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

[Willd]

Jan - 3 points
Feb - 4 points
Mar - 4 points
Apr - 5 points

May 7 - 33.81 miles, 1,000ft - 1 point Bilton, Cawston, Princethorpe, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth (Mill End, Park Hill, Whitemoor, Castle End, Windy Arbour), Ryton on Dunsmore, Wolston, Lawford Heath, Cawston, home.

May 13 - 52.57 miles, 1,830ft - 2 points Bilton, Long Lawford, Rugby, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Pailton, Street Ashton, Cloudesley Bush, Wolvey Heath, Shelford, Nuneaton (Whitestone, Attleborough, Weddington), Caldecote, Fenny Drayton, Hartshill Green, Hartshill, Nuneaton (Plough Hill, Galley Common, Robinson's End, Stockingford), Astley, Bedworth (Bedworth Heath, Mount Pleasant), Bulkington, Shilton, Brinklow, King's Newnham, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, Cawston, home.

May 27 - 33.98 miles, 1,071ft - 1 point Bilton, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Cross in Hand, Cloudesley Bush, High Cross, Claybrooke Magna, Frolesworth, Ashby Parva, Bitteswell, Lutterworth, Cross in Hand, Harborough Magna / Parva, Newbold on Avon, home.

May 28 - 31.22 miles, 920ft - 1 point Bilton, Hillmorton, Kilsby, Barby, Willoughby, Sawbridge, Nethercote, Wolfhampcote, Braunston, Willoughby, Woolscott, Grandborough, Grandborough Fields. Kites Hardwick, Toft, Dunchurch, Cawston, home.

Points in this challenge 22
Points in all challenges 36

 

[Chap sur le velo]

Points to date 27


Sat 20/05

https://www.strava.com/activities/9107653373

Hub Velo Club ride to Essex. 81kms

15/05

https://www.strava.com/acivities/9076361724

Had been away for the weekend, but with no time to ride. Mrs Chap SlV suggested she drop me off and let me cycle home. Sweet. Started from Potters Bar exit on M25 and headed East on Wahoo map. New roads for first half until I knew where I was, then south to home. 50kms.

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
February: 5 rides, 7 points
March: 2 rides, 3 points
April: 2 rides, 2 points
7th May: 31.58 miles - Slowly nursing myself back to health - not there yet but getting better. Did manage to cross off another climb off my list though - Cannons Hill, which I'd previously only ever come down - https://www.strava.com/activities/9028149597 - 1 point
13th May: 32.75 miles - A ride in three parts: pootling about London on a hired Brompton, including using the DLR to cross the river; riding my regular bike back from the LBS after a wheel repair; and finally a local lap to push me over the 50km mark so I didn't upset @13 rider! - strava.com/activities/9063353389 & strava.com/activities/9065132386 & strava.com/activities/9065433808 - 1 point
21st May: 54.98 miles - An HS2 road closure (that wasn't marked on the map) forced me to abandon my planned route due to a lack of a safe diversion, so after some wandering I ended up in Bicester, took the train to Haddenham, then rode home from there - https://www.strava.com/activities/9113039170 & https://www.strava.com/activities/9113424297 - 2 points
28th May: 34.49 miles - Was supposed to be a 100km ride, but after two punctures (one sudden, one slow) and having only brought one spare tube, I bailed at a McDonalds just after halfway and phoned for a lift home - https://www.strava.com/activities/9156788082 - 1 point

Total so far: 19 points

 

[Saluki]

January to May 11 points.

May
01/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8990168480 Home, Cromer, Mundesley, Trunch (where garmin paused itself and I didn’t notice) Southrepps (where I did notice and turned it on again) Thorpe Market, Hanworth, Upper Sheringham, home. Actually 50km but GPS says 46 so, popped back out to see the sea and eat ice cream on the clifftop seating. https://www.strava.com/activities/8991256292. 51km official total. 1 point.
07/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9026179305 Downham Market Barroway loop as rellies arrived and texted that they were at ours. Then https://www.strava.com/activities/9028858562 Rest of the days riding, Downham Market, West Dereham, Barton Bendish, Boughton, Denver, home. 56km in total despite the enforced coffee stop. 1 point
08/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9032599237 Downham, Marshland St James, St John’s Fen, Wiggenhall, Stowbridge, home. 53km 1 point
21/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9113780513 Downham Market, Littleport, Ely, Lodes way across to Wickham Fen to Quy to Cambridge for lunch. Train home then a quick DM loop to make 50 miles up. 2 points
27/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9150296272 Sheringham, Weybourne, Salhouse, Blakeney, Holt, Gresham, Sheringham. 51km 1 point
28/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9157787180 Shering to Cromer, Overstand, Mundesley then Lunch at Trunch, Swaffield, Suffield (tiny village hall) then to Gunton Hall Sawmill open day, Lower Gresham, Aylmerton and home. 56km 1pt

17 points so far.

 

[Bazzer]

May
3rd Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Broomedge, Little Bollington, Sinderland, Warburton, Culcheth, Lane Head, Croft, home. 51.5kms
7th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Bucklow Hill, Mere, Pickmere, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 51.5 kms
18th Culcheth, Warburton, High Legh, Knutsford, Tatton Park, Agden, Dunham, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 64kms.
21st (x9 and a bit) loops of circa 3.5 miles of Culcheth 51.5 kms. (For personal reasons, I had to be able to get home within 5 minutes at any time during the couple of hours I was out of the house).
28th Risley, Woolston, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Arley, Gt Budworth, Tabley, Mere, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 65 kms.

 

[geocycle]

End of May summary. Excellent month with some great weather helped by bank holidays. Hard to choose a favourite but Windermere worked well as did the Settle ride.

1 May Newby Head, Dentdale and Barbondale 101 km with 1300 m of climbing.
6 May Sizergh and Brigsteer. 84 km with 760 m of climbing
14 May Garsdale. 122 km with 1534 m of climbing
21 May Windermere. 114 km with 1500 m of climbing.
28 May Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland, Slaidburn and Settle. 102 km with 1600 m of climbing.

14 points this month.
52 points for the year
27,773 m of climbing in qualifying rides this year.

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan-Apr 20pts
7-May 124kms 1110m ascent 3pts Home- Walberton- Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- Coldwaltham- Kirdford (steak slice, bread pudding and tea!) - Balls Cross- Ebernoe- Lugershall- Cocking - Goodwood-Home
12-May A North Yorkshire holiday ride in Ryedale. 51km 494m ascent 1pt Sheriff Hutton- Terrington Bank- Hovingham-Nunnington Bank-Wombleton-Kirbymoorside- Slingsby-Castle Howard- Shriff Hutton
15-May Another holiday cycle, this time Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. 63km 573m ascent 1pt Wooler- Kirknewton-Kirk Yetholm-Morebattle (coffee and sandwich at the village stores) - Town Yetholm- Mindrum -Flodden - Kilham-Wooler
25-May 60.2km 578m ascent 1pt Warmest ride of the year to date, 16C at 09:30. Fittleworth- Bedham - Kirdford- Ebernoe- Northchapel- Plaistow- Kirdford- Fittleworth
28-May Longest ride of the year to date, in 20C sunshine. Joined the Sunday social group , adding 60kms by cycling the long and hilly way to and from the meet up. 141.8km 1028m ascent 3pts Home- Eartham- Goodwood-Chichester- Cocking- Petworth- Plaistow- Shillinglee- Lickford- Graffham- Cocking- Goodwood-Eartham - Home

R/Total 29pts

 

[13 rider]

May 6th ,31.2 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 7th ,31.6 miles 1point
Ragdale loop
May 18th ,31.42 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 20th ,31.88 miles 1 point
Gaddesby loop
May 21st ,50.17 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Saxelby ,Wymeswold ,Sileby ,Anstey
May 23rd ,34.9 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Ragdale ,Wymeswold ,Barrow ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
May 25th ,37.4 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Markfield ,Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Anstey
May 27th ,31.5 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 29th ,31.2 miles 1point
Wymeswold loop ( different route in Sileby )

Points in this challenge 38
Points in all challenges 74

 

[Jon George]

29th May
Ipswich – Bucklesham – Kirton – Felixstowe – (Ferry) – Bawdsey – Alderton – Hollesly – Shingle Street – Melton – Woodbridge – Ipswich
62.3km
1 point

Running Total: 7 Points

 

[Noodle Legs]

JANUARY: 2 Points
FEBRUARY: 2 Points
MARCH: 2 Points
APRIL: 7 Points

MAY
May 23: Coalville, Kirkby Mallory, Barwell, Hinckley, Stoke Golding, Stapleton, Cadeby, Osbaston, Ibstock, Coalville 33.96mi/54.65km 1 Point
May 29: Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Blandford, Ansty, Bovington, Wareham, Lytchett Matravers, Corfe Mullen 55.64 mi/ 89.54km 2 Points

Month Total: 3 Points
Challenge Total: 16 Points

 

[slow scot]

April. (Continued)

29th. (56km). Usual ante clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.

May

1st. (52km). Shorter ante clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.
2nd. (64km). Deeside line to Crathes bridge, South Deeside road to Banchory, Crathes castle, Hirn, Drum, Deeside line.
4th. (51km). To Midstocket road, North Deeside road, 4 loops of the Mur de Contlaw, Peterculter, zig zags to Deeside line. Home.
9th. (57km). Usual ante clockwise loop, home via Cults station, North Deeside road, and Countesswells.
12th. (56km). Usual ante clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.
13th. (52km). North Deeside road to Milltimber, 4 loops of the Mur de Contlaw, Peterculter, zig zags to Deeside line, 2 loops of Duthie park.
17th. (55km). Usual clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.
18th. (63km). Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, Park bridge and shop, Echt, Tillymannoch, Dunecht estate, Loch of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Westhill, Blacktop.
21st. (51km). Blacktop, Garlogie, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, Deeside line.
23rd. (55km). Usual clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop via Dunecht estate variation.
24th. (65km). As per 2nd May.
26th. (51km). As per13th May, but only one lap of Duthie park.
27th. (55km). Usual ante clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.
29th. (55km). Usual clockwise Kirkton of Skene loop.

Total Points: 48

 

[Donger]

Jan to Apr ... 5 pts
7 May: Quedgeley-Slimbridge-Berkeley-Ham-Hill-Rockhampton-Berkeley-Frampton-Fretherne-Elmore-Quedgeley. 81.1km (50.4 miles). 2 pts.
29 May: Quedgeley-Maisemore-Hartpury College-Highleadon-Newent-Upleadon-Hartpury-Maisemore-Quedgeley. 50.2km (31.2 miles). 1 pt.
Total 8 points.

 

[Saluki]

January to May 11 points.

May
01/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/8990168480 Home, Cromer, Mundesley, Trunch (where garmin paused itself and I didn’t notice) Southrepps (where I did notice and turned it on again) Thorpe Market, Hanworth, Upper Sheringham, home. Actually 50km but GPS says 46 so, popped back out to see the sea and eat ice cream on the clifftop seating. https://www.strava.com/activities/8991256292. 51km official total. 1 point.
07/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9026179305 Downham Market Barroway loop as rellies arrived and texted that they were at ours. Then https://www.strava.com/activities/9028858562 Rest of the days riding, Downham Market, West Dereham, Barton Bendish, Boughton, Denver, home. 56km in total despite the enforced coffee stop. 1 point
08/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9032599237 Downham, Marshland St James, St John’s Fen, Wiggenhall, Stowbridge, home. 53km 1 point
21/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9113780513 Downham Market, Littleport, Ely, Lodes way across to Wickham Fen to Quy to Cambridge for lunch. Train home then a quick DM loop to make 50 miles up. 2 points
27/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9150296272 Sheringham, Weybourne, Salhouse, Blakeney, Holt, Gresham, Sheringham. 51km 1 point
28/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9157787180 Sheringham to Cromer, Overstand, Mundesley then Lunch at Trunch, Swaffield, Suffield (tiny village hall) then to Gunton Hall Sawmill open day, Lower Gresham, Aylmerton and home. 56km 1pt
29/05/23 https://www.strava.com/activities/9163163347 Sheringham, up the big hill to Aylmerton, Hanworth (no cows on the common), Suffield, North Walsham (closed), Edingthorpe church, Knapton, Mundesly, Cromer, home. 57km 1pt

18 points so far.

 

[13 rider]

May 6th ,31.2 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 7th ,31.6 miles 1point
Ragdale loop
May 18th ,31.42 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 20th ,31.88 miles 1 point
Gaddesby loop
May 21st ,50.17 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Saxelby ,Wymeswold ,Sileby ,Anstey
May 23rd ,34.9 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Ragdale ,Wymeswold ,Barrow ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
May 25th ,37.4 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Markfield ,Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Anstey
May 27th ,31.5 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 29th ,31.2 miles 1point
Wymeswold loop ( different route in Sileby )
May 30th ,31.5 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Mountsorrel ,Barrow , Ragdale , Ratcliffe ,Cossington , Rothley ,Anstey

Points in this challenge 39
Points in all challenges 75

 

[UphillSlowly]

Late to the party (so just lucky to still be in the hunt)

Mon 2nd January 62.77 km - Local Loop to Elmbridge from Birmingham - 1 pt
Tue 14th Feb 63.5 km - Local Loop to Elmbridge from Birmingham - 1 pt
Mon 20th Feb 66.64 km Loop around Bromsgrove from Birmingham - 1 pt
Sat 25th Feb 121.78 km Snowdrop Express Audax 3 pts
Mon 6th Mar 55.78 km Ride to Cookley, via Broome and Belbroughton 1 pt
Sun 12 Mar 102.92 km Birmingham-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stouport-Belbroughton-Birmingham 3 pts
Sun 26th Mar 136.27 km Mad March Hare Sportive from home 3 pts
Tue 4th Apr 56.86 km Penmaenmawr - Synchnant Pass - Conwy Valley - The Cowlyd - Nant Gwynant 1 pt
Tue 18th Apr 68.88 km Local loop to Elmbridge from Birmingham - 1pt
Tue 25th Apr 92.88 km Birmingham-Elmbridge-Wychbold-Hanbury Loop- Belbroughton-Birmingham 2 pts
Tue 9th May 80.95 km Elmbridge Loop with extra look to Lickey via Catshill 2 pts
Fri 19th May 112.3 km Bournville Hilly Classic (route borrowed from RWGPS) - Loops around Clent and Lickey 3 pts
Tue 23rd May 64.58 km Elmbridge Loop with visit to grave of John Bonham in Rushock 1 pt

Total so far: 23 points

Sneaked in another 50k for May today
Total for May :7 pts
Total for 2023: 24 pts