The 2019 Annual Lunacy Challenge

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 7

7. April 30th - 161km / 2,771m (Hawkshead, The Struggle, Pooley Bridge, Shap, Orton, Hawes, Ribblehead)
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)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Target Distance 200km.

Qualifying Rides (5)
(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
(5) May 4th 202km Leicester to Oakham to Waltham to Leciester https://www.strava.com/activities/2341300727

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 8

7. April 30th - 161km / 2,771m (Hawkshead, The Struggle, Pooley Bridge, Shap, Orton, Hawes, Ribblehead)
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)
8. May 4th - 152km / 3,570m (Ribblehead, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Grinton Moor, Coverdale, Halton Gill, Austwick)

 

[Bazzer]

Target distance 80 kms.
At last I get a qualifying ride in, (although I have done longer rides during the year so far).
May 5th Culcheth, Glazebury, Worsley, Irlam, Tatton Park, Lymm, Cucheth, home 81.2kms

 

[lazybloke]

Now up to 4 rides. Better get planning, as I've got nothing else on the radar.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

Target 100 miles.

1: Solo Blackpool ride. Cold, but decent enough ride considering I have done bery little for the last 6 months. https://www.strava.com/activities/2092019062
2: Shortened audax ride. A ride with my pal Lee. Pleasant enough route, but a bit busy by audax standards. https://www.strava.com/activities/2238140475
3. Tour de Manc. A hard day in the saddle. https://www.strava.com/activities/2344519470

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 65 miles (which I'm definitely regretting choosing!)
Today's ride: 70.06 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/2346696260 - Got my planned long ride done at the third attempt this weekend, but it was even longer than I was aiming for thanks to a closed road diversion north of Silverstone, meaning a re-route on the fly in an unfamiliar area.
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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. 70.06 miles - 6th May - Silverstone and back plus lengthy detour
3. 67.56 miles - 13th April - To Dorchester on Thames and back
4. 65.61 miles - 23rd March - Kop Hill with Simon

 

[aferris2]

Target distance: 100km
Qualifying rides (4)
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
4. 7 May: 106.35 km 1781ft
Stock, South Hanningfield, Latchingdon, Bradwell, Purleigh, East Hanningfield, West Hanningfield, Stock
https://www.strava.com/activities/2349035517/

 

[lane]

Target Distance 80km

4th May Derby to Sandy (Beds) 155km
5th May Sandy to Bourne (Lincs) 101km
6th May Bourne to Derby 94km

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance 70km

Qualifying rides (4)

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

May 9th 2019: 74.27km, Home – Pont Ruelland– La Ville Davy – Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – la Ville Réhel – le Vieux Bourg – Taupont – Helléan – le Bois Hervé – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – la Ville Hein – Guilliers – Evriguet – Home

 

[ColinJ]

Chattering Lunatics, THAT WAY ->

 

[ColinJ]

Target distance: 161 kms.

(1) March 23rd - 165 kms. Garforth, Spofforth, Cowthorpe, Trumfleet, Norton, Fairburn, Garforth - [details].
(2) May 11th - 161 kms. Todmorden, Whalley, Whitewell, Quernmore, Conder Green, Longridge, Whalley, Todmorden - [details]

 

[Fiona R]

Target distance 200km
Qualifying rides (6)
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
6: Sat 11th May South Glos 100 Audax + ECE 214km 1802m Home-Nailsea-Clevedon-Portishead-Avonmouth Bridge-Bristol-Easter Compton-Alveston-Tytherington-Tetbury-Poole Keynes-Sapperton-Cherrington-Wotton under Edge-Cromhall-Tytherington-Alveston etc back home

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 9

7. April 30th - 161km / 2,771m (Hawkshead, The Struggle, Pooley Bridge, Shap, Orton, Hawes, Ribblehead)
9. May 15th - 158km / 3,000m (Ribblehead, Aysgarth, East Witton, Nidderdale,, Appletreewick, Airton, Settle)
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)
8. May 4th - 152km / 3,570m (Ribblehead, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Grinton Moor, Coverdale, Halton Gill, Austwick)

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance 70km

Qualifying rides (5)

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

May 9th 2019: 74.27km, Home – Pont Ruelland– La Ville Davy – Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – la Ville Réhel – le Vieux Bourg – Taupont – Helléan – le Bois Hervé – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – la Ville Hein – Guilliers – Evriguet – Home

May 17th 2019: 82.08km, Home – la Murtay – Chateau Trô – St. Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – le Val – Josselin – Montertelot – le Roc St. André – Mauron – Home