The 2008 Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge

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hambones

Well-Known Member
Location
Waltham Abbey
6 January 102km 1 point

11 January 101km 1 point

12 January 109km 1 point

27 January 117km 1 point (109km of which were The Hell of the Ashdown Challenge - 1750m of climbing!)

3 February 103km 1 point

17 February 109km 1 point

21 March 106km 1 point

20 April 100km 1 point

Total points: 8 Total distance: 847km
 

trio25

Über Member
5 Jan, 1 Point, 129.8KM,
22 Jan, 1 Point, 101.52KM
28 Jan, 1 Point, 104.5km

6 Feb, 1 point, 135.7km

30 March, 1 point, 168.06km

12 April, 1 point, 115.94km
19 April, 1 point, 120.55km
25 April, 1 point, 130.98km

7 May, 1 point, 124.73km
13 May, 1 point, 152.24km
18 May, 1 point, 174.48km
31 May, 1 point, 109.73km

9 June, 1 point, 131.75km
14 June, 1 point, 135.25km

1 July, 1 point, 135.81km
19 July, 1 point, 105.36km
31 July, 1 point, 100.09km

7 Aug, 1 point, 122.14km

7 Sept, 1 point, 132.44km
11 Sept, 1 point, 105.85km
14 Sept, 1 point, 134.85km
20 Sept, 1 point, 135.43km

4 Oct, 1 point, 124.90km
15 Oct, 1 point, 130.73km
24 Oct, 1 point, 131.77km
30 Oct, 1 point, 134.92km

6 Nov, 1 point, 103.34km
14 Nov, 1 point, 102.75km
21 Nov, 1 point, 126.98km
24 Nov, 1 point, 129.81km

7 Dec, 1 point, 125.44km

Total Points: 31, Total Distance: 3917.84KM
 

Zoom

Über Member
12 Jan Hills and Mills Audax 104km 1 point
26 Jan Willy Warmer Audax 216km 2 points
2 Feb Worthing Winter Warmer Audax 100km 1 point
7 Feb ESCA RT route check 100km 1 point
17 Feb Pulborough -Reading permanent Audax 202km 2 points
23 Feb Mad Jack Fuller's Audax 120km 1 point
5 Mar Ashdown Forest loop 100km 1 point
9 Mar Invicta Grimpeur Audax 100km 1 point
15 Mar Up the Uts Audax 200km 2 points
29 Mar The Dean Audax 300km 3 points
12 Apr Invicta 300 Audax 301km 3 points
4 May IOW Randonnee 100km 1 point
11 May another go at the ESCA 100km 1 point
17 May Stonehenge 200 Audax 204km 2 points
24 May East Grinstead - St Albans 114km 1 poimt
31 May Irish Mail Audax 406 km 4 points
5 June Hailsham - Liss permanent Audax 212km
21 June L' Ardechoise (Les Sucs) 223km 2 points
5 Jul Cheshunt - Thorne LEL route DIY Audax 301km 3 points
12 Jul East Grinstead - Ditchling Beacon - Devils Dyke 104km 1 point
10 Aug Supremo's South Coast Sportive Audax 108 km 1 point
18 Aug Le Chateau d' Oleron - Cognac - Aulnay - Le Chateau d' Oleron DIY Audax 202 km 2 points
7 Sep Mid Sussex Hilly route check (2nd half only) 101km 1 point
13 Sep Anfractuous Audax 207km 2 points
21 Sep The Crown Audax 106km 1 point
28 Sep Hengist's Hills Audax 106km 1 point
5 Oct Autumn Dungeewow Audax 203km 2 points
17 Oct Mid Sussex Hillier Audax route check 112km 1 point
2 Nov East Grinstead -Hooley- Brighton (with the veteran cars)- East Grinstead 143km 1 point
15 Nov Friday Night ride to the Coast (Brighton) 100km 1 point
21 Nov Dinner Dart East Grinstead - Denmead - Three Mile Cross- Guildford 228km 2 points
7 Dec Club run 100km 1 point
14 Dec Mince Pies and Stollen DIY+calendar Audax 200km 2 points
28 Dec YACF Xmas ride 100 km 1 point

total for 2008 5528km 54 points
 

CotterPin

Senior Member
Location
London
January 20th - North London-Furneax Pelham-Stevenage 115km
January 27th - As above but with more meandery bits 140kms

February 23rd - Victoria CC Braziers Run Audax - 106km

March 8th - Essex Lanes Audax - 106km
March 15th - Up the Uts Audax - 103km
March 24th - Royston-Ely-Royston - 140km (the sight of Ely cathedral rising above the Fens is always impressive)
March 30th - Stevenage Start of Summertime Audax - 115km

April 5th - Tour of Flanders sportive 140km
April 27th - Bluebell Audax - 106km

May 25th - Tour of Wessex sportive stage 2 165km
May 31st - Colchester to somewhere near Southwold 106 km

June 1st - Wangford - Blyford - Bramfield - Peasenhall - Framlingham - Dennington - Laxfield - Fressingfield - Harleston - Bungay - Beccles - Wangford - 100km
June 8th - Brentwood - Gt Bardfield - Writtle - Shenfield - 120km
June 18th - Vinsobres - Mirabelle-aux-Baronnies - Vaison-la-Romaine-Malucene - Mt Ventoux - Sault - Aurel - Reihanette - Mollans-sur-Ouveze - Faucon - Mirabelle - Vinsobres 125km (and several thousand metres of climbing!)
June 28th - North London to Brighton 103km

July 20th - North London-Potters Bar-Essenden-Bramfield-Woolmer Green-Codicote-Ayot St Lawrence-Kimpton-Breachwood Green-Whitwell-Codicote-Welwyn-Cole Green-Essendon-Potters Bar-North London 115km
July 28th - Suburban Breakout audax 100km

August 24th - Weymouth-Dorchester-Piddlehinton-Pulham-Lydlinch-Stalbridge-Fifehead Magdalen-Wincanton-Bruton-North Brewham-Alfreds Tower-Shepton Montague-Templecombe-Henstridge-Lydlinch-Pulham-Piddlehinton-Dorchester 150km

September 20th - North London-Potters Bar-Bayford-Hertford-Bramfield-Datchworth-Aston-Walkern-Wood End-Great Munden-Westmill-Great Munden-Dane End-Sacombe-Hertford-Brickenden-Bayford-Potters Bar-North London 125km

2280 kms in total and 19 points

October - failed. Ran out of time.
 

jashburnham

New Member
12/01/08, 114.3km, 1 Point:

114.3 Km: Pimlico, Richmond, Esher, Cobham, Clandon, Box Hill, Epsom, Richmond Park, Putney, Pimlico.

10/02/2008
Surrey Hills Loop
108.7 km
27.68 kph av speed.
1 Point

01/03/2008
Gospel pass, Wales
104 km
6590 feet total ascent
26.3 kph av speed.
1 Point


Total distance (Jan + Feb + March) = 327km
Total Points = 3
 

Ludwig

Hopeless romantic
Location
Lissingdown
I'm afraid I'm out on this one - too many tough hills in Wales. It's alright right for you Englanders with your soft, flat easy miles.
 

palinurus

Velo, boulot, dodo
Location
Watford
Oh shoot! I might be starting this too.

27/01/08, Harp Hilly Hundred (100k reliability ride) what with getting there and back: 125km. So what's that? 1 point.

10/02/08, Watford-Little Berkhamsted- Knebworth- Beachwood Grn.-Markyate-Watford 106km. 1 point.

17/02/08 HHCC 100km Reliability ride, 125km. 1 point.

24/03/2008 Decide to ride from Watford out toward Thame, get as far as Chesham then turn around because I can hardly see on account of the snow, also getting cold'n'wet. Get back to Bedmond, it's stopped snowing and my gloves start to dry out. Turn around and ride to Dunstable. Visitors centre on the downs is open, get coffee and bread pudding. 103km, 1 point.

20/04/08 This time I do get to Thame. Watford-P.Risboro'-Thame-Haddenham-Wendover-Chesham-Watford, 124 km. 1 point.

04/05/08 Watford- Denham- A413 to Aylesbury (surveying a TT course)- Wingrave- Tring- Hemel Hempstead-Watford. 113 km, 1 point

05/06/2008 Watford- Totternhoe- Wingrave- Tring- Watford. 104 km. 1 point.

11/06/2008 West London Extra BP + Extra. 166 km. 1 point.

13/07/2008 Watford- Denham- HCC128 "50" course -Denham- Watford. 106 km. 1 point.

20/07/2008 Westerley CC "50" HCC128 plus riding to and from start. 120 km, 1 point (02:15:38)

27/07/2008 Peterborough- Hunstanton. 106 km. 1 point.

28/07/2008 Hunstanton- Great Yarmouth. 122 km. 1 point

29/07/2008 Great Yarmouth- Felixstowe. 142 km. 1 point.

25/08/2008 Watford- Wendover- Stone- Eythrope est. -Whitchurch- Wingrave- Tring- Bovingdon- Watford. 112 km. 1 point.

20/09/2008 Watford- Burnham Beeches circuits- Beaconsfield- Chesham-Bovingdon-Watford. 103 km. 1 point

18/10/2008 Watford- Burnham Beeches- High Wycombe- return via same route with a little loop around Latimer to make it 100k. 105 km. 1 point.

30/11/08 Failed. 76 km, gave up due to persistent rain and cold wind.

Total: 16
 

peekay76

New Member
27 Jan 08 106.6km 1 point Nottingham, Kegworth, Zouch, Radcliffe, Lowdham, Lambley, Calverton, Nottingham

17 Feb 08 128.3km 1 point Nottingham, Kegworth, East Leake, Keyworth, Cropwell Butler, Radcliffe, Lowdham, Lambley, Woodborough, Calverton, Nottingham

2 Mar 08 108.5km 1 point Nottingham, Newark, Belvoir, Long Clawson, Cotgrave, Nottingham

9 Mar 08 172.0km 1 point Nottingham, Cotgrave, Shepshed, Belvoir, Newark, Nottingham

21 Mar 08 119.9km 1 point Nottingham -> Northampton

5 Apr 08 305km 3 points Ronde Van Vlaanderen + riding to and from the start from my hotel.

Total points = 8
Total km = 940.3
 

ronstrutt

New Member
Count me in. A fair weather cyclist converted to all year round.

12 Jan / Woking-Oxford via Stoke Row / 1 point / 103km
19 Jan / Woking-Gosport via Beacon Hill / 1 point / 109km
26 Jan / Woking - Ashford Kent via Rye / 1 point / 167.7km
3 Feb / Woking - Bicester via Stokenchurch / 1 point /112.7km
9 Feb / Woking-Bognor-Woking / 1 point / 164.9km
23 Feb / London - Woodbridge Suffolk / 2 points / 202.9km
8-9 Mar / Woking - Sudbury via New Buckenham / 3 points / 319.6km
31 Mar / Cambridge - Woking via Ongar / 1 point / 163.8km
26 Apr / Woking - Andover - Fleet via Winchester / 1 point / 161.3km
29 Apr-4 May / Woking - Waterloo via Stafford & Diss / 7 points / 783.9km
11 May / Woking Bikeathon x 2 laps / 1 point/ 104.5km /
27 May / Guildford - Portsmouth via Midhurst / 1 point / 103.0km /
1 Jun / Newport (S Wales) - Woking / 2 points / 207.8km /
14-27 Jun / Dover-Durness-Lairg / 15 points / 1514.1km
29 Jun / Guildford Bikeathon x 2 with a wee bit extra / 1 point / 101.6km
19-20 Jul / Dun Run (Waterloo - Dunwich / 2 points / 203.9km
27 Jul / Woking - Midhurst - Hayling Island - Havant / 1 point / 103.9km
17 Aug / Braintree - Stowmarket - Diss - New Buckenham / 1 point 106.3km
18 Aug / New Buckenham - Eye - Wickham Market - Dunwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich / 1 point / 163.4km
29 Sep / Rookley IW - Shanklin - Cowes - Newport - Ryde - Portsmouth - Midhurst - Chiddingfold - Guildford - Woking / 1 point / 162.0km
27 Oct / Woking - Aldershot - Farnham - Alton - New Alresford and return / 1 point / 112.5km
7 Nov / Woking - Marlow - Stokenchurch - Thame - Stanton St John - Oxford - Abingdon - Wallingford - Goring - Reading (and home from Guildford station) / 1 point / 163.9km


Total points 47 / Total km 5335.7

Still doing too much walking instead of cycling. Need to sort that out.
 

jashburnham

New Member
10/02/2008
Surrey Hills Loop
108.7 km
27.68 kph av speed.
1 Point

Total distance (Jan + Feb) = 223km
Total Points = 2
 
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