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

[Willd]

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

Jun 7 - 34.34 miles, 1,265ft - 1 point Bilton, Rugby, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Pailton, Street Ashton, Monks Kirby, Brockhurst, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Ashby Parva, Leire, Ashby Parva, Ullesthorpe, Claybrooke Parva / Magna, High Cross, Cloudesley Bush, Brinklow, Bretford, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Jun 9 - 56.42 miles, 1,718ft - 2 points Bilton, Cawston, Princethorpe, Weston under Wetherley, Cubbington, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Guys Cliffe, Leek Wootton, Stoneleigh, Bubbenhall, Wolston, Bretford, Brinklow, Shilton, Wolvey, Wolvey Heath, Cloudesley Bush, Cross in Hand Harborough Magna / Parva, Newbold on Avon, Rugby, home.

Points in this challenge 29
Points in all challenges 47

 

[UphillSlowly]

January - 3 pts
February 1 pt
March 2 pts
April 2 pts
May 4 pts
1st June 1pt
7th June 1 pt
10th June 1pt
Loop down to Tanworth in Arden. Home via Lickey. 52.21 km

15 points in this challenge
39 points in all challenges

 

[gbs]

Ride 1: 01.02 52k Ashtead, Effingham, Cobham and then home to Fulham plus a 5k feeder ride
Ride 2: 07.01,52k Windsor ac loop via Warren Row, Wargrave, Windsor
Ride 3: 14.01, 56k Fulham, Shepperton Lock, Fulham
Ride 4: 07.02, 57k Surbiton, Leatherhead, Peeble Hill, Flanchford, Brockham, L'head plus 21k of feeder rides
Ride 5: 11.02, 51k, Sutton, Bletchingley, Edenbridge plus two feeder rides
Ride 6: 20.02, 63k, Windsor acw loop via Wargarve
Ride 7: 05.03, 64k, Fulham cw loop via Old Malden, Malden Rushett, Cobham
Ride 8: 11.03, 60k, Heathlands loop from Woking incl feeder rides of 10K
Ride 9: 13.03, 58k, Windsor, Wargarve, Fifield plus feeder rides of 18k
Ride 10: 16.03 64k, two feeder routes plus a loop from Sutton via Nutfield. 844m of vertical gain
Ride 11: 21.03 59k, two feeder rides plus from Upper Warlingham, down Chalkpit Lane, Toys Hill, Westerham, to Oxted. 833m of vertical gain
Ride 12: 30.03 59k, two feeder rides plus loop to Tanhouse Farm from Leatherhead. 545m of vertical gain
Ride 13: 08.04 71k, Fulham, Ockham, return. 392m vertical gain
Ride 14: 13.04 58k, Fulham, Weybridge return. 182m vertical gain
Ride 15: 20.04 59k, two feeder routes plus Cobham, Horsley, meander, Ripley, Cobham. 372m vertical gain
Ride 16: 24.04 61k, Dorking loop via Ranmore Common, Albury, Forest Green, Capel plus two feeder rides. 922 m vertical gain
Ride 17: 30.04 52k, Egham, V water, Englefield Green, Windsor, Hampton plus two feeder rides. 200m vertical gain.
Ride 18: 01.05 50k,Dorking, Walliswwod, Coldharbour, Dorking plus two feeder rides. 614m vg.
Ride 19: 04.05 61k, Cobham, Surrey Hills, Dorking plus 2 feeder rides. 886m vertical gain
Ride 20: 20.05 56k, Fulham, Cobham, Fulham. 277 m vertical gain
Ride 21: 23.05 52k, feeder ride, Dorking loop to ThF shop then Raynes Park, Richmond Park, Fulham. 437m vg.
Ride 22:25.05 54k, a meander from Cobham plus 2 feeder rides. 313m vertical gain.
Ride 23:27.05 63k, from LHD to Stoke d'Abernon and then a meander plus a feeder ride. 377m verticlal gain.
Ride 24: 29.05 57k, to Weybridge for coffee. 193m vertical gain
Ride 25: 11.06 67k, loop from Leatherhead to Charlwood plus 2 feeder rides. 494m v gain.
Ride 26: 13.06 65k, from Epsom, Pebble Hill, PartridgeLane, Leatherhead plus two feeder ride. 520m vertical gain
Ride 27: 20.06 52k,loop from Woking to Lightwater plus 2 feeder rides. 254m vertical
Ride 28: 22.06 54k, from home to Richmond Park, WoT, Windsor. 225 vertical
Ride 29: 27.06 59k, from home to West End village, Woking plus a feeder ride. 220m vertical
ride 30: 02.07 53k, from Feltham, Littleton, Bushey Park, Richmond Park, home. 160m vertical
Ride 31: 04.07 75k, from home to Esher, from Guildford to Smithwood Kilns, Westcott, Leatherhead. 597m vertical gain
Ride 32: 07.07 59k, from home to West Ewell, Cobham, Richmond Park and return. 295m vertical

 

[Domus]

Jan 1 Whitefield, Manchester, Ashley, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Mobberley and return home via slightly shorter route 83.6 Kms 2 points
Jan 12 Bury, Haslingden, Bacup, Rochdale, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 56.08 Kms 1 point
Jan 14 Whitefield, Manchester, Dunham, Lymm and return home via Trans Pennine Trail 87.59 Kms 2 points
Feb 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 53.7 Kms 1 point
Feb 5 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 50.8 Kms 1 point
Feb 10 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside and back to Grange avoiding flooding at Meathop 58.7 Kms 1 point
Feb 24 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 63.6 Kms 1 point
Mar 3 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 52.8 Kms 1 point
Mar 7 Bury, Haslingden, Bacup, Rochdale, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 55.2 Kms 1 point
Mar 18 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
Mar 30 Bury, Edenfield, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Waterfoot and home 64.6 Kms 1 point
Apr 11 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside and back to Grange via similar route 59.2 Kms 1 point
April 24 Train to Barrow to ride back to Grange via Bay Cycle Way. 66.3 Kms 1 point
May 3 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Horwich, Bolton, Kearsley, Whitefield, Bury and home 72.3 Kma 1 point
June 2 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Bolton and home 50.2 Kms 1 point
June 8 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside, and back to Grange. 57.8 Kms 1point
June 12 Bury, Edenfield, Helmshore, Rawtenstall, Bury, Whitefield and home 51.3 Kms 1 point

Running total 19 points

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 3 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 4 rides, 7 points
April: 5 rides, 10 points
May: 4 rides, 11 points
6th June: 42.41 miles - While recovering from Covid and a bad back, a very windy holiday ride on a rented e-bike around Dundee, Carnoustie and Tayport - https://www.strava.com/activities/11587601191 - 1 point
13th June: 31.76 miles - Back on my regular bike after 2½ weeks off, trying to recover my rapidly disappearing fitness with some local mini-climbs I haven't done in a while - https://www.strava.com/activities/11643175848 - 1 point

Total so far: 34 points

 

[Bazzer]

June 16th. Lane Head, Culcheth, Hollinfare St Helen, Warrington, Great Sankey, Westbrook, Burtonwood, Winwick, Croft, home. 51.5kms

 

[Willd]

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

Jun 7 - 34.34 miles, 1,265ft - 1 point Bilton, Rugby, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Pailton, Street Ashton, Monks Kirby, Brockhurst, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Ashby Parva, Leire, Ashby Parva, Ullesthorpe, Claybrooke Parva / Magna, High Cross, Cloudesley Bush, Brinklow, Bretford, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Jun 9 - 56.42 miles, 1,718ft - 2 points Bilton, Cawston, Princethorpe, Weston under Wetherley, Cubbington, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Guys Cliffe, Leek Wootton, Stoneleigh, Bubbenhall, Wolston, Bretford, Brinklow, Shilton, Wolvey, Wolvey Heath, Cloudesley Bush, Cross in Hand Harborough Magna / Parva, Newbold on Avon, Rugby, home.

Jun 16 - 31.91 miles, 1,239ft - 1 point Bilton, Rugby, Hillmorton, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Newton, Gibbet Hill, Cross in Hand, Ullesthorpe, Claybrooke Parva, Monks Kirby, Street Ashton, Pailton, Easenhall, Harborough Magna, Little Lawford, King's Newnham, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Points in this challenge 30
Points in all challenges 48

 

[13 rider]

Jun 2nd 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston , Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Shenton ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Desford ,Markfield
Jun 6th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Botcheston ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Shackerstone ,Far Coton ,Shenton , Cadeby , Peckleton ,Markfield
Jun 16th ,35.4 miles , 1 point
Holywell Bay to Truro return on my Cornish holiday

Points in this challenge 27
Points in all challenges 69

 

[Slick]

May 18th 37 miles, 1 point

Rotterdam, Zoetemeer, skirting Leiden and into Ouddorp.

Total 13 points

May 19th 41 miles, 1 point

Ouddorp, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Ijmuiden.

Total 14 points

May 20th 35 miles,1 point

South Shields, Newcastle, Train to Glasgow Central, Clydebank, Dumbarton and home.

Total 15 points

June 9th 102 Km, 3 points

Tour of the kingdom Sportive which was just a smidgen over 60 miles but ride to and from took me over the 100km mark.

Total 18 points

 

[FrothNinja]

Ride 1, Jan 6 - Burnley, Haggate, Thursden, Coldwell, Walton Summit, Trawden, Winewall, Laneshaw Bridge, Nonya ford, Kelbrook, Foulridge, L&L up to unannounced towpath blockage then back track and up Slipper Hill, Blacko, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley (total 37.6 miles / 60.5 km plus 1,111 m / 3,645 ft ascent)
Ride 2, Feb 17 - local miles in variable weather - started sunny (total 45.2 miles / 72.7 km plus less than 200m ascent)
Ride 3, March 9 - Deadwaters, Coalburn, Poniel Water, Douglas Water, Longmoor Hill forest, Burnhouse Moor, Roberton, Clyde's Bridge, Littlegill, ancient settlement, Abington, Castle Hill, Abington, Redmoss, Happonden, Coalburn, Deadwaters (total 52.1 miles / 83.8 km plus 1,033 m / 3,389 ft ascent)
Ride 4, Apr 21 - Cowan Bridge, Thornton In Lonsdale, Ingleton, Clapham, Lawkland, Ra'mell (Rathmell), Wigglesworth, Hunters Hill, Carters Lane, Gisburn, Howgill, Martin top, Twiston, Barley, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Wheatley Lane, Brierfield, Burnley (total 38.4 miles / 61.8 km plus 1,033 m / 3,389 ft ascent)
Ride 5, May 12 - Sunny ride mostly on the towpaths heading into Yorkshire with diversions into the hills to alleviated the frustration with bell deaf people - and a special loop to include a visit to the Clarion, where there was some filming being done (total 32.3 miles / 52.1 km plus 351 m / 1,150 ft ascent)
Ride 6, June 20 - Nelson, Cone, Calf Edge, Lothersdale, Calf Edge, Elslack-ish, Calf Edge, Lothersdale, Colne, Foulridge (loads of traffic jams), Colne, Whitemoor, Colne, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (total 35.1 miles / 56.5 km plus 846 m / 2,775 ft ascent)

Points so far - 7

 

[Spartak]

20/06/24

Winterbourne - Cromhall - Stinchcombe - Uley - Frocester - Eastington - A38 back to Bristol

https://strava.app.link/xvHIUMkAAKb

84.75 kms

2 points

2024 Total : 🔟

 

[Donger]

Jan to Apr: 11x various >50km rides around Gloucester/Stroud area, and 1x 50km ride in North Wales. 12pts.
May 5: Quedgeley-Whitminster-Frocester-Cam-Berkeley Castle-Sharpness-Frampton-Elmore-Quedgeley. 69.6km (43.3 miles). 1pt.
May 12: Cullen-Portnockie-Findochty-Buckie-Nether Dallachy-Spey Bay-Garmouth-Wife O'Beath & retrace. 53.3km (33.1 miles). 1pt.
May18: Cleughbrae-Mouswald-Clarencefield-Bankend-Kingholm Quay-Dumfries and retrace to Cleughbrae. 59.9km (37.2 miles. 1pt.
Jun 2: Quedgeley-Stroud-Frampton Mansell-Minchinhampton-Rodborough-Stonehouse-Standish-Quedgeley. 61.1km (38.0 miles). 1pt.
Jun 8: Quedgeley-Frocester-Upper Cam-Stinchcombe-Berkeley-Slimbridge-Frampton-Fretherne-Quedgeley. 81.2km (50.5 miles). 2pts.
Jun21: Quedgeley-Elmore-Saul-Arlingham-Frampton-Fretherne-Saul-Elmore-Quedgeley.50.8km (31.6 miles). 1pt.
Total 19pts.

 

[Chap sur le velo]

June

Points YTD 28

After month prior, legs were still tired but

6th /6th 51kms



https://www.strava.com/activities/11590085288

4th /6th. 89 kms in Essex

https://www.strava.com/activities/11572659592

And best of all.....? Beat the nudge





May added to

26th Ride 100 official time 5’51” 4 points?

https://www.strava.com/activities/11502228118

 

[13 rider]

Jun 2nd 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston , Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Shenton ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Desford ,Markfield
Jun 6th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Botcheston ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Shackerstone ,Far Coton ,Shenton , Cadeby , Peckleton ,Markfield
Jun 16th ,35.4 miles , 1 point
Holywell Bay to Truro return on my Cornish holiday
Jun 22nd ,34.1 miles , 1 point
Holywell Bay ,Perranporth ,Scorrier ,Redruth ,Truro ,Shortlanes end ,Zelah ,Cubert ,Holy well Bay

Points in this challenge 28
Points in all challenges 70

 

[UphillSlowly]

January - 3 pts
February 1 pt
March 2 pts
April 2 pts
May 4 pts
1st June 1pt
7th June 1 pt
10th June 1pt
22 June 1pt
Reverse loop from Halesown up Sugar Loaf, via Pedmore, then across to Clent up and down the usual hills

16 points in this challenge
43 points in all challenges