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

[13 rider]

Jan 1st ,31.5 miles 1 point
My standard Wymeswold loop
Jan 2nd ,32.3 miles ,1 point
Ragdale loop
Jan 15th ,33.8 miles ,1 point
Wymeswold loop with flood diversion
Jan 21st ,31.5 miles ,1 point
Wymeswold loop
Jan 28th ,31.6 miles ,1 point
Ragdale loop
Jan 29th ,31.4 miles ,1 point
Wymeswold loop

Points in this challenge 6
Points in all challenges 13

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

11-Jan 55km 208m ascent 1pt 1st 2023 qualifier Home-Yapton- Walberton-Slindon- Goodwood-Tangmere-Bognor-Home
29-Jan 68km 372m ascent 1pt Home -Chichester- Goodwood- East Dean- Eartham- Walberton - Home
R/ Total 2pts

 

[steverob]

15th January: 36.26 miles - Dipping on and off the Phoenix Trail cyclepath to try to avoid the muddier and gravellier bits (not always successfully). Out into a headwind, home with a tailwind - https://www.strava.com/activities/8396543779 - 1 point
29th January: 34.97 miles - Was supposed to be a much longer ride but between sore quads, problems with changing gears and awkward road closures, decided that a shorter route was a wiser course of action - https://www.strava.com/activities/8471538917 - 1 point

Total so far: 2 points

 

[bluenotebob]

5 January 2023 Mauron – Ploërmel – Malestroit – la Tayée – Malestroit – Ploërmel – Mauron 85.44km 2 points

29 January 2023 Guilliers loop, Evriguet, Corbinais, le Villot/Perouais loop, Corbinais, Evriguet, Plaisance, SBdM 51.58km 1 point

Total points: 3

 

[AndreaJ]

11/01/23 Loppington-Burlton-Myddle-Merrington-Old Woods -Baschurch-Weston Lullingfields-Hordley-Tetchill-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Northwood-Home 52km. 1 point
Total 2 points

20/01/23 Whixall-Tilstock-Prees-Edstaston-Whixall-Creamore-Horton-Loppington-English Frankton-Lyneal-Northwood-Home 53km. 1 point
Total 3 points

 

[geocycle]

End of January ride summary. Good month despite weather and short days.

2 January Clapham and Settle. 101 km with 1600 m of climbing.
6 January Trough of Bowland and Beacon Fell. 85 km and 1250 m of climbing.
15 January Sizergh Castle and Lyth valley 87 km with 835 m of climbing.
22 January Knott End. 55 km or 34 miles with 250 m of climbing.
26 January Garsdale and Newby Head. 122 km with 1600 m of climbing
11 points

5535 m of climbing

 

[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)

Points - 2

 

[slow scot]

January.

3rd. (52km). Blacktop, Westhill, Kirkton of Skene and Skene school, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, North Deeside road.
9th. (51km). As per 3rd January
13th. (51km). As per 3rd January
23rd. (51km). Clockwise version of 3rd January
24th. (53km) As per 3rd January but using Deeside line
25th. (53km). As per 24th January
28th. (52km). As per 24th January

Total points: 7

 

[ColinJ]

All rides to be completed in 52/19 and/or 42/29 gears. As much as I can manage in the harder gear!

Jan 30th - 50km, 660 m of ascent, all in 52/19. Start/finish Todmorden. A646 to Burnley and back. A6033 towards Littleborough, then took the scenic route to Littleborough via Calderbrook and Caldermoor. Back to Walsden then climbed to Lumbutts. Dropped back down to A646 and home on that.

 

[Jenkins]

End of the month round-up for January, mostly cold & windy but still not a bad total

January 1st - Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 56.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8320910459
January 2nd – Walton, Felixstowe, Trimley, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham Heath and Foxhall, 55.0km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8325971921
January 6th – Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Kesgrave, Rushmere St. Andrew & Foxhall, 53.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8347648802
January 8th – Felixstowe, Falkenham, Kirton, Bucklesham Foxhall & Trimley, 51.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8358074106
January 13th – Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew & Bucklesham, 58.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8385233032
January 21st, Walton, Trimley, Levington, Nacton, Foxhall, Kesgrave, Martlesham, Waldringfield, Newbourne, Kirton & Falkenhsm, 53.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8428427876
January 23rd, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon. Needham Market, Creeting St. Peter & Stowmarket, 50.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8438777273
January 28th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew, Bucklesham & Kirton, 57km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8466000200
January 30th, Cambridge to St. Ives and back on the guided busway cycle track, 53.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/8476674496

 

[Gibbo9]

January update. My partner has also started riding and is a great companion on a lot of my rides. It does mean reduced distances some of the time though so less 50k rides going on. Having said that, she did complete a 50 with me the other day so looking promising going forwards.

7 Jan - 66.1km (https://www.strava.com/activities/8350173462)
26 Jan - 51.8km (https://www.strava.com/activities/8453762038)
29 Jan - 50.59km (https://www.strava.com/activities/8469208677)

Jan 3 points

 

[AndreaJ]

20/01/23 Whixall-Tilstock-Prees-Edstaston-Whixall-Creamore-Horton-Loppington-English Frankton-Lyneal-Northwood-Home 53km. 1 point
Total 3 points

01/02/23 Wolverley-Commonwood-Myddle-Burlton - Loppington-English Frankton-Lyneal-Colemere-Welshampton-Northwood-Whixall-Horton-Home 50km 1 point
Total 4 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

Running total 8 points

 

[Sbudge]

26th January, 53.1km (https://www.strava.com/activities/8455355950) Enfield - Hampstead loop
2nd February, 51.9km (https://www.strava.com/activities/8493344300) West Thameside and Union Canal loop

 

[kapelmuur]

2/2 Appleton and back. 52.5km

A ride from last month
24/1. Rostherne, High Legh, Tabley, B5569 51.5km

3 points to date