steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Julys entry
The 2024 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge
- Thread starter 13 rider
- Start date
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Jul 1st , 31.5 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odstone ,Carlton ,Congerstone ,Market Bosworth ,Peckleton ,Desford ,Ratby ,Markfield
Jul 5th , 31.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Shenton ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Desford , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jul 7th ,31.7 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Botcheston ,Odstone ,Carlton ,Congerstone ,Shenton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jul 13th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 5th
Jul 14th 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Ratcliffe on wreake ,Ragdale ,Barrow , Mountsorrel ,Cropston ,Groby ,Ratby ,Markfield
Jul 16th 31.7 miles , 1 point
Same as the 7th
Jul 20th 50.3 miles , 2 points
Markfield ,Anstey ,Sileby ,Seagrave ,Willoughby ,Wysall ,Wymeswold ,Barrow ,Sileby ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 21st 38.4 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Frisby on the wreake ,Hoby , Cossington ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 27th 36.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Newtown Linford ,Swithland ,Sileby ,Burton on the wolds ,Barrow ,Cropston ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 28th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 5th and 13th
Jul 29th ,31.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odstone ,Newtown Burgoland ,Congerstone ,Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Ratby ,Markfield
Points in this challenge 43
Points in all challenges 91
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odstone ,Carlton ,Congerstone ,Market Bosworth ,Peckleton ,Desford ,Ratby ,Markfield
Jul 5th , 31.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Barlestone ,Market Bosworth ,Shenton ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Desford , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jul 7th ,31.7 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Botcheston ,Odstone ,Carlton ,Congerstone ,Shenton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jul 13th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 5th
Jul 14th 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Ratcliffe on wreake ,Ragdale ,Barrow , Mountsorrel ,Cropston ,Groby ,Ratby ,Markfield
Jul 16th 31.7 miles , 1 point
Same as the 7th
Jul 20th 50.3 miles , 2 points
Markfield ,Anstey ,Sileby ,Seagrave ,Willoughby ,Wysall ,Wymeswold ,Barrow ,Sileby ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 21st 38.4 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Frisby on the wreake ,Hoby , Cossington ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 27th 36.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Newtown Linford ,Swithland ,Sileby ,Burton on the wolds ,Barrow ,Cropston ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jul 28th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 5th and 13th
Jul 29th ,31.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odstone ,Newtown Burgoland ,Congerstone ,Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Ratby ,Markfield
Points in this challenge 43
Points in all challenges 91
Domus
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Radcliffe
January to June inc 22 points
July 1 Saint Malo to Averanches via Mont St Michel 74.6 Kms 1 point.
July 2 Averanches to Bayeux via 1,160 metres of upness. 98.8 Kms 2 points
July 3 Bayeux to Caen via D-Day sites and the new British Memorial 73.9 Kms 1 point
July 4 Caen to Honfleur via Lisieux 105.3 Kms
3 points
July 5 Honfleur to Fecamp via Étretat 80.9 Kms 2 points.
July 6 Fécamp to Dieppe 69.1 Kms 1 point
July 14 Meathop, Levens, Beetham, Warton, Morecambe, Carnforth 61.81 1point
July 22 Norwich to Thetford via Diss 82.3 Kms 2 points
July 23 Thetford to Kings Lynn via Swaffham
89.8 Kms 2 points.
July 24 Kings Lynn to Wells next to Sea via Hunstanton 73 Kms 1 point
July 25 wells to Sheringham via Holt 60.3 Kms 1 point
July 26 Sheringham to Norwich via Wroxham 75.8Kms 1 point
July 30 Cartmel, Coniston, Hawkshead, Crosthwaite, Levens and Grange. 81.1 Kms 2 points
Total points to date 43
July 1 Saint Malo to Averanches via Mont St Michel 74.6 Kms 1 point.
July 2 Averanches to Bayeux via 1,160 metres of upness. 98.8 Kms 2 points
July 3 Bayeux to Caen via D-Day sites and the new British Memorial 73.9 Kms 1 point
July 4 Caen to Honfleur via Lisieux 105.3 Kms
3 points
July 5 Honfleur to Fecamp via Étretat 80.9 Kms 2 points.
July 6 Fécamp to Dieppe 69.1 Kms 1 point
July 14 Meathop, Levens, Beetham, Warton, Morecambe, Carnforth 61.81 1point
July 22 Norwich to Thetford via Diss 82.3 Kms 2 points
July 23 Thetford to Kings Lynn via Swaffham
89.8 Kms 2 points.
July 24 Kings Lynn to Wells next to Sea via Hunstanton 73 Kms 1 point
July 25 wells to Sheringham via Holt 60.3 Kms 1 point
July 26 Sheringham to Norwich via Wroxham 75.8Kms 1 point
July 30 Cartmel, Coniston, Hawkshead, Crosthwaite, Levens and Grange. 81.1 Kms 2 points
Total points to date 43
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Usual end of the month round-up from me.
July 3rd – Kirton, Bucklesham, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Burstall, Elmsett, Naughton, Great Bricett, Ringshall, Battisford Tye, Combs Ford & Stowmarket, 61.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11798570777
July 8th – Kirton, Woodbridge, Eyke, Tunstall, Snape, Leiston, Theberton, Westleton, Blythburgh, Holton, Redisham& Beccles, 83.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11837058504
July 11th – Fen Ditton, Stow-cum-Quy, Swaffham Bulbeck, Bottisham, Little & Great Wilbraham, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Great & Little Shelford, Newton, Grantchester, Cambridge & Fen Ditton, 66.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11862454341
July 12th – Diss, Thrandeston, Mellis, Thornhams Parva & Magna, Wickham Skeith, Mendlesham, Mickfield, Stonham Aspal, Crowfield, Hemmingstone, Westerfield, Bucklesham & Trimley, 69.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11870339627
July 15th – Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew & Bucklesham, 59.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11893268981
July 17th – Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew and Bucklesham, 53.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11910938656
July 18th – Newbourne, Woodbridge, Tunstall, Snape, Saxmundham, Peasenhall, Walpole, Linstead Parva, Rumburgh, Bungay, Geldeston & Beccles, 85.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11918582975
July 20th – Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Chelsea, Albert, Battersea, Wandsworth, Putney, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Richmond, Twickenham, Kew & Serpentine bridges, 62.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11936677317
July 21st – Felixstowe, Trimley. Warren Heath, Foxhall & Bucklesham, 50.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11944465399
July 24th – Walton, Bucklesham, Westerfield, Great Blakenham, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Harleston, Haughley, Elmswell, Tosock, Beyton & Bury St. Edmunds, 81.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11968492551
July 27th – Kirton, Bucklesham, Rushmere, Sproughton, Washbroke, Belstead, Tattingstone, Holbrook, Ipswich & Nacton, 72.0km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11994490522
July 31st – Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 57.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/12027249379
July 3rd – Kirton, Bucklesham, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Burstall, Elmsett, Naughton, Great Bricett, Ringshall, Battisford Tye, Combs Ford & Stowmarket, 61.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11798570777
July 8th – Kirton, Woodbridge, Eyke, Tunstall, Snape, Leiston, Theberton, Westleton, Blythburgh, Holton, Redisham& Beccles, 83.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11837058504
July 11th – Fen Ditton, Stow-cum-Quy, Swaffham Bulbeck, Bottisham, Little & Great Wilbraham, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Great & Little Shelford, Newton, Grantchester, Cambridge & Fen Ditton, 66.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11862454341
July 12th – Diss, Thrandeston, Mellis, Thornhams Parva & Magna, Wickham Skeith, Mendlesham, Mickfield, Stonham Aspal, Crowfield, Hemmingstone, Westerfield, Bucklesham & Trimley, 69.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11870339627
July 15th – Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew & Bucklesham, 59.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11893268981
July 17th – Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew and Bucklesham, 53.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11910938656
July 18th – Newbourne, Woodbridge, Tunstall, Snape, Saxmundham, Peasenhall, Walpole, Linstead Parva, Rumburgh, Bungay, Geldeston & Beccles, 85.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11918582975
July 20th – Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Chelsea, Albert, Battersea, Wandsworth, Putney, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Richmond, Twickenham, Kew & Serpentine bridges, 62.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11936677317
July 21st – Felixstowe, Trimley. Warren Heath, Foxhall & Bucklesham, 50.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11944465399
July 24th – Walton, Bucklesham, Westerfield, Great Blakenham, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Harleston, Haughley, Elmswell, Tosock, Beyton & Bury St. Edmunds, 81.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11968492551
July 27th – Kirton, Bucklesham, Rushmere, Sproughton, Washbroke, Belstead, Tattingstone, Holbrook, Ipswich & Nacton, 72.0km, https://www.strava.com/activities/11994490522
July 31st – Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 57.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/12027249379
Wrapping up July rides.
5th. Dunham Park, Pickmere /Wincham circuit . 50.9km
18th Pickmere via Smelly Sock Lane and TPT. 50.9km
23rd Airport, Wilmslow, Morley Green, AE Bypass and back via Ashley 51.2km
25th B5569, Tabley, Arley, Northwood Lane, Bucklow Hill. 54.8km
30th. High Legh, Arley, Tabley. 32.6km
39 points to date.
5th. Dunham Park, Pickmere /Wincham circuit . 50.9km
18th Pickmere via Smelly Sock Lane and TPT. 50.9km
23rd Airport, Wilmslow, Morley Green, AE Bypass and back via Ashley 51.2km
25th B5569, Tabley, Arley, Northwood Lane, Bucklow Hill. 54.8km
30th. High Legh, Arley, Tabley. 32.6km
39 points to date.
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
1st August
Ipswich – Westerfield (loops) – Kirton – Ipswich
53.04k
1 Point
Total: 14 Points
Ipswich – Westerfield (loops) – Kirton – Ipswich
53.04k
1 Point
Total: 14 Points
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
My first 50k for this month is also my sub-challenge ride outside Suffolk. I'll fill in the details when I get home
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
August Ride
bluenotebob
Veteran
- Location
- France
January/4th July: 39 points
12 July 2024 A 4-bike ride 58.75km 1 point Brignac, la Riaye, la Corbinais, Kerminy, SBdM and la Plaisance (on La Rossa); three local loops on three different bikes, dodging (not always successfully) heavy thundery showers (on the MASSI, the RAID and Katie-Mae)
16 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 54.55km 1 point A loop around SBdM (on the Urban Shaper); a local loop with some off-roading (on the RAID); Mauron, Lézonnet, Mauron (on La Rossa)
18 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 58.62km 1 point A Pontmenard loop (on Katie-Mae); a loop around SBdM and la Justice, about a third of it off-road (on the MASSI); Mauron, Lézonnet, Mauron (on La Rossa)
23 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 58.62km 1 point A Pontmenard loop (on the Urban Shaper); a short off-road loop (on the RAID); Mauron, Grancastel, Mauron (on La Rossa)
1 August 2024 Mauron/Helléan loop 56.44km 1 point Mauron, Trégadoret, Loyat, Helléan, le Val, Helléan, Bodiel, Loyat, Mauron *
First half of today's ride cycled with @Cathryn , her husband and their son
* This is my qualifying ride for August
Total points in this challenge: 44
Total points in all challenges: 73
12 July 2024 A 4-bike ride 58.75km 1 point Brignac, la Riaye, la Corbinais, Kerminy, SBdM and la Plaisance (on La Rossa); three local loops on three different bikes, dodging (not always successfully) heavy thundery showers (on the MASSI, the RAID and Katie-Mae)
16 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 54.55km 1 point A loop around SBdM (on the Urban Shaper); a local loop with some off-roading (on the RAID); Mauron, Lézonnet, Mauron (on La Rossa)
18 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 58.62km 1 point A Pontmenard loop (on Katie-Mae); a loop around SBdM and la Justice, about a third of it off-road (on the MASSI); Mauron, Lézonnet, Mauron (on La Rossa)
23 July 2024 A 3-bike ride 58.62km 1 point A Pontmenard loop (on the Urban Shaper); a short off-road loop (on the RAID); Mauron, Grancastel, Mauron (on La Rossa)
1 August 2024 Mauron/Helléan loop 56.44km 1 point Mauron, Trégadoret, Loyat, Helléan, le Val, Helléan, Bodiel, Loyat, Mauron *
First half of today's ride cycled with @Cathryn , her husband and their son
* This is my qualifying ride for August
Total points in this challenge: 44
Total points in all challenges: 73
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
August 1st – Diss, Busrton, Gissing, Tibenham, Foncett End, Ashwellthorpe, Wymondham, Wramplingham, Bawburgh, Colney, Earlham, Hellesdon & Norwich, 61.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/12035786771
Chap sur le velo
Über Member
- Location
- @acknee
Late entry but just got accross the line for July!
July
Points YTD 31
29 07 50kms Hot.
Had various tasks to perform, so included them on a run round east London and Docklands..
Hope it’s not my swansong!
https://www.strava.com/activities/12011946656/segments/3253061690177061222
27 07 83 kms, Perfect weather and due to starting further out, got to see lots of lovely Essex lanes. Worrying: still not feeling it.
https://www.strava.com/activities/11994273880
July
Points YTD 31
29 07 50kms Hot.
Had various tasks to perform, so included them on a run round east London and Docklands..
Hope it’s not my swansong!
https://www.strava.com/activities/12011946656/segments/3253061690177061222
27 07 83 kms, Perfect weather and due to starting further out, got to see lots of lovely Essex lanes. Worrying: still not feeling it.
https://www.strava.com/activities/11994273880
Cathryn
Legendary Member
- Location
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
January 1st!
50km. A familiar loop of Pewsey Vale. Happy New Year everyone!
1 point
Feb 3rd.
More fun than January because a friend came with me and we whizzed along talking non stop! Lovely cafe stop at Honey Street and then up and over the hill home for sofa time with the cats.
Total so far: 2 points!
March 9th
March’s 50km done! Lovely ride round the south Cotswolds…started and finished in Bibury. Stopped at Down Ampney to see the glorious stained glass!
Total so far: 3 points
March 30th
Unexpected 50k with my husband and son, making the most of the first lovely day for cycling!
Total so far: 4 points
April 5th
106km. Dieppe - Gisors. Lovely bike path. +3 points.
Total so far: 7 points
April 6th
90km from Gisors to the Eiffel Tower and then out to our Airbnb at Boulougne Billancourt. The buzz of seeing the Arc de Triomphe in the distance was like a double shot of coffee. + 2 points.
Total so far: 9 points
April 10th
Exactly100km (phew) from Boulougne Billancourt to Amecourt. +3 points
Total so far: 12 points
April 11th
90 glorious km back to Dieppe. +2 points
Total so far: 14 points
May 6th
50km loop of Pewsey Vale. +1 point
Total so far: 15 points!
May 30th
101 miles from home to London with my son! Epic day out, fabulously supported by the good people of cyclechat! +4 points
Total so far: 19 points
June 2nd.
The standard Pewsey Vale loop but diverted into Devizes for church where I quietly repaired my slow puncture in the balcony during the service. +1 point
July 26th
Finally the summer holidays! The usual Pewsey Vale loop, which I really enjoy! +1 point.
Points so far: 21 points
August 1st
Dinan to Josselin, Brittany. 59 miles. Cracking day’s ride on wonderful bike paths or quiet roads! Met up with Bob! Fab day out. +2 points.
Points so far: 23 points
50km. A familiar loop of Pewsey Vale. Happy New Year everyone!
1 point
Feb 3rd.
More fun than January because a friend came with me and we whizzed along talking non stop! Lovely cafe stop at Honey Street and then up and over the hill home for sofa time with the cats.
Total so far: 2 points!
March 9th
March’s 50km done! Lovely ride round the south Cotswolds…started and finished in Bibury. Stopped at Down Ampney to see the glorious stained glass!
Total so far: 3 points
March 30th
Unexpected 50k with my husband and son, making the most of the first lovely day for cycling!
Total so far: 4 points
April 5th
106km. Dieppe - Gisors. Lovely bike path. +3 points.
Total so far: 7 points
April 6th
90km from Gisors to the Eiffel Tower and then out to our Airbnb at Boulougne Billancourt. The buzz of seeing the Arc de Triomphe in the distance was like a double shot of coffee. + 2 points.
Total so far: 9 points
April 10th
Exactly100km (phew) from Boulougne Billancourt to Amecourt. +3 points
Total so far: 12 points
April 11th
90 glorious km back to Dieppe. +2 points
Total so far: 14 points
May 6th
50km loop of Pewsey Vale. +1 point
Total so far: 15 points!
May 30th
101 miles from home to London with my son! Epic day out, fabulously supported by the good people of cyclechat! +4 points
Total so far: 19 points
June 2nd.
The standard Pewsey Vale loop but diverted into Devizes for church where I quietly repaired my slow puncture in the balcony during the service. +1 point
July 26th
Finally the summer holidays! The usual Pewsey Vale loop, which I really enjoy! +1 point.
Points so far: 21 points
August 1st
Dinan to Josselin, Brittany. 59 miles. Cracking day’s ride on wonderful bike paths or quiet roads! Met up with Bob! Fab day out. +2 points.
Points so far: 23 points
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Sun, 28th January: 52 km. Tod, Shade, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, A58 via Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Hubberton Green, High Stone Rd, VERY blustery chilly cross/headwind climb back up to Blackstone Edge (could only manage 10 km/hr into that), Littleborough, Walsden, Tod.
Sat, 24th February: 50 km. Tod, Burnley, Crown Point, Deerplay, Bacup, Sharneyford, Rochdale Rd to Calderbrook, Summit, Walsden, Shade, Lumbutts, Tod.
Tue, 5th March: 50 km. 50 km. [Devon] Mucky lanes between Crediton, Thorverton and Upton Pyne.
Thu, 7th March: 81 km. [Devon] Crediton, Exeter, Exe trail to Exmouth, ride with my niece towards Otterton via Budleigh Salterton & back to Exmouth, then back via outward route.
Sun, 31st March: 50 km. Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, climb to Blackstone Edge, 'Blue Ball loop' round and back up to Blackstone Edge, home by reverse of outward route. [PS I thought today was a repeat of Jan 28th ride but there seems to be 2 km missing. If I can be bothered to check my GPS, I'll work out where they went!
]
Sat, 20th April: 54 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green loop, back to Littleborough and then straight home.
Sat, 27th April: 88 km. 88 km (forum ride). Tod, Hebden Bridge, Lee Wood Rd, Widdop, Haggate, Mereclough, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Craggies cafe stop, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, HB, Tod.
Thu, 9th May: 50 km. Tod, Shade, Walsden, Calderbrook/Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Baitings Reservoir, Rishworth, tough climb to Ringstone Edge, Krumlin, Barkisland, Norland Moor, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby village, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod (including bonus climb and loop to get 1,000 m of ascent and 50 km of distance in).
Sun, 2nd June: 60km. Tod, Mankinholes, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, and back to Tod via Blackstone Edge on reverse of outward route.
Thu, 20th June: 56 km. Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, lanes to Sowerby village, Hubberton Green... Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Caldermoor, Calderbrook, Walsden, Tod.
Thu, 27th June: 55 km. Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Cotton Stones, Sowerby village, Hubberton Green, Steep Lane, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge (cafe stop with friend), Mankinholes, Lumbutts, Walsden, Tod.
Tue, 9th July: 52 km. Lumpy lanes between Crediton, Thorverton and Upton Pyne.
Fri, 19th July: 53 km. (Timing myself on a lumpy loop with 700+ m of ascent - I took 2.5 hours.) Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Hubberton Green, High Stone Rd, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Walsden, Tod.
Sat, 24th February: 50 km. Tod, Burnley, Crown Point, Deerplay, Bacup, Sharneyford, Rochdale Rd to Calderbrook, Summit, Walsden, Shade, Lumbutts, Tod.
Tue, 5th March: 50 km. 50 km. [Devon] Mucky lanes between Crediton, Thorverton and Upton Pyne.
Thu, 7th March: 81 km. [Devon] Crediton, Exeter, Exe trail to Exmouth, ride with my niece towards Otterton via Budleigh Salterton & back to Exmouth, then back via outward route.
Sun, 31st March: 50 km. Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, climb to Blackstone Edge, 'Blue Ball loop' round and back up to Blackstone Edge, home by reverse of outward route. [PS I thought today was a repeat of Jan 28th ride but there seems to be 2 km missing. If I can be bothered to check my GPS, I'll work out where they went!
]Sat, 20th April: 54 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green loop, back to Littleborough and then straight home.
Sat, 27th April: 88 km. 88 km (forum ride). Tod, Hebden Bridge, Lee Wood Rd, Widdop, Haggate, Mereclough, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Craggies cafe stop, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, HB, Tod.
Thu, 9th May: 50 km. Tod, Shade, Walsden, Calderbrook/Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Baitings Reservoir, Rishworth, tough climb to Ringstone Edge, Krumlin, Barkisland, Norland Moor, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby village, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod (including bonus climb and loop to get 1,000 m of ascent and 50 km of distance in).
Sun, 2nd June: 60km. Tod, Mankinholes, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, and back to Tod via Blackstone Edge on reverse of outward route.
Thu, 20th June: 56 km. Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, lanes to Sowerby village, Hubberton Green... Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Caldermoor, Calderbrook, Walsden, Tod.
Thu, 27th June: 55 km. Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Cotton Stones, Sowerby village, Hubberton Green, Steep Lane, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge (cafe stop with friend), Mankinholes, Lumbutts, Walsden, Tod.
Tue, 9th July: 52 km. Lumpy lanes between Crediton, Thorverton and Upton Pyne.
Fri, 19th July: 53 km. (Timing myself on a lumpy loop with 700+ m of ascent - I took 2.5 hours.) Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball, Hubberton Green, High Stone Rd, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Walsden, Tod.
