I did the ride yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it - what a pleasant route! (ok, apart from the last 15 miles which feels like one big gentle incline with a few "proper hills" thrown in for good measure!).
What's a reasonable time for this ride? (on a racer, not a mountain bike) I've only started cycling for 3 months (and have done precisely "zero" cardio for the last 13 or so years!) and completed it in 3:40 for an average speed of just over 15mph. Better than I expected!
What kind of speed should I be looking for next year?
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I did the ride yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it - what a pleasant route! (ok, apart from the last 15 miles which feels like one big gentle incline with a few "proper hills" thrown in for good measure!).
What's a reasonable time for this ride? (on a racer, not a mountain bike) I've only started cycling for 3 months (and have done precisely "zero" cardio for the last 13 or so years!) and completed it in 3:40 for an average speed of just over 15mph. Better than I expected!
What kind of speed should I be looking for next year?
Cheers,
Sam
I went there and back with an average of 18.2 if that's any use to you?
For next year I would look for any improvement..it depends how much time you want to spend training, how much time you want to give up with the TV/Wife/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Computer...delete as appropriate.
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I did the ride yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it - what a pleasant
route!
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(ok, apart from the last 15 miles which feels like one big gentle
incline
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with a few "proper hills" thrown in for good measure!).
What's a reasonable time for this ride? (on a racer, not a mountain
bike)
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I've only started cycling for 3 months (and have done precisely "zero" cardio for the last 13 or so years!) and completed it in 3:40 for an
average
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speed of just over 15mph. Better than I expected!
What kind of speed should I be looking for next year?
Cheers,
Sam
I went there and back with an average of 18.2 if that's any use to you?
For next year I would look for any improvement..it depends how much time you want to spend training, how much time you want to give up with the TV/Wife/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Computer...delete as appropriate.
Cheers for the reply - that kind of puts 15mph one way in perspective 😉
I currently cycle about 6 hours a week, so I guess I'll see a gradual improvement for this time next year....
