The 2023 Half Century (50km or 50m) Challenge

[Saluki]

01/01/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8321177305 Norwich to Bowthorpe, Colney, Hethersett (bit of an off road loop there), Wymondham, Spooner Row, Ashwellthorpe, Hethel, East Carleton, Eaton, Down the Newmarket Road cycle/bus lane, through Norwich city centre and home. 55km 1 point

Feb 12th.
Norwich to Sheringham, the pretty route and through villages that I had never heard of, got lost and it came to 29.5 miles. Got home and borrowed a Beryl bike and rode another 2 miles. 31.5 miles or just over 50km so technically a point.
March
19/03 https://www.strava.com/activities/8741780431Beeston Regis, up and down lots of hills that are completely unnecessary if you ask me. Off to Holt, Blakeney to visit the grave of Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin, back via Cley & Weybourne. 50km and more lumps than I am used to. 1pt

09/04/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8860402095 Beeston Regis, Cromer, Mundesley, Bacton, Ridlington, Honing, Smallburgh, Scottow, Coltishall, Salhouse, South Walsham, The Plumsteads, Norwich Rail Station. 85km - just over 50 miles in old money, 2 points.
16/04/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8902071074 Beeston Regis, Holt, Saxthorpe, Reepham, Felthorpe, Horsford, Rackheath, Norwich Rail Station. No trains back, but bus replacement service with a veto on any bikes. This wasn’t on the train line. So https://www.strava.com/activities/8903009753 Norwich Station, Hellesdon, A140 to Aylsham, continued to Roughton then across to Felbrigg Hall then towards Holt until my turning, big whizz down the hill to Beeston.
73.8km then 41.9km so a total of 115.7km. 3 points and a sore Achilles.
22/04/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8936830186 Beeston Regis, along the coast road to Happisburgh lighthouse then to North Walsham for coffee. Antingham, Hanworth, Sustead, Aylmerton, Home. 40 miles (67.5km give or take a few metres). 1 point

Total so far: 9 points

 

[geocycle]

22 April Arnside and Silverdale. 64 km with 840 m of climbing.
Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-6962400

1 point
38 points this year.

 

[gavgav]

2nd January (62.20 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Pitchford-Acton Burnell-Coundmoor-Harley-Hughley-Church Preen-Cardington-All Stretton-Dudgeley-Walkmills-Dorrington-Stapleton-Exfords Green-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

22nd January (62.57 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Charlton-Wrockwardine-Acton-Eaton Constantine-Cressage-Coundmoor-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Condover-Stapleton-Exfords Green-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

19th February (60.30 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Condover-Ryton-Longnor-All Stretton-Church Stretton-Little Stretton-Minton-Hamperley-Longmynd-Picklescott-Pulverbatch-Longden-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury.

28th February (60.78 km) 1 point
Coniston-Barngates-Outgate-Wray-Cunsey-Lakeside-Finsthwaite-Bouth-Spark Bridge-High Nibthwaite-Coniston

2nd March (55.51 km) 1 point
Keswick-Threlked-Scales-Mungrisdale-Mosedale-Hesket Newmarket-Caldbeck-Upton-Longlands-Bassenthwaite-Millbeck-Applethwaite-Keswick

12th March (65.23 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Pentre-Melverley-Crew Green-Coedway-Princes Oak-Halfway House-Westbury-Asterley-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Shrewsbury

19th March (55.60 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Hook a Gate-Annscroft-Stapleton-Ryton-Longnor-Comley-Cardington-Gretton-Church Preen-Kenley-Evenwood-Harnage-Cound-Pitchford-Cantlop-Shrewsbury

1st April (53.37 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Cregennan Lake-Arthog-Morfa Mawddach-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

22nd April (65.29km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Pitchford-Acton Burnell-Ruckley-Wall under Heywood-Ticklerton-Acton Scott-Ragdon-Church Stretton-Longnor-Ryton-Stapleton-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

Running Total = 9 points

 

[Noodle Legs]

JANUARY: 2 Points
FEBRUARY: 2 Points
MARCH: 2 Points

APRIL
Apr 2: Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Fairmile, Bournemouth, Poole, Broadstone, Corfe Mullen 31.56 mi/50.79km 1 Point
Apr 7: Coalville, Twycross, Polesworth, Tamworth, Kingsbury, Dordon, Baddesley Ensor, Pinwall, Market Bosworth, Kirkby Mallory, Coalville 63.18 mi/101.68km 3 Points
Apr 23: Etape Loch Ness 2023 65.22 miles/ 104.96km 3 Points

Month Total: 7 Points
Challenge Total: 13 Points

 

[Domus]

Jan 1 Manchester, Chorlton, Knutsford, Mobberly and return via Ashley to home, 82.6 Kms 2 points
Jan 6 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale, Storth and back to Grange 71.5 Kms 1 point
Jan 12 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 54.8 Kms 1 point
Jan 16 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Bolton and home 54.9 Kms 1 point
Jan 23 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Brinscall, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1point
Jan 26 Harwood, Bradshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 51.5 Kms 1 point
Jan 30 Barrow-in-Furness to Grange via Bay Cycle Way 56.8 Kms 1 point
Feb 5 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Brinscall, Chorley, Rivington, Bolton and home 60.0 Kms 1 point
Feb 12 Manchester, Chorlton, Sale, Dunham, Lymm, Altrincham, Manchester, Bury and home 100.8 Kms 3 points
Feb 19 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 59.0 Kms 1 point
Feb 23 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Chorley, Croston, Rufford, Parbold, Standish, Lostock, Bolton and home 89.6 Kms 2 points
March 1 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Bolton and home 54.6 Kms 1 point
March 8 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Bacup, Whitworth, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 54.4 Kms 1 point
March 12 Manchester, Chorlton, Tameside, Lees, Oldham, Prestwich and home 66.5 Kms 1 point
March 17 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside and return to Grange via Meathop 57.3 Kms 1 point
March 22 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 53.5 Kms 1 point
April 6 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 55.1 Kms 1 point
April 8 Bury, Edenfield, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 66.2 Kms 1 point
April 15 Harwood, Holcombe, Haslingden. Rawtenstall, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 81.4 Kms 2 points
April 18 Cartmel, Coniston, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Cark, Flookborough and Grange 73.9 Kms 1 point
April 23 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 54.3 Kms 1 point

Running total 26 points

 

[bluenotebob]

January to mid-April: 15 rides/20 points

17 April 2023 (multi-bike ride) Pontmenard loop: on the MASSI; Raserais, Esquiniac, Bourg Neuf and la Faux: on the Princess: SBdM, Brignac, la Cotinaie, Ménéac, Ménéac quarry, Landual, St Yger, la Ville Durand, le Villot, la Riaye, Brignac, Kerminy, la Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa 73.49km 1 point

22 April 2023 Evriguet, Corbinais, la Riaye, Brignac, Kerminy and SBdM: on La Rossa .. too windy to continue with the road bike, so switched to the Urban Shaper for an hour’s pottering along local lanes .. halted by a heavy shower, then a wet and very windy local off-road loop on the RAID to get over the line 52.48km 1 point

24 April 2023 Plaisance, Kerminy, Evriguet and SBdM (lunch) Brignac, la Riaye, la Corbinais, Evriguet, Guilliers, Evriguet and SBdM 57.68km 1 point

Total points: 23

 

[Chap sur le velo]

24 points to date.

23/04

https://www.strava.com/activities/8942453917

50 miles familiarish route Chigwell, Stapleford Abbots, Ongar, Epping home.


08/04

Holiday in Bristol so set off for Weston Super Mare with a fantastic ride down Cheddar Gorge.
Got almost all the way to the bottom before traffic slowed progress. One of my funerest rides 60km

https://www.strava.com/activities/8854350505


Was due to do a 200k sportive on the second April from Richmond Park.
Sadly in the week before had to take a course of Antibiotic as a persistent 8 week cough got a lot worse.
V. Disappointing.



21 points to end March

27 /03

Still training for an even bigger event.

Dropped car for repair Upminster so rode unfamiliar roads out to Chelmsford and back home via Ongar.

https://www.strava.com/activities/8785872300

19/03

https://www.strava.com/activities/8742201744

Finsbury CC organised from Potters Bar 100km Sportive out past Stevenage. Lovely quiet roads and a visit to Spokes easily the best Cycling Café I’ve yet tried. Rode there and back for 150km. 3 points?

16/03

Did 50km mostly on the track at the Olympic Village

https://www.strava.com/activities/8725243977

 

[Milkfloat]

Sorry - I promised my admin would be better this year and it has been shocking.
Jan 2nd - Warwick, Barford, Wellesbourne, Pillerton Hersey, Avon Dassett, Wormleighton, Priors Marton, Napton, Offchurch, Warwick 47.5m https://www.strava.com/activities/8324643378
February 5th - Warwick, Barford, Wellesbourne, Whatcote, Willington, Cherington, Tysoe, Kineton, Moreton Morrell, Leamington, Warwick. 50m https://www.strava.com/activities/8508107072
March 5th - Warwick, Aston Cantlow, Welford on Avon, Mickleton, Starford upon Avon, Loxley, Barford, Warwick 44.5m https://www.strava.com/activities/8662596951
April - Warwick Barford, Sherbourne, Pillerton Hersey, Radway, Fenny Compton, Wormleighton, Priors Hardwick, Shuckburgh, Offchurch Warwick. 47m https://www.strava.com/activities/8899412372

 

[Jon George]

25th April
Ipswich – Nacton – Kesgrave – Ipswich – (Lunch) – Reverse.
51.95km. (Fixed Gear)
1 point

Running Total: 4 Points

 

[FrothNinja]

Ride 1, Jan 28 - local laps Burnley (total 73.9 km / 45.9 miles plus bugger all 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 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 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 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)
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)

Points - 7

 

[slow scot]

March. (Continued)

24th. (56km). Deeside line, Drum, Echt, Tillymannoch, Dunecht estate, Loch of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Westhill, Blacktop.
27th. (56km). As above in reverse.
30th. (63kms). Hazlehead, Westhill cycleway, Col de Millbuie, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Flora’s, Park bridge, Durris hills, Mill Inn, Deeside line.

April.

2nd. (52km). Shorter version of 27th March.
3rd. (63km). Five Mile garage to home, then as per 27th March.
7th. (56km). Usual loop as per 24th March.
8th. (51km). North Deeside Road, 4 loops of the Mur de Contlaw route, Peterculter, zig zags to Deeside line, Duthie park, home.
10th. (51km). Blacktop, Garlogie, Cullerlie standing stones, Flora’s, Drum, Deeside line, 3 laps of Duthie park, home.
14th. (56km). Usual clockwise loop.
15th. (56km). As above in reverse.
16th. (52km). Clockwise shorter loop.
26th. (54km). Shorter clockwise loop with slight detour.

Total points: 33

 

[13 rider]

Apr 18th ,32.3 miles 1 point
Ragdale loop
Apr 20th ,31.2 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Frisby ,Thrussington ,Cossington ,Anstey
Apr 22nd 31.44 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
Apr 27th 31.1 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Thrussington ,Gaddesby ,Frisby ,Thrussington ,Cossington ,Anstey

Points in this challenge 27
Points in all challenges 55

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan-Mar 12pts
2- April 73km 438m ascent 1pt Home- Walberton- Slindon- Eartham-Goodwood- Tangmere- Bognor- home
9-April 128.3km 648m ascent 3pts Home - Bognor -Goodwood-Chichester- Rowlands Castle- Buriton - West Meon ( bacon sarnie and coffee) - Old Winchester Hill- Hambledon- Clanfield- Horndean _ Rowlands Castle - Home
16-April Mid week social group ride 69km 626m ascent 1pt Chichester-West Stoke-Compton-South Harting-Durleighmarsh ( cafe closed due to power outage!!) -Turkey Island- North Marden -Chichester
23-April Another Mid week social group ride , bizarrely exactly the same mileage as previous week! 69km 522m ascent 1ptChichester - Rowlands Castle- Horndean- Hambledon (very nice cornish pasty and coffee)- Denmead- Horndean- Chichester

R/Total 18pts

 

[13 rider]

Apr 18th ,32.3 miles 1 point
Ragdale loop
Apr 20th ,31.2 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Frisby ,Thrussington ,Cossington ,Anstey
Apr 22nd 31.44 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
Apr 27th 31.1 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Thrussington ,Gaddesby ,Frisby ,Thrussington ,Cossington ,Anstey
Apr 29th 31.5 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop

Points in this challenge 28
Points in all challenges 60

 

[kapelmuur]

I think I’ve done all the 50km I’m going to do this month, so here’s a list.

4/4. Rostherne, Millington, High Legh, Arley, Tabley, B5569 53.9km
8/4. From Mobberley, Marthall, Bate Mill, Henbury, Alderley Edge 51.2km
18/4. Ashley, Rostherne, Tabley, Pickmere and back via Tatton Park 51.1km
20/4. Ashley, Mobberley, AE bypass, Wilmslow, Hale Barns (with a broken spoke from Wilmslow). 50.5km
25/4. Ashley, Bucklow Hill, Northwood Lane, Hoo Green, B5569. 50.9km
27/4. Ashley, Millington, Booth Bank, High Legh, Aston by Budworth, B5569 50.1km

Looking at the distances, I've become an expert at doing just enough!

20 points to date