The 2020 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge

[13 rider]

Cornish adventure
Jul 5th 31.27 miles 1 point
Holywell Bay ,St Newlyn East ,Summercourt ,Retyn ,Colon ,Newquay ,Holywell Bay
Jul 6th 31.25 miles 1 point
Holywell Bay ,Fiddler's Green ,Idless , Allet ,Perranporth ,Cubert ,Holywell Bay
Jul 10th 44.8 miles 1 point
Holywell Bay ,Crantock ,Newquay ,White cross ,Luke's shop ,Chapel town ,St Endor ,Retyn ,Summercourt ,St Newlyn East ,Holywell Bay
Back on home roads
Jul 12th 31.4 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
Jul 13th 50.1 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Ashby Foeville ,Saxileby ,Wymeswold ,Barrow ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
Jul 14th 31.5 miles 1 point
St Bernards loop
Jul 15th 31.4 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Ragdale ,Barrow ,Sileby ,Rothley ,Anstey
Jul 16th 35.9 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Desford ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Anstey
Jul 17th 33.6 miles
Anstey ,Groby ,Cossington ,Ratcliffe ,Asfordby spoke broke retraced route home
Jul 25th 31.4 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop


Points in this challenge 40
Points in all challenges 90

 

[Domus]

January to April inc. 30 points

May 9 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Heath Charnock, Rivington, Horwich and home 51.8 Kms 1 point
May 20 Walshaw, Harwood, Horwich, Chorley, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Bolton and home 61.8 Kms 1 point
May 25 Walshaw, Affetside, Edgworth, Crowthone, Grane Road, Haslingden, Owd Betts, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
May 28 Harwood, Bradshaw, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Water, Shuttleworth, Bury and home 65.1 Kms 1 point
May 31 Pilsworth, Heywood, Littleborough, Walsden, Bacup, Rawtenstall Bury and home 64.8 Kms 1 point
June 2 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Horwich Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
June 9 Harwood, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Norden, Pilsworth and home 58 Kms 1 point
June 14 Pilsworth, Heywood, Rochdale, Walsden, Bacup, Deerplay, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 72.06 Kms 1 point
June 20 Harwood, Bradshaw, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Deerplay, Bacup, Whitworth, Pilsworth and home 81 Kms 2 points
July 8 Cartmel, Lowick, Coniston, Hawkshead, Winster, Crosthwaite, Levens and back to Grange. 81.2 Kms 2 points
July 10 St Helens, Knowsley, West Derby, Lydiate, Aughton, Rainford and back to St Helens 56.24 Kms 1 point
July 14 Bury, Harwood, Holcombe, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and back to Bury. 81.8 Kms 2 points
July 17 Grange, Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale and return via Levens and Meathop. 68.9 Kms 1 point
July 19 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Horwich, Rivington, Belmont, Edgworth, Greenmont, Bury and home, 81.4 Kms 2 points
July 26 Bolton, Horwich, Chorley, Euxton, Croston, Wrightington, Standish, Haigh, Westhoughton, Farnworth and home 86.5 Kms 2 points

Running total 50points

 

[Bazzer]

January 22nd Loops of Culcheth and surrounding settlements. 51.01 kms
February 2nd Lowton, East Lancs to Worsley, Urmston, Irlam, Cadishead, Culcheth, Lane Head, Croft, home. 51.5 kms
March 1st Lane Head, Glazebury, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft home. 50 kms
April 4th Risley, Glazebury, Lowton, Croft, Houghton Green, Fernhead. (Twice). 51kms
(With apologies to @13 rider. - I thought I had posted this ride, when I posted a lunacy challenge ride)
May 13th Culcheth, Glazebury, Warburton, Lymm, High Leigh, Knutsford, Rostherne, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms
May 16th Winwick, Loop of Burtonwood, Great Sankey, Warrington, Latchford, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 53kms
May 25th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Urmston, Irlam, Salford, Manchester City centre, Broughton, East Lancs to Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft, home. 54.7 kms.
June 13th Culcheth, Warburton, Lymm, Bucklow Hill, Rostherne, Knutsford, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms
July 5th Winwick, Callands, Sankey, Burtonwood, Newton, St Helens, Lane Head, Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft, home. 53kms
July 12th Winwick, Burtonwood, Collins Green, Newton, Wigan, Scholes, Bolton, NCN55 to Worsley, Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft 61kms
19th Locking Stumps, Woolston, Warburton, Lymm, Knutsford, Tatton Park, Agden, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms
26th Houghton Green, Padgate, Appleton, Stretton, Antrobus, Arley, High Legh, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 54.5kms

 

[C R]

July 26th

St Peters, Lower Wick, Powick, Callow End, Guarlford, Great Malvern, Wyche Cutting, British Camp, Ledbury, Eastnor, Holybush, Upper Pendock, Longdon, Upton, Kinnersley, Wadborough, Home. 72.9 km, 1 point.

Total points 18.

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 3 rides, 4 points
April: 2 rides, 2 points
May: 1 ride, 1 point
June: 2 rides, 3 points
4th July: 34.74 miles - Climbed Ivinghoe Beacon for the first time this year; mainly overcast, some drizzle, but got good speed thanks to a helpful tailwind on the early sections - https://www.strava.com/activities/3712689207 - 1 point
11th July: 52.54 miles - Resuming VeloViewer tile hunting after a long absence. Climbed Kingston Hill, continued down into Marlow for the first time on a bike, then back up/down/up through Wycombe, before heading home - https://www.strava.com/activities/3746378943 - 2 points
18th July: 32.78 miles - Surprisingly fast 50K, considering I didn't choose the flattest route possible and had a headwind for at least some of it. Need to do something with my front tyre though; has a hole that sealant just can't quite fix permanently - https://www.strava.com/activities/3781074835 - 1 point
26th July: 56.89 miles - Explored some new routes through the Chalfonts and down as far as Rickmansworth. Lots of interesting climbs, but a quick rain shower and incredibly noisy brakes didn't make descending them a pleasant experience - https://www.strava.com/activities/3815841024 - 2 points

Total so far: 19 points

 

[Spinney]

January
4th - 31 miles - 1 point Alveston, Elberton, Berkeley, Damery
19th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Cam, Dursley, Frocester, Eastington, Frocester, Gossington Bridge, Berkeley, Ham, Damery

February
8th - 32 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Sopworth, Leighterton, Dursley, Stinchcombe, Damery
27th - 31 miles - 1 point Tytherington, Alveston. Littleton-upon-Severn, Oldbury on Severn, Berkeley, Damery (the last sunny day in Feb!)

March
16th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Purton, Berkeley, Thornbury, Tytherington, Cromhall

April
19th - 37 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, Sherston, Malmesbury, Tetbury, Kingscote, Wotton
26th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Wandswell, Berkeley, Oldbury, Almondsbury, Itchington, Tytherington, Cromhall

May
21st - 34 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Cam, Frocester, Selsley, Cockadilly, Dursley, Stinchcombe, Damery
25th - 38 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, Malmesbury, Sherston, Hawkesbury Upton

June
15th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Newport, Ham, Oldbury-on-Severn, Thornbury, Alveston, Cromhall, Tortworth
24th - 51 miles - 2 points Damery, Berkeley, Purton, Slimbridge, Quedgeley, Standish, Slimbridge, Berkeley, Rockhampton, Milbury Heath, Cromhall

July
26th - 33 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Berkeley, Oldbury-on-Severn, Thornbury, Titherington, Cromhall

Total: 13 points

 

[AndreaJ]

01/06/20 Loppington-Nonely-Myddle-Merrington-Old Woods-Baschurch-Weston Lullingfields-Bagley-Hordley-Lee-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Bettisfield-Northwood 55.65km 1 point
07/06/20 Wolverley-Commonwood-Nonely-Burlton-Loppington-English Frankton-Colemere-Bettisfield-Lyneal-Loppington-Woleverley-Horton 52.44km 1 point
08/06/20 Wolverley- Loppington-Burlton-Myddlewood- Myddle-Balderton-Harmer Hill-Hadnall-Sansaw Heath-Clive-Wem-Barkers Green-Aston-Wem-Edstason-Abbeygreen-Whixall 53.13km 1 point
14/06/20 Horton-Wem-Tilley-Nonely-Burlton-Marton-WestonLullingfields-Bagley-Lee-Lyneal-Welshampton-Breadon Heath-Northwood 54.42km 1 point
22/06/20 Northwood-Bettisfield-Welshampton-Ellesmere-Trench-Ellesmere-Lee-Hordley-Bagley-Weston Lullingfields-Marton-Burlton-English Frankton-Colemer-Lyneal-Loppington-Wolverley 58.88km 1 point
Total points 24 points.

04/07/20 Northwood-Hollinswood-Fenns Wood-Fenns Bank-Alkington-Tilstock - Wem -Aston- Barkers Green -Tilley -Nonely - Loppington 54.7km 1 point
06/07/20 Wolverley - Loppington- Burlton - Marton - Weston Lullinfields - Bagley - Hordley - Lee - Tetchill - Ellesmere- Trench - Welshampton - Lyneal -Northwood 55.82km 1 point
13/07/20 Northwood -Lyneal- Loppington - English Frankton - Cockshutt -Hordley- Bagley- Stanwardine In The Fields- Baschurch -Weston Lullingfields- Marton-Burlton -Loppington- Horton - Ryebank - Paddolgreen- Foxholes- Northwood 52.75km 1 point
20/07/20 Wolverley - Loppington - Burlton -Marton- Weston Lullingfields- Baschurch - Eyton- Old Woods- Merrington-Pim Hill- Hadnall- Sansaw- Yorton - Clive- Wem- Barkers Green -Aston- Wem- Creamore- Horton 56.48 km 1 point
26/07/20 Northwood-Bettisfield-Breadon Heath-Welshampton- Ellesmere -Lee -Hordley- Bagley- Weston Lullingfields- Baschurch -Eyton- Myddlewood- Marton -Burlton- English Frankton- Brown Heath- Loppington- Wolverley 53.82km 1 point
Total 29 points

 

[Spinney]

January
4th - 31 miles - 1 point Alveston, Elberton, Berkeley, Damery
19th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Cam, Dursley, Frocester, Eastington, Frocester, Gossington Bridge, Berkeley, Ham, Damery

February
8th - 32 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Sopworth, Leighterton, Dursley, Stinchcombe, Damery
27th - 31 miles - 1 point Tytherington, Alveston. Littleton-upon-Severn, Oldbury on Severn, Berkeley, Damery (the last sunny day in Feb!)

March
16th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Purton, Berkeley, Thornbury, Tytherington, Cromhall

April
19th - 37 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, Sherston, Malmesbury, Tetbury, Kingscote, Wotton
26th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Wandswell, Berkeley, Oldbury, Almondsbury, Itchington, Tytherington, Cromhall

May
21st - 34 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Cam, Frocester, Selsley, Cockadilly, Dursley, Stinchcombe, Damery
25th - 38 miles - 1 point Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, Malmesbury, Sherston, Hawkesbury Upton

June
15th - 31 miles - 1 point Damery, Newport, Ham, Oldbury-on-Severn, Thornbury, Alveston, Cromhall, Tortworth
24th - 51 miles - 2 points Damery, Berkeley, Purton, Slimbridge, Quedgeley, Standish, Slimbridge, Berkeley, Rockhampton, Milbury Heath, Cromhall

July
26th - 33 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Berkeley, Oldbury-on-Severn, Thornbury, Titherington, Cromhall
31st - 32 miles - 1 point Damery, Stinchcombe, Cam, Froster, Selsley, Uley, Dursley, Stinchcombe, Damery

Total: 14 points

 

[Vantage]

17 Jan. 72.5km. 1 point.
Bolton - Walkden - Eccles - Sale - Altrincham - Dunham Town - High Legh - Great Budworth - Comber Bach - Little Leigh - Acton Bridge - Little Leigh - Comber Bach - Antrobus - Campsite.

25 Jan. 37.5 miles. 1 point.
Home - Horwich - Limbrick - Adlington - Aspull - Hindley - Leigh - Walkden - Farnworth - Home.

29 Feb. 36.5 miles. 1 point.
Home - Atherton - Culcheth - Hollins Green - Irlam - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Home.

4 Mar. 31.8 miles / 51km. 1 point.
Home - Bolton - Radcliffe (sort of) - Bolton - Horwich - Rivington - Bolton.

April. Lockdown pass.

May 30. 52.5k. 1 point.
Home - Belmont - Tockholes - Brindle - White Coppice - Rivington - Horwich - home.

June 11. 53.3k. 1 point.
Home - Rivington - Chorley - Euxton - Eccleston - Charnock Richard - Heath Charnock - Horwich - Home.

31 July. 71.9k. 1 point.
Home - Walkden - Eccles - Sale - Altrincham - Dunham Town - Warburton - Hollins Green - Culcheth - Leigh - Westhoughton - home.

 

[Rob and Alison]

January.
3rd. 53km. View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/43340197 Solo with Stig
February.
1st. 58km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3062463656 Solo with Stig.
March
1st. 73km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3146471226 Solo with Stig.
8th. 74km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3166984839 Solo, British Cycling Guided ride to Odder, no Stig!
14th. 52km https://www.strava.com/activities/3183716405 on Tandem
22nd. 67km https://www.strava.com/activities/3208584549 solo with Stig.
April
25th. 50km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3316160290 shielding turbo ride.
26th. 50km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3363196570 turbo.
May
Alison 8th. 53km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3420720066 turbo
Rob(and Stig) 3rd. 59km https://www.strava.com/activities/3424287986
June
17th. 63km https://www.strava.com/activities/3631010617 Solo with Stig
July
4th. 51km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3711729063 on Tandem
5th. 54km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3719346652 Solo with Stig.
11th. 107km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3746746955 Solo with Stig.
12th. 52km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3750455304 on Tandem
19th. 86km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3787634565 Solo with Stig
24th. 101km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3809130666 Solo with Stig.
26th. 68km. https://www.strava.com/activities/3816556867 Solo with Stig.

 

[Saluki]

January
2 Points

February
3 Points

March
7 Points

April
6 Points

May
5 Points

June
01/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3549453534 Marshland St James loop 50km 1 Point
14/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3614528665 Wells-next-the Sea to Home on NCN route 1 50.5 miles 2 points.
18/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3635845281Marshland St James loop. 50km 1 point
19th&20th June - 1 big ride, GPS issues.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570923 Home to Cambridge
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Cambridge to Fowlmere
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Fowlmere to King's Cross
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570258 King's Cross to GPS death
https://www.strava.com/activities/3642260362 To Tottenham Rail Station
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643641591 Last Leg
There is also 5.5 miles where No GPS track as it turned itself off. 105 miles in all. 4 points, I believe.

July
18/07/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3781133409 Marshland St James loop from Downham. 50km 1pt
31/07/20https://www.strava.com/activities/3846196701 Downham to Cambridge via wicked fen.

August
01/08/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3846196937 Cambridge to Downham straight down the A10 mostly 65km 1Pt. 69.7km 1pt


34 Points so far.

 

[slow scot]

July.

1st (67km) Col de Millbuie/Durris hills loop with Blacktop variation.
4th (66km) Deeside line twice (don't ask), Durris hills, Park bridge, Echt, Tillymannoch, Loch of Skene, Garlogie, Blacktop.
8th (52km) Deeside line, Drum, Echt, Dunecht estate, Loch of Skene, Garlogie, Blacktop.
11th (81km) Blacktop, Garlogie, Cullerlie standing stones, Hirn, Hill of Brathens, Banchory, Garrol hill, Durris hills, Leggart Terrace.
12th (69km) Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, new castle route to Banchory, Crathes Castle estate, back to road, Hirn, Drum, Deeside line.
14th (51km) Blacktop/Tillymannoch loop.
15th (57km) Durris hills/Tillymannoch loop.
18th (71km) Blacktop, home, Blacktop, Garlogie, Tillymannoch, Deeside line.
21st (60km) Blacktop, Westhill, Col de Millbuie, Dunecht estate, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, Deeside line.
29th (52km) Deeside line, Drum, Echt, Dunecht estate, Tillymannoch, Loch of Skene, Garlogie, Blacktop.
31st (65km) Clockwise Durris hills/Col de Millbuie loop, with Westhill cycleway variation.

Total Points: 72

 

[Jon George]

1st August
Ipswich – Levington – Foxhall – Felixstowe – Ipswich
52.5 km
1 Point

Total Points: 11

 

[bruce1530]

January: 3 rides, 3 points
February: 2 rides, 2 points
March: 5 rides, 5 points
April: 6 rides, 6 points
May: : 7 rides, 8 points
June: 4 rides, 4 points
July: 4 rides, 4 points

August 1: Saltcoats-Largs-Loch Thom-Kilmacolm-Saltcoats, 101k, 3 points
August 8: Saltcoats-Dunlop-Stewarton-Saltcoats. 56k
August 15: Largs, 53k
August 16: dunlop, stewarton, 52k
August 29: Arran, 102k

Total: 41 points

 

[Domus]

January to April inc. 30 points

May 9 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Heath Charnock, Rivington, Horwich and home 51.8 Kms 1 point
May 20 Walshaw, Harwood, Horwich, Chorley, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Bolton and home 61.8 Kms 1 point
May 25 Walshaw, Affetside, Edgworth, Crowthone, Grane Road, Haslingden, Owd Betts, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
May 28 Harwood, Bradshaw, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Water, Shuttleworth, Bury and home 65.1 Kms 1 point
May 31 Pilsworth, Heywood, Littleborough, Walsden, Bacup, Rawtenstall Bury and home 64.8 Kms 1 point
June 2 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Horwich Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
June 9 Harwood, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Norden, Pilsworth and home 58 Kms 1 point
June 14 Pilsworth, Heywood, Rochdale, Walsden, Bacup, Deerplay, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 72.06 Kms 1 point
June 20 Harwood, Bradshaw, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Deerplay, Bacup, Whitworth, Pilsworth and home 81 Kms 2 points
July 8 Cartmel, Lowick, Coniston, Hawkshead, Winster, Crosthwaite, Levens and back to Grange. 81.2 Kms 2 points
July 10 St Helens, Knowsley, West Derby, Lydiate, Aughton, Rainford and back to St Helens 56.24 Kms 1 point
July 14 Bury, Harwood, Holcombe, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and back to Bury. 81.8 Kms 2 points
July 17 Grange, Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale and return via Levens and Meathop. 68.9 Kms 1 point
July 19 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Horwich, Rivington, Belmont, Edgworth, Greenmont, Bury and home, 81.4 Kms 2 points
July 26 Bolton, Horwich, Chorley, Euxton, Croston, Wrightington, Standish, Haigh, Westhoughton, Farnworth and home 86.5 Kms 2 points
August 1 Prestwich, Heywood, Birch, Pilsworth, Hollins, Stoneclough, Farnworth, Bolton and home 50/6 Kms 1 point

Running total 51 points