The 2019 Annual Lunacy Challenge

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lazybloke

Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
Location
Leafy Surrey
Qualifying distance: 50km. 8 rides done.

Was supposed to be my 'solstice ride', but was still in bed at sunrise and am two days late anyway. Maybe next year.


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lane

Veteran
Target Distance 80km
7 Rides Completed


4th May Derby to Sandy (Beds) 155km https://www.strava.com/activities/2347143442
30th June 120km https://www.strava.com/activities/2492992582/segments/62746842157
26th May 104km https://www.strava.com/activities/2399350342
5th May Sandy to Bourne (Lincs) 101km https://www.strava.com/activities/2346821901
6th May Bourne to Derby 94km https://www.strava.com/activities/2346822041
18th May Derby, Barrow, Old Dalby, East Leake 84km https://www.strava.com/activities/2377675671
22nd June, 82km, https://www.strava.com/activities/2472074778
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Target distance: 161 kms.

5 qualifying rides (sorted by distance)...

(3) May 18th: 172 kms***. Manchester, Dunham, Weaverham, Eureka cafe, Dunham, Bridgewater canal, Roe Green Loopline, Walkden - [details].
(5) June 22nd: 168 kms. Todmorden, Clitheroe, Settle, Arncliffe, Burnsall, Skipton, Earby, Barnoldswick, Leeds-Liverpool canal towpath, Burnley - [details].
(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].
(4) June 6th: 161 kms***. Todmorden, Littleborough, Castleton, Bury, Bolton, Chorley, Maghull, Skelmersdale, Wigan, [train->] Littleborough, Todmorden.


*** Ridden on my singlespeed bike (52/19 gear)
 

StuartG

slower but no further
Location
SE London
Target Distance: 100 miles
23/24 June first - and last? - time doing 2 x 100 miles on consecutive days

Qualifying Rides: 7
1. 10th June 171.51 miles: Heeg-Fietselfstedentocht(235km)-Heeg [lifetime distance record] [A]
2. 23rd June 129.55 miles: Hampton Court-Newbury-Bradford-on-Avon [A]
3. 21st April 108.57 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Plaxtol-Yalding-Smarden-Yalding-Hildenborough-Godstone-Whyteflete South
4. 19th May 105.34 miles: Sydenham-Turners Hill-Handcross-Devil's Dyke-Brighton-Handcross-Gatwick-Sydenham [A]
5. 30th March 102.95 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Wrotham-East Malling-Marden-East Peckham-Hildenborough-Godstone-Sydenham
6. 16th June 101.96 miles: Sydenham-West Wickham-Purley-Yalding-Hever-Godstone-Purley-Beckenham-Sydenham [A]
7. 24th June 100.59 miles: Bradford-on-Avon-Taunton-Exeter-Bridford [A]
 
Target distance: 150km (Actual distance 151km)
Qualifying rides: 14 - Complete

11. June 10th - 178km / 3,400m (Tebay, M'ton-in-T'dale, Barnard Castle, The Stang, Fleak Moss, Ribblehead)
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)
14. June 27th - 157km / 3,370m (Windermere, Broughton Mills, Wrynose Pass, The Struggle, Casterton)
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)
12. June 18th - 152km / 2,900m (Great Dun Fell via Kirkstone Pass, Penrith, Appleby, Orton, Shap A6, Kendal)
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)
10. May 23rd - 151km / 3,100m (Newby Head, Coal Road, Brough, Tan Hill, Oxnop Scar, Semer Water, Ribblehead)
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13. June 22nd - 151km / 3,180m (Rathmell, Langcliffe Scar, Arncliffe, Burnsall, Skipton, Barnoldswick, Cross of Greet)
 
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aferris2

Guru
Location
Up over
Target distance: 100km
Qualifying rides (10)

8. 03 Jun: 116 km 2864 ft
Ingatestone, Roxwell, The Easters, Great Dunmow, The Flitch Way, Bishops Stortford, The Rodings, Mountnessing, Billericay
https://www.strava.com/activities/2420306345
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
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
10. 29 Jun: 106.8 km 1804 ft
South Hanningfield, Purleigh, Latchingdon, Tillingham, Bradwell, Maldon, Bicknacre, East Hanningfield

https://www.strava.com/activities/2490667742
4. 7 May: 106.35 km 1781ft
Stock, South Hanningfield, Latchingdon, Bradwell, Purleigh, East Hanningfield, West Hanningfield, Stock
https://www.strava.com/activities/2349035517/
5. 21 May: 104 km 2743ft
Chelmsford, Braintree, Finchingfield, Great Dunmow, Roswell, Ingatestone
https://www.strava.com/activities/2385208736
9. 22 Jun: 103.99 km 1798 ft
Burnham on Crouch, Bradwell on Sea, Maldon
https://www.strava.com/activities/2471711831
7. 1 Jun: 103.1 km 2438ft
Billericay, Mountnessing, Chipping Ongar, High Easter, Chignal St. James, Danbury, The Hanningfields
https://www.strava.com/activities/2415207072
1. 01 Jan: 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
6. 24 May: 102.09 km 1850ft
East Hanningfield, Purleigh, Latchingdon, Bradwell, Gillingham, South Woodham Ferrers, Hanningfield resevoir
https://www.strava.com/activities/2393795497[/QUOTE]
 

Fiona R

Formerly known as Cranky Knee Girl
Location
N Somerset
2019 Target distance 200km

Qualifying rides (8)

8: Sun 30th June 238km 2186m Lyme Regis for cheesy chips Home-Backwell-Congresbury-Winscombe-Mark-Chilton Polden-Burrowbridge-North Curry-Chard-Axminster-Lyme Regis-Street-Merriott-Kingsbury Episcopi-Muchelney-Langport-High Ham-Westhay-Mark-Winscombe-Congresbury-Backwell-Home

5: Weds 18th Apr 219km 2413m DIY Ballbuster 200km Audax 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
7: Sat 1st June 218km 2202m Sam Weller's Day Trip to Wochma 200km Audax Tewkesbury-Hoarwithy-Wormelow-Monmouth-Tintern-St Arvans-Chepstow-Old Severn Bridge-Tytherington-Hawkesbury Upton-Didmarton-Malmesbury-Sapperton-Birdlip-Churchdown-Tewkesbury
6: Sat 11th May 214km 1802m South Glos 100 Audax + ECE 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
1: Sat 12th Jan 210km 2250m GWR Chalke and Cheese 200km Audax Bristol/Warmley- Rode-Boynton-Wilton-Broad Chalke-Shaftesbury-Gillingham-Wincanton-Glastonbury-Wedmore-Cheddar Gorge-West Harptree-Pensford-Keynsham-Bristol/Warmley
3: Sat 23rd Feb 208km 2643m Efengyl/Gospel Pass 200km Audax Filton/Bristol-Chepstow-Caerleon-Usk-Bwlch-Llangorse-Hay on Wye-Gospel Pass-Abergavenny-Raglan-Chepstow-Almondsbury/Bristol
4: Sat 9th Mar 205km 3134m GWR Wells Mells and a little Broader 200km Audax Bristol/Whitchurch-West Harptree-Wells-Bruton-Stourhead-Wincanton-Sherbourne-Yeovil Junction-Batcombe-Sturminster Newton-Zeals-Kilmington-Mells-Radstock-Woollard-Bristol/Whitchurch
2: Sat 9th Feb 201km 1492m DIY 200 Audax Born to be Wild Home-Bristol-Bath-Norton St Phillip-Kilmersden-Priddy-Cheddar Gorge/Cheddar-Glastonbury-Burnham on Sea-Brean-Weston super Mare-Congresbury-Clevedon-Nailsea-Home
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Target distance: 161 kms.

6 qualifying rides (sorted by distance)...

(3) May 18th: 172 kms***. Manchester, Dunham, Weaverham, Eureka cafe, Dunham, Bridgewater canal, Roe Green Loopline, Walkden - [details].
(6) July 5th: 168 kms. Todmorden, Over Town, Trawden, Black Lane Ends, Earby, Barnoldswick, Old Roman Rd, Downham, Whalley [cafe], York, Mellor, Leyland, Ormskirk, Dalton, Appley Bridge, [train], Littleborough, Todmorden.
(5) June 22nd: 168 kms. Todmorden, Clitheroe, Settle, Arncliffe, Burnsall, Skipton, Earby, Barnoldswick, Leeds-Liverpool canal towpath, Burnley - [details].
(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].
(4) June 6th: 161 kms***. Todmorden, Littleborough, Castleton, Bury, Bolton, Chorley, Maghull, Skelmersdale, Wigan, [train->] Littleborough, Todmorden.


*** Ridden on my singlespeed bike (52/19 gear)
 

StuartG

slower but no further
Location
SE London
Target Distance: 100 miles

Qualifying Rides: 8
1. 10th June 171.51 miles: Heeg-Fietselfstedentocht(235km)-Heeg [lifetime distance record] [A]
2. 23rd June 129.55 miles: Hampton Court-Newbury-Bradford-on-Avon [A]
3. 21st April 108.57 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Plaxtol-Yalding-Smarden-Yalding-Hildenborough-Godstone-Whyteflete South
4. 6th July 105.76 miles: Sydenham-West Wickham-Coulsdon-Polesden Lacey-Bracknell-Tattenham Corner [A]
5. 19th May 105.34 miles: Sydenham-Turners Hill-Handcross-Devil's Dyke-Brighton-Handcross-Gatwick-Sydenham [A]
6. 30th March 102.95 miles: Sydenham-Warlingham-Wrotham-East Malling-Marden-East Peckham-Hildenborough-Godstone-Sydenham
7. 16th June 101.96 miles: Sydenham-West Wickham-Purley-Yalding-Hever-Godstone-Purley-Beckenham-Sydenham [A]
8. 24th June 100.59 miles: Bradford-on-Avon-Taunton-Exeter-Bridford [A]
 

bluenotebob

Veteran
Location
France
Target distance 70km

Qualifying rides (7)

(6) June 3rd: 90.42km, Home – Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – les Pont des Deux Rivières – Josselin – les Forges – Mohon – Guilliers – Home
(1) 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.
(5) 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
(3) 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
(4) 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
(2) 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
(7) July 11th 2019 71.39km, Home – loop around Evriguet – Home (food) – Pont Ruelland – Quihiac – la Ville Davy – Mauron – Loyat – Crédutel – Cantomheuc – la Ville Hein – la Cadois – Guilliers – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home
 

bluenotebob

Veteran
Location
France
Target distance 70km in a day

Two days which totalled over 70km retrospectively added (in bold), and rides correspondingly re-numbered

Qualifying rides (9)

(6) June 2nd 2019: 94.06km, Home – Lancras – la Riaye – Home (food) – Mauron – Trégadoret – Loyat – Henlée – Helléan – Penros – le Bois Hervé – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – Bosbaron – Chateau Trô – Guilliers – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home
(7) June 3rd 2019: 90.42km, Home – Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – les Pont des Deux Rivières – Josselin – les Forges – Mohon – Guilliers – Home
(1) 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.
(5) 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
(3) 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
(8) June 20th 2019: 79.06km, Home – Kerminy – Esquiniac – Home (food) – Pont Ruelland – Quihiac – la Ville Davy – Mauron – Loyat – Crédutel – Cantomheuc – la Ville Hein – la Cadois – Guilliers – Evriguet – Brignac – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home
(4) 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
(2) 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
(9) July 11th 2019 71.39km, Home – loop around Evriguet – Home (food) – Pont Ruelland – Quihiac – la Ville Davy – Mauron – Loyat – Crédutel – Cantomheuc – la Ville Hein – la Cadois – Guilliers – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home
 

Supersuperleeds

Legendary Member
Location
Leicester
Target Distance 200km.

Qualifying Rides (8)
(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
(6) May 18th 212km Leicester to Harworth and then Lincoln https://www.strava.com/activities/2378049234 (Main ride of 206km) then another home from the station to total 212km
(7) June 15th 208km Leicester, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Wooton Wawen, Hampton in Arden, Coleshill, Fazeley, Lichfield, Curborough, Measham, Leicester https://www.strava.com/activities/2451902394
(8) July 13th 205km Leicester, Gilmorton, Swinford, Catthorpe, Barby, Willoughby, Grandborough, Kites Hardwick, Leamington Hastings, Nirdingbury, Eathorpe, Cubbington, Leek Wooton, Hatton, Wroxall, Chadwick End, Knowle, Eastcote, Birmingham Airport, Coleshill Heath, Chelmsley Wood, Coleshill, Maxstoke Green End, Astley, Bedworth, Shilton, Wolvey, Monks Kirby, Claybrooke Parva, Bitteswell, Gilmorton, Leicester
https://www.strava.com/activities/2528369824
 
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