2019 YOUR YEAR IN NUMBERS
Reaching the end of the year has a special significance for cyclists. Not only are we just over the hurdle of the shortest day and beginning to assemble our hopes and ambitions for spring, it’s also a time to reflect on the year just passed — specifically on our total mileage. Did you hit your target? Which rides remain most lucid in your mind? And what can you learn from your fitness progress as correlated against your training miles? Here, we seek inspiration from five amateur riders who each had a bumper year in the saddle despite juggling the myriad responsibilities of full-time work and family life.
THE COMMITTED COMMUTER
IAIN ROBINSON
Age: 31 | Occupation: Railway signaller | Hometown: Carlisle, Cumbria | Height: 5ft 10in | Weight: 65kg | Club: n/a
If Iain Robinson didn’t get to work on time, the consequences could be dire — he’s a railway signalman. Hats off to him, then, for putting in 14,000 commuting miles during 2019 without delaying a single train!
How would you sum up 2019?
Definitely my best year so far. It would be hard to top it. Going to work hasn’t ever felt like a chore; commuting puts you in a good frame of mind. It was my first full year in my job as a Network Rail signaller. I took a pay cut for this job because I knew it would allow me to cycle more. And
