The 2024 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 3 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 4 rides, 7 points
April: 5 rides, 10 points
5th May: 69.51 miles - Meandering route to Banbury to cross off VeloViewer tiles, only to find there were no trains home from there, so had to continue ride to Brackley from where I could get picked up by team car - https://www.strava.com/activities/11339807678 and https://www.strava.com/activities/11339806844 - 3 points
11th May: 76.78 miles - Very warm ride east to St. Albans (twice), Hatfield, Welwyn and Harpenden. Had to stop twice to purchase more fluids (and an ice-cream!) - https://www.strava.com/activities/11386968005 - 3 points
19th May: 32.07 miles - Shorter and hillier ride than planned up Wendover Woods as I'm supposed to be tapering for RideLondon or something - https://www.strava.com/activities/11449458861 - 1 point

Total so far: 28 points

 

[C R]

May 19th

St Johns, Hallow, Little Wittley, Wittley Court, Great Wittley, Hillside, Martley, Broadheath, Bransford, Leigh Sinton, Newland, Callow End, Powick and Home.

56.2km

 

[Willd]

Jan - 5 points
Feb - 5 points
Mar - 6 points
Apr - 5 points

May 6 - 33.95 miles, 1,055ft - 1 point Bilton, Long Lawford, Lawford Heath, Bretford, King's Newnham, Little Lawford, Cathiron, Easenhall, Harborough Magna, Cross in Hand, Monks Kirby, Stretton under Fosse, Brinklow, Bretford, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

May 9 - 33.97 miles, 1,057ft - 1 point Reverse of May 6

May 19 - 64.86 miles, 2,720ft - 3 points Bilton, Dunchurch, Toft, Kites Hardwick, Tomlow, Napton on the Hill, Chapel Green, Marston Doles, Priors Hardwick, Wormleighton, Fenny Compton, Farnborough, Shotteswell, Horley, Wroxton, Drayton, Wroxton, North Newington, Banbury, Gaydon, Bishop's Itchington, Southam, Bascote, Long Itchington, Birdingbury, Bourton on Dunsmore, Draycote, Cawston, home.

Points in this challenge 26
Points in all challenges 38

 

[Jenkins]

May 21st – Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Chelsea, Albert, Battersea, Wandsworth, Putney, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Kew & Serpentine, 55.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11463429502

Sixteen bridges over the Thames & one over a lake for something different.

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 3 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 4 rides, 7 points
April: 5 rides, 10 points
5th May: 69.51 miles - Meandering route to Banbury to cross off VeloViewer tiles, only to find there were no trains home from there, so had to continue ride to Brackley from where I could get picked up by team car - https://www.strava.com/activities/11339807678 and https://www.strava.com/activities/11339806844 - 3 points
11th May: 76.78 miles - Very warm ride east to St. Albans (twice), Hatfield, Welwyn and Harpenden. Had to stop twice to purchase more fluids (and an ice-cream!) - https://www.strava.com/activities/11386968005 - 3 points
19th May: 32.07 miles - Shorter and hillier ride than planned up Wendover Woods as I'm supposed to be tapering for RideLondon or something - https://www.strava.com/activities/11449458861 - 1 point
26th May: 108.1 miles - RideLondon Essex 100, plus to and from hotel. Very wet roads but not as much actual rain as predicted - https://www.strava.com/activities/11501796218 - 4 points

Total so far: 32 points

 

[geocycle]

26 May Kendal and Scout Scar. 84 km with 1000 m of climbing.

Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7204767

20 points in this challenge
38 points overall

 

[UphillSlowly]

January - 3 pts
February 1 pt
March 2 pts
April 2 pts
4th May 50.29 km 1pt
Four ways up Clent plus a couple of other hills from Halesowen
6th May 53.41 km 1pt
Lovely sunny ride to Rushock via Cooksey Green from Birmingham
18th May 50.16 km 1pt
Same ride as 4th May, but with GLW
26th May 73.36 km 1pt
100 Climbs Sheffield Challenge. - trying to get minimum distance for 40pts

12 points in this challenge

 

[C R]

May 27th

St Peters, Rushwick, Bransford, Alfrick Pound, Longley Green, Acton Green, Bishop's Froome, Bosbury, Old Colwall, Eastnor, Holly Bush, Longdon, Upton, Kinnersley, Hatfield and then Home.

81.2 km

 

[biggs682]

I am unlikely to get any more rides in till August due to a broken collar bone in a non cycling related tumble .

 

[13 rider]

I am unlikely to get any more rides in till August due to a broken collar bone in a non cycling related tumble .

Sorry to hear that @biggs682 ,hope the road to recovery is smooth and not too long

 

[UphillSlowly]

I am unlikely to get any more rides in till August due to a broken collar bone in a non cycling related tumble .

That is bad news. Hope you heal well and quickly

 

[biggs682]

That is bad news. Hope you heal well and quickly

Thanks I will certainly be trying

Sorry to hear that @biggs682 ,hope the road to recovery is smooth and not too long

Fingers crossed

 

[Osprey]

May 5th 89km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Killay, Gorseinon, Pontardulais, Llanedi, Pen y Groes, Carmel, Milo, Derwydd, Trap, Carreg Cennen Castle, Ammanford, Garnswllt, Pontardulais, Gowerton, Llanmorlais. https://strava.app.link/nJcCFMuimJb

May 12th. 65km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Killay, Mumbles, Langland, Caswell, Oxwich, PortEynon, Llanmadoc, Llanmorlais. https://strava.app.link/h0Pt34glzJb

May 15th. 106km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Sa1, Briton Ferry, Margam, Pyle, Stormy Down, Porthcawl. and return. https://strava.app.link/X654E0hOCJb

May 26th. 124km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Swansea, Briton Ferry, Margam, Pyle, Layleston, Merthyr Mawr, Ewenny, St Brides, Southerndown, Ogmore by Sea, and return. https://strava.app.link/2mtcAhGvYJb

33 points total

 

[13 rider]

May 1st 32.7 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Barlestone ,Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Newtown Unthank ,Desford ,Ratby ,Markfield
May 9th 42.4 miles , 1 point
Middlezoy ,Greinton ,Shapwick ,Westhay ,Cheddar ,Cheddar Gorge climb ,Easton ,Westhay ,Shapwick ,Greinton ,Middlezoy
May 29th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Botcheston, Barlestone, Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Newtown Unthank ,Desford ,Markfield

Points in this challenge 24
Points in all challenges 59

 

[slow scot]

April (continued)

30th. (53 kms)) Deeside line, Drum, Flora’s, Echt, Tillymannoch, loch of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Westhill, Blacktop.

May

8th. (65 kms). Deeside line to Crathes bridge, South Deeside road, bridge of Feugh, Banchory, Crathes castle, Hirn, Drum, Deeside line.
13th. (52 kms). 30th April ride in reverse.
14th. (56 kms). As per yesterday, but with Dunecht estate loop.
17th. (52 kms). Blacktop, Westhill, Kirkton of Skene, Loch of Skene, back roads south to Raemoir road, Cullerlie stone circle, Flora’s, Drum, Deeside line.
21st. (57 kms). As per 14th May, but in reverse.
28th. (56 kms). As per above route.

Total Points: 18