I try to do this solo, but wonder if as a group it might work better, for helping to identify the goal(s) for the season. Thinking back to past events, could be types or something specific: what gave you the most enjoyment, what felt like the greatest challenge, what are you most proud of, what gave the best friendship experience? Might help to find or narrow down the right challenge to attack.

If you were getting a new bike would you go road or gravel and why?

If this time last week someone would have suggested doing 1.5 hrs low end Z1 I would have thought they were taking the ... However, todays session was exactly that. Trust in the coaches / process !! Hope everyone manages to hit todays goals.

Hi everyone. I’m in northern Italy, just near Venice. Interested in any type of cycling, been racing on and off since the mid 1990’s. Cross country mtb, cyclocross and road. Had an eventful 2025, trained for and completed the Cape Epic, enjoyed it so much I entered the BC Bike Race, both 1 week mtb stage races. 8 weeks before BC bike race fell on the gravel and broke both my arms. Managed to recover just in time and get it all done. Finished the year off with masters cyclocross worlds near Milan. Goal this year is have a better crack at cyclocross at the end of the year. Can’t spend as much time travelling and racing this year as I have 3 young children and a full time job! Busy times, looking forward to getting stuck in.

Did you ride today? 3 hours zone 2 for me. Cold & dry day in Dublin