Episode 1

2024 Goals - Gran Fondo National Championships

For 2024 I am giving myself a cycling challenge - seeing how close I can get to qualifying for the 2024 Gran Fondo National Championships.

In 2023 I didn’t do much on the bike - thanks to well, life, work, and any other excuse I could come up with.  Next year I need to re-energize my approach to being on the bike and to give my training a specific goal - instead of training just because.

I have never cycled competitively so this will be a big shift for me, but I’m looking forward to the journey.


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Joshua Hoover

Hi there. I’m just another John Q Public on a bike….a Joshua Q Cyclist if you will - get it JQC, clever right? Well, maybe a little clever.

I’m not a pro, I’m not an expert, heck, I’m not a bike mechanic. So why am I sitting here talking to you about cycling? And the journey that I set myself on? I am one of - who knows how many out there - who love to ride their bike, go fast, and want to challenge themselves on the bike but aren’t racers. No team, fancy bus or team of trainers, mechanics, big budgets, etc, just someone who gets that thrill of freedom on the bike and want to challenge themself to something new.