New Year, new plans

I hope you have all had a fun festive time off and are all relaxed waiting for the weather to get a bit warmer and the daylight to be there for a bit longer. 

I wanted to share my plans for the year. I plan to keep the third Sunday of the month ride in the local area, there are some great roads and climbs. The point for me to do all the climbing is to be fit enough to cycle in the mountains. Last year I managed 3 trips. Klausenpass and some extra climbing, Nufenen & Grimsel and Susten, Furka & Grimsel (phew!). The photo at the top of the blog is nearly the top of Sustenpass.

For these longs days I typically go on a weekday (Monday or Friday) for less traffic and I will take a train and do train, ride, train.

I'll be posting placeholder days in the Strava Club for 3 days in the mountains if anyone wants to come and join the fun. There are lots to choose from. I find Quaeldich helpful to find routes and climbs. https://www.quaeldich.de/lebensziele/schweizer-monumente/ I have climbed 24 of the 61, so loads more to have a look at.

And as well as the mountains, there are come fun organised events around too.

https://www.vckaisten.ch/informationen-schwarzwald-rundfahrt

https://rversigen.ch/emmental-rundfahrt-1/

All suggestions welcome, so join the Strava Club, share your ideas and lets see what we can come up with.

Hope to see you on a bike soon!