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

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FrothNinja

Veteran
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)
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 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)
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)

Points - 11
 

gavgav

Legendary Member
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

8th May (72.26km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Great Ness-Hopton-Dovaston-Kinnerley-Argoed-Crosslanes-Melverley-Crew Green-Princes Oak-Halfway House-Westbury-Stoney Stretton-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Betton Abbots-Shrewsbury

20th May (70.0 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Morfa Mawddach-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Afon Wen-Nannau-Dolgellau-Penmaenpool-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

29th May (77.91 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Great Ness-Ruyton XI Towns-Wykey-Rednal-Grimpo-West Felton-Woolston-Osbaston-Maesbrook-Melverley-Crew Green-Princes Oak-Halfway House-Westbury-Nox-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Shrewsbury

6th June (53.41 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Morfa Mawddach-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Gwernan-Cregennan Lakes-Arthog-Morfa Mawddach-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

Running Total = 13 points
 

Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
January to April inc 27 points

May 3 Hadrian's Cycleway day 1 Ravenglass to Whitehaven 51.2 Kms 1 point
May 4 Hadrian's Cycleway day 2 Whitehaven to Carlisle 84.5 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 3 Carlisle to Hexham 86.4 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 4 Hexham to South Shields 60.7 Kms 1 point
May 11 Harwood, Belmont, Chorley, Croston, Parbold, Standish, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 95.5 Kms 2 points
May 14 Manchester, Poynton, Macc, Gawsworth, Wilmslow and return home via Manchester 111.7 Kms 3 points
May 17 Cartmel, Spark Bridge, Coniston, Hawkshead, Crosthwaite, Levens and Grange 80.6 Kms 2 points
May 25 Grange to Sunny Radcliffe via, Silverdale, Morecambe, Garstang, Preston, Chorley and Bolton. 138.7 Kms 3 points
May 26 Sunny Radcliffe back to Grange via Belmont, Hoghton, Preston, Cockerham, Morecambe, Silverdale and Arnside. 132.5 Kms 3 points
June 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Aspull, Lostock, Bolton and home 53.8 Kms 1 point
June 8 Harwood, Edgworth, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1 point

Running total 48 points
 

Donger

Convoi Exceptionnel
Location
Quedgeley, Glos.
Jan to May ... 8 pts
4 June:
Tydd St Giles-Wisbech-West Walton-various Walpoles-Lighthouse at the Wash-various Suttons-Tydd St Giles.65.6km (40.8 miles). 1pt.
6 June:
Tydd St Giles-Sutton St Edmunds-Gedney Hill-Whaplode Drive-Moulton Fen-Gedney Hill-Tydd St Giles. 56.6km (35.2 miles). 1pt.
8 June:
Sutton Bridge-Gedney Drove End-Holbeach St Matthew-Gedney Dyke-Long Sutton-Sutton Bridge. 50.5km (31.4 miles). 1pt.
Total 11 points.
 

Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
January to April inc 27 points

May 3 Hadrian's Cycleway day 1 Ravenglass to Whitehaven 51.2 Kms 1 point
May 4 Hadrian's Cycleway day 2 Whitehaven to Carlisle 84.5 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 3 Carlisle to Hexham 86.4 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 4 Hexham to South Shields 60.7 Kms 1 point
May 11 Harwood, Belmont, Chorley, Croston, Parbold, Standish, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 95.5 Kms 2 points
May 14 Manchester, Poynton, Macc, Gawsworth, Wilmslow and return home via Manchester 111.7 Kms 3 points
May 17 Cartmel, Spark Bridge, Coniston, Hawkshead, Crosthwaite, Levens and Grange 80.6 Kms 2 points
May 25 Grange to Sunny Radcliffe via, Silverdale, Morecambe, Garstang, Preston, Chorley and Bolton. 138.7 Kms 3 points
May 26 Sunny Radcliffe back to Grange via Belmont, Hoghton, Preston, Cockerham, Morecambe, Silverdale and Arnside. 132.5 Kms 3 points
June 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Aspull, Lostock, Bolton and home 53.8 Kms 1 point
June 8 Harwood, Edgworth, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1 point
June 11 Whalley, Dunsop Bridge, The Trough, Galgate, Glasson Dock, return via Longridge 103.7 Kms 3 points

Running total 51 points
 
JANUARY: 2 Points
FEBRUARY: 2 Points
MARCH: 2 Points
APRIL: 7 Points
MAY: 3 Points

JUNE

Jun 4: Nuneaton, Sutton Cheney, Kirkby Mallory, Desford, Ratby, Newtown Linford, Markfield, Botcheston, Desford and then back from whence we came 40.49 mi/ 65.16km 1 Point
Jun 11:
Coalville, Nailstone, Market Bosworth, Ravenstone, Coleorton, Pistern Hill, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Packington, Shackerstone, Cadeby, Kirkby Mallory, Bagworth and home 54.47 mi/87.66km 2 Points

Month Total: 3 Points
Challenge Total: 19 Points
 
OP
OP
13 rider

13 rider

Guru
Location
leicester
Jun 1st 32 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop with a bit extra to cafe
Jun 6th 31.2 miles 1 point
Ragdale loop
Jun 7th 34.6 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Asfordby , Hill top farm cafe return the reverse route
Jun 11th 31.4 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop

Points in this challenge 43
Points in all challenges 86
 

Ridgeback Roller

Über Member
Location
Sussex
Jan-May 29pts
4-June 123kms 909m ascent 3pts Another outing with the Sunday Social Group, distinctly chilly NE breeze 1st thing but warmed up nicely although it stayed breezy. Home-Walberton-Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- West Chiltington, route then retraced back to home.
6-June 67kms 789m ascent 1pt . Car assisted to start, much cloudier and cooler than of late necessitating arm warmers and gilet for the 1st hour. A nice hilly ride but heavy on the roadkill! Fittleworth- Graffham- Selham- Midhurst- Bepton-Redford-Milland-Rogate- Milland-Fernhurst- Petworth- Fittleworth
11-June 87kms 602m ascent 2pts An early start solo cycle Home- Yapton-Walberton-Eartham-Goodwood- Singleton-Duncton ( diversion due to road closure)- Halnaker-Aldingbourne-Home Spent 15 mins post ride scrubbing bits of tar and gooey tree sap off tyres

R/Total 35pts
 
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