January 12th
101miles, Burls fixed (48x18), 6hrs 18mins moving time, 16mph average.
Cambridge, Mildenhall, Wickhambrook, Clare, Finchingfield, Thaxted, Ugley, Duxford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:50 start, dark, nice SW tail to Mildenhall, then slog into side/head for what felt like hours until the turn at Ugley, nice tail/side all the way home. Puncture #4 for the week after 78miles, hate having to stop, even more for a puncture, and I put a new tyre and tube on last night :-)
https://www.strava.com/activities/2073005244
February 17th
100.27miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6hrs 7mins, 16.4mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Theirfield, Barkway, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
6:00 start, dark, Venus and Jupiter visible. One of my standard loops. Misty, and then Southerly wind which was mostly head/side until the homeward 20mile leg :-)
https://www.strava.com/activities/2155359308
March 2nd
100.12miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 5hr 49min, 17.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Knapwell, Connington, Swavesey, St Ives, Cambridge, St Ives, Cambridge, St Ives, Cambridge
6:12 start, damp, spitting. Was aiming to go on Kings Ripton, Alconbury, Kimbolton, ish. But road thru Connington was closed probably due to opening the new bridge over the new A14. Wasn't feeling great, so just went up and down the Busway to get the miles
https://www.strava.com/activities/2185654215
April 6th
104.17, Burls Fixed (48x18), 16.4mph Avg
Cambridge, St Ives, Abbots Ripton, Glatton, Great Gidding, Winwick, Old Weston, Brington, Catworth, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Renhold, Great Barford, Blunham, Sandy, Sutton, Eyeworth, Ashwell, Steeple Morden, Litlington, Bassingbourn, Meldreth, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whitlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:50 start, cool, strengthening NE, misty to start. Nice ride, spent a few miles with a chap who was cycling down from Lincoln to Welwyn Garden City (helped me get my pace up, always tend to just trundle with little or no effort by myself). NE had strengthened for the final few miles home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2268681412
May 4th
102.62, Specialized Roubaix Pro, 6hr 8min, 16,7mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Wilbraham's, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Freckenham, Worlington, Midenhall, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Great yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Sucksted Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Ikleton, Duxford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:55 start, sun up, so road bike. Northerly wind strengthening thruout the ride, so headed NE for the first couple of hours up to Mildenhall. Was thinking about a fens route, but wimped out. Headed South thru Tuddenham, Clare, then SW thru Finchingfield, Thaxted, then back up into what had become a quite stiff headwind (13m/s). Little bit of hail added to the weather diversity.
https://www.strava.com/activities/234064436
June 1st
102.59, Specialized Roubaic Pro, 5hr 50min, 17.6 mph avg
Cambridge, Fulbourn, Balsham, Linton, Hadstock, Little Walden, Saffron Walden, Wendens Ambo, Arkesden, Clavering, Stocking Pelham, Little Hadham, Much Hadham, Kettle Green, Barwick Ford, Standon Green End, Sacombe Green, Sacombe, Dane End, Whempsted, Bennington, Walkern, Halls Green, Weston, Baldock, Bygrave, Ashwell, Hinxworth, Edworth, Potton, Everton, Abbotsly, Great Gransden, Caxton, Bourn, Toft, Comberton, Barton, Cambridge
5:58 start, used Garmin navigate, what a phaff, still adds some some roads to my kit bag for the future. Started at about 10c so arm warmers on, which I shed after a couple of hours. Spent 10 minutes waiting for the Tempsford crossing, decided to go back up Everton hill. Roll in was with a tail wind, sweating buckets, Garmin helpfully told me I should have consumed 1700 calories, and 4.75 bottles of water.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2413922227/overview
28 July
100.06, Burls 48x18, 5hr 53min, 17 mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Chippenham, Kennett, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stradishall, Clare, Ashen, Ridegwell, Stambourne, Howe Street, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
6:03 start, wet and breezy and cool (what happened to the record setting summer). Been away on vacation for most of July and was really thinking I would have to give up on the challenge. Got back yesterday after a 20+ hour flight (Sydney -> London), poor nights sleep, and jet lagged. Anyway, HTFU, and got out. Once the legs were turning the joy of the riding the Burls took over and really enjoyed the ride (even if the weather was pretty poor the time of year).
https://www.strava.com/activities/2569621659
August 3rd
101.72 mi, Specialized Roubaix Pro, 5hr 44min, 17.7 mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Freckenham, Worlington, Mildenhall, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury juxt Clare, Great Yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:59 start, misty morning, but not chilly, should maybe had a rear blinky, but not a lot of traffic about and it soon burned off. Turned out glorious and happy I made the effort to get over that early morning tired feeling
https://www.strava.com/activities/2586362393/overview
September 7th
100.57miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6hrs 11mins, 16.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Theirfield, Barkway, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
5:48 start, same route as in February. A lot windier than I was expecting, mostly NW, so the route did me some favors with the middle third being tail cross.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2686950634
October 5th
101.53miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6:17, 16.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Steeple Morden, Shingay, Bassingbourn, Meldreth, Melbourn, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
5:56 start, one of my favorite routes, gently rolling works well on the fixed.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2764232054
Nov 9th
100.39miles, burls Fixed (48x18), 6:19, 15.9mph Avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Chippenham, Kennett, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Stradishall, Clare, Ashen, Ridegwell, Stambourne, Howe Street, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:53 start, frosty, damp roads, with some signs of ice, lots of leaf mulch, took it very cautiously all the way round
https://www.strava.com/activities/2852091727
Dec 1st
101.03miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6:39, 15.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Dullingham, Cheveley, Ashley, Dalham, Lidgate, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Upper Street, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury juxta Clare, Great Yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Great Bardfield, Little Bardfield, Bardfield End Green, Thaxted, Sucksted Green, Henham, Ugley, Patmore End, Rickling Green, Rickling, Berden, Stocking Pelham, Brent Pelham, Anstey, Barkway, Barley, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton,
Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
6:04 start, damp, chilly, loads of mulch, filthy roads, bit of rain, E / NE / N good honest hard work. Sort of made up on the move, just linking together the local roads, quite pleased I got it so close. Also brought up 19K for the year, so a chance I'll hit 20 for the year again
https://www.strava.com/activities/2904000784/overview
101miles, Burls fixed (48x18), 6hrs 18mins moving time, 16mph average.
Cambridge, Mildenhall, Wickhambrook, Clare, Finchingfield, Thaxted, Ugley, Duxford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:50 start, dark, nice SW tail to Mildenhall, then slog into side/head for what felt like hours until the turn at Ugley, nice tail/side all the way home. Puncture #4 for the week after 78miles, hate having to stop, even more for a puncture, and I put a new tyre and tube on last night :-)
https://www.strava.com/activities/2073005244
February 17th
100.27miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6hrs 7mins, 16.4mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Theirfield, Barkway, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
6:00 start, dark, Venus and Jupiter visible. One of my standard loops. Misty, and then Southerly wind which was mostly head/side until the homeward 20mile leg :-)
https://www.strava.com/activities/2155359308
March 2nd
100.12miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 5hr 49min, 17.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Knapwell, Connington, Swavesey, St Ives, Cambridge, St Ives, Cambridge, St Ives, Cambridge
6:12 start, damp, spitting. Was aiming to go on Kings Ripton, Alconbury, Kimbolton, ish. But road thru Connington was closed probably due to opening the new bridge over the new A14. Wasn't feeling great, so just went up and down the Busway to get the miles
https://www.strava.com/activities/2185654215
April 6th
104.17, Burls Fixed (48x18), 16.4mph Avg
Cambridge, St Ives, Abbots Ripton, Glatton, Great Gidding, Winwick, Old Weston, Brington, Catworth, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Renhold, Great Barford, Blunham, Sandy, Sutton, Eyeworth, Ashwell, Steeple Morden, Litlington, Bassingbourn, Meldreth, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whitlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:50 start, cool, strengthening NE, misty to start. Nice ride, spent a few miles with a chap who was cycling down from Lincoln to Welwyn Garden City (helped me get my pace up, always tend to just trundle with little or no effort by myself). NE had strengthened for the final few miles home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2268681412
May 4th
102.62, Specialized Roubaix Pro, 6hr 8min, 16,7mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Wilbraham's, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Freckenham, Worlington, Midenhall, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Great yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Sucksted Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Ikleton, Duxford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:55 start, sun up, so road bike. Northerly wind strengthening thruout the ride, so headed NE for the first couple of hours up to Mildenhall. Was thinking about a fens route, but wimped out. Headed South thru Tuddenham, Clare, then SW thru Finchingfield, Thaxted, then back up into what had become a quite stiff headwind (13m/s). Little bit of hail added to the weather diversity.
https://www.strava.com/activities/234064436
June 1st
102.59, Specialized Roubaic Pro, 5hr 50min, 17.6 mph avg
Cambridge, Fulbourn, Balsham, Linton, Hadstock, Little Walden, Saffron Walden, Wendens Ambo, Arkesden, Clavering, Stocking Pelham, Little Hadham, Much Hadham, Kettle Green, Barwick Ford, Standon Green End, Sacombe Green, Sacombe, Dane End, Whempsted, Bennington, Walkern, Halls Green, Weston, Baldock, Bygrave, Ashwell, Hinxworth, Edworth, Potton, Everton, Abbotsly, Great Gransden, Caxton, Bourn, Toft, Comberton, Barton, Cambridge
5:58 start, used Garmin navigate, what a phaff, still adds some some roads to my kit bag for the future. Started at about 10c so arm warmers on, which I shed after a couple of hours. Spent 10 minutes waiting for the Tempsford crossing, decided to go back up Everton hill. Roll in was with a tail wind, sweating buckets, Garmin helpfully told me I should have consumed 1700 calories, and 4.75 bottles of water.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2413922227/overview
28 July
100.06, Burls 48x18, 5hr 53min, 17 mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Chippenham, Kennett, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stradishall, Clare, Ashen, Ridegwell, Stambourne, Howe Street, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
6:03 start, wet and breezy and cool (what happened to the record setting summer). Been away on vacation for most of July and was really thinking I would have to give up on the challenge. Got back yesterday after a 20+ hour flight (Sydney -> London), poor nights sleep, and jet lagged. Anyway, HTFU, and got out. Once the legs were turning the joy of the riding the Burls took over and really enjoyed the ride (even if the weather was pretty poor the time of year).
https://www.strava.com/activities/2569621659
August 3rd
101.72 mi, Specialized Roubaix Pro, 5hr 44min, 17.7 mph avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Freckenham, Worlington, Mildenhall, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury juxt Clare, Great Yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:59 start, misty morning, but not chilly, should maybe had a rear blinky, but not a lot of traffic about and it soon burned off. Turned out glorious and happy I made the effort to get over that early morning tired feeling
https://www.strava.com/activities/2586362393/overview
September 7th
100.57miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6hrs 11mins, 16.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Theirfield, Barkway, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
5:48 start, same route as in February. A lot windier than I was expecting, mostly NW, so the route did me some favors with the middle third being tail cross.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2686950634
October 5th
101.53miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6:17, 16.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Whittlesford, Harston, Bourn, Great Gransden, Croxton, Graveley, Offord Darcey, Bucken, Perry, Kimbolton, Keysoe, Thurleigh, Ravensden, Great Barford, Sandy, Sutton, Ashwell, Steeple Morden, Shingay, Bassingbourn, Meldreth, Melbourn, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton, Whittlesford, Cambridge
5:56 start, one of my favorite routes, gently rolling works well on the fixed.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2764232054
Nov 9th
100.39miles, burls Fixed (48x18), 6:19, 15.9mph Avg
Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Burwell, Fordham, Chippenham, Kennett, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham, Barrow, Hargrave, Wickhambrook, Stradishall, Clare, Ashen, Ridegwell, Stambourne, Howe Street, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield, Thaxted, Cutlers Green, Henham, Ugley, Quendon, Newport, Littlebury, Great Chesterford, Ickleton, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
5:53 start, frosty, damp roads, with some signs of ice, lots of leaf mulch, took it very cautiously all the way round
https://www.strava.com/activities/2852091727
Dec 1st
101.03miles, Burls Fixed (48x18), 6:39, 15.2mph Avg
Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Shelford, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Dullingham, Cheveley, Ashley, Dalham, Lidgate, Wickhambrook, Denston, Stansfield, Upper Street, Poslingford, Clare, Ovington, Tilbury juxta Clare, Great Yeldham, Toppesfield, Gainsford End, Great Bardfield, Little Bardfield, Bardfield End Green, Thaxted, Sucksted Green, Henham, Ugley, Patmore End, Rickling Green, Rickling, Berden, Stocking Pelham, Brent Pelham, Anstey, Barkway, Barley, Fowlmere, Thriplow, Newton,
Whittlesford, Great Shelford, Cambridge
6:04 start, damp, chilly, loads of mulch, filthy roads, bit of rain, E / NE / N good honest hard work. Sort of made up on the move, just linking together the local roads, quite pleased I got it so close. Also brought up 19K for the year, so a chance I'll hit 20 for the year again
https://www.strava.com/activities/2904000784/overview
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