So I've signed up to the premium free trial to give one of the Strava training thingies a shot in October.
My motivation is to actually get some decent ski legs and lungs on me before January.
It begins Monday and having given the plan a once over, I think it would achieve any short term cycling goal for a beginner due to the increase in hours on the saddle.
It's definitely structured around somebody who works regular Mon-Fri office hours which isn't me so I'll have to swap around a couple of days to keep post-work training to reasonable levels.
I shall use this thread to report back as I go and to prevent cheating. GL me :)