Picking up from yesterday's conversation, I don't think we'll see a step change in distances travelled, more the fact that as the ratio of warm days to cold days improves and the days get longer so he has less time riding in the dark, his speed will pick up. If I recall rightly, he based his average speed estimates on his 400 AUK points year, so I guess that he'll play it by ear. Although its supposed to be warm at the weekend, its been as cold this week as pretty much any other week this year.