Hello and a request for information

[Degsy]

Hello. I need someone to help me. I am looking to get back into a bit of road cycling after a 10 year + sabbatical. I used to race quite a bit when I was younger but sadly the years at university and subsequent work commitments have taken their toll on my fitness. Now I have foolishly placed a bet with my wife that I will loose a stone before Christmas.

The problem is that I can’t seem to find any decent cycle routes about York. Obviously not being from the area I have no idea where to start. I know that you only get better by going out in a bunch but I need to bust my guts on my own if I am to get any fitter. Ideally I would like some decent climbs like I got back home in Scotland. Does anyone have any good routes (around the 20-30 mile mark) on bikehike (or similar) that they can share with me?

Regards


Derek

[willyh]

Howard is the man for you! He's the one to show you how to convert Mass into Watts. Lots of them.

[HowardD]

Hello Willy! and hello Derek.

Here's my favourite flat route round York Derek (I'm going to give you links to my Garmin ride history logs, please feel free to ignore all the ride data and just look at the maps):

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/17278092

or you could try the route we did tonight:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/17371031

and when you get fed up of incessant flat bits, here's a gentle introduction to the Howardian hills:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/13392589

Hope this helps

Howard

[Degsy]

Brilliant... many thanks

[Dr Dave]

jl, mm, ad, wh, hd. stuffed hub up crayke and yearsley, loads of regroup stops-grr, courtesy madone 58 perf

Love the annotations

[HowardD]

[Rob]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Malton-Pickerin ... 266&sr=1-1

....best used spread out on living room floor, in front of the fire, with a large glass of red...