Your 2008 Cycling Goals Please!!

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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:16 am

[quote]Maria David wrote:
Provisionally:
Move up to 1st cat
Win back all my BC gold membership licence money
As many top 10 places as poss in the women's hillingdon series
Top 10 placing in the regional rr champs
Top 10 placing in the masters rr champs
Do the national series women's races
Race a stage sportive or sportive series abroad
Reach National Trophy standard in cyclo cross (2008/9 season)
Take part in a "fun" team event (mtb for example)
Hey trying to nail those goals is gonna make your blog pretty lively reading. chapeau Maria


Shame it's not in ACC colours
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Postby Toks » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:21 am

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"]
Shame it's not in ACC colours
Yeah thats right, you tell her Paul. Whats up with that Maria? You seem to be Billy no mates everytime I see you racing :D
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:26 am

And you :?:
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Postby Toks » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:40 am

Ask the big fella, its sorted! :D
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Postby George » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:42 am

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Postby Maria David » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:19 am

[quote]Toks wrote : "Hey trying to nail those goals is gonna make your blog pretty lively reading. chapeau Maria "


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The activity looks alot, but it's actually no more than what I normally do. The goals have been structured slightly differently, so that they are more interlinked, and I can kill a few birds with one stone. I was already part way there with some of the goals this year (and last year) so what I've set myself for next year is just continuing the natural progression. Only problem might be too much interlinking could become a house of cards effect - so next year my blog may become just one long BBC2 test card !! :D :D
I have added in a fun element to break up the season a little.


[quote]Paul wrote: "Shame it's not in ACC colours"


Yeah, shame I can only wear one uniform when racing - anyway, I've yet to decide what colours they'll be for next year.


[quote]Toks wrote: "Whats up with that Maria? You seem to be Billy no mates everytime I see you racing"


Toks how have you managed to see me racing this year ? I've barely seen you ! Especially as the majority of my races were women-only !!

When you think about it, most women that do competitive cycling are billy no-mates because very few teams have more than a couple of women who race consistently. You might read write-ups on team presentations etc but you'll find that after the first few races in the season the structures have dwindled, and in something like the women's team series alot of the teams are made up of guest riders.
In fact this weekend I'm doing a team event for cyclo cross, and none of us are in the same club.
Women's racing just becomes a case of us just mucking in together all across the SE and beyond, and enjoying the competitive scene. In fact I end up making quite a lot of cycling mates in the process. I don't mind that.

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Postby Toks » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:03 pm

[quote="Maria David"][Toks how have you managed to see me racing this year ? I've barely seen you ! Especially as the majority of my races were women-only
:lol: Not literally of course, I'm talking when i see you in pictures :D
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Postby Mike I » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:27 pm

I refer the Honourable gentleman to my 2007 goals :oops: .
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:52 pm

[quote]Ask the big fella, its sorted!


Is it time we swatted those mossies then :?:
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Postby Toks » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:52 pm

[quote="44x16"]I refer the Honourable gentleman to my 2007 goals :oops: .
Who? you'll have to start quoting otherwise it gets awfully confusing :? [quote="MrP(Boonen)VT"]
Is it time we swatted those mossies then
Not at all :D
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Postby Maria David » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:21 pm

[quote]Toks wrote : "Not literally of course, I'm talking when i see you in pictures"


:D :lol: Fair enough - it'd be no different if I raced in ACC colours - I wouldn't have had any team mates at the races either. Tamar and Carole time trial, Michelle only did the very last women's race in the season, and she's 2nd claim ACC anyway. Pearsons have had a couple of girls race this season - just not as a regular team as had been originally touted :?
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:41 pm

im slightly lost. is toks back with the A team now? :o
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Postby kieran » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:49 pm

for me my goals are:

Spot Toks in a race. (only joking - I need at least one achievable goal!)

do better than last year:

earn > 8 BC points in RR

plan of attack is to not use CP races to get race fit but to be race fit by the time they start so start gettinh points early in the series.

Hopefully hog hill will have come about to reduce pressure on CP.

other aims I have are more leisure based (e.g. do some mtb, track, sportives so as more leisure based I won't term them goals - more like 'plans for next year')
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Postby Toks » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:17 pm

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"]im slightly lost. is toks back with the A team now? :o
Yes! Marek and I will be back in yellow next season :D
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Postby richv » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:31 pm

(1) Lose 1.5 stone by 1st May
(2) 19.52 for a 10
(3) 51.44 for a 25
(4) 1.51.23 for a 50
(5) 3.51.40 for a 100
(6) 263 miles for a 12 hour
(7) Top 20 National BAR
(8) Top 3 SCCU BAR
(9) 3rd Cat road licence :wink:
(10) Continue to enjoy it whatever :!:
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