2024 Annual Lunacy Distance Challenge

[Alex321]

Target 60 Km (37.28 miles)
Qualifying rides: 1

Ride 1 30/03/2024 38.07 miles, 2395 feet elevation Strava. Pontyclun - Miskin - Groesfaen - St Nylls - St Brides - St Georges - St Nicholas - Dyffryn - Moulton - Llancarfan - Llancadle - Boverton - Llantwit Major - St Donats - Llandow - Llysworney - Cowbridge - Aberthin - Home.

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 60 miles
Today's ride: 64.08 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/11070374277 - First 100km ride since last June, almost ended prematurely by a rooster running out into the road in front of me while I was doing 38 mph on a 12% downhill!
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 64.08 miles - 30th March - Dodging kamikaze chickens downhill!

 

[Alex321]

Target 60 Km (37.28 miles)
Qualifying rides: 2

Ride 1 30/03/2024 38.07 miles, 2395 feet elevation Strava. Pontyclun - Miskin - Groesfaen - St Nylls - St Brides - St Georges - St Nicholas - Dyffryn - Moulton - Llancarfan - Llancadle - Boverton - Llantwit Major - St Donats - Llandow - Llysworney - Cowbridge - Aberthin - Home.

Ride 2 05/04/2024 37.73 miles, 2598 feet elevation. Strava. Pontyclun - Tyla Garw - Llanharry - City - St Mary Hill - Ruthin - Waterton - Corntown - Ewenny - Castle-Upon-Alun - Wick - Llandow - Sigginstone - Llantrythis - Bonvilston - Warren Mill - Welsh St Donats - Prisk - Maendy - Trerhygell - Home

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 60 miles
Today's ride: 63.01 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/11119903910 - Exploring down various farm tracks and dead-end lanes on a ride up to Buckingham and back. Horrible gusty headwind on route home slowed me to a crawl at times
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 64.08 miles - 30th March - Dodging kamikaze chickens downhill!
2. 63.01 miles - 6th April - Farm tracks and horrible headwinds

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 60 miles
Today's ride: 63.06 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/11172263011 - Crossed Milton Keynes from south to east, then east to west mainly using housing estate roads and Redways. Stopped for lunch at a Tim Hortons which wasn't half bad.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 64.08 miles - 30th March - Dodging kamikaze chickens downhill!
2. 63.06 miles - 13th April - Routes across Milton Keynes
3. 63.01 miles - 6th April - Farm tracks and horrible headwinds

 

[lazybloke]

Target distance: Think I said it would be 60km this year.

Qualifying rides: 2
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).

 

[lazybloke]

Target distance: Think I said it would be 60km this year.

Qualifying rides: 2 Oops... edited to THREE!

3) 20/04/2024 : 126km : Home > rail station. Vauxhall station > Peckam > Walworth > London South Bank > Kennington > Woodmansterne > Turners Hill > Lower Beeding > Shoreham-by-Sea > Southwick station. Dorking station > home. (ride description in wrong thread!)
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 1

1. April 27th - 161km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Sunbiggin, Dentdale)

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance – 76km (stretch distance 85.4km)

Rides done so far: 6

2. 19th February 2024 – 101.47km Mauron/Molac/Pleucadeuc (V3)
1. 29th January 2024 – 91.43km Mauron/Pleucadeuc (V3)
5. 24th March 2024 – 90.66km Mauron/Pleucadeuc (V3)

6. 29th April 2024 – 88.54km Mauron, Ploërmel, le Roc St André, Malestroit (riverside), Foveno, Malestroit (riverside), St Marc, St Maugan, la Tayée, Malestroit (gare), Ploërmel and Mauron

3. 6th March 2024 – 86.26km local SBdM/Plaisance loop + Mauron/le Roc St André (V3)
4. 16th March 2024 – 78.70km local SBdM/Plaisance loop + Mauron/le Pont de Bagotais (V3)

Total points in this challenge: 12

 

[lazybloke]

Target distance: Think I said it would be 60km this year.

Qualifying rides: 4


3) 20/04/2024 : 126km : Home > rail station. Vauxhall station > Peckam > Walworth > London South Bank > Kennington > Woodmansterne > Turners Hill > Lower Beeding > Shoreham-by-Sea > Southwick station. Dorking station > home. (ride description in wrong thread!)
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).
4) 30/4/24: 66.7 km (41.5 miles) : Home > Peasmarsh > Bramley > Munstead > "beautiful rural lanes section" > "ghastly bridlepath horror" > Grafham > Wonersh > Chilworth > home (Link to veloviewer stupidity)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 2

2. April 30th - 162km / 2,800 (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Coverdale, Wharfedale, Cross of Greet)
1. April 27th - 161km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Sunbiggin, Dentdale)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 3

3. May 4th - 164km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Coal Road, Tan Hill, Grinton Moor, Ribblehead)
2. April 30th - 162km / 2,800 (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Coverdale, Wharfedale, Cross of Greet)
1. April 27th - 161km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Sunbiggin, Dentdale)

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 60 miles
Today's ride: 69.51 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/11339807678 and https://www.strava.com/activities/11339806844 - Meandering route to Banbury to cross off VeloViewer tiles, only to find there were no trains home from there, so had to continue ride to Brackley from where I could get picked up by team car.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 69.51 miles - 5th May - Meander to Banbury, no trains, so on to Brackley
2. 64.08 miles - 30th March - Dodging kamikaze chickens downhill!
3. 63.06 miles - 13th April - Routes across Milton Keynes
4. 63.01 miles - 6th April - Farm tracks and horrible headwinds

 

[lazybloke]

Target distance: 60km.

Qualifying rides: 5

5) 5/5/2024 : 108km : Isle of Wight randonnee: Fishguard > Fishguard (clockwise) via Pondwell, Bembridge, Alverstone, Sandford, Wroxall, Whitwell, Niton, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Newbridge, Newtown, Cowes and Wootton (your ride today)
3) 20/04/2024 : 126km : Home > rail station. Vauxhall station > Peckam > Walworth > London South Bank > Kennington > Woodmansterne > Turners Hill > Lower Beeding > Shoreham-by-Sea > Southwick station. Dorking station > home. (ride description in wrong thread!)
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).
4) 30/4/24: 66.7 km (41.5 miles) : Home > Peasmarsh > Bramley > Munstead > "beautiful rural lanes section" > "ghastly bridlepath horror" > Grafham > Wonersh > Chilworth > home (Link to veloviewer stupidity)

 

[lazybloke]

Another one! Took advantage of the sun and being between jobs!
Target distance: 60km.

Qualifying rides: 6


5) 5/5/2024 : 108km : Isle of Wight randonnee: Fishguard > Fishguard (clockwise) via Pondwell, Bembridge, Alverstone, Sandford, Wroxall, Whitwell, Niton, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Newbridge, Newtown, Cowes and Wootton (your ride today)
3) 20/04/2024 : 126km : Home > rail station. Vauxhall station > Peckam > Walworth > London South Bank > Kennington > Woodmansterne > Turners Hill > Lower Beeding > Shoreham-by-Sea > Southwick station. Dorking station > home. (ride description in wrong thread!)
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).
4) 30/4/24: 66.7 km (41.5 miles) : Home > Peasmarsh > Bramley > Munstead > "beautiful rural lanes section" > "ghastly bridlepath horror" > Grafham > Wonersh > Chilworth > home (Link to veloviewer stupidity)
6) 09/05/24 : 65 km : Home > Leatherhead > Langley Vale > Walton on the Hill > Mogador > Reigate > Leigh > (was heading further afield but a slow puncture made me re-evaluate) > Pixham > Box Hill > Home (link to your ride today)