Since it’s snowing in more parts of the UK. It’s a good good time to look back at some snow photos :).
More photos like this can be found @ www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/search/tags/snow.
Latest cycling news (Radio Five Live) : 14/01/2013
If you love cycling. You will not want to miss tonight’s Cycling show on BBC Radio Five Live. It start at 9:00pm GMT. It’s got the latest cycling news ahead of Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
If you miss the show it will be on the BBC iPlayer at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qct1m.
08-Jan-2013 : Third cycle of 2013!
Now done my third cycle of 2013. You may have noticed I have been posting every cycle route of the year so far. The aim is, I will do a post about every cycle over 20 miles. Does mean, I will need to try to do lots of different routes. If I don’t, you will get bored of seeing much the same maps all the time!
I will now leave you with the route map, elevation graph and route statistics.
Route map:-
Elevation graph:–
Route statistics:-
- Distance: 23.96 miles.
- Time: 1:57:29 (h:m:s).
- Avg Speed: 12.2 mph.
- Max Speed: 36.1 mph.
- Elevation Gain: 244 meters.
- Min Elevation: 38 meters.
- Max Elevation: 129 meters.
Data from: Garmin Connect.
07-Jan-2013 : Second cycle of 2013!
Now done my second cycle of 2013. Don’t worry, I will start to think of a new title soon. If I don’t, will soon end up being 100th cycle of the year!! Jokes!!
I will now leave you with the route map, elevation graph and route statistics.
Route map:-
Elevation graph:–
Route statistics:-
- Distance: 22.20 miles.
- Time: 1:46:21 (h:m:s).
- Avg Speed: 12.5 mph.
- Max Speed: 33.3 mph.
- Elevation Gain: 215 meters.
- Min Elevation: 44 meters.
- Max Elevation: 143 meters.
Data from: Garmin Connect.
06-Jan-2013 : First cycle of 2013!
That’s 2013 cycling wise off to a great start! I did 24.71 miles. Which I am well happy with. Now only got another 376.29 miles to go, to beat the record number of miles. I set in January 2012 (last year).
I will now leave you with the route map, elevation graph and route statistics.
Route map:-
Elevation graph:–
Route statistics:-
- Distance: 24.71 miles.
- Time: 2:00:19 (h:m:s).
- Avg Speed: 12.3 mph.
- Max Speed: 29 mph.
- Elevation Gain: 270 meters.
- Min Elevation: 29 meters.
- Max Elevation: 128 meters.
Data from: Garmin Connect.
Q4 2012 cycling statistics
Here is the data from the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2012:-
- Total cycles: 36.
- Total Distance: 749.39 miles.
- Total Time: 59:26:19 (h:m:s).
- Avg Speed: 12.6 mph.
- Max Time: 3:19:40 (h:m:s) : Longest cycle of October 2012 so far…
- Max Speed: 35.5 mph.
- Avg Distance: 20.82 miles.
- Max Distance: 40.71 miles : Longest cycle of October 2012 so far…
Longest cycle each month:-
- October: 40.71 (Monday 15th) : Longest cycle of October 2012 so far…
- November: 28.61 (Monday 19th) : Just beating last years record
- December: 26.94 (Sunday 9th) : 9-Dec-2012 : Cycle route and statistics
Data from: Garmin Connect.
If you have any ideas for other data you would like to see here, then let me know!
December 2012 most popular photos
Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during December 2012.
Number 1 (274 views) : Adidas full body suit
Number 2 (197 views) : Out cycling
Number 3 (127 views) : Spider-Man suit
My favourite photos : Jan – Jun 2012
Below are my favourite photos from each month between January and June 2012. Why not pick your own and let me know which ones like, by commenting below.
January
More photos from January at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-01/
Feb
More photos from February at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-02
March
More photos from March at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-03
April
More photos from April at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-04
May
More photos from May at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-05
June
More photos from June at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/page/archive/2012-06
December 2012 cycling statistics
Yes I know that December is not fully over. But I am now in Scotland till next year! So will not be doing any more cycling till I get back. So I may as well just post the cycling statistics from December now.
My yearly total now stands at 5,289.5 miles. Total miles since April 2003 is now at 26,915.3.
Here is the data from December 2012:-
- Total cycles: 8
- Total Distance: 142 miles
- Total Time: 11:37:18 (h:m:s)
- Avg Speed: 12.2 mph
- Max Time: 2:16:29 (h:m:s)
- Max Speed: 35.5 mph
- Avg Distance: 17.75 miles
- Max Distance: 26.94 miles
Data from: Garmin Connect.
10-Dec-2012 : Cycle route and statistics
The route of today’s cycle, may not have been the most interesting in the world. But in December when you can never tell what the weather is going to be like, I am just happy to get out a cycle!
I will now leave you with the route map, elevation graph and route statistics.
Route map:-
Elevation graph:–
Route statistics:-
- Distance: 15.24 miles.
- Time: 1:15:17 (h:m:s).
- Avg Speed: 12.1 mph.
- Max Speed: 35.5 mph.
- Elevation Gain: 152 meters.
- Min Elevation: 43 meters.
- Max Elevation: 95 meters.
Data from: Garmin Connect.