These are my 2023 Strava stats from riding my Eddy Merckx Professional and De Rosa Merak. I bought the used De Rosa in March of 2023 and rode it the rest of the year, 2,834.4 miles.
On first glance, the numbers look impressive until one sees that every statistic has decreased compared to my 2022 Strava stats, my 2021 Strava stats and my 2020 Strava stats. It’s a little disheartening to compare my 2023 numbers to the previous years. It’s the natural version of “The Machine” in the Princess Bride.
The yearly decrease is definitely connected to my aging and maybe fewer days of good biking weather (blame El Niño?). Maybe I’ll make a chart and projections of my decline based on how long I am going to live but that might be a little depressing. Or I should try to do more in 2024!