2023 Annual Simplified Climbing Lunacy (aka "I Don't Do Complicated") Challenge

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Ridgeback Roller

Über Member
Location
Sussex
Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 2


1.Ride 2 7-May 1110m 124km Home- Walberton- Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- Coldwaltham- Kirdford (steak slice, bread pudding and tea) - Balls Cross- Ebernoe- Lugershall- Cocking - Goodwood-Home*
2. Ride 1 12-Mar 1010 m 117km Home -Bognor -Chichester - Goodwood- Duncton- Graffham ( coffee stop) - Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green ( nice soup and toast) - Kirdford- River Hill- Coldwaltham - Amberley-Arundel -Home*

* Also recorded in metric/imperial half century challenge
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Target 1,500m

1. 2 Jan: 1,872m 103.6km. SE4, Crystal Palace, Biggin Hill, Toys Hill, Cowden, Fordcombe, Sundridge Hill, Downe, Hayes.*
2. 18 Feb. 1,545m 100.7 km SE4, Beckenham, Downe, Toy's Hill, Markbeech, Cowden, Ashurst Wood, Coleman's Hatch, Newbridge, Groombridge, Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Hildenborough, Igtham, Seal, Sevenoaks.*
3. 24 March. 1,640 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of El Teide, Tenerife. ✳️ ✳️
4. 1 April 1570m 165.9km. SE4, Titsey, Ide Hill, Hadlow, Stapleford, Tonbridge, Chartwell, Titsey, SE4 *
5. 15 April. 1,826 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of Pico Veleta, Granada. ✳️ ✳️
6. 6 May. 1,673m 165.6 km Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Wendover, Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Stourton, Gaydon, Marton. *+
7 13 May 1621 virtual metres. More bare faced cheating with another partial ascent of el Teide✳️✳️

Total rides. 4 (hair-shirt purist) or 7 (including flagrant cheating).

* Also recorded in the Metric Century a Month
+ Elevation data refetched by RideWithGPS because of GPS problems
✳️ ✳️ Turbo. What a big cheat. Didn't go anywhere.
 
OP
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FrothNinja

FrothNinja

Veteran
Target ascent - 1,030m
Qualifying rides - 7

Ride 4, Mar 25 - Col's Calderdale offroad run - Hebden Bridge, Midgehole, Walshaw, Gorple, High Gate, Mytholm, Blackshaw Head, Eastwood, Mankinholes, London Rd, Cragg Rd, Rudd Ln, Cragg Vale, Turvin Clough, Steep Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 4,429 ft / 1,350 m ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 29 - Brierfield, Barrowford, Roughlee, Stang Top Ln, Four Lane Ends, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Pendleton, Wiswell, Portfield Lane, Old Roman Rd (it certainly isn't), Read, Higher Trapp, the Ridge, Height Lane, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (total 57.4 km / 35.7 miles plus 4,356 ft / 1,327 m ascent).
Ride 7, May 20 - Burnley, Laneshaw Bridge, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Blacko, 4 Lane Ends, Twiston, Chatburn, Clitheroe Castle Museum (visited the Geology Rocks event), Old Langho, Moor Lane, Whalley, The Ridge, Wheatley Lane, Nelson, Burnley (total 84.8 km / 52.7 miles plus 4,157 ft / 1,267 m ascent)
Ride 3, Mar 5 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Blacko, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, White Hill, Sabden, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Pasture Lane, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (56.9 km / 35.4 miles, 1,125 metres / 3,694 feet of ascent)
Ride 2, Feb 12 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Gisburn Old Road, Howgill, Wytha Rd, Stopper Ln, Rimington, Downham, Twiston, Four Lane Ends, Wheathead Ln, Blacko, Blacko Bar (nearly splatted by a flash 4x4), Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, the Ridge, Higham, Wheatley Lane, Quaker Bridge, Burnley (total 58.2 km / 36.2 miles plus 3,645 ft / 1,111 m ascent)
Ride 6, Apr 25 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Colne (Paris-Roubaix tribute on various very steep cobble challenges then Wicked Bikez), Lower Hill, Laneshaw Bridge, The Atom, Wycoller, Trawden, old Clarion, Coldwell, dirt twisty through the woods, Thursden valley, Extwhistle Moor, Hurstwood track, Towneley, L&L at Thompson Pk, Brierfield, Nelson, Brierfield, Fence, Burnley (total 57.7 km / 35.9 miles plus 3,560 ft / 1,085 m ascent)
Ride 5, Apr 16 - Clarion to Clarion & Carry On - Burnley, Brun valley, Briercliffe, Haggate, Thursden valley, Coldwell, old Clarion, Castercliffe, Colne, Foulridge, L&L, Barrowford, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, White Hill, Sabden, the Rake, Black Hill, The Ridge, Noggarth Rd, Fence, Burnley (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 3,381 ft / 1,030 m ascent)
 

Ridgeback Roller

Über Member
Location
Sussex
Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 3


1.Ride 2 7-May 1110m 124km Home- Walberton- Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- Coldwaltham- Kirdford (steak slice, bread pudding and tea) - Balls Cross- Ebernoe- Lugershall- Cocking - Goodwood-Home*
2. Ride 3 28-May 1028m 142km Home- Eartham- Goodwood-Chichester- Cocking- Petworth- Plaistow ( BLT baguette and tea, great value)- Shillinglee- Lickford- Graffham (ice cream stop!)- Cocking- Goodwood-Eartham - Home*
3. Ride 1 12-Mar 1010 m 117km Home -Bognor -Chichester - Goodwood- Duncton- Graffham ( coffee stop) - Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green ( nice soup and toast) - Kirdford- River Hill- Coldwaltham - Amberley-Arundel -Home*

* Also recorded in metric/imperial half century challenge
 

UphillSlowly

Making my way slowly uphill
Joining late, with permission from @FrothNinja (thank you)
I wish to join the Mile High Club (no, not that one) Target Ascent: 1609 m (with elevation data from Wahoo Elemnt Bolt)
Rides that qualify so far this year:
DateRouteTimeDistanceElevation
Sun, 12/03/2023The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer
Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham
4:20:01102.92 km1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023Mad March Hare Sportive from Home
Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham
6:06:47136.28 km2,040 m
Fri, 19/05/2023
Bournville Hilly Classic - solo
Convoluted route borrowed from RWGPS - not sure when it was last run as an event. See picture below for an idea of the route
5:10:55112.30 km1,774 m
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PS in 4 years of cycling I have only done 20 routes including this amount of elevation (and only 1 of those was in 2022). Fingers crossed
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Target 1,500m

1. 2 Jan: 1,872m 103.6km. SE4, Crystal Palace, Biggin Hill, Toys Hill, Cowden, Fordcombe, Sundridge Hill, Downe, Hayes.*
2. 18 Feb. 1,545m 100.7 km SE4, Beckenham, Downe, Toy's Hill, Markbeech, Cowden, Ashurst Wood, Coleman's Hatch, Newbridge, Groombridge, Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Hildenborough, Igtham, Seal, Sevenoaks.*
3. 24 March. 1,640 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of El Teide, Tenerife. ✳️ ✳️
4. 1 April 1570m 165.9km. SE4, Titsey, Ide Hill, Hadlow, Stapleford, Tonbridge, Chartwell, Titsey, SE4 *
5. 15 April. 1,826 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of Pico Veleta, Granada. ✳️ ✳️
6. 6 May. 1,673m 165.6 km Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Wendover, Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Stourton, Gaydon, Marton. *+
7 13 May 1,621 virtual metres. More bare faced cheating with another partial ascent of el Teide✳️✳️
8 3 June 1,678m 108.2 km. Notable hills: SE4, Downe Rd, Chart Lane, Kidd's Hill, Toy's Hill, Brasted Hill, Hangrove Hill, SE4. *

Total rides. 5 (hair-shirt purist) or 8 (including flagrant cheating).

* Also recorded in the Metric Century a Month
+ Elevation data refetched by RideWithGPS because of GPS problems
✳️ ✳️ Turbo. What a big cheat. Didn't go anywhere.
 

UphillSlowly

Making my way slowly uphill
Joining late, with permission from @FrothNinja (thank you)
I wish to join the Mile High Club (no, not that one) Target Ascent: 1609 m (with elevation data from Wahoo Elemnt Bolt)
Rides that qualify so far this year:
DateRouteTime
Target Ascent: 1609 m (with elevation data from Wahoo Elemnt Bolt)
Rides that qualify so far this year:
DateRouteTimeDistanceElevation
Sun, 12/03/2023The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer
Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham
4:20:01102.92 km1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023Mad March Hare Sportive from Home
Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham
6:06:47136.28 km2,040 m
Fri, 19/05/2023
Bournville Hilly Classic - solo
Convoluted route borrowed from RWGPS - not sure when it was last run as an event. S
5:10:55112.30 km1,774m
Sun 4th JuneTitterstone Clee from home
Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum
6:13:50137.5 km2305 m
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Target 1,500m

1. 2 Jan: 1,872m 103.6km. SE4, Crystal Palace, Biggin Hill, Toys Hill, Cowden, Fordcombe, Sundridge Hill, Downe, Hayes.*
2. 18 Feb. 1,545m 100.7 km SE4, Beckenham, Downe, Toy's Hill, Markbeech, Cowden, Ashurst Wood, Coleman's Hatch, Newbridge, Groombridge, Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Hildenborough, Igtham, Seal, Sevenoaks.*
3. 24 March. 1,640 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of El Teide, Tenerife. ✳️ ✳️
4. 1 April 1570m 165.9km. SE4, Titsey, Ide Hill, Hadlow, Stapleford, Tonbridge, Chartwell, Titsey, SE4 *
5. 15 April. 1,826 virtual metres Cheating turbo ride. Partial ascent of Pico Veleta, Granada. ✳️ ✳️
6. 6 May. 1,673m 165.6 km Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Wendover, Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Stourton, Gaydon, Marton. *+
7 13 May 1,621 virtual metres. More bare faced cheating with another partial ascent of el Teide✳️✳️
8 3 June 1,678m 108.2 km. Notable hills: SE4, Downe Rd, Chart Lane, Kidd's Hill, Toy's Hill, Brasted Hill, Hangrove Hill, SE4. *
9 10 June 1,590m 70.6 km. Convoluted route taking in maximum hills SE4-Crystal Palace-Sydenham and back.

Total rides. 6 (hair-shirt purist) or 9 (including flagrant cheating).

* Also recorded in the Metric Century a Month
+ Elevation data refetched by RideWithGPS because of GPS problems
✳️ ✳️ Turbo. What a big cheat. Didn't go anywhere.
 

UphillSlowly

Making my way slowly uphill
Target Ascent: 1609 m (with elevation data from Wahoo Elemnt Bolt)
DateRouteTimeDistanceElevation
Sun, 12/03/2023The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer
Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham
4:20:01102.92 km1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023Mad March Hare Sportive from Home
Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham
6:06:47136.28 km2,040 m
Fri, 19/5/23
Bournville Hilly Classic - solo
Convoluted route borrowed from RWGPS - not sure when it was last run as an event. S
5:10:55112.30 km1,774m
Sun 4th JuneTitterstone Clee from home
Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum
6:13:50137.5 km2305 m
Sun 11th JuneA Welsh Adventure
Llanbrynmair-Dinas Mawddwy- Bwlch y Groes- Llanuwchllyn (near Lake Bala)-Dolgellau- Arthog-Creggennan Lakes- Dolgellau - Machynlleth- Dinas (Machynlleth Mountain) - Lanbrynmair
7:07:49137.13 km2794 m
 

UphillSlowly

Making my way slowly uphill
Target Elevation 1609 m (mile high)
DateRouteTimeDistanceElevation
Sun, 12/03/2023The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer
Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham
4:20:01102.92 km1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023Mad March Hare Sportive from Home
Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham
6:06:47136.28 km2,040 m
Fri, 19/5/23Bournville Hilly Classic - solo
Convoluted route borrowed from RWGPS - not sure when it was last run as an event. S
5:10:55112.30 km1,774m
Sun 4th JuneTitterstone Clee from home
Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum
6:13:50137.5 km2305 m
Sun 11th JuneA Welsh Adventure
Llanbrynmair-Dinas Mawddwy- Bwlch y Groes- Llanuwchllyn (near Lake Bala)-Dolgellau- Arthog-Creggennan Lakes- Dolgellau - Machynlleth- Dinas (Machynlleth Mountain) - Lanbrynmair
7:07:49137.13 km2794 m
Sun 18th JuneBirmingham-Tanworth in Arden-Oldberrow-Shelfield Green-Temple Grafton-Bidford on Avon-Weston sub Edge- Broadway-Salter's Hill-Winchcombe-Sedgeberrow-Fladbury-Inkberrow-Feckenham-Batchley-Bromsgrove-Catshill-Frankley-Birmingham6:28:15163.64 km1732 m
 
OP
OP
FrothNinja

FrothNinja

Veteran
Target ascent - 1,030m
Qualifying rides - 8

Ride 4, Mar 25 - Col's Calderdale offroad run - Hebden Bridge, Midgehole, Walshaw, Gorple, High Gate, Mytholm, Blackshaw Head, Eastwood, Mankinholes, London Rd, Cragg Rd, Rudd Ln, Cragg Vale, Turvin Clough, Steep Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 4,429 ft / 1,350 m ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 29 - Brierfield, Barrowford, Roughlee, Stang Top Ln, Four Lane Ends, Barley, Newchurch, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Sabden, Nick Of Pendle, Clitheroe, Pendleton, Wiswell, Portfield Lane, Old Roman Rd (it certainly isn't), Read, Higher Trapp, the Ridge, Height Lane, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (total 57.4 km / 35.7 miles plus 4,356 ft / 1,327 m ascent).
Ride 7, May 20 - Burnley, Laneshaw Bridge, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Blacko, 4 Lane Ends, Twiston, Chatburn, Clitheroe Castle Museum (visited the Geology Rocks event), Old Langho, Moor Lane, Whalley, The Ridge, Wheatley Lane, Nelson, Burnley (total 84.8 km / 52.7 miles plus 4,157 ft / 1,267 m ascent)
Ride 3, Mar 5 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Blacko, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, White Hill, Sabden, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Pasture Lane, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (56.9 km / 35.4 miles, 1,125 metres / 3,694 feet of ascent)
Ride 2, Feb 12 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Foulridge, Whitemoor, Gisburn Old Road, Howgill, Wytha Rd, Stopper Ln, Rimington, Downham, Twiston, Four Lane Ends, Wheathead Ln, Blacko, Blacko Bar (nearly splatted by a flash 4x4), Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, the Ridge, Higham, Wheatley Lane, Quaker Bridge, Burnley (total 58.2 km / 36.2 miles plus 3,645 ft / 1,111 m ascent)
Ride 6, Apr 25 - Burnley, Brierfield, Barrowford, Colne (Paris-Roubaix tribute on various very steep cobble challenges then Wicked Bikez), Lower Hill, Laneshaw Bridge, The Atom, Wycoller, Trawden, old Clarion, Coldwell, dirt twisty through the woods, Thursden valley, Extwhistle Moor, Hurstwood track, Towneley, L&L at Thompson Pk, Brierfield, Nelson, Brierfield, Fence, Burnley (total 57.7 km / 35.9 miles plus 3,560 ft / 1,085 m ascent)
Ride 8, Jun 22 - L&L to Clayton le Moors, Altham, Padiham, Simonstone, Whalley, Wiswell, Pendleton, Nick of Pendle, Sabden, gravel up to the Ridge then along it to Noggarth Tea room then Roughlee, Spen Brook, the Ridge, Higham, Fence, Burnley (total 60.5 km / 37.6 miles plus 3,398 ft / 1036 m ascent)
Ride 5, Apr 16 - Clarion to Clarion & Carry On - Burnley, Brun valley, Briercliffe, Haggate, Thursden valley, Coldwell, old Clarion, Castercliffe, Colne, Foulridge, L&L, Barrowford, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, White Hill, Sabden, the Rake, Black Hill, The Ridge, Noggarth Rd, Fence, Burnley (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 3,381 ft / 1,030 m ascent)
 

Willd

Veteran
Location
Rugby
Target 700m

1​
24/06/2023​
1,3914,563***
2​
10/06/2023​
981​
3,218*
3​
20/05/2023​
791​
2,596*
4​
22/04/2023​
772​
2,533*
5​
29/01/2023​
757​
2,485*
6​
19/02/2023​
735​
2,413*
7​
19/03/2023​
721​
2,364*
8​
04/03/2023​
707​
2,319**

* Details in metric century challenge here
** Details in metric/imperial half century challenge here
*** Details in metric/imperial half century challenge here
 

Ridgeback Roller

Über Member
Location
Sussex
Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 4

1. Ride 4 28 -June 1150m 119km Chichester- Rowlands Castle - Horndean - Hinton Manor- Bat &Ball - East Meon-West Meon- Ropley - Four Marks- Newton Valence- Hawkley- Steep- Petersfield- Buriton- Rowlands Castle -Chichester*
2. Ride 2 7-May 1110m 124km Home- Walberton- Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- Coldwaltham- Kirdford (steak slice, bread pudding and tea) - Balls Cross- Ebernoe- Lugershall- Cocking - Goodwood-Home*
3. Ride 3 28-May 1028m 142km Home- Eartham- Goodwood-Chichester- Cocking- Petworth- Plaistow ( BLT baguette and tea, great value)- Shillinglee- Lickford- Graffham (ice cream stop!)- Cocking- Goodwood-Eartham - Home*
4. Ride 1 12-Mar 1010 m 117km Home -Bognor -Chichester - Goodwood- Duncton- Graffham ( coffee stop) - Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green ( nice soup and toast) - Kirdford- River Hill- Coldwaltham - Amberley-Arundel -Home*

* Also recorded in metric/imperial half century challenge
 
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