A bucket list should contain more than the hardest rides. Mix epic ambitions with experiences that make you curious enough to get outside.
Classic ride goals
- Complete a metric century
- Complete a 100-mile century
- Ride 200 km in a day
- Climb 2,000 m in one ride
- Complete a mountain pass
- Ride from sunrise into the afternoon
Places to ride
- A famous cycling city
- A national park where cycling is permitted
- A coastal road
- A mountain region
- A lakeside route
- A new country
- A route close to home that you have inexplicably never ridden
INTERACTIVE
Find your next cycling achievement.
Two choices. Three ideas. No account, no data saved.Useful next reads: 100 Cycling Achievements to Complete and Cycling Achievement Index.
Different ways to ride
- Try gravel
- Try mountain biking
- Ride a velodrome
- Complete a bikepacking overnight
- Join a group ride
- Ride an organized charity event
- Use the bike for a practical full day
Weather and time experiences
- Sunrise ride
- Sunset ride
- Night ride
- Rain ride
- Cold-weather ride
- Ride through every season
People and memory goals
- Ride with a parent, child or sibling
- Plan a ride around an old friend
- Help a stranger with a mechanical issue
- Create an annual signature ride
- Return to a place years later by bike
Make the bucket list yours
Delete anything that feels like somebody else's definition of cycling. Add the café, local road, family ride or strange personal challenge you actually care about. A bucket list is useful because it creates anticipation, not because it proves anything.
WHERE RIDERS GET STUCK
Three traps worth avoiding.
Filling the list with other people’s iconic rides.
Making every item expensive or travel-heavy.
Keeping the list static after your interests change.
QUESTIONS RIDERS ACTUALLY ASK
Quick answers.
What belongs on a cycling bucket list?+
Mix long rides, climbs, new disciplines, destinations, weather experiences, social rides and highly personal local ideas.
How long should a cycling bucket list be?+
Long enough to stay interesting, short enough that you still recognize it as yours. Twenty to fifty ideas is plenty for most riders.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Good places to go deeper.
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Beginner advice on preparation, exploration, basic maintenance and keeping a record of rides.
Visit source ↗Cycling UKA beginners’ guide to cycling in a groupGroup-riding guidance on confidence, etiquette, predictability, communication and choosing the right group.
Visit source ↗MAKE THE MILESTONES PHYSICAL
Thirty Cycling achievements. One evolving display.
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