2022 Average an Imperial Century a Week Challenge

[Tribansman]

Going to adopt the same rules in terms of qualifying rides as the Imperial Century a Month challenge, except no monthly time limit.

Aim is simple: Ride 52 centuries from 1 Jan to 31 Dec.

Should try where possible to do one per week, but can defer and then catch up.

Anyone else fancy joining?! 🙏

 

[Tribansman]

1. 3/1/21 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild

 

[ColinJ]

When mere Lunacy isn't enough, double it, and then double it again...

Good luck with that!

These days, I wouldn't even commit to doing 52 x 50 km rides!

 

[Tribansman]

Thanks 👍

To be fair, Calder Valley a lot hillier than Herts/Beds/Cambs - and wetter! Easier to hit the road when you're not feeling brilliant if you're not faced with steep climbs in all directions or the prospect of a drenching
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[ColinJ]

Thanks 👍

To be fair, Calder Valley a lot hillier than Herts/Beds/Cambs - and wetter! Easier to hit the road when you're not feeling brilliant if you're not faced with steep climbs in all directions or the prospect of a drenching
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That is true! If I lived somewhere flatter e.g. Cheshire, I would be doing a lot more long rides.

I do go to Cheshire and the Vale of York with my singlespeed bike but both involve round trips of about 3 hours on trains every time so not something I want to do every week.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A 100 mile ride every single week of the year. Good luck with that , it’s quite a commitment.

 

[Tribansman]

Thanks. That's the aim, although have left myself a bit of wiggle room by saying averaging 1 a week is ok.

Although on track so far, and dates in diary for rest of Jan and Feb...

1. 3/1/21 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/21 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly

 

[Tribansman]

1. 3/1/22 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/22 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly
3. 23/1/22 - Letchworth > Shefford > Woburn > Newport Pagnell > Salcey Forest > Ampthill > Stevenage > Letchworth
101 miles, 6h 15m, overcast but dry

 

[cougie uk]

That is true! If I lived somewhere flatter e.g. Cheshire, I would be doing a lot more long rides.

I do go to Cheshire and the Vale of York with my singlespeed bike but both involve round trips of about 3 hours on trains every time so not something I want to do every week.

There's some very lumpy bits of Cheshire. Lovely views though if the day is right.

 

[cougie uk]

Going to adopt the same rules in terms of qualifying rides as the Imperial Century a Month challenge, except no monthly time limit.

Aim is simple: Ride 52 centuries from 1 Jan to 31 Dec.

Should try where possible to do one per week, but can defer and then catch up.

Anyone else fancy joining?! 🙏

I'm going to see if I can get 5k miles this year but there's no way I'll be able to do 52 centuries.

 

[ColinJ]

There's some very lumpy bits of Cheshire. Lovely views though if the day is right.

I have cycled some of those bits, but some of the others are yet to be explored. I might treat myself to a long weekend at a Travelodge over there this year if I get fit enough to do long rides on successive days.

 

[Tribansman]

So far so good, January done courtesy of a day off yesterday

1. 3/1/22 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/22 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly
3. 23/1/22 - Letchworth > Shefford > Woburn > Newport Pagnell > Salcey Forest > Ampthill > Stevenage > Letchworth
101 miles, 6h 15m, overcast but dry
4. 27/1/22 - Letchworth > Kimbolton > Oundle > Corby > Market Harborough > Wellingborough > Bedford > Letchworth
132.miles, 8h 4m, mild and sunny spells.

 

[Tribansman]

February's proving slightly trickier so far with family stuff going on and work very busy. Also down to my single speed being my only working bike so 4 out of the 6 have been on that, including today's. Have been mostly flat though so just the headwind sections where I could have done with a bit of respite. Squeezed in today on last chance of the week, six out of six so far. A very long way to go and obviously need to stay injury free, but chuffed with how it's going.

1. 3/1/22 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/22 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly
3. 23/1/22 - Letchworth > Shefford > Woburn > Newport Pagnell > Salcey Forest > Ampthill > Stevenage > Letchworth
101 miles, 6h 15m, overcast but dry
4. 27/1/22 - Letchworth > Kimbolton > Oundle > Corby > Market Harborough > Wellingborough > Bedford > Letchworth
132.miles, 8h 4m, mild and sunny spells
5. 02/02/22 - Letchworth > Ashwell > Eyeworth > Stevenage > Enfield > Hertford > Baldock > Biggleswade > Letchworth
102 miles, 6h 14m, lovely and sunny but chilly
6. 13/02/02 - Letchworth > Rowney Warren > Gamlingay > St Neots > Shelton > Thrapston > Ramsey > Whittlesey > Peterborough and train home
101.5 miles, 6h 3m, overcast, windy, rain last quarter

 

[Tribansman]

The various storms put paid to my weekly run the week before last, but back on track last week (made it a double) and bagged this week's today to end Feb with a bang.

1. 3/1/22 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/22 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly
3. 23/1/22 - Letchworth > Shefford > Woburn > Newport Pagnell > Salcey Forest > Ampthill > Stevenage > Letchworth
101 miles, 6h 15m, overcast but dry
4. 27/1/22 - Letchworth > Kimbolton > Oundle > Corby > Market Harborough > Wellingborough > Bedford > Letchworth
132.miles, 8h 4m, mild and sunny spells
5. 02/02/22 - Letchworth > Ashwell > Eyeworth > Stevenage > Enfield > Hertford > Baldock > Biggleswade > Letchworth
102 miles, 6h 14m, lovely and sunny but chilly
6. 13/02/02 - Letchworth > Rowney Warren > Gamlingay > St Neots > Shelton > Thrapston > Ramsey > Whittlesey > Peterborough and train home
101.5 miles, 6h 3m, overcast, windy, rain last quarter
7. 25/2/22 - Letchworth > Grantham > Lincoln > Goole > York
201 miles, 13h 45m, clear sky and sunny all day, but wall to wall headwind made it slow going
8. 28/2/22 - Bury > Huddersfield > Dewsbury, Wakefield > Rotherham > Mexborough > Retford > Newark
100.5 miles, 6h 32m, torrential rain the whole way and last two hours in the dark

 

[Tribansman]

1. 3/1/22 - Letchworth > Oundle > Cambridge
101.5 miles; 6h 19m; dry, breezy, mild
2. 10/1/22 - Letchworth > Bedford > Papworth Ev > Cambridge > Duxford > Stevenage
105 miles, 6h 25m; dry, chilly
3. 23/1/22 - Letchworth > Shefford > Woburn > Newport Pagnell > Salcey Forest > Ampthill > Stevenage > Letchworth
101 miles, 6h 15m, overcast but dry
4. 27/1/22 - Letchworth > Kimbolton > Oundle > Corby > Market Harborough > Wellingborough > Bedford > Letchworth
132.miles, 8h 4m, mild and sunny spells
5. 02/02/22 - Letchworth > Ashwell > Eyeworth > Stevenage > Enfield > Hertford > Baldock > Biggleswade > Letchworth
102 miles, 6h 14m, lovely and sunny but chilly
6. 13/02/02 - Letchworth > Rowney Warren > Gamlingay > St Neots > Shelton > Thrapston > Ramsey > Whittlesey > Peterborough and train home
101.5 miles, 6h 3m, overcast, windy, rain last quarter
7. 25/2/22 - Letchworth > Grantham > Lincoln > Goole > York
201 miles, 13h 45m, clear sky and sunny all day, but wall to wall headwind made it slow going
8. 28/2/22 - Bury > Huddersfield > Dewsbury, Wakefield > Rotherham > Mexborough > Retford > Newark
100.5 miles, 6h 32m, torrential rain the whole way and last two hours in the dark
9. 13/3/22 - Letchworth > Saffron Walden > Halstead > Great Dunmow > Letchworth
102 miles, 6h50m, lovely tour through Essex and into Suffolk. Torrential rain last half hour and didn't have much in the tank the whole ride
10. 20/3/22 - Letchworth > Cambridge > Sawtry > St Neots > Letchworth
101 miles, 5h45m, fastest for a while, first ride on the Boardman for ages after bottom bracket shenanigans. Stunning sunshine, spring's sprung!
11. 23/3/22 - Newark, Spalding, Ramsey, St Neots, Letchworth.
113 miles, 7h30m. Didn't start till 5pm si late night! Cracking first half, pretty tough 2nd. The fens are excruciatingly dull at night!
12. 3/4/22 - Letchworth, Bedford, Kimbolton, Thrapston, Olney, Marston Moretaine, Letchworth.
101 miles, 5h55m. Boardman again, -3 start but stunning sunshine and blue sky. Revisited some old haunts in Northamptonshire. Hopefully last cold start for a while!