to keep up

Die at 70 in a instantly fatal crash doing what I love.. (I plan to revise this in my late 60's) which is less than 2 decades away 😀 but just a placeholder for now.

Better results. I know its not trendy but I ride to race and that's primarily what motivates me.

More specifically:
1) Better race management for xc races. This year (in the regional races) I've had decent starts been at the pointy end for 1-2 laps and then faded. Last race I deliberately paced myself but fell victim to the 33-35 deg heat. One more race in the series, hope I can hold on longer!

2) more top 10's in our leagues cx races (managed 1 last year). However I'm nowhere near as fit as i was last year so its probably unlikely.

I sometimes score a goal when I take a short cut across the rugby pitch on my way home from the pub.

This will be the third year that I've tried to ride 3000 miles - I missed it by around 100 miles last year and determined to do it this year.
I'm bang on target having ridden 1650 miles so far this year.

I'm riding from London to Amsterdam next May, which should keep me keen over the winter/spring.

Longer term I'd love to do a big (2-3 week) ride somewhere, but not going to happen at the moment with 2 kids/full time job/etc.

After a big off a couple of weeks ago which involved dislocating & fracturing my elbow... to ride a bike again this year!

phat whipz
nose mannies
steez increase

1. Get in the top third of the old blokes 12 hour solo at 24/12 (next year, working this year unfortunately).
2. Go cycle touring more with the kids (new tent bought this week and 11 yo daughter is now conducting logistical planning, can't wait although her legs do appear to be powered by constant inane chatter).

A) remain in the Eastern League top 20 until the end (3 more rounds)

B) finish next weeks Scott Marathon sub 3:50 (mind / race management)

C) actually complete 12hrs in the pivot 24/12 12h solo (injury management)

D) look forward to all that comes learned with being coached for 2018 from October

Complete 100-miler in under 5 hours.
200km in one ride
5000m climbing in one ride

Those should be ticked off this summer

More quality (i.e. not commuting) miles.

I doubt I'm going to hit my 3000km target this year either (not with that attitude anyway...)

1. Finish a 100 mile road ride
2. Get out on the mountain bike more
3. Ride 6000 miles in the year ( currently on 2700 or so )

Done all I want to do now, only one left.

Santiago de Compostela, full route from Biarritz.

Got a few goals in mind, but all medium term.
I primarily get myself fit to get the most out of holidays in the mountains, but combined with a competitive streak, this opens up opportunities for me to have some adventurous goals.

So, in no particular order.
1) Go back to Solo Relentless 24, but not just to finish, aiming for a top 25%. Was sitting top 3rd in 2015 before my wrists packed in.
2) LEL/PBP. Going long appeals, despite not really being built for it.
3) Gold standard at La Marmotte - probably the most realistic target, couldn't design a course better suited to me.

As a partially riding goal, i've a growing itch for an Ironman that may need scratching before too much longer.

1. Beat last year's total of 3,998 km - hadn't really been tracking it until the end of the year and then was annoyed I missed 4k km by that little 😀 . However, I got ill in March/April/May this year and had probably 5-6 weeks off the bike so this may be ambitious; hence goal 2.

2. Do more months this year where I ride more than last year. Currently at 4-2 down due to the spring debacle and September is a write-off as we're on hols for 3 weeks, so will be tight!

1. Ride new places
2. Scare myself at least once per ride
3. Keep up with my mate, Andy. I feel like I'm getting closer every year.

This year:

Ride 3500 miles.
Do the SDW in a day.
Stay injury-free.

Also trying to do new types of rides and events. The last 2 years I've done a few events I've wanted to do for a while now, even did my first DH race in over a decade yesterday! Anything to get me out of the habit of just riding the same areas and loops as I have done for the last 5 or so years really.

Currently mainly bmx related.
1. Nosepick and tooth pick.
2. Decent air.
Non bmx
3. Enter a xc race, wanted to do ssuk this year but too far away.
4. Enter an enduro. I think my calendar clashes with all the southern ones so will probably miss this one.

Both the races are to get a idea of other peoples riding tbh. I know I am not particularly fit ATM or fast in general but it's good to see how others ride to learn from their technics.

2017 goals are currently:
1. Quality for Zwift A Cat (4.0w/kg ftp)
2. Nab a Cat 4 point
3. Finish top 10 in a bonefide KISS EU Zwift race

I may stick my nose into a CX race and see where I'm placing nowadays. It would be quite cool to get MTB, Road and CX ranking points all in the same year.

Flip to dirt
Be able to whip in either direction
Learn to manual

2 goals for this year:

1) Get enough top placings in open hill climb events to qualify for the 2018 nationals.
2) Top 20 at Catford.

1) Be quick enough to race in regional vets, before i'm too old for it.
So the sub-goals for this are to be able to lap the QECP red, min 3 laps, at sub 30mins per lap (by some margin). Currently a few seconds over for 1 flying lap, so some work to do.
2) Still haven't done a SDW in a day. So needs doing.
3) I have neglected skills for a bit, so need to improve jumps and drops.

Blimey these are all a bit much for me. Mine go like this.

1: Ride more, which considering I have done the square route of bugger all riding in the last 12 months shouldn't be too hard.

- South Downs Double
- raid dolomites (with any luck as a 40th birthday present)
- LEL/PBP or similar when I am old, and have free time

One of those is even likely to involve riding off road!

1) 2nd cat road (maybe)
2) Sub 52 min 25 and sub 22 min 10 (struggling to get into open events)
3) 16000 km (ahead of target)
4) Finish Level 3 BC coaching qualification

2) Sub 52 min 25 and sub 22 min 10 (struggling to get into open events)

Are you a VTTA member? Enter something on the E2 - You'll do those times no problem.

Do more rides that involve beer....genuinely.

Learn to manual and bunnyhop without spannering myself.

1) have more fun on the bike
2) ride some new places
3) get some confidence back (which I seem to have lost for no reason)
4) spend some time practising things that I take for granted (bunnyhops, trackstands and general control) to help with points 1 and 3

Ride my mountain bike more often

This summer- Clear the back straight at Bolehills on the new jump bike

Eventually- Another month in Whistler while I'm still physically able to make the most of it

Getting on a bike within a month!
Swelling on one leg from knee replacement and sciatica in the other preventing anything. Tried to turn the pedals on an exercise bike the other day....

Doing my nut in, too young for this!

I've achieved pretty much all I ever set out to do (that was in any way realistic, 'cos at 9 I said I'd win the TdF!) but over the next 6 months before I pack in racing I have the following:

Win my final MTB race. Might be a stretch as I'm not race-fit at the mo.
Finish top 10 overall in the upcoming National Trophy CX series.
Top 10 at the National CX champs next Jan.

That's in vets of course, not Elite!

1. Sub 20 min 10
2. Maintain Cat 2
3. 10,000 miles
4. Cycling tour in a far off land with the Mrs.

Cragg Vale sub 30 minutes

[url= http://www.justgiving.com/Steven-McNulty2017 ]Do this [/url] in less than 4 hours and raise £2k in the process.

Actually ride my MTB more.

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/mtb/article/20170707-mountain-bike-Last-chance-to-enter-the-HSBC-UK---National-Marathon-Championships-0

To go for a ride, any ride, without getting a puncture. Last six rides and all with a tubeless tyre. Two were pootles that resulted in a nice walk pushing a bike

2. To beat molgrips on technical, rocky climbs (I suck at mountain biking)

You need:

1) SPDs
2) More power
3) Tubeless
4) Practice! I don't mind sessioning some with you 🙂

My goals this year:

1) 80kg in weight
2) Ridgeway double
3) Barebones 200 in October, in a single day, and in a reasonable time.

I always wanted to get my elite MTB licence. Then I got a job. Now I'm fat and unfit to boot. And I still can't ride down hills. But I'm an optimist, so I'll say get my Elite XC licence.

In the real world...

- get back below 70kg.
- Not die a horrible death in the Alps in September
- Win something again.
- sub 9 hour SDW

Manual, bunny hop and or be able to jump, not holding much hope

get back below 70kg

I'm amazed someone of your height and build could be above that - good work! 😉

Ho ho ho! My physique is more like Mr Blobby at the moment!

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Reduce my focus on goals.
Ride in more beautiful places.

Seriously, 50 later this year, I'm not going to get any quicker but I have got enough money to travel so doing more of that is a goal I suppose.

edit: Oh and I would like to look more stylish on a bike, it must be possible to cycle without looking like a total goon.

edit 2: more tattoos

Had four main goals for this year:

Rovaniemi 150 (winter fat bike race in Lapland) - done
Highland Trail 550 - done
Sub 30hr Yorkshire Dales 300 - done

Which leaves ...

Cairngorms Loop

1. To not be 'that person' on a group ride that the others keep looking over their shoulder at.
2. To keep the enthusiasm to ride hard and not just chase junk miles or pointless strava sections ... plenty of time to do that when I'm old

4 watts per kg ftp in the fairly near future. (Raise ftp from 273 to 300 and reduce weight from 80 to 75kg).

Long term goal, 5 watts per kg by reducing weight to 70kg and getting ftp up to 350 watts.

Sub 7 hour Fred Whitton (anyone know if 4w/kg is likely to achieve that time)?

Nothing desperately specific, but in general terms,

- try and keep an even split between mtb and road (in time if not in terms of km covered)
- ride a bike for fun every weekend
- climb faster on the road bike
- weigh less (see previous point)

Looking at people's distance goals, I've done nearly 2500km so far this year so it'd be nice to hit 4000km for the year.

Do a 1000 mile month.
Ride lake Geneva in under 6 hours. Not far off this one but traffic Ian a couple of points can really screw your time.
May do it at night to limit the variables.

Lose 5 more kg
Manage to complete 12hr solo at 24/12 in a few weeks (not sure I can do that)
ride off road every week and get a bit faster!
Actually stick at a sport, rather than swapping because I am slow and a bit crap!

disco_stu - Member
1. Finish a 100 mile road ride

I completed my first 100 mile last weekend which was a few months earlier than I had planned - it was on the Bloodwise / Wiggle Bikeathon in 6h 25m, I'll need to have a look at either some better bib-shorts or the saddle on my road bike as I could barely sit down on the ride to work the next day.

I think I'll add doing the VeloBirmingham in under 6 hours onto the cycling goals.

Well, I've been working on a ride from the coast where I live to the family farm. I'm using NCN routes heading up the backbone of the country, so far I'm just underneath the M62.. bike cleaned and ready, seat pack almost packed.. this could happen early next week..
Expect a 4 day pootle with nice hotel/bnb stop offs.

At my age, the big success is to slow down the deterioration of strength etc to maintain the level of crapness of last year.

Not got much for this year planned because of a leg injury but I have some audaxes coming up soon.

Next year: solo in 'Puffer on SS as usual.
Entered in that bikepacking round Britain 5,000km ride for next year. (God knows how that will go)
And I intend to enter the WEMBO 24 hour Solo 2018. May be reduced to gears by then though.

Let's have a go:

- Ride 3 times a week. Currently managing that 🙂
- Do one early morning road ride a week for 2 hours.
- Get back to 62kg or less in the next 12 weeks.

With a 20 month old at home, another on the way, and a business to run my cycling goals are quite simple - just to be able to ride sometime

Just finished my route planning from the M62 to Harrogate, total 504k.

Yip yip huzzah.

For someone to have to pry my cold dead hands from the bars when they find me in some random hedgerow somewhere having ridden to a ripe old age.

For someone to have to pry my cold dead hands from the bars when they find me in some random hedgerow somewhere having ridden to a ripe old age.

Like. 8)

Keep enjoying it.

I would like to be able to go bigger, faster, with more confidence etc. but I push hard enough that it's fun and realistically I'm not going to improve one thing without doing less of another thing - which is fine as long as it's fun.

Biking trips with kids on proper trails is a bit of an aim, though it kind of depends on how into it they get!

jwt - Member
For someone to have to pry my cold dead hands from the bars ... having ridden to a ripe old age.

Enter the StrathPuffer. You can achieve that without going to the bother of dying... and you'll feel ancient, guaranteed. 🙂

Just get some time on the flipping bike would be good about now.
And get my Jedi skills day that my wife got me vouchers for ages ago booked.

Keep enjoying riding
Do the mega again
Do a tdf stage finishing at the top of ventoux. Obviously i have to do the descent too.

1. Recover from a broken collarbone, I'm 10 days and counting from surgery.

2. Work out what I can realistically cope with, riding-wise. Pre-kids I could average 12 hours a week riding without too much trouble. Now I can just about cope with eight without getting ill regularly.

3. Become a resilient runner, see above...

4. Learn to wheelie properly.

5. 2018: 3 Peaks (had an entry for this year but that's been scuppered by my collarbone, marshalling instead) a quick SDW with a friend, TorTour in July, Win the Sport category at Beastway.

Besides pushing my boundaries on distance, average speed and cat4 hill climbing times...

My impossible mission for this year is to get from home to work in under 15mins!

I've had a number of good runs fail by less than 10secs due to bar-steward red lights, so I'm now exploring slightly longer routes that encounter less of these infuriating things (which often won't change for me until a car pulls up behind me), in the hope that maintaining faster speed will overcome the extra ~0.5 mile! 😆

To cycle more than I do

bikebouy - Member
Just finished my route planning from the M62 to Harrogate, total 504k.
Yip yip huzzah.

2 or 3 hour long cycles a week, and one of a few hours too if time allows. I want to get 'properly fit' and this seems like a good starting point.