End Of Year Report

New Year's eve 2013, and time for a quick reflection on the passing year (while pedalling out more miles on the turbo trainer).

I've cycled over 5,000 kilometres, climbed nearly 50km, learnt how to fix most things on my bike, ascended one of the hardest climbs of the Tour de France and finished in the top half of the Etape du Tour. Not bad.

I've set myself some pretty tough targets for 2014, and it feels like a metaphorical as well as literal mountain to climb. Confidence is low, but there's still time to build it up. Some early season targets will help in the build up to the Cingles and the Marmotte. The first is to complete two 160km (100 mile) rides in preparation for the Burgess Hill Springtime Classic at the end of March (where the target will be a gold medal time)

Stats for December:

Time on bike: 10hrs 47 mins (1hr 56mins on the road)
Distance cycled: 335km (42km on the road)
Total climbing: 1,000m