2024 Annual Lunacy Distance Challenge

[steverob]

Target distance: 60 miles
Today's ride: 76.78 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/11386968005 - Very warm ride east to St. Albans (twice), Hatfield, Welwyn and Harpenden. Had to stop twice to purchase more fluids (and an ice-cream!)
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 76.78 miles - 11th May - St. Albans & Hatfield, more water needed
2. 69.51 miles - 5th May - Meander to Banbury, no trains, so on to Brackley
3. 64.08 miles - 30th March - Dodging kamikaze chickens downhill!
4. 63.06 miles - 13th April - Routes across Milton Keynes
5. 63.01 miles - 6th April - Farm tracks and horrible headwinds

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 4

4. May 11th - 166km / 2,900m (Wensleydale, Masham, Pateley Bridge, Burnsall, Settle)
3. May 4th - 164km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Coal Road, Tan Hill, Grinton Moor, Ribblehead)
2. April 30th - 162km / 2,800 (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Coverdale, Wharfedale, Cross of Greet)
1. April 27th - 161km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Sunbiggin, Dentdale)

 

[lazybloke]

Squeezed in another today
Target distance: 60km.

Qualifying rides: 7


5) 5/5/2024 : 108km : Isle of Wight randonnee: Fishguard > Fishguard (clockwise) via Pondwell, Bembridge, Alverstone, Sandford, Wroxall, Whitwell, Niton, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Newbridge, Newtown, Cowes and Wootton (your ride today)
3) 20/04/2024 : 126km : Home > rail station. Vauxhall station > Peckam > Walworth > London South Bank > Kennington > Woodmansterne > Turners Hill > Lower Beeding > Shoreham-by-Sea > Southwick station. Dorking station > home. (ride description in wrong thread!)
1) 24/04/24: 97 km : Dial Post > Winterfold Forest > Rusper > Dial Post. (link to your ride today)
7) 12/05/24 : 86 km : Home > Pixham > Shellwood Cross > Rusper > Horsham > Doomsday Green (what a cracking name!) > Mannings Heath > Buchan Hill Forest > Bewbush (what a ghastly name!) > Three Bridge <TRAIN SECTION> Redhill > Reigate > PIxham > Home. (your ride today)
2) 13/04/2024 : 81 km (50.3 miles) : Home - Newdigate - Horsham - Nutbourne - North Stoke - home, not including the train journey part. (link to your ride today).
4) 30/4/24: 66.7 km (41.5 miles) : Home > Peasmarsh > Bramley > Munstead > "beautiful rural lanes section" > "ghastly bridlepath horror" > Grafham > Wonersh > Chilworth > home (Link to veloviewer stupidity)
6) 09/05/24 : 65 km : Home > Leatherhead > Langley Vale > Walton on the Hill > Mogador > Reigate > Leigh > (was heading further afield but a slow puncture made me re-evaluate) > Pixham > Box Hill > Home (link to your ride today)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 5

5. May 17th - 201km / 3,250m (Ribblehead, Teesdale, Weardale, return to Kendal)
4. May 11th - 166km / 2,900m (Wensleydale, Masham, Pateley Bridge, Burnsall, Settle)
3. May 4th - 164km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Coal Road, Tan Hill, Grinton Moor, Ribblehead)
2. April 30th - 162km / 2,800 (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Coverdale, Wharfedale, Cross of Greet)
1. April 27th - 161km / 2,800m (Newby Head, Buttertubs, Tan Hill, Sunbiggin, Dentdale)