Target 35 miles
Qualifying rides: 21
Ride 14, August 6 - local laps Burnley etc, finishing with a run out to the Clarion (total 101.9 km / 63.3 miles plus bugger all ascent - well 1,200 ft / 366m)
Ride 8, May 20 - Burnley, Laneshaw Bridge, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Blacko, 4 Lane Ends, Twiston, Chatburn, Clitheroe Castle Museum (visited the Geology Rocks event), Old Langho, Moor Lane, Whalley, The Ridge, Wheatley Lane, Nelson, Burnley (total 84.8 km / 52.7 miles plus 4,157 ft / 1,267 m ascent)
Ride 13, Jul 20 - Burnley to Skipton return, mostly on the L&L but a good few miles off to give my neck a break (total 81.7 km / 50.8 miles plus 1,850 ft / 564 m ascent)
Ride 12, Jun 23 - L&L to Clayton le Moors, Altham, Simonstone, Whalley, Wiswell, Nick of Pendle, Sabden, the Ridge, Noggarth Top, Roughlee, Spen Brook, the Ridge, Higham, Fence, Burnley, L&L, Rowley Lake, Worsthorne, Hurstwood, Townley, L&L (total 80.1 km / 50.4 miles plus 3,604 ft / 1098 m ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 28 - local laps Burnley (total 73.8 km / 45.9 miles plus bugger all ascent)
Ride 15, August 10 - Denton, Banks, Birdoswald, Gilsland, Thirlwall Castle, Gilsland, Chapelburn, Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland, Greenhead, Gilsland (lunch), Triermain Castle, Gallows Hill, (N of Askerton), the S over King Water, lanes around Allieshaw Rigg, Banks, Bankshead (coffee from a Combie van barista), overland to Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland (for the 5th time), back to Denton (total 68.1 km / 42.3 miles plus 3,606 ft / 1,099 m ascent)
Ride 16, Sept 1 - Burnley, Brunshaw, Hurstwood Res, Cant Clough Res, Upper & Lower Gorple Res, Heptonstall, Hebden Br, Todmorden, Dog House Ln. Todmorden Moor, Monks House Ride, Crown Point, Sycamore Farm, Padiham, the Ridge, Wheatley Ln, Burnley (total 64.7 km / 40.2 miles plus 4360 ft / 1,329 m ascent)
Ride 10, Jun 5 - Commute to worksite for the day, followed by a run out to Cliviger and back (total 64.5 km / 40.1 miles plus 1,800 ft / 548 m ascent)
Ride 19, Nov 4 - loads and loads of local laps but less than 100m ascent (total 60.7 km / 37.7 miles plus bugger all ascent)
Ride 11, Jun 22 - L&L to Clayton le Moors, Altham, Padiham, Simonstone, Whalley, Wiswell, Pendleton, Nick of Pendle, Sabden, gravel up to the Ridge then along it to Noggarth Tea room then Roughlee, Spen Brook, the Ridge, Higham, Fence, Burnley (total 60.5 km / 37.6 miles plus 3,398 ft / 1036 m ascent)
Ride 18, Oct 8 - Brierfield, Wheatley Lane, Noggarth, Roughlee, Clarion, Roughlee, Stang Top, Twiston, Downham, Worston, Barrow, Wiswell, Whalley, Old Langho, Billington, Portfield, Sabden, the Ridge, Croft Top, Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley (total 60.5 km / 37.6 miles plus 3,381 ft / 1,030 m ascent)
Ride 20, Nov 18 - over the hills and up the corkscrew to Coalburn, West Toun, over Poniel Water past power station then along the old railway through Douglas West then eventually back to Douglas, Happendon, Lesmahagow, Boghead, Deadwaters, then long way round to my starting point. ( 59.9 km / 37.2 miles plus 1,842 ft / 561 m ascent) Piddled down the whole 3 + hours we were out
Ride 9, May 27 - mix of local miles, 2 LBSs, L&L, Fence, The Ridge, Higham via bridleway, Brierfield, L&L, Burnley (total 58.7 km / 36.5 miles plus 1,725 ft / 525 m ascent) (Strava reckoned it was 37.35 miles)
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Ride 3, Feb 12 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Gisburn Old Road, Howgill, Wytha Rd, Stopper Ln, Rimington, Downham, Twiston, Four Lane Ends, Wheathead Ln, Blacko, Blacko Bar (nearly splatted by a flash 4x4), Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, the Ridge, Higham, Wheatley Lane, Quaker Bridge, Burnley (total 58.2 km / 36.2 miles plus 3,645 ft / 1,111 m ascent)
Ride 7, Apr 25 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Colne (Paris-Roubaix tribute on various very steep cobble challenges then Wicked Bikez), Lower Hill, Laneshaw Bridge, The Atom, Wycoller, Trawden, old Clarion, Coldwell, dirt twisty through the woods, Thursden valley, Extwhistle Moor, Hurstwood track, Towneley, L&L at Thompson Pk, Brierfield, Nelson, Brierfield, Fence, Burnley (total 57.7 km / 35.9 miles plus 3,560 ft / 1,085 m ascent)
Ride 2, Jan 29 - Brierfield, Barrowford, Roughlee, Stang Top Ln, Four Lane Ends, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Pendleton, Wiswell, Portfield Lane, Old Roman Rd (it certainly isn't), Read, Higher Trapp, the Ridge, Height Lane, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (total 57.4 km / 35.7 miles plus 4,356 ft / 1,327 m ascent)
Ride 17, Sept 9 - Brierfield, Nelson, Higherford, Colne Edge, Cockhill Lane ford, Nonya, Foulridge, Slipper Hill, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Height Top, the Ridge then back to Noggarth then Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley (total 57.1 km / 35.5 miles plus 2,481 ft / 756 m ascent)
Ride 4, Mar 5 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Blacko, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, White Hill, Sabden, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Pasture Lane, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (56.9 km / 35.4 miles, 1,125 metres / 3,694 feet of ascent)
Ride 21, Nov 24 - Harle Syke, Haggate, Halifax Rd, Thursden gravel, Widdop, south past Pack Horse and Scout hut, water board road to Lower Gorple, over Heptonstall Moor to Egypt, Smithy Lane, Colden, Blackshaw Head (helped male a lady eMTBer's bike safe to roll home), Long Causeway, Mereclough, Worsthorne, Roggerham Gate, Haggate, Nelson, Brierfield, helped a lad called Tony sort his puncture etc out, Burnley (total 56.8 km / 35.3 miles plus 3,694 ft / 1,126 m ascent)
Ride 5, Mar 25 - Col's Calderdale offroad run - Hebden Bridge, Midgehole, Walshaw, Gorple, High Gate, Mytholm, Blackshaw Head, Eastwood, Mankinholes, London Rd, Cragg Rd, Rudd Ln, Cragg Vale, Turvin Clough, Steep Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 4,429 ft / 1,350 m ascent)
Ride 6, Apr 16 - Clarion to Clarion & Carry On - Burnley, Brun valley, Briercliffe, Haggate, Thursden valley, Coldwell, old Clarion, Castercliffe, Colne, Foulridge, L&L, Barrowford, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, White Hill, Sabden, the Rake, Black Hill, The Ridge, Noggarth Rd, Fence, Burnley (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 3,381 ft / 1,030 m ascent)
