Your year on the bike
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All cyclists love stats and now we're at the end of 2025, how was your year?
My love for cycling never really went anywhere, but life kind of got in the way over the last few years. Back in 2014 I rode 6500 miles, 2020 I rode 850. Last year was around 3500, but a new bike this year helped my love return, and I covered my highest ever recorded mileage of 6695 miles. I managed a couple of centuries, including riding from Southampton to Bristol on my gravel bike and a weekend riding th cobbles of Belgium.
I've moved up from a D racer at the start of the year (on Zwift) to a B racer and dropped 17kg over the year. Going from 107kg to 90kg. I'm comfortably there or thereabouts on most Strava segments in the local area too and with a bit of running and dog walking I managed 365 active days on Strava.
All in all, a pretty good year. Here's to another year of riding bikes. How about you?
My love for cycling never really went anywhere, but life kind of got in the way over the last few years. Back in 2014 I rode 6500 miles, 2020 I rode 850. Last year was around 3500, but a new bike this year helped my love return, and I covered my highest ever recorded mileage of 6695 miles. I managed a couple of centuries, including riding from Southampton to Bristol on my gravel bike and a weekend riding th cobbles of Belgium.
I've moved up from a D racer at the start of the year (on Zwift) to a B racer and dropped 17kg over the year. Going from 107kg to 90kg. I'm comfortably there or thereabouts on most Strava segments in the local area too and with a bit of running and dog walking I managed 365 active days on Strava.
All in all, a pretty good year. Here's to another year of riding bikes. How about you?
Edited by S100HP on Wednesday 31st December 11:00
I don't Strava, but about 3,500 km in 2025 on my bike.
About 1,000 km on the tandems, too.
For 2024, about 3,100 km on my bike, but that does include
a few weeks recovering after a big crash.
2023 was an even busier year, with about 4,600 km.
Only minor non-hospital crashes in that year.
Good to know I am averaging over 300 km a month out'n'about.
About 1,000 km on the tandems, too.
For 2024, about 3,100 km on my bike, but that does include
a few weeks recovering after a big crash.
2023 was an even busier year, with about 4,600 km.
Only minor non-hospital crashes in that year.
Good to know I am averaging over 300 km a month out'n'about.
Due to a combination of work, travel, weather and long-term injury (suspected stress fracture in my foot - the treatment for which starts with 3 weeks of no load at all!) 2025 was my poorest effort for about 10 years - 1800km/1120mi and 23000m/76000ft
However physio, and some decent bike shoes helped. Looking forward to being more like 5000km this year, which is roughly my longer-term average
However physio, and some decent bike shoes helped. Looking forward to being more like 5000km this year, which is roughly my longer-term average
Ok year for me, performance was down a tad in all areas as I had to make time sacrifices in 2025 due to time renovating our house ... I onIy raced crits and one gravel race (nat champs) so didn't race as much and as a result, I wasn't as sharp as I've been in previous seasons. That said, I reached my 50th b'day in 2025 so I'm way past my prime. 
Here's my Xert stats ... Strava said 239 days active and 648 hours so Xert probably hasn't picked up all my rides for what it matters.
Unsure what 2026 will look like as we're moving to Spain once the house has sold ... but defo more miles, more smiles but possibly less racing until I find something out there
Here's my Xert stats ... Strava said 239 days active and 648 hours so Xert probably hasn't picked up all my rides for what it matters.
Unsure what 2026 will look like as we're moving to Spain once the house has sold ... but defo more miles, more smiles but possibly less racing until I find something out there
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