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Cycling in 2020

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Cycling in 2020 has been an interesting year.  I started out looking forward to the new cycling season after my forced early off season in 2019 due to injury that August.

Races / TimeTrials

Because of the shortened MATTS schedule, I was actually able to race both categories throughout the year.  This in turn became the year I raced the most, with 20 official races.

  1. Jan 12 ABD Rolling Indoor #1 10k (Cat 3)
  2. Jan 12 ABD Rolling Indoor #1 10k (M50-54)
  3. Feb 09 ABD Rolling Indoor #2 10k (Cat 3)
  4. Feb 09 ABD Rolling Indoor #2 10k (M 50-54)
  5. Mar 08 ABD Rolling Indoor #3 10k (Cat 3)
  6. Mar 08 ABD Rolling Indoor #3 10k (M 50-54)
  7. June 26 ABD TT 16k (Cat 3)
  8. June 26 ABD TT 16k (M 50+)
  9. July 05 Herscher Two Person Strava 25k TTT 2020 (M50+)
  10. July 19 Rock River Multisport Strava 20k 2020 (M50-54)
  11. July 19 Rock River Multisport Strava 20k 2020 (Cat 3)
  12. July 26 SKR Kankakee 20k Strava TT 2020 (M50-54)
  13. July 26 SKR Kankakee 20k Strava TT 2020 (Cat 3)
  14. Aug 02 Bryce Master 19k TT (M50-54)
  15. Aug 02 Bryce Master 19k TT (Cat 3)
  16. Aug 30 Return to Cherry Valley 20K TT (Cat 3)
  17. Aug 30 Return to Cherry Valley 20K TT (M50-54)
  18. Sept 13 ABR Two Person 19k Team Time Trial (Cat 3)
  19. Oct 11 ABD Kaneville Finale 15.9K 2020 (Cat 3)
  20. Oct 11 ABD Kaneville Finale 15.9K 2020 (M50-54)

Personal Records Set

Some of the PRs I have set this year

  • Most races in a year (20)
  • Longest ride (139.70 miles)
  • Most days cycled in a year (325, up 68 days from last year)
    • Strava seems to think it is 331
  • Most time on the bike in a year (394 hours, up 86 hours from 2011)
  • First sub-hour 40k TT (59:32)
  • Tied for the most months ridden outdoors (12 in both 2006, 2017)
  • PRs set on the following courses (* raced the first time on these courses)
    • Cham-Pain 40k TT
    • ABD TT Challenge*
    • Herscher 25k course*
    • ABD Kaneville 15.9k*
    • Cherry Valley 20k
    • Bryce Master 19k
    • Stray Kats Kankakee 20k
  • First heat won (ABD Rolling Indoor #3 (Cat 3))
  • First time I finished in first place (ABD Rolling Indoor #3 (M 50-54))
  • Finished second in both Cat3 and M 50-54 for MATTS Season Series.
  • Max FTP (299 W)
  • Most time on the trainer (209 hours up 19 hours from 2011)
  • Most days on the trainer (210 days up 37 days from 2019)

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