The latter part of 2011 was a disaster as far as my cycling was concerned. My accident during a ride on the Isle of Wight left me needing physio and I was in bad shape for about 6 weeks after. A whole string of social commitments had me out and about for most of November and then the inevitable bad weather during December and of course the Christmas holiday, followed by an illness had me away from serious riding for a good long while. The calender is free now and Britain is experiencing a patch of unseasonably mild weather, so time to get back out and ride.
I've signed up for the 50Km hell of Ashdown, which I last rode in the extremely cold and wintry February of 2009. 50Km is enough for the start of the year I feel, although there is a 100Km option. More details can be found here http://www.hell.gb.com/. 2Hrs would be a good time over this hilly, but not mountainous course - almost 700 metres of climbing, enough to get me out and into the groove.
The good intentions continue. A list of intended rides for 2012 is as follows;
Hell of Ashdown 50Km
Southern Spring Classic 80Km
New Forest Ratler 110Km
4 Abbeys (non sportive ride in the Borders)
Manchester to Blackpool Nightride ~86 Km
Plenty of good stuff there I think. In particular I am looking forward to the night ride to Blackpool and hopefully getting back with the club, which was some of the best riding I experienced in recent years. More about that in the next post.
Happy new year and good luck,
Christopher
