Cycling goals for 2007

[3weight]

Hi! While I was on my bike this morning I was thinking about what I'd like to do next year in terms of cycling. I think I'm going to shoot for......
1. The Five Star Century Series~ 5 months/5 centuries
2. Do more MTB
3. *Hopefully* do the Seattle to Portland ride

So what are your cycling goals for 2007?
Cheers!
Teresa

[Offthegrid]

I'm thinking about doing the MS City to Shore in New Jersey. I'm pretty much starting again after a long time off, so completing a half-century (on my own would be fine) would be good, too.

[Fredwina]

I'm going to try and do a brevet series. Been also thinking about the Cal Triple Crown.

[Popoki_Nui]

I'm going to work on doing my first official metric century (I'm close now, and and hopefully I can do more than one), do more mtb riding, and do more riding/exploring elsewhere on the island. And try to find a nice mellow club to ride with, unlike the uber-fanatical-car-hating one I'm in now. Yeesh.
Oh, and add at least one more vintage bike to my stable.

~Sherry.

[Cassandra_Cain]

Um, ok, cycling goals? You mean besides surviving the winter, mostly on the trainer!

So here goes...

Top 10 in NMRS # 11 Uphill TT
Top 10 in NMRS # 7
Top 5 in Crit Series (A podium finish would be nice!)



EDIT: I wanna do some x-c races next year too! Guess I'll be needing that cross bike after all

[profàvélo]

I'm aiming to cat up, from 4 to 3, in my second season of racing.

[velogirl]

EDIT: I wanna do some x-c races next year too! Guess I'll be needing that cross bike after all

I assume you mean cx (cyclocross), not xc (cross country)?

[Cassandra_Cain]

I assume you mean cx (cyclocross), not xc (cross country)?

Yeap! I 'crossed' up my acronyms - meaning the plan is to give cross (cx) a go next fall.

I'd have done it this season, but don't have the money (for a bike) or skills/technique thanks to buying a powertap, trainer, and some good local coaching.

[eclectic]

2007 goals - is it that time already? ? ?
I didn't think I had any goals but once I really thought about it I have alot.

- complete my first sprint triathlon

- complete the 2 tours again that I did this past summer plus add one out of state ride just with friends (looking at the Mickelson trail in SD or Itasca Park in MN)

- start a weekly "slower/shorter" beginner ride for newbies

- start an estrogen driven hammer ride on the same night as the testostoren driven one, this may be the hardest to do - the women I know don't have the same drop everything mentality between getting supper, kids, jobs, laundry etc.

- get stonger and increase overall speed

I haven't set any mileage goals yet.

[wannaduacentury]

I actually set my goal this week, to do a century in 2007

1) get a lot of riding in every chance I get when the weather is nice
2) get a trainer for indoors to practice and build cadence
3) whatever else I can get in trouble with- like buying bike gadgets online.

[Mimosa]

Pfff, to many goals for my first season (back) into racing

A. Find a good team to ride with No seriously, there are only a hand full options here. There is one top team close to where I live but I think it will be hard to get into the 'A' group (the top 12 riders) since it's a team with a lot of hidden 'politics' (the teammanager has a daughter riding, the sponsor has his wife riding, the team has been riding together for years etc.).

Goals, ordered by ascending difficulty level:
1. Finish races (criteriums)

2. Finish in the top 20 (of 60 to 120 competitiors) to get the necessary points for goal three (position 20 gets 1 point and position 1 gets 20 points)

3. Get enough points to get a ticket for the national championships (5 points should be enough). And of course participate in it.

4. Finish in the top 40 of the nationals

5. Get offered a position in one of the top competition teams for the year 2008. So I can ride the topcompetition in 2008.

6. Finish one race on the podium

But I think I will feel I did a super first season if I manage to get to goal number 3.

[han-grrl]

I actually had to "report" to my Team manager about my race plans for next year:

Ottawa Bicycle Club weekly women's TT (my first attempt at racing road)
Mtb sunset series at camp fortune - i am putting myself in the expert category.
the close Canada Cups mtb races - so Bromont, Tremblant and Hardwood, i haven't decided whether i will impose expert on myself or not.
The Grand Prix road race.

ehmmmm i think that's it. should keep me plenty busy!

[hellosunshine]

not to leave anything behind at a race HQ!!!!!!!


to improve significantly enough to cause a stir,



well,this year i was ranked 25th in the BBAR,(best times for a 25/50/100 mile tt)and twas my first year i qualified for the BBAR,so next year..15th????


and came 7th in nat hill climb,so i wana come..............3rd.



and master taking off my gillet whilst cycling with no hnds on the bars.eek.

[Hammer]

2007 goals - is it that time already? ? ?
I didn't think I had any goals but once I really thought about it I have alot.

- complete my first sprint triathlon

- complete the 2 tours again that I did this past summer plus add one out of state ride just with friends (looking at the Mickelson trail in SD or Itasca Park in MN)

- start a weekly "slower/shorter" beginner ride for newbies

- start an estrogen driven hammer ride on the same night as the testostoren driven one, this may be the hardest to do - the women I know don't have the same drop everything mentality between getting supper, kids, jobs, laundry etc.

- get stonger and increase overall speed

I haven't set any mileage goals yet.

I'd also like to do the Mickelson Trail. I live in SD, but on the otherside of the state. I don't know if I want to do the full trail in one day (there's an organized ride toward the beginning of the season) or do the 3 day version so that I can enjoy the scenery (organized tour at the end) more. However, I think a two day version would be about perfect too.

Anyway, I started riding at the end of July 05. I got a hybrid then. Last season I got my road bike, but got a late start due to a broken arm. I still managed my first century in an MS150 tour.

I hope to do the Tour de Kota, I realized last year that I'd have to start riding earlier in order to do it comfortably. I will do the MS150 again from Sioux Falls. And if things go REALLY well... maybe I'll try the W.R.A.T.H ride (Weekend Ride Around the Hills: the Rapid City MS150... Though that still seems to be brutal for my rookie legs). We'll see how hilly this year's Tour de Kota is.

I also want to keep running. I'm knocking at 4 miles now. Just under 12 min/miles. Still slow, so I'd like to get a bit better at that just for myself.

[eclectic]

I'd also like to do the Mickelson Trail. I live in SD, but on the otherside of the state. I don't know if I want to do the full trail in one day (there's an organized ride toward the beginning of the season) or do the 3 day version so that I can enjoy the scenery (organized tour at the end) more. However, I think a two day version would be about perfect too.

I hope to do the Tour de Kota,

I also want to keep running. I'm knocking at 4 miles now. Just under 12 min/miles. Still slow, so I'd like to get a bit better at that just for myself.

I was thinking about doing 2 day at least and probably 3 day so we can see the sites and maybe a few side trips

when is the Tour de Kota? i would like to have more info on that (although you still have wind too don't you? - I am in Nodak)

Way to go on the running I am at 2 miles at 10.5 min/mile - hope to be up to 5 miles by next summer AND if all goes well down to a 10 min mile.