The 2019 Half Century a month Challenge chatzone

[13 rider]

So we now have nearly a full house ,40 riders fully posted up and 2 riders yet to update the thread ,@tallliman ( who has definitely done a ride ) and @cosmicbike ( who I'm sure has done a ride ) .
Well done everyone
Well done @LeetleGreyCells on being the first to post a May ride .

 

[Domus]

Off to a flyer to celebrate my 65th birthday
Rode to Costa in Leigh via Bolton, Westhoughton and Hindley. Was very hungry on arrival so celebrated with a Greggs Steakbake.
John arrived and joined me for coffee and a chat. After riding the guided busway we arrived in Bolton via Walkden and Farnworth where further festivities were held on Churchgate outside Ye Olde Pasty Shoppe

Not as grand as festivities held in my youth on May Day, like the military parade in Moscow and other socialist activities around the world but I see the French have still retained their tradition of civil unrest to help me celebrate.

Turning 65 however does not bring the untold riches of a state pension and a free bus pass. No, I must wait until November to reap those rewards so I have now become a pensioner without a pension.

 

[cosmicbike]

So we now have nearly a full house ,40 riders fully posted up and 2 riders yet to update the thread ,@tallliman ( who has definitely done a ride ) and @cosmicbike ( who I'm sure has done a ride ) .
Well done everyone
Well done @LeetleGreyCells on being the first to post a May ride .

Yep all done sorry not updated yet, busy decorating again

 

[Domus]

Well done everyone.

 

[Sbudge]

Off to a flyer to celebrate my 65th birthday
Rode to Costa in Leigh via Bolton, Westhoughton and Hindley. Was very hungry on arrival so celebrated with a Greggs Steakbake.
John arrived and joined me for coffee and a chat. After riding the guided busway we arrived in Bolton via Walkden and Farnworth where further festivities were held on Churchgate outside Ye Olde Pasty Shoppe

Not as grand as festivities held in my youth on May Day, like the military parade in Moscow and other socialist activities around the world but I see the French have still retained their tradition of civil unrest to help me celebrate.

Turning 65 however does not bring the untold riches of a state pension and a free bus pass. No, I must wait until November to reap those rewards so I have now become a pensioner without a pension.

Happy Birthday anyway, what better way to celebrate than with a ride!

 

[ColinJ]

Off to a flyer to celebrate my 65th birthday

Happy Birthday!

Turning 65 however does not bring the untold riches of a state pension and a free bus pass. No, I must wait until November to reap those rewards so I have now become a pensioner without a pension.

I would have had 1.5 years to go but have been caught by the increase in pension age so I now have a 2.5 year wait.

A mate of mine just sneaked inside the 'retire at 65' deadline.

 

[Domus]

Three mates turned up this morning to join John and I for a post birthday ride. We braved a couple of showers and a cold westerly for coffee in Belmont before the climb over to Rivington. A slight detour to my usual route to Chorley, via two reservoirs in Anglezarke, to Frederick's for a sunny al fresco lunch.
The wind now on our backs we made short shrift of the climb out of Horwich and the long downhill to Bolton and home. An excellent day out and another point.

 

[bluenotebob]

I had an enjoyable ride this afternoon in the countryside north of here. It’s an area that I have rarely ventured into, but it’s very pretty and I’ve found some quiet roads that get me to where I want to go. I’ll be back …

A couple of photos from today's ride below. I cycled through the hamlet of Penhouët Butteau (already renamed Peanut Butter) and discovered a delightful roadside chapel …

My bike having a rest by the mairie in Trémorel on the way home...

 

[gavgav]

I thought these rides were supposed to get easier, at this time of the year! Freezing cold and howling Northerly Winds, felt more like January, idiots everywhere on the roads, but I’m in early for May!

 

[kapelmuur]

I thought these rides were supposed to get easier, at this time of the year! Freezing cold and howling Northerly Winds, felt more like January, idiots everywhere on the roads, but I’m in early for May!

Not a nice day for a ride! I set out wearing too few layers and never got warm.

A couple of hail showers didn't help.

 

[ColinJ]

I thought these rides were supposed to get easier, at this time of the year! Freezing cold and howling Northerly Winds, felt more like January, idiots everywhere on the roads, but I’m in early for May!

Indeed! My cousin is down for the TdY sportive. I heard him get up at 04:00 and he left at 05:00 to drive to Leeds for his 06:30 start - rather him than me...

I went back to sleep and had a lie-in. I had intended to do my '50' today but changed my mind when I took my recycling out to the bins and felt how chilly the wind was. Instead, I have treated myself to a lazy day catching up on the cycling on Eurosport.

I'll get stuck in on the bike again in a couple of days time.

 

[13 rider]

On the board for May . Standard 50km loop out to Wymeswold and back . It's becoming a tradition off first Saturday of the month to do an Imperial ton and a supposed recovery ride on Sunday for 50km however this recovery ride was done at 17.1 mph I just couldn't help myself

 

[ColinJ]

Indeed! My cousin is down for the TdY sportive. I heard him get up at 04:00 and he left at 05:00 to drive to Leeds for his 06:30 start - rather him than me...

He has been back for over an hour. He's damn fit - 123 very hilly km (2,000 m of ascent) in a ride time of just over 4.5 hrs, and less than 5 hours including feed stops! (Moving average of 27 km/hr, 17 miles/hr.)

 

[Slick]

First decent solo ride of the year in this morning. A fairly flat 58 miles to get May up and running. It was nice to get over the Erskine bridge again as it still just seems more like home for some reason. There was a cool stiff breeze in my face for most of the run, but it was nice to finally get some miles in the legs prior to my charity challenge next month.

 

[Houthakker]

Got Mays ride in today. Wrapped up warm first thing expecting to drop some layers during the ride but that never happened. Still a nice morning out though. Got back just under 100k so it was a loop around the block to take me past that.