2023 Annual Simplified Climbing Lunacy (aka "I Don't Do Complicated") Challenge

[UphillSlowly]

I will need to concede defeat for this year's challenge. I set a high bar of 13 rides with a mile of elevation, but lost my mojo when I caught COVID while I did the Maratona (and life got busy, and holidays rainy).

Will set my sights lower next year perhaps
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/2...-do-complicated-challenge.289694/post-7060422

 

[FrothNinja]

I will need to concede defeat for this year's challenge. I set a high bar of 13 rides with a mile of elevation, but lost my mojo when I caught COVID while I did the Maratona (and life got busy, and holidays rainy).

Will set my sights lower next year perhaps
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/2...-do-complicated-challenge.289694/post-7060422

I suspect you top 13 ascent rides would still have an impressive minimum height

 

[UphillSlowly]

I suspect you top 13 ascent rides would still have an impressive minimum height

Need to look at my veloviewer data...

 

[UphillSlowly]

I suspect you top 13 ascent rides would still have an impressive minimum height

I had 4 non qualifying rides, so 13 in total, with an elevation >1400m (and 20 rides in total >1000m elevation), so not too bad over all. Thanks for your encouragement.

Difference next year is that I have only one sportive planned, in May, which is within my capabilities so not sure how psyched I'll be for chasing elevation

 

[FrothNinja]

I had 4 non qualifying rides, so 13 in total, with an elevation >1400m (and 20 rides in total >1000m elevation), so not too bad over all. Thanks for your encouragement.

Difference next year is that I have only one sportive planned, in May, which is within my capabilities so not sure how psyched I'll be for chasing elevation

Set a lower target - I don't think I can up mine much

 

[Dogtrousers]

And the final figures are (road rides only)

Target 1,500 m
13th ride 1,541 m
Total 22,113 m 1457.4 km (1.5%)
Average 1,701 m

Top 13 road rides in order of elevation.
1. 16 Dec: 1,931 m 118.8 km (1.6%) Swanley, Meopham, Cuxton, Rochester, Doddington, Chilham, Stelling Minnis, Alkham, West Houghham, Dover *
2. 27 August: 1,923 m 169.8 km. (1.1%) Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Oakley, Charlbury, Chaddington, Chipping Norton, Long Compton, Lower Brailes, Kineton, Southam, Marton.*
3. 2 Jan: 1,872 m 103.6 km. (1.8%) SE4, Crystal Palace, Biggin Hill, Toys Hill, Cowden, Fordcombe, Sundridge Hill, Downe, Hayes.*
4. 5 August: 1,819 m 100.3 km. (1.8%) West Wickham, Layham's Rd, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Bessel's Green Rd, Toy's Hill, Hosey Common Rd, Mapleton Rd, Trevereux Hill, Clark's Lane, Titsey Hill, Tandridge Hill, Succombs Hill (fail), Old Farleigh Rd, West Wickham. *+
5. 22 July: 1,690 m 96.2 km. (1.8%) SE4, Crystal Palace, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Star Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Sundridge Hill, Jail Lane, Sheepbarn Lane, Fox Lane, SE4.
6. 3 June: 1,678 m 108.2 km. (1.6%) Notable hills: SE4, Downe Rd, Chart Lane, Kidd's Hill, Toy's Hill, Brasted Hill, Hangrove Hill, SE4. *
7. 6 May: 1,673 m 165.6 km (1.0%) Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Wendover, Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Stourton, Gaydon, Marton. *+
8. 21 Oct: 1,650 m 80.3 km (2.1%) Otford, Star Hill, Brasted Hill, Hosey Common, Puddledock La, Ide Hill, Bayley's Hill, Carter's Hill, Mote Lane, Exedown Rd, Otford.
9. 1 Oct: 1,601 m 102.7 km. (1.6%) SE4, Layham's Rd,Saltbox Hill, Church Hill Cudham, New Rd Brasted, Fordcombe Rd, Groombridge Rd, Toy's Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Hangrove Hill, SE4
10. 10 June: 1,590 m 70.6 km. (2.3%) Convoluted route taking in maximum hills SE4-Crystal Palace-Sydenham and back
11. 23 Sept: 1,571 m 74.7 km. (2.1%) Otford, Rowdow Lane, St Clere Hill La, Carter's Hill, Hubbard's Hill, Yorks Hill, Toys Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Sundridge Hill Otford
12. 1 April: 1,570 m 165.9 km. (0.9%) SE4, Titsey, Ide Hill, Hadlow, Stapleford, Tonbridge, Chartwell, Titsey, SE4 *
13. 18 Feb: 1,545 m 100.7 km. (1.5%) SE4, Beckenham, Downe, Toy's Hill, Markbeech, Cowden, Ashurst Wood, Coleman's Hatch, Newbridge, Groombridge, Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Hildenborough, Igtham, Seal, Sevenoaks.*

* Also recorded in the Metric Century a Month
+ Elevation data refetched by RideWithGPS because of GPS problems