A few more gold stars to give out today. Mr @rb58 and Mr @Trickedem. Oh yes. And not forgetting myself.
With today's ride to Tiptree and back, the three of us completed 6 years in a row of the challenge.
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A few more gold stars to give out today. Mr @rb58 and Mr @Trickedem. Oh yes. And not forgetting myself.
With today's ride to Tiptree and back, the three of us completed 6 years in a row of the challenge.
I also notice that @Racing roadkill has completed the challenge for 2016.
Well done. Here's your first gold star
Well done. Here's your first gold star
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Done! Today I rode a horse
Full route here.
Now, when you design a route this way, without taking into account the local geography, you have to expect hills. For example each ear involves a lot of pointless climbing. So I knew what I was in for. Or so I thought. That was brutal! 2,400m of climbing. One nasty twisty climb after another. And hardly any really big ones that you can stop and feel proud of yourself at the top, you just have to plunge down a twisty descent on full brakes. No chance to get any rhythm. But I really enjoyed it. Until the sun set, anyway (bottom left foot), and struggling up hills in the dark with busy traffic is not so much fun, although I must say all drivers have been good ones today. It also got very cold.
I had excellent sausage and mash at the Chequers in Lamberhurst. Recommended.
Full route here.
Now, when you design a route this way, without taking into account the local geography, you have to expect hills. For example each ear involves a lot of pointless climbing. So I knew what I was in for. Or so I thought. That was brutal! 2,400m of climbing. One nasty twisty climb after another. And hardly any really big ones that you can stop and feel proud of yourself at the top, you just have to plunge down a twisty descent on full brakes. No chance to get any rhythm. But I really enjoyed it. Until the sun set, anyway (bottom left foot), and struggling up hills in the dark with busy traffic is not so much fun, although I must say all drivers have been good ones today. It also got very cold.
I had excellent sausage and mash at the Chequers in Lamberhurst. Recommended.
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Well done @Dogtrousers Nice looking horse outline,
Another CC'er with a maiden Gold. Roll on next year.
Another CC'er with a maiden Gold. Roll on next year.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Nice art!
Racing roadkill
Guru
CheersI also notice that @Racing roadkill has completed the challenge for 2016.
Well done. Here's your first gold star
redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Well thats it done; I'll write something up once I sort these contact lenses out 
Hence I posted in the wrong thread before, I really must get off this sofa and take the left one out and my put my glasses on
Hence I posted in the wrong thread before, I really must get off this sofa and take the left one out and my put my glasses on
Well thats it done; I'll write something up once I sort these contact lenses out
Hence I posted in the wrong thread before, I really must get off this sofa and take the left one out and my put my glasses on
Well done chap. For someone at the start of the year said you didn't think you would do this years challenge.... the boy did good.
Well earned.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Done, AFAIC. Was intending to ride to Salisbury, but got to Wickham having done 14 miles, stopped for a drink....and the bottle cages were empty. Oops....Back home for them, then back to Wickham, following my usual commute route to Eastleigh. Then Romsey, Winchester, Alresford, Hambledon and home. At a stop I paused then forgot to restart the Garmin. Missing bit, according to Plotaroute, 4.91 miles. Final Garmin total 95.06. Given my rear light had conked out and the front was on 'help, I have low power so I'm only flashing' mode, I didn't risk staying out and doing any more, particularly as dense fog was rolling in. I might do another ton this month to end any hairsplitting, I might not...
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Got mine done today, had a short (12 mile) stint into the wind mid ride, which was forecast at 6mph, which really took it out of me & made the later part of the ride rather tough & the although the weather was fine today, the last few days left the roads in a bit of a state, was blathered in shite after only 15 miles & the chain was crunching towards the end 
& then the Garmin file won't upload once home. Won't load onto Strava 'Bad file data' which I've had before, but won't even load on the Garmin Training Centre on the PC 
& then the Garmin file won't upload once home. Won't load onto Strava 'Bad file data' which I've had before, but won't even load on the Garmin Training Centre on the PC
Racing roadkill
Guru
If it's not on Strava, it didn't happen. You'll have to do it again.Got mine done today, had a short (12 mile) stint into the wind mid ride, which was forecast at 6mph, which really took it out of me & made the later part of the ride rather tough & the although the weather was fine today, the last few days left the roads in a bit of a state, was blathered in shite after only 15 miles & the chain was crunching towards the end
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
I'll set off straight away then
Got mine done today, had a short (12 mile) stint into the wind mid ride, which was forecast at 6mph, which really took it out of me & made the later part of the ride rather tough & the although the weather was fine today, the last few days left the roads in a bit of a state, was blathered in shite after only 15 miles & the chain was crunching towards the end
Nice one Soltydog.
Here you go
See you in 2017
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Nice one Soltydog.
Here you go
See you in 2017
Cheers Ian. Not sure you'll see me on this challenge, last couple of months I've found tough, but get a nice day in January when I'm off work & we'll see
But hoping to get out on one of the Fridays rides this year, so may see you there
