2007: Targets for the coming year

oldwelshman · January 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by oldwelshman

Well I have already met some goals, bought bikes, been on 5 hard club rides, joined club, bcf and got racing license.
Now my targets are to ride some hard Welsh sportives, Dragon, Fondo and Black Mountains, one European ride and to do some races and hope to get some points.
Not toooo optimistic for first year hopefully [:D]
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Update:
I have now enterred a couple of local reliability rides for Jan/Feb, Dragon, dartmoor Classic, Welsh Gran Fondo, Autumn Epic UK sportives, Italian Pinarello Gran Fondo, and London to Paris in June so have to get fit now [:D]
I now need to sort out a racing schedule [:D]
I am adding new goal of getting down to 12 st ( currently 12st 7lbs)because I am increasing my road mileage but my weight is not coming down yet!!!

onewallfree · January 2007

Drink more beer.

Jens is not happy

rollerball · January 2007

My target for 2007 is to do a 10 mile TT in less than 24 minutes and a 25 mile TT in less than 60 minutes.

Tough as I've been out of the sport for 25 years.

ClaireV · January 2007

Ravenbait, how did you go in your first tri? You're pretty keen to be starting them at this time of year - my first one ever was Blenheim last year, and that was quite cold and miserable enough for me!

wine9555 · February 2007

Not to run out of water in the middle of nowhere.

meddy · February 2007

I have my first 100 mile ride this year, could do with losing a couple of stone though.
to get a good view at the TDF in london.
To get a rubino back on the wheel without using the word c**t.

Unknown · February 2007

To lose 5 stone in weight, which i really need to do for health reasons, and complete the British Cyclosportive, (if im lucky enough to get a place) which has also become the incentive to losing the weight.

If i can achieve these two things i will be a very happy and lighter man[:)]

Ritchie

If cycling is free why does it cost me so much buying the nick naks

oldwelshman · March 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by oldwelshman

Well I have already met some goals, bought bikes, been on 5 hard club rides, joined club, bcf and got racing license.
Now my targets are to ride some hard Welsh sportives, Dragon, Fondo and Black Mountains, one European ride and to do some races and hope to get some points.
Not toooo optimistic for first year hopefully [:D]
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Change of objective, now enterred Dragon, N.Wales Gran Fondo, Autumn Epic, Dartmoor and Pinarello in Italy, and London to Paris.
Stareted racing, got 7 points so new objective is to complete all enterred rides and to get to 2nd cat first year [:D]

42 · March 2007

10k run in under 50min. Pb of 53:32
Would like to try 10m tt 30min target (Commuting 10miles in 33-34mins)
Not die in the London-Canterbury TdF

ic.turner · March 2007

Join a club - probably San Fairy Anne if they'll have an old codger like me.

Beat PB for London to Brighton - 3 hours dead last year starting at 6 am

Survive London to Canterbury TdF - 8 hours poss?

Improve average around West Kent hills - 2 to 3 hour rides - 16 - 17 mph last year.

Ian

sithebike · March 2007

Complete my first century ride.
Ride AdH for the first time
Live to tell the tale of riding AdH!!

"When its raining, I just put on my rain jacket and go." Lance Armstrong

sloxam · March 2007

1.lose a stone in weight
2.average 18mph for my hilly loop (currently 17.49 record)
3. ride 100k in one go

winning is everything
the reason i breathe
a mans best friend
legend
roubaix

couldn't think of a stupid elephant gag

nolf · March 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by SteveR_100Milers

sub 24 for a 10 (asking too much to beat my 1992 PB of 23-05 which seemed fast back then, not anymore!)
sub hour for a 25
Contemplate riding a 50
Gran Fondo Cymru
Dragon Ride
Caerphilly Mountain 7 times without stopping!!
Lose 1.5 stones to get to 14 st by end April.

NEW IMPROVED FORMULA: Hill climbing rule of thumb: the gradient of a hill is equal to the statistical chance of having to get off minus your RHR*(age-1.314*no. of children you have)+ age of any pets.
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Was it you I bumped into on I think saturday? I was coming up from Thornhill in CSC kit and wrecked at the top, and another cyclist was standing next to the Travellers rest (very aptly named I must say!).

Also which way are you going to try and climb it from for 7 in a row?

Pride speaks, but Elephants listen...

nolf · March 2007

Targets-

Welsh end to end in 24 hrs
Get the grades needed to get into university
Choose a university
Shift my tan line up about an inch to accomodate my shorter team kit shorts [:I]
Time myself on a flat bit of road and try to beat 30 mins in a 10 mile home made time trial.

Pride speaks, but Elephants listen...

zummerzet_lou · April 2007

bit late I know but still plenty of 2007 left!

1) Lose rest of the weight I gained during pregnancy
2) Do my first 10 mile TT
3) Assuming I don't get laughed at too much doing 2, improve times over the rest of the year!

Zummerzet Lou

pmanley · April 2007

Just a short note to let you know about my new target for 2007. I will be doing the 196km Etape du Tour bike ride for charity! I am raising money for the charity Chernobyl Children In Need (CCIN). This charity helps children in the southern Belarus area, particularly the town of Ozarichi. It undertakes building projects at the schools and orphanage and hospital, sends 3-6 lorries of aid yearly and sponsors over 120 needy children.

You can find more details and make a donation on this website: http://www.justgiving.com/petemanley

Please feel free to pass this on to others who you feel may be interested in donating. So far I am well short of my œ1500 target for donations so any help would be appreciated.

Regards
Peter Manley
Petites Pyr‚n‚es CouladŠre
http://www.petitespyrenees.net

Captain Tibes · April 2007

Hmmmm. Goals for year:

1) Shed fat arse
2) Create stamina & ability to ride for longer than two hours without feelign like i'm dying of lactic acid poisoning
3) Avoid spendig too much on the beautiful & expensive bikes i keep looking at. Well, at least until i complete a year of regular biking...

'He said the guy killed 16 Czechoslovakians, and he was an interior decorator'.

'Interior decorator? His apartment looked like
sh!t'.

hevipedal · April 2007

Originally posted by hevipedal

Weight down to 85kg
Complete the Dragon ride
Ride Mont Ventoux
Poppybike ride - London to Paris

To smile at adversity
and laugh at the Picnics

 Hevipedal 
Phrase of the week - Act your shoe size, not your age 
50yrs old and Proud of it - 6 inches off the waist

So far so good, weight already down to 88kg
I didn't get booked onto Dragon ride but I am on the London Etape
I'm doing Ventoux on 22 July
Poppybike starts on 30th Aug

 Hevipedal 
Phrase of the week - Lubarsky's Law of Cybernetic Entomology
 "There is always one more bug." 
51yrs old and Proud of it - Now just 88kg
Pedal to Paris Sept 2007

Unknown · May 2007

College commute under 20 minutes both ways.
Ride to my girlfriend's in one morning (100 miles away).

SteveR_100Milers · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by SteveR_100Milers

sub 24 for a 10 (asking too much to beat my 1992 PB of 23-05 which seemed fast back then, not anymore!)
sub hour for a 25
Contemplate riding a 50
Gran Fondo Cymru
Dragon Ride
Caerphilly Mountain 7 times without stopping!!
Lose 1.5 stones to get to 14 st by end April.

NEW IMPROVED FORMULA: Hill climbing rule of thumb: the gradient of a hill is equal to the statistical chance of having to get off minus your RHR*(age-1.314*no. of children you have)+ age of any pets.
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I must have been drunk when I wrote these down[B)]

24-29 on a 10, someway to go there
CGF next sunday...ouch
Dragon, looks fun not too worried
Caerphilly mountain 7 (!!) times yeah right, next year maybe
14st by April...[:I] was 14 st 11 at start of May. 15 years of lard is proving harder to shift than I thought.

Revised goals are to ride a 50 before August, and ride the 12 hour in Sep.

Time! Time! It's always too long and there's never enough!

chrisw12 · July 2007

So half way through the season and onto the most important phase now, I though I'd look at my season goals.

What an idiiot, I'd set main goals which depended on other people and they've ALL dropped out. I think I'm the only one in the team (racing long dist.) left. So now I'm onto the sub goals, pb's at every distance (except 25), go under on a proper 25 course and pick up club gold standards at all distances. These stand at:-
1)10- 23:30
2) 25 -1:00:30
3) 30- 1:14
4) 50- 2:05
5) 100 -4:25
6) 12hrs-250 miles

So half way through, I've done 1,2 and 4 failled on 3. I have one go at 5 wich I'm feeling confident about and one go at 6 which is going to take some work!

Anonymous · October 2007

For me...

April

NY Moors ride with a few of the Forum Lads.

Fred Whitton Practice route as a training run

May

Richmond 5 Dale Challenge

June

White Rose Classic

Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge (probably this years biggest Challenge)

July

Crack the Pico Las Neives climb(supposed equally as tough as the Angliru?) and a few other brutes in Gran Canaria.

September

BORMIO! Mortirolo / Gavia / Stelvio and many others in the vicinity - cant wait!

Thats enough for one year

carbon-addiction · November 2007

Hey I am adam I am U16 and so is my 3 other mates and we all looking forward to racing next year and we hope to win a good lot of races between us and improve on last year's results were better than average but not outstanding.

Matchstick Man · November 2007

Keep fit and stay healthy

Shavedlegs · December 2007

Make 2nd Cat and race the Smithfield Nocturne.

webbhost · December 2007

This year I mangaged my first 50 miler...Planst for the next year coming are to get a new bike (at around £2000), and get 2 50 milers completed within 2 days. Or, even better train upto my first century.

2007: Targets for the coming year

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