The 2019 Annual Lunacy Challenge

[Supersuperleeds]

Target Distance 200km.

Qualifying Rides (3)
(1) Feb 17th 201.9km Leicester to Verney Junction and back. https://www.strava.com/activities/2155677223
(2) Mar 2nd 200.6km Leicester to Hatton Locks and back https://www.strava.com/activities/2186226562
(3) Mar 30th 203km Leicester, Northampton, Wellingborough, Leicester https://www.strava.com/activities/2252255088

 

[StuartG]

Target Distance: 100 miles

Qualifying Rides: 1
30th March 102.95 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Wrotham-East Malling-Marden-East Peckham-Hildenborough-Godstone-Sydenham

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance 70km

Qualifying rides (3)

February 13th 2019 : 82.41km, Mauron to Malestroit (on the V3 Voie Verte), returned to le Pont des deux Rivières on the Nantes-to-Brest towpath, then back to Mauron on the V3 Voie Verte.

March 8th 2019 : 74.21km, Home – Mauron – (on the V3(S)) – le Pont des Deux Rivières – (on the Nantes-to-Brest canal) – Josselin – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – Guilliers – Home

March 30th 2019 : 81.52km, Home – Pont Ruelland – Trémorel – St Méen-le-Grand – Muel – St Malon-sur-Mel – Paimpont – Mauron – le Bois-de-la-Roche – Home

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 2

1. March 29th - 152km / 2,860m. (Newby Head, Askrigg, Oxnop Scar, Keld, Lamps Moss, Barbon, Hornby, Keasden)
2. April 6th - 156km / 3,370m. (Newby Head, Redmire, Grinton Moor, Marske, Newsham, The Stang, Fleak Moss)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 3

1. March 29th - 152km / 2,860m. (Newby Head, Askrigg, Oxnop Scar, Keld, Lamps Moss, Barbon, Hornby, Keasden)
2. April 6th - 156km / 3,370m. (Newby Head, Redmire, Grinton Moor, Marske, Newsham, The Stang, Fleak Moss)
3. April 10th - 155km / 2,550m (Kendal, Kirkstone Pass, Penrith, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Hawes, Helwith Bridge)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 4

2. April 6th - 156km / 3,370m. (Newby Head, Redmire, Grinton Moor, Marske, Newsham, The Stang, Fleak Moss)
3. April 10th - 155km / 2,550m (Kendal, Kirkstone Pass, Penrith, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Hawes, Helwith Bridge)
4. April 13th - 153km / 3,370m (Ribblehead, Nateby, Lamps Moss, Keld, Oxnop Scar, Kettlewell, Halton Gill, Austwick)
1. March 29th - 152km / 2,860m. (Newby Head, Askrigg, Oxnop Scar, Keld, Lamps Moss, Barbon, Hornby, Keasden)

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 65 miles (which I'm already regretting choosing!)
Today's ride: 67.56 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/2287014530 - A ride down to Dorchester on Thames and back, where I was either too hot when the sun was out, or too cold when it wasn't - seemingly had to stop every five miles to remove/add layers, which grew quite tiresome.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 67.56 miles - 13th April - To Dorchester on Thames and back
2. 65.61 miles - 23rd March - Kop Hill with Simon

 

[aferris2]

Target distance: 100km
Qualifying rides (3)
1. 01Jan: 102.45km 3753ft
Stock, Mountnessing, Kelvedon Hatch, Passingford Bridge, Theydon Bois, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Abridge, Pilgrims Hatch, Hutton, Preaching Cross, Stock
https://www.strava.com/activities/2048787261
2. 17Feb: 109.48km 2369ft
Stock, Ingatestone, Norton Heath, Abbess Roding, Felsted, Bannister Green, Cock Green, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Stock
https://www.strava.com/activities/2155990510
3. 16 Apr: 111.12 km 2444ft
Stock, East Hanningfield, Maldon, Tiptree, Layer Marney, Abberton reservoir, Messing, Kelvedon, Witham, Boreham, West Hanningfield, Stock
https://www.strava.com/activities/2294208483

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 5

2. April 6th - 156km / 3,370m. (Newby Head, Redmire, Grinton Moor, Marske, Newsham, The Stang, Fleak Moss)
3. April 10th - 155km / 2,550m (Kendal, Kirkstone Pass, Penrith, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Hawes, Helwith Bridge)
4. April 13th - 153km / 3,370m (Ribblehead, Nateby, Lamps Moss, Keld, Oxnop Scar, Kettlewell, Halton Gill, Austwick)
1. March 29th - 152km / 2,860m. (Newby Head, Askrigg, Oxnop Scar, Keld, Lamps Moss, Barbon, Hornby, Keasden)
5. April 17th - 152km / 2,720m (Kendal, Newby Bridge, Silverdale, Quernmore, Oakenclough, Slaidburn, Settle)

 

[Fiona R]

Target distance 200km
Qualifying rides (5)
1: Sat 12th Jan 2019 GWR Chalke and Cheese 200km Audax 210km 2250m Bristol/Warmley- Rode-Boynton-Wilton-Broad Chalke-Shaftesbury-Gillingham-Wincanton-Glastonbury-Wedmore-Cheddar Gorge-West Harptree-Pensford-Keynsham-Bristol/Warmley
2: Sat 9th Feb DIY 200 Audax Born to be Wild 201km 1492m
Home-Bristol-Bath-Norton St Phillip-Kilmersden-Priddy-Cheddar Gorge/Cheddar-Glastonbury-Burnham on Sea-Brean-Weston super Mare-Congresbury-Clevedon-Nailsea-Home
3: Sat 23rd Feb Efengyl/Gospel Pass 200km Audax 208km 2643m Filton/Bristol-Chepstow-Caerleon-Usk-Bwlch-Llangorse-Hay on Wye-Gospel Pass-Abergavenny-Raglan-Chepstow-Almondsbury/Bristol
4: Sat 9th Mar GWR Wells Mells and a little Broader 200km audax 205km 3134m
Bristol/Whitchurch-West Harptree-Wells-Bruton-Stourhead-Wincanton-Sherbourne-Yeovil Junction-Batcombe-Sturminster Newton-Zeals-Kilmington-Mells-Radstock-Woollard-Bristol/Whitchurch
5: Weds 18th Apr DIY Ballbuster 200km Audax 219km 2413m Home-Long Ashton-Bristol-Halen-Olveston-Hill-Cromhall-Hawkesbury Upton-Chipping Sodbury- Keynsham-Queen Charlton-Chew Magna/Stoke-West Harptree-Charterhouse-Priddy-Wookey-Glastonbury-Wedmore-Loxton-Banwell-Congresbury-Yatton-Kenn-Clevedon-Portbury-Failand-Long Ashton-Home

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 65 miles (which I'm already regretting choosing!)
Today's ride: 74.76 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/2302304550 - Gorgeous weather for a long ride along one of my flatter routes out westward. Extended as far as Heyford and Kidlington for the first time.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 74.76 miles - 19th April - Flat spin out to Heyford and Kidlington
2. 67.56 miles - 13th April - To Dorchester on Thames and back
3. 65.61 miles - 23rd March - Kop Hill with Simon

 

[StuartG]

Target Distance: 100 miles

Qualifying Rides: 2
2. 30th March 102.95 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Wrotham-East Malling-Marden-East Peckham-Hildenborough-Godstone-Sydenham
1. 21st April 108.57 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Plaxtol-Yalding-Smarden-Yalding-Hildenborough-Godstone-Whyteflete South

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Target Distance 200km.

Qualifying Rides (4)
(1) Feb 17th 201.9km Leicester to Verney Junction and back. https://www.strava.com/activities/2155677223
(2) Mar 2nd 200.6km Leicester to Hatton Locks and back https://www.strava.com/activities/2186226562
(3) Mar 30th 203km Leicester, Northampton, Wellingborough, Leicester https://www.strava.com/activities/2252255088
(4) Apr 22nd 203km Leicester to Blythe Bridge and Derby to Leicester https://www.strava.com/activities/2310667428 and https://www.strava.com/activities/2310667132

 

[lazybloke]

Using this challenge as an incentive to get out more, rather than just my regular short commute of circa 25km.
My target is a modest 50km, but free time is in short supply, hence the late date of my first qualifying ride.

Update: Now three rides, and an imperial half-century. Don't do many of them, although there's one next weekend on the Isle of Wight.....

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 6

2. April 6th - 156km / 3,370m. (Newby Head, Redmire, Grinton Moor, Marske, Newsham, The Stang, Fleak Moss)
3. April 10th - 155km / 2,550m (Kendal, Kirkstone Pass, Penrith, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Hawes, Helwith Bridge)
6. April 23rd - 154km / 2,830m (Kendal, Coniston, Newby Bridge, Carnforth, Kirkby Lonsdale, Barbondale, Kingsdale)
4. April 13th - 153km / 3,370m (Ribblehead, Nateby, Lamps Moss, Keld, Oxnop Scar, Kettlewell, Halton Gill, Austwick)
1. March 29th - 152km / 2,860m. (Newby Head, Askrigg, Oxnop Scar, Keld, Lamps Moss, Barbon, Hornby, Keasden)
5. April 17th - 152km / 2,720m (Kendal, Newby Bridge, Silverdale, Quernmore, Oakenclough, Slaidburn, Settle)