The 2022 Annual Lunacy Challenge

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 11

8. July 5th - 204km / 3,200m (Orton, Haweswater, Askham, Appleby, Ribblehead, Settle)
6. June 21st - 203km / 3,600m (Solstice circuit of the Dales, lots of them)
5. June 15th - 202km / 3,300m (Tebay, Brough, Barnard Castle, Holgate Pasture, Ribblehead)
3. May 7th - 170km / 2,770m (Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Mallerstang, Barbondale)
9. July 16th - 164km / 3,300m (Kingsdale, Lamps Moss, Grinton Moor, Park Rash, Brootes Hill)
2. April 29th - 164km / 2,500m (Quernmore, Inglewhite, Settle, Newby Head, Kingsdale)
11. August 6th - 163km / 3,200m (Langcliffe, Fountains Fell, Burnsall, Haworth, Airton)
10. July 29th - 162km / 2,700m (Newby Head, Fleet Moss, Whitewell, Cross of Greet)
4, May 17th - 162km / 2,600m (Kendal, Hawkshead, east side of Coniston, Arnside, Keasden)
1. April 25th - 161km / 2,800m (Orton, Tan Hill, Birkdale, Mallerstang, Ribblehead)
7. June 27th - 161km / 2,600m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Quernmore, Trough, Bowland Knotts)

 

[aferris2]

Target 60 km.

6. 12 Jun: 50.96 miles. Strava. Norsey, Harespring wood, Long wood, Parsons spring, Lee wood, Bushy wood, Russel green, Blakes wood, Backwarden, Cock wood. 1818ft.
8. 7 Aug: 69.45 km. Strava Meepshole wood, Hawks wood, Thrift wood, Kent wood, Hatfield Peveral Country Park, Wick wood, Foxburrow wood. 430m
3. 15 Mar: 68.12 km. Strava. Pan Lane, Creephedge Lane, Crows Lane, Goat House Lane, Baron's Lane, Blind Lane, Ulting Lane, Bumfords Lane, Little and Great Sir Hughes Lane. 387m.
2. Feb 23: 65.73 km. Strava Little Bishop's Wood, Norsey Wood, Buttsbury Ford, Barrow Wood, Admirals Park, Toppinghoehall Wood, Blythhedges Spring Wood. 447m.
5. 14 May: 65.48 km. Strava Ramsden Heath, Coalhill, Runsell Green, Langford, Nounsley, Tanfield Tye. 432m.
7. 21 Jul: 64.75 km. Strava. The bear Inn, Inn on the green, Prince of Wales, Green man, Pig & whistle, Walnut tree, Six bells, The hoop. 386m
1. 64.65 km. Strava. Preaching Cross, Elkin's Green, Loves Green, Little Oxney Green, Broad's Green, Russel Green. 427m
4. 64.49 km Strava Norsey road, Mountnessing road, Chelmsford road, Highwood road, Breeds road, Cranham road, Hammonds road, W Hanningfield road. 414m.
Total rides so far: 8

 

[ColinJ]

Target distance 100 km
Qualifying rides: 5

5. 6th August. 121 km: Settle, Halton Gill, Grassington, Storiths, Brunthwaite, Steeton, Oakworth, Laneshaw Bridge, Worsthorne, Todmorden.

4. 11th June. 103 km: (Singlespeed/forum ride.) Garforth, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Thorpe Willoughby, Kippax, Garforth.

1. 21st May. 103 km: Crediton, Broadclyst, Feniton, Tipton St John, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Exe Valley Trail, Exeter, Crediton.

2. 24th May. 100 km: Crediton, Chagford, Chudleigh, Starcross, Exeter, Crediton.

3. 28th May. 100 km. Todmorden, Padiham, Read (Old Roman Rd), Whalley, Mitton, Longridge Fell (N), Chipping, [Missed a turn after this AGAIN - I have made the same mistake 3 or 4 times over the years!!], Longridge Fell (N), Mitton, Whalley, Read, Padiham, Todmorden and then 6 km of local meandering to make up for what I missed after Chipping!

 

[Alex321]

Target 50Km
Qualifying Rides 7

January 16th 41.19 miles, 66.3 km, 2165ft elevation strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Marcross, Monknash, St Brides Major, Southerndown, Ogmore, Ewenny, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, home.

August 7th 37.01 miles (59.56Km), 2201ft elevation Strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Marcross, Monknash, St Brides Major, Southerndown, Ogmore, Merthyr Mawr, Ewenny, Bridgend, Treos, Langan, City, Home.

June 26th 35.95 miles (57.85Km), 2070ft elevation strava Llansannor - City - Langan - Coychurch - Heronstoin - Ewenny - Ogmore - Southerndown - St Brides Major - Monknash - Marcross - St Donats - Llantwit Major - Boverton - Llancadle - Welsh St Doinats - Maindy - Home.

February 27th 32.99 miles, 51.3km, 3035ft Elevation Strava Home-Llansannor - City - Llanharry - Pontyclun - Miskin - Hensol - Tredodridge - Peterstone-Super-Ely - Moulton - Penmark - Lllancarfan - Lllantrythid - St hilary - St Mary Church - Lllandough - Llanblethian - Aberthing - Home.

January 29th 32.6 miles, 52.46 Km . 2061ft Elevation Strava - Welsh St Donats, Gwern-y-steeple, Peterstone Super-Ely, St Brides Super-Eley, St Fagans, Fairwater, Cardiff (Penarth Rd), St Fagans, St Brides Super-Ely, Peterstone Super-Ely, Groesfaen, Miskin, Pontyclun, Brynsadler, home.

July 24th 32.57 miles (52.43Km ) 2385ft elevation. Strava Llansannor - City - Langan - Cornown - Ewenny - St Brides Major - Monknash - Marcross - Llantwit Major - Boverton - Llancadle - Llancarfan - Bonvilston - Warren Mill Farm - Welsh St Donats - Maindy - Home.

January 2nd 31.3 miles, 50.3Km, 2119ft elevation Strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Llandow, Llysworney, Pentr Meurick, Craig Penllyn, Penllyn, Cowbridge, Aberthin.

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance – 70km

Rides so far – 10

3. 4th May 2022 – 85.67km Home – local loop (some off-road) (on the RAID mountain bike) – Home – la Plaisance – Brignac – la Riaye – la Corbinais – Evriguet – Guilliers – Catrafoy – Guilliers – Evriguet – Brignac – la Riaye – le Villot – la Ville Durand – la Bourdonnais – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – la Plaisance – la Ville Geffray – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

2. 15th March 2022 – 84.40km Home – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Brignac – la Riaye – la Corbinais – Evriguet – Guilliers – Kersamson – St Vily – Kerpiton – Loyat – Mauron – Quihiac – Chalais – Illifaut – la Ville Jallu – la Corbinais – Brignac –St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

7. 25th July 2022 – 82.40km Plaisance – Brignac – la Riaye – Corbinais – Kerminy – Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike), local offroad fun (on the MASSI mountain bike), Pontmenard – Esquiniac – Raserais – Pontmenard (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), Plaisance – Kerminy – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike again)

8. 27th July 2022 – 75.31km Plaisance – Kerminy – Brignac – la Cotinaie – la Ville Jallu – la Ville-es-Moreux – Brignac – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (lunch) Pont Ruelland – Mauron – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), local lanes (mostly off-road), including a loop around Pontmenard (on the MASSI mountain bike)

5. 20th June 2022 – 74.33km la Plaisance – Brignac loop – Kerminy – la Plaisance, Mauron – Grancastel (Ploërmel) – Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), a local loop (on the MASSI mountain bike)

10. 11th August 2022 – 72.86km Kerminy – Corbinais – la Riaye – Brignac – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike), local lanes and offroad tracks, inc. a Pontmenard – la Suais loop (on the MASSI mountain bike) – lunch, then (5 hours later) back out on the MASSI, searching out shady lanes and offroad tracks

9. 1st August 2022 – 72.06km Local lanes and offroad tracks (on the MASSI mountain bike), Pontmenard – Esquiniac/Raserais loop x 2 with an extra loop out to Bourg Neuf and la Croix Billy in between – Pontmenard (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), two local rides on the Urban Shaper hybrid, Plaisance – Kerminy – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – la Ville Geffray – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

6. 2nd July 2022 – 71.69km St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Plaisance – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Devison (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), local tracks (mostly off-road), including a Pontmenard/Devison loop (on the RAID mountain bike), Brignac – la Riaye – Corbinais – Evriguet (on the Sensium 300 road bike), Briend – Faux – Suais loop (on the Urban Shaper hybrid bike)

4. 30th May 2022 – 70.62km Local lanes (on the Urban Shaper hybrid bike), la Cotinaie – Landual – Quénogé – Mulotière – Guilliers – Brignac – la Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

1. 28th February 2022 – 70.57km Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – la Chapelle Caro – Pont de Bagotais – le Roc St André – Ploërmel – Loyat – Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), Local loop (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 13 COMPLETE (but I intend to do at least one more 161km to meet my stretch target)

8. July 5th - 204km / 3,200m (Orton, Haweswater, Askham, Appleby, Ribblehead, Settle)
6. June 21st - 203km / 3,600m (Solstice circuit of the Dales, lots of them)
5. June 15th - 202km / 3,300m (Tebay, Brough, Barnard Castle, Holgate Pasture, Ribblehead)
3. May 7th - 170km / 2,770m (Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Mallerstang, Barbondale)
9. July 16th - 164km / 3,300m (Kingsdale, Lamps Moss, Grinton Moor, Park Rash, Brootes Hill)
2. April 29th - 164km / 2,500m (Quernmore, Inglewhite, Settle, Newby Head, Kingsdale)
11. August 6th - 163km / 3,200m (Langcliffe, Fountains Fell, Burnsall, Haworth, Airton)
13. August 11th - 162km / 2,900m (Blanchland, Swinhope Head, Brough, Ribblehead)
10. July 29th - 162km / 2,700m (Newby Head, Fleet Moss, Whitewell, Cross of Greet)
4, May 17th - 162km / 2,600m (Kendal, Hawkshead, east side of Coniston, Arnside, Keasden)
1. April 25th - 161km / 2,800m (Orton, Tan Hill, Birkdale, Mallerstang, Ribblehead)
7. June 27th - 161km / 2,600m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Quernmore, Trough, Bowland Knotts)
12. August 9th - 151km / 2,800m (Across the Dales and North Pennines to Geordielandia)

 

[Alex321]

Target 50Km
Qualifying Rides 8

August 14th 50.55 miles (81.55Km), 3,770 ft elevation Strava. City - Ruthin - Pencoed - Heol-y-Cyw - Blackmill - Nantymoel - Bwlch climb - Treorchy - Porth - Hopkinstown - Pontypridd - Llantrisand - Tredodridge - Welsh St Donats - Home.

January 16th 41.19 miles, 66.3 km, 2165ft elevation strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Marcross, Monknash, St Brides Major, Southerndown, Ogmore, Ewenny, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, home.

August 7th 37.01 miles (59.56Km), 2201ft elevation Strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Marcross, Monknash, St Brides Major, Southerndown, Ogmore, Merthyr Mawr, Ewenny, Bridgend, Treos, Langan, City, Home.

June 26th 35.95 miles (57.85Km), 2070ft elevation strava Llansannor - City - Langan - Coychurch - Heronstoin - Ewenny - Ogmore - Southerndown - St Brides Major - Monknash - Marcross - St Donats - Llantwit Major - Boverton - Llancadle - Welsh St Doinats - Maindy - Home.

February 27th 32.99 miles, 51.3km, 3035ft Elevation Strava Home-Llansannor - City - Llanharry - Pontyclun - Miskin - Hensol - Tredodridge - Peterstone-Super-Ely - Moulton - Penmark - Lllancarfan - Lllantrythid - St hilary - St Mary Church - Lllandough - Llanblethian - Aberthing - Home.

January 29th 32.6 miles, 52.46 Km . 2061ft Elevation Strava - Welsh St Donats, Gwern-y-steeple, Peterstone Super-Ely, St Brides Super-Eley, St Fagans, Fairwater, Cardiff (Penarth Rd), St Fagans, St Brides Super-Ely, Peterstone Super-Ely, Groesfaen, Miskin, Pontyclun, Brynsadler, home.

July 24th 32.57 miles (52.43Km ) 2385ft elevation. Strava Llansannor - City - Langan - Cornown - Ewenny - St Brides Major - Monknash - Marcross - Llantwit Major - Boverton - Llancadle - Llancarfan - Bonvilston - Warren Mill Farm - Welsh St Donats - Maindy - Home.

January 2nd 31.3 miles, 50.3Km, 2119ft elevation Strava Welsh St Donats, Bonvilston, Llancarfan, Llantwit Major, St Donats, Llandow, Llysworney, Pentr Meurick, Craig Penllyn, Penllyn, Cowbridge, Aberthin.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 14 COMPLETE, 161km / imperial century

8. July 5th - 204km / 3,200m (Orton, Haweswater, Askham, Appleby, Ribblehead, Settle)
6. June 21st - 203km / 3,600m (Solstice circuit of the Dales, lots of them)
5. June 15th - 202km / 3,300m (Tebay, Brough, Barnard Castle, Holgate Pasture, Ribblehead)
3. May 7th - 170km / 2,770m (Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Mallerstang, Barbondale)
9. July 16th - 164km / 3,300m (Kingsdale, Lamps Moss, Grinton Moor, Park Rash, Brootes Hill)
2. April 29th - 164km / 2,500m (Quernmore, Inglewhite, Settle, Newby Head, Kingsdale)
11. August 6th - 163km / 3,200m (Langcliffe, Fountains Fell, Burnsall, Haworth, Airton)
13. August 11th - 162km / 2,900m (Blanchland, Swinhope Head, Brough, Ribblehead)
14. August 19th - 162km / 2,900m (Mallerstang, Lamps Moss, Fleak Moss, Barbondale)
10. July 29th - 162km / 2,700m (Newby Head, Fleet Moss, Whitewell, Cross of Greet)
4, May 17th - 162km / 2,600m (Kendal, Hawkshead, east side of Coniston, Arnside, Keasden)
1. April 25th - 161km / 2,800m (Orton, Tan Hill, Birkdale, Mallerstang, Ribblehead)
7. June 27th - 161km / 2,600m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Quernmore, Trough, Bowland Knotts)
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12. August 9th - 151km / 2,800m (Across the Dales and North Pennines to Geordielandia)

 

[FrothNinja]

Target 30 miles
Qualifying rides: 20

Ride 6, Mar 20 - Nelson, Clarion House, Barley, Downham, Sawley, Rathmell, Lawkland, Austwick, Clapham, Ingleton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Old Town, Killington Lake, Beck Foot, Tebay, Orton, Shap, Clifton, Mayburgh Henge, Penrith (total 82 miles plus 6,440 ft of ascent)
Ride 7, Mar 21 - Penrith, Calthwaite, Burthwaite, Carlisle, Gretna, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Lochmaben, Crochmade Road, Tynwald, Kirkton, Auldgirth (total 62.4 miles plus 2,775 ft of ascent)
Ride 20, August 21 - Brackenridge, Coalburn, Red Moss, Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot, Leadhills, Lettershaw hill, Crawfordjohn, Red Moss, Happonden, Coalburn, Brackenridge (total 56.1 miles plus 3,875 ft of ascent)
Ride 17, July 17 - Cowling, Keighley, Riddlesden, Leeds & Liverpool (Silsden, Farnhill, Skipton, Gargrave), Bank Newton, Ingthorpe Lane, East Marton, Leeds & Liverpool (Barnoldswick, Salterforth) Foulridge, Standing Stone Lane, Blacko, Roughlee, Fence, Burnley (total 50.6 miles plus 1,893 ft of ascent)
Ride 13, June 20 - Nelson, the Ridge, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Higham by bridleway, Fence (total 50.4 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 8, Mar 24 - Kirkby Lonsdale, Ingleton, Clapham, Austwick, Lawkland, Rathmell, Sawley, Chatburn, Barley, Clarion House, Nelson (total 42 miles plus 3,487 ft of ascent)
Ride 16, July 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Blacko, Gisburn (via Gisburn Old Road), Rimington, Downham, Barley, Roughlee, Clarion, Fence, Burnley, Worsthorne, Gorple Track, Widdop, Thursden, Haggate, Nelson (total 41.2 miles plus 4,533 ft of ascent)
Ride 2, Jan 15 - Nelson, Burnley, Keb's Rd, Shore, Cornholme, Todmorden, Walsden, Rochedale Canal towpath, Littleborough, Hollingworth, Milnrow, Shaw Side, Higginshaw, Moorhey, Glodwick, Taunton, Ashton Under Lyne, Dukinfield (total 34 miles plus 1,975 ft of ascent and 3,000 ft of descent)
Ride 4, Feb 26 - part 1 - Nelson - Foulridge - Barnoldswick - Foulridge - Nelson (total 20 miles plus 750 ft of ascent) part 2 - Nelson - Blacko - Roughlee - Spen Brook - Fence - Burnley - Nelson (total 14 miles plus 1,200 ft of ascent) total 34 miles plus 1,950 ft of total ascent
Ride 18, July 24 - Nelson, Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Portfield, Heyhouses, Stainscomb, Sabden Fold, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Foulridge, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley (total 33.9 miles plus 3,499 ft of ascent)
Ride 9, April 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Gisburn Old Road, Rimington, Chatburn, Worston, Barley, Roughlee, Heys Lane, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Colne, Barrowford, Nelson (total 33.9 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 14, June 24 - Nelson, Leeds & Liverpool, Gargrave, Leeds & Liverpool, Nelson (total 32.8 miles plus 745 ft of ascent)
Ride 19, July 29 - Fence, Padiham, L&L (Hapton, Clayton-le-Moors), Church, L&L (Clayton-le-Moors, Hapton), Sycamore Farm, Padiham, Black Hill, the Ridge, Noggarth, Fence, Nelson (total 32.9 miles plus 1,596 ft of ascent)
Ride 5, Mar 6 - Nelson, Clitheroe, Twiston, Clarion House, Nelson (total 32.6 miles plus 3,260 ft of ascent)
Ride 3, Feb 25 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, Sabden to A59 return via Nick of Pendle (x2), Whalley, Black Hill, Noggarth, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Fence, Nelson (total 32.2 miles plus 4,325 ft of ascent)
Ride 12, June 17 - Nelson, the Ridge, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Moor Lane, Wiswell Moor, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley, L&L, Nelson (total 32.1 miles plus 3,648 ft of ascent)
Ride 15, July 5 - Sabden, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, Sabden (total 31.6 miles plus 1,675 ft of ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 5 - Nelson, Barley, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Sabden, Whalley, Read, Higham, Fence, Noggarth, Wheatley Lane, Nelson (total 31.3 miles plus 3,738 ft of ascent)
Ride 11, May 12 - Nelson, Colne, Castercliffe, Thursden, Haggate, Worsthorne, Cliviger, Townley, Burnley, Higham, Fence, Nelson (total 31.2 miles plus 2,475 ft of ascent)
Ride 10, April 23 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Newchurch, Roughlee, Blacko, Four Lane Ends, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Whalley, Sabden, Fence, Nelson (total 31 miles plus 3,182 ft of ascent)

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance – 70km

Rides so far – 11

3. 4th May 2022 – 85.67km Home – local loop (some off-road) (on the RAID mountain bike) – Home – la Plaisance – Brignac – la Riaye – la Corbinais – Evriguet – Guilliers – Catrafoy – Guilliers – Evriguet – Brignac – la Riaye – le Villot – la Ville Durand – la Bourdonnais – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – la Plaisance – la Ville Geffray – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

2. 15th March 2022 – 84.40km Home – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Brignac – la Riaye – la Corbinais – Evriguet – Guilliers – Kersamson – St Vily – Kerpiton – Loyat – Mauron – Quihiac – Chalais – Illifaut – la Ville Jallu – la Corbinais – Brignac –St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Home (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

7. 25th July 2022 – 82.40km Plaisance – Brignac – la Riaye – Corbinais – Kerminy – Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike), local offroad fun (on the MASSI mountain bike), Pontmenard – Esquiniac – Raserais – Pontmenard (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), Plaisance – Kerminy – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike again)

11. 22nd August 2022 – 75.70km Local lanes and offroad tracks (on the RAID mountain bike), 2.75 x loops of Plaisance – Kerminy – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), a final short local loop (on the RAID mountain bike again)

8. 27th July 2022 – 75.31km Plaisance – Kerminy – Brignac – la Cotinaie – la Ville Jallu – la Ville-es-Moreux – Brignac – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (lunch) Pont Ruelland – Mauron – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), local lanes (mostly off-road), including a loop around Pontmenard (on the MASSI mountain bike)

5. 20th June 2022 – 74.33km la Plaisance – Brignac loop – Kerminy – la Plaisance, Mauron – Grancastel (Ploërmel) – Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), a local loop (on the MASSI mountain bike)

10. 11th August 2022 – 72.86km Kerminy – Corbinais – la Riaye – Brignac – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike), Local lanes and offroad tracks, inc. a Pontmenard – la Suais loop (on the MASSI mountain bike) – lunch, then (5 hours later) back out on the MASSI, searching out shady lanes and offroad tracks

9. 1st August 2022 – 72.06km Local lanes and offroad tracks (on the MASSI mountain bike), Pontmenard – Esquiniac/Raserais loop x 2 with an extra loop out to Bourg Neuf and la Croix Billy in between – Pontmenard (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), two local rides on the Urban Shaper hybrid, Plaisance – Kerminy – Evriguet – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – la Ville Geffray – St Brieuc-de-Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

6. 2nd July 2022 – 71.69km St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Plaisance – St Brieuc-de-Mauron – Devison (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike), local tracks (mostly off-road), including a Pontmenard/Devison loop (on the RAID mountain bike), Brignac – la Riaye – Corbinais – Evriguet (on the Sensium 300 road bike), Briend – Faux – Suais loop (on the Urban Shaper hybrid bike)

4. 30th May 2022 – 70.62km Local lanes (on the Urban Shaper hybrid bike), la Cotinaie – Landual – Quénogé – Mulotière – Guilliers – Brignac – la Plaisance (on the Sensium 300 road bike)

1. 28th February 2022 – 70.57km Mauron – Loyat – Ploërmel – la Chapelle Caro – Pont de Bagotais – le Roc St André – Ploërmel – Loyat – Mauron (on the Sensium 300 road bike), Local loop (on the Shaper 200 hybrid bike)

 

[Fiona R]

Target Distance: 200km
Qualifying rides: 11
5: Sat 30th April 241km 2931m Brevet Cymru 400 (bit more than half) Chepstow-Tintern-Monmouth-Grosmont-Hay-on-Wye-Glasbury-Builth Wells-Llandovery-Llanwrda-Pumsaint-Cwman-Llanddewi Breffi-Tregaron-Llangeitho (scratched here)-Talasm-Feinfach-Lampeter-Cwman-Pumsaint
6: Sun 8th May 229km 2585m GWR gravel before the Romans audax Home-Bristol-Frenchay-Olveston-Chepstow-Monmouth-apperley-Bishops Cleeve-Winchcombe-Guiting Power-Sapperton-Acton Turville-Westleigh-Frenchay
4: Sat 9th April 217km 3014m GWR Down and Black audax Home-Bristol-Long Ashton-Winford-Blagdon-Charterhouse-Cheddar Gorge-Bridgwater-Bishop's Lydiard-Chard-South Petherton-Somerton-Glastonbury-Wells-Priddy-Chew Stoke-Dundry-Bristol
9: Sat 22nd Jul 215km 3087m Canal Boats and Mountain Roads 150km audax plus ride in Home-Portway-Blaise Castle-Hallam-Pilning-Olveston-Aust-Chepstow-Shirenewton-Usk-Glascoed-Pontypool-Blaenavon-Beaufort-Crickhowell-Clydach-Keepers Pond (Tumble)-Abergavenny-Pontypool-Coed y Paen-Usk-Llangwm-Tintern-Hewlwsfield-Tidenham-Chepstow-Severn Bridge Services
2: Sat 12th Feb 212km 3006m GWR Wells Mells and Broader audax Home-Whitchurch-West Harptree-Wells-Bruton-Stourhead-Wincanton-Yeovil-Batombe-Mecre-Mells-Radstock-Woolard-Whitchurch
11: Tues 23rd Aug 207km 1807m Mash up DIY audax Home-Backwell-Kingston Seymour-Yatton-Loxton-Mark-Wedmore-Cheddar (Gorge)-West Harptree-Chew Magna-Norton Maleward-Keynesham-Doynton-Pucklechurch-Chipping Sodbury-Hawkesbury Upton-Cromhall-Tortworth-Berkeley-Olveston-Hallen-Blaise Castle-Clifton Downs-Suspension Bridge-Ashton Court-Home
7: Sun 22nd May 205km 865m Booty DIY 200 Home-Portbury-Clevedon-Kingston Seymour-Yatton-Sandford-Sand Bay-Weston Super Mare-Brean-Burnham on Sea-Highbridge-Westhay-Glastonbury-Mark-Brent Knoll-Lympsham-Weston Super Mare-Sand Bay-Sandford-Yatton-Backwell-Home
10: Thurs 28th July 202km 1627m Mendips Figure of eight Home-Bristol-Warmley-Keynsham-Norton Maleward-West Harptree-Cheddar-Mark-Chilton Polden-Shapwick-Glastonbury-Wells-Burrington-Sandford-Weston super Mare-Kewstoke-Wick St Lawrence-West Hewish-Puxton-Yatton-Kingston Seymour-Backwell-Home
1: Sat 29th Jan 202km 1579m ACB Jack and Grace 100km audax and ECE Home-Chew Magna-Keynsham-Frampton Cotterell-Bradley Stoke-Aztec West-Littleton upon Severn-Berkeley-Frampton on Severn-Epney-Quedgeley-Stonehouse-Stinchcombe-Tortworth-Almondsbury-Easter Compton-Hallen-Bristol-Avonmouth Bridge-Pill-Clevedon-Backwell-Home
3: Sat 12th March 201km 2425m GWR Missed Connection audax and ECE Home-Backwell-Nailsea-Long Ashton-Bristol-Whitchurch-Pensford-Bruton-Charlton Horecome-Stalbridge-Shaftesbury-Mere-Longleat-Frome-Norton St Phillip-Midford-Bath-Saltford-Warmley-Bristol-Home
8: Thurs 30th Jun 201km 1238m 3x Domfronts Mont Saint Michel and Flers DIY200km audax Domfront-St Hilaire du Harcouet-Ducey-Pontaubault-Flage-Charbonnet-La Rive (nr Mont St Michel)-Charbonnet-Pontaubault-Ducey-St Hilaire du Harrcouet-Barenton-Domfront-Lonlay L'Abbeye-Flers-Domfront

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 15
COMPLETE, 161km / imperial century

8. July 5th - 204km / 3,200m (Orton, Haweswater, Askham, Appleby, Ribblehead, Settle)
6. June 21st - 203km / 3,600m (Solstice circuit of the Dales, lots of them)
15. August 26th - 202km / 3,950m (Fleak Moss, Holgate Moor, The Stang, Tan Hill, Lamps Moss)
5. June 15th - 202km / 3,300m (Tebay, Brough, Barnard Castle, Holgate Pasture, Ribblehead)
3. May 7th - 170km / 2,770m (Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Mallerstang, Barbondale)
9. July 16th - 164km / 3,300m (Kingsdale, Lamps Moss, Grinton Moor, Park Rash, Brootes Hill)
2. April 29th - 164km / 2,500m (Quernmore, Inglewhite, Settle, Newby Head, Kingsdale)
11. August 6th - 163km / 3,200m (Langcliffe, Fountains Fell, Burnsall, Haworth, Airton)
13. August 11th - 162km / 2,900m (Blanchland, Swinhope Head, Brough, Ribblehead)
14. August 19th - 162km / 2,900m (Mallerstang, Lamps Moss, Fleak Moss, Barbondale)
10. July 29th - 162km / 2,700m (Newby Head, Fleet Moss, Whitewell, Cross of Greet)
4, May 17th - 162km / 2,600m (Kendal, Hawkshead, east side of Coniston, Arnside, Keasden)
1. April 25th - 161km / 2,800m (Orton, Tan Hill, Birkdale, Mallerstang, Ribblehead)
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7. June 27th - 161km / 2,600m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Quernmore, Trough, Bowland Knotts)
12. August 9th - 151km / 2,800m (Across the Dales and North Pennines to Geordielandia)

 

[FrothNinja]

Target 30 miles
Qualifying rides: 21

Ride 6, Mar 20 - Nelson, Clarion House, Barley, Downham, Sawley, Rathmell, Lawkland, Austwick, Clapham, Ingleton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Old Town, Killington Lake, Beck Foot, Tebay, Orton, Shap, Clifton, Mayburgh Henge, Penrith (total 82 miles plus 6,440 ft of ascent)
Ride 7, Mar 21 - Penrith, Calthwaite, Burthwaite, Carlisle, Gretna, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Lochmaben, Crochmade Road, Tynwald, Kirkton, Auldgirth (total 62.4 miles plus 2,775 ft of ascent)
Ride 20, August 21 - Brackenridge, Coalburn, Red Moss, Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot, Leadhills, Lettershaw hill, Crawfordjohn, Red Moss, Happonden, Coalburn, Brackenridge (total 56.1 miles plus 3,875 ft of ascent)
Ride 17, July 17 - Cowling, Keighley, Riddlesden, Leeds & Liverpool (Silsden, Farnhill, Skipton, Gargrave), Bank Newton, Ingthorpe Lane, East Marton, Leeds & Liverpool (Barnoldswick, Salterforth) Foulridge, Standing Stone Lane, Blacko, Roughlee, Fence, Burnley (total 50.6 miles plus 1,893 ft of ascent)
Ride 13, June 20 - Nelson, the Ridge, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Higham by bridleway, Fence (total 50.4 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 8, Mar 24 - Kirkby Lonsdale, Ingleton, Clapham, Austwick, Lawkland, Rathmell, Sawley, Chatburn, Barley, Clarion House, Nelson (total 42 miles plus 3,487 ft of ascent)
Ride 16, July 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Blacko, Gisburn (via Gisburn Old Road), Rimington, Downham, Barley, Roughlee, Clarion, Fence, Burnley, Worsthorne, Gorple Track, Widdop, Thursden, Haggate, Nelson (total 41.2 miles plus 4,533 ft of ascent)
Ride 21, August 29 - Burnley, Haggate, Catlow, Trawden, Pennine Bridleway, Wycoller, Laneshaw Bridge, Cock Hill, Kelbrook, Foulridge, Slipper Hill, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Sabden, Portfield, the Ridge, Higham (& it's scarecrow festival), Fence, Burnley (total 39.3 mies plus 4,292 ft of ascent)
Ride 2, Jan 15 - Nelson, Burnley, Keb's Rd, Shore, Cornholme, Todmorden, Walsden, Rochedale Canal towpath, Littleborough, Hollingworth, Milnrow, Shaw Side, Higginshaw, Moorhey, Glodwick, Taunton, Ashton Under Lyne, Dukinfield (total 34 miles plus 1,975 ft of ascent and 3,000 ft of descent)
Ride 4, Feb 26 - part 1 - Nelson - Foulridge - Barnoldswick - Foulridge - Nelson (total 20 miles plus 750 ft of ascent) part 2 - Nelson - Blacko - Roughlee - Spen Brook - Fence - Burnley - Nelson (total 14 miles plus 1,200 ft of ascent) total 34 miles plus 1,950 ft of total ascent
Ride 18, July 24 - Nelson, Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Portfield, Heyhouses, Stainscomb, Sabden Fold, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Foulridge, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley (total 33.9 miles plus 3,499 ft of ascent)
Ride 9, April 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Gisburn Old Road, Rimington, Chatburn, Worston, Barley, Roughlee, Heys Lane, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Colne, Barrowford, Nelson (total 33.9 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 14, June 24 - Nelson, Leeds & Liverpool, Gargrave, Leeds & Liverpool, Nelson (total 32.8 miles plus 745 ft of ascent)
Ride 19, July 29 - Fence, Padiham, L&L (Hapton, Clayton-le-Moors), Church, L&L (Clayton-le-Moors, Hapton), Sycamore Farm, Padiham, Black Hill, the Ridge, Noggarth, Fence, Nelson (total 32.9 miles plus 1,596 ft of ascent)
Ride 5, Mar 6 - Nelson, Clitheroe, Twiston, Clarion House, Nelson (total 32.6 miles plus 3,260 ft of ascent)
Ride 3, Feb 25 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, Sabden to A59 return via Nick of Pendle (x2), Whalley, Black Hill, Noggarth, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Fence, Nelson (total 32.2 miles plus 4,325 ft of ascent)
Ride 12, June 17 - Nelson, the Ridge, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Moor Lane, Wiswell Moor, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley, L&L, Nelson (total 32.1 miles plus 3,648 ft of ascent)
Ride 15, July 5 - Sabden, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, Sabden (total 31.6 miles plus 1,675 ft of ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 5 - Nelson, Barley, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Sabden, Whalley, Read, Higham, Fence, Noggarth, Wheatley Lane, Nelson (total 31.3 miles plus 3,738 ft of ascent)
Ride 11, May 12 - Nelson, Colne, Castercliffe, Thursden, Haggate, Worsthorne, Cliviger, Townley, Burnley, Higham, Fence, Nelson (total 31.2 miles plus 2,475 ft of ascent)
Ride 10, April 23 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Newchurch, Roughlee, Blacko, Four Lane Ends, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Whalley, Sabden, Fence, Nelson (total 31 miles plus 3,182 ft of ascent)

 

[ColinJ]

Target distance 100 km
Qualifying rides: 6

5. 6th August. 121 km: Settle, Halton Gill, Grassington, Storiths, Brunthwaite, Steeton, Oakworth, Laneshaw Bridge, Worsthorne, Todmorden.

4. 11th June. 103 km: (Singlespeed/forum ride.) Garforth, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Thorpe Willoughby, Kippax, Garforth.

1. 21st May. 103 km: Crediton, Broadclyst, Feniton, Tipton St John, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Exe Valley Trail, Exeter, Crediton.

6. 25th August. 101 km. (Crediton, Black Dog, Poughill, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Cadbury, Thorverton, Upton Pyne, Sweetham, Crediton) x 2 loops, plus some lanes to make up the distance.

2. 24th May. 100 km: Crediton, Chagford, Chudleigh, Starcross, Exeter, Crediton.

3. 28th May. 100 km. Todmorden, Padiham, Read (Old Roman Rd), Whalley, Mitton, Longridge Fell (N), Chipping, [Missed a turn after this AGAIN - I have made the same mistake 3 or 4 times over the years!!], Longridge Fell (N), Mitton, Whalley, Read, Padiham, Todmorden and then 6 km of local meandering to make up for what I missed after Chipping!

 

[FrothNinja]

Target 30 miles
Qualifying rides: 22

Ride 6, Mar 20 - Nelson, Clarion House, Barley, Downham, Sawley, Rathmell, Lawkland, Austwick, Clapham, Ingleton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Old Town, Killington Lake, Beck Foot, Tebay, Orton, Shap, Clifton, Mayburgh Henge, Penrith (total 82 miles plus 6,440 ft of ascent)
Ride 7, Mar 21 - Penrith, Calthwaite, Burthwaite, Carlisle, Gretna, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, Lochmaben, Crochmade Road, Tynwald, Kirkton, Auldgirth (total 62.4 miles plus 2,775 ft of ascent)
Ride 20, August 21 - Brackenridge, Coalburn, Red Moss, Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot, Leadhills, Lettershaw hill, Crawfordjohn, Red Moss, Happonden, Coalburn, Brackenridge (total 56.1 miles plus 3,875 ft of ascent)
Ride 17, July 17 - Cowling, Keighley, Riddlesden, Leeds & Liverpool (Silsden, Farnhill, Skipton, Gargrave), Bank Newton, Ingthorpe Lane, East Marton, Leeds & Liverpool (Barnoldswick, Salterforth) Foulridge, Standing Stone Lane, Blacko, Roughlee, Fence, Burnley (total 50.6 miles plus 1,893 ft of ascent)
Ride 13, June 20 - Nelson, the Ridge, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Higham by bridleway, Fence (total 50.4 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 8, Mar 24 - Kirkby Lonsdale, Ingleton, Clapham, Austwick, Lawkland, Rathmell, Sawley, Chatburn, Barley, Clarion House, Nelson (total 42 miles plus 3,487 ft of ascent)
Ride 16, July 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Blacko, Gisburn (via Gisburn Old Road), Rimington, Downham, Barley, Roughlee, Clarion, Fence, Burnley, Worsthorne, Gorple Track, Widdop, Thursden, Haggate, Nelson (total 41.2 miles plus 4,533 ft of ascent)
Ride 21, August 29 - Burnley, Haggate, Catlow, Trawden, Pennine Bridleway, Wycoller, Laneshaw Bridge, Cock Hill, Kelbrook, Foulridge, Slipper Hill, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Sabden, Portfield, the Ridge, Higham (& it's scarecrow festival), Fence, Burnley (total 39.3 miles plus 4,292 ft of ascent)
Ride 22, September 11 - Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Laneshaw Bridge, Cock Hill, Kelbrook, Earby, Salterforth, Barnoldswick, White Moor, Blacko, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, the Ridge, Dean, Sabden, Whalley, the Ridge, Fence, Burnley (total 38.9 miles plus 3,477 ft of ascent)
Ride 2, Jan 15 - Nelson, Burnley, Keb's Rd, Shore, Cornholme, Todmorden, Walsden, Rochedale Canal towpath, Littleborough, Hollingworth, Milnrow, Shaw Side, Higginshaw, Moorhey, Glodwick, Taunton, Ashton Under Lyne, Dukinfield (total 34 miles plus 1,975 ft of ascent and 3,000 ft of descent)
Ride 4, Feb 26 - part 1 - Nelson - Foulridge - Barnoldswick - Foulridge - Nelson (total 20 miles plus 750 ft of ascent) part 2 - Nelson - Blacko - Roughlee - Spen Brook - Fence - Burnley - Nelson (total 14 miles plus 1,200 ft of ascent) total 34 miles plus 1,950 ft of total ascent
Ride 18, July 24 - Nelson, Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Portfield, Heyhouses, Stainscomb, Sabden Fold, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Foulridge, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley (total 33.9 miles plus 3,499 ft of ascent)
Ride 9, April 10 - Nelson, Foulridge, Gisburn Old Road, Rimington, Chatburn, Worston, Barley, Roughlee, Heys Lane, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion House, Roughlee, Blacko, Colne, Barrowford, Nelson (total 33.9 miles plus 3,375 ft of ascent)
Ride 14, June 24 - Nelson, Leeds & Liverpool, Gargrave, Leeds & Liverpool, Nelson (total 32.8 miles plus 745 ft of ascent)
Ride 19, July 29 - Fence, Padiham, L&L (Hapton, Clayton-le-Moors), Church, L&L (Clayton-le-Moors, Hapton), Sycamore Farm, Padiham, Black Hill, the Ridge, Noggarth, Fence, Nelson (total 32.9 miles plus 1,596 ft of ascent)
Ride 5, Mar 6 - Nelson, Clitheroe, Twiston, Clarion House, Nelson (total 32.6 miles plus 3,260 ft of ascent)
Ride 3, Feb 25 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, Sabden to A59 return via Nick of Pendle (x2), Whalley, Black Hill, Noggarth, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Fence, Nelson (total 32.2 miles plus 4,325 ft of ascent)
Ride 12, June 17 - Nelson, the Ridge, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Moor Lane, Wiswell Moor, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Spen Brook, Fence, Burnley, L&L, Nelson (total 32.1 miles plus 3,648 ft of ascent)
Ride 15, July 5 - Sabden, Whalley, A59, Preston (work), A59, Whalley, Sabden (total 31.6 miles plus 1,675 ft of ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 5 - Nelson, Barley, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Sabden, Whalley, Read, Higham, Fence, Noggarth, Wheatley Lane, Nelson (total 31.3 miles plus 3,738 ft of ascent)
Ride 11, May 12 - Nelson, Colne, Castercliffe, Thursden, Haggate, Worsthorne, Cliviger, Townley, Burnley, Higham, Fence, Nelson (total 31.2 miles plus 2,475 ft of ascent)
Ride 10, April 23 - Nelson, Wheatley Lane, Newchurch, Roughlee, Blacko, Four Lane Ends, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Clitheroe, Barrow, Wiswell, Whalley, Sabden, Fence, Nelson (total 31 miles plus 3,182 ft of ascent)