2021 could be the seventeenth 12 months of my foolish annual biking challenges. Again in 2005, I used to be an occasional bike owner and challenged myself to trip 10,000 kilometres. Now I’m hooked on using my bike.
See right here for my 2020 Biking Problem outcomes.
I have to admit that I’ve come near ending this weblog after this miserable 12 months. Me on twitter a number of hours in the past. 🙂
I’m contemplating ending my weblog and easily posting pictures of “benches with a view” 🙂 pic.twitter.com/hiCNoBWGKV
— cyclingchallenge (@cyclingalps) December 31, 2020
However fuck it. Sure, 2020 sucked. However let’s have some hope. Plus, I want the motivation. Let’s begin over. I’m going to do the very same Problem as 2020!
So right here is my easy, but hopeful, 2021 Biking Problem:
160,200 Metres of Vertical Ascent
After I was a child rising up in Canada, we switched from Imperial to Metric. So I’m vaguely “bilingual.” 160,200 is a magic quantity for me.
- 525,600 minutes in a 12 months
- 525,600 ft = 160,200 metres.
So mainly climb a foot for each minute of the 12 months.
I like biking slowly uphill, usually unpaved. Personally, I favor monitoring ascent greater than distance or velocity. And I stay in a hilly area.
20 New Climbs
I like exploring. I believe one factor individuals like about this web site is once I submit attention-grabbing routes that aren’t well-known – paved or unpaved. I’ve had a number of time this 12 months to plan a number of concepts. 🙂
In 2020, “La Route de la Soif by way of Col de l’Arpettaz” was in all probability the trip the place I acquired essentially the most emails or messages from people who went on to trip the route after me (and cherished it).
BONUS CHALLENGE: Discover a number of new climbs that I can add to this favorite outdated submit: Forty of the Highest Unpaved Biking “Roads” within the Alps
Cycle 100 Totally different Cols
Selection is the spice of life. COVID restrictions prevented me from finishing this aim in 2020. Hopefully, 2021 can be higher. I like discovering new cols in addition to revisiting nice outdated pals.
At the very least one nice dawn trip
Hopefully, with my buddy Tim. Half the enjoyable is brainstorming a great possibility. It must be an incredible climb with good views in direction of the rising solar. See right here for a number of favourites from the previous:
Extra Adventures with Doreen
I really like biking (and mountain climbing) with my great spouse. She shouldn’t be a motorbike fanatic like me however has a protracted listing of accomplishments (Galibier, Ventoux, Iseran, Alpe d’Huez, and so on. and so on.) all the time climbed with a smile. Hopefully, we are able to plan a number of extra adventures.
Our greatest journeys have been exploring the infinite community of Burgundy canals (site visitors free and peaceable). However hmmmm, I’ve all the time needed to point out her Colle del Nivolet?!?
What Else?
I’ll simply repeat what I mentioned final 12 months:
I’ve a number of different concepts. I’d wish to get above 3000 metres once more. I’d wish to trip a minimum of one of many many signed, multi-day, grande-traversée mountain bike routes in France. I’ve a by no means ending listing of cols I hope to go to. and so on. However I’ll go away all these concepts as potential upside for the upcoming 12 months.
I hope everybody has success with no matter biking challenges you might have. Completely satisfied Higher New Yr!
Will
