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, Colne, 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)
Ride 7, July 18 - Colne, Calf Edge, Lothersdale, Calf Edge, Carlton-ish, Tow Top, Lothersdale, Colne, Foulridge (no traffic jams), Whitemoor, Colne, Laneshaw Bridge, Colne (total 31.1 miles / 50.1 km plus 950 m / 3,116 ft ascent)
Ride 8, Aug 9 - Oswestry, Maesbury Marsh, Maesbrook, Melverley, Crew Green, Criggion, Four Crosses, Llanymynych, Maesbury, Acton Square, Oswestry (total 35.6 miles / 57.3 km plus 411 m / 1,350 ft ascent).
Ride 9, Sept 28 - Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Blue Bell, Nonya ford, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, L&L, Foulridge, Slipper Hill, Blacko, Roughlee, Spen Brook, Fence, the Ridge, Higham, Fence, Burnley (total 32.3 miles / 52.0 km plus 712 m / 2,336 ft ascent)
Ride 10, Oct 13 - Clarion run massively extended to include Whitemoor, Grey Stones, Padiham, Rose Grove etc, including stopping in on the chap trying to get my 23 year old CRV through its MOT (total 31.6 miles / 50.8 km, plus 579 m / 1,900 ft ascent)
Ride 11, Nov 4 - Work commute from Pendle to Preston and back (total 50.4 miles / 81.1 km, plus 1,032 m / 3,386 ft ascent)
Points so far - 13
