2024 is over as you’re no doubt already aware. I’d have to say it was a pretty good cycling year, for me. The highlight was definitely breaking my distance record in June (323.88 km, to Sutton Bridge and back). Lovely long day out on a bike. I retired (or at least stopped working indefinitely) at the end of that month, which obviously gave me more time for cycling in the second half of the month.
I broke my yearly distance record (it now stands at 10621 km). I did 46 fondos in 2024 including 9 in October.
My ride frequency seems to be pretty consistent over the last few years. It mainly depends on weather conditions and holidays. I rode a bike 124 times in 2024 compared to 127 the year before, and 120 the year before that.
As the following graph shows, cycling took a bit of a hit in September. Mainly because I was abroad for a couple of weeks but I think the weather was a bit rubbish as well.
I pie-charted my bike distances, as follows:
The Cannondale didn’t get much of a look in because it needed setting up, but I did sort it out just before the end of the summer so it should get used a lot more in 2025. Once again the first Boardman was used more than any other bike, very nearly a quarter of all rides. But I lean on the Planet X in the non-summer months more than I used to.
So, for 2025 – once again my targets are pretty modest. At least one fondo every month, to a minimum of 30. Definitely want to do Wales and back again, and East Lincs and back one long day in the summer. But not necessarily by a 324 km route. I said I’d do Newark and back in 2024, and I didn’t. Must do that this year, the last time was in 2021.
I’ll do at least 7500 km.
I shall visit all of Leicestershire’s neighbouring counties in 2025 (although I’d probably do that anyway without thinking about it).
And I must find some new territory to explore. Perhaps a new county, one I haven’t done before. Essex, maybe? The very north-western corner might be doable.
