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

[Dogtrousers]

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.
10. 1 July 1,505m 119.7 km South Bank, Farthing Down, Burstow, Turner's Hill, Lindfield, Ditchling Beacon, Lindfield, Horsted Keynes, East Grinstead*

Total rides. 7 (hair-shirt purist) or 10 (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.

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 5

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 5 2-July 1045m 123km Home- Walberton-Bury- Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green- Cranleigh- Plaistow- Wisborough Green - Kirdford- Home*
4. 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*
5. 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]

Target Elevation 1609 m (mile high)

Date	Route	Time	Distance	Elevation
Sun, 12/03/2023	The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham	4:20:01	102.92 km	1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023	Mad March Hare Sportive from Home Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham	6:06:47	136.28 km	2,040 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	5:10:55	112.30 km	1,774m
Sun 4th June	Titterstone Clee from home Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum	6:13:50	137.5 km	2305 m
Sun 11th June	A Welsh Adventure Llanbrynmair-Dinas Mawddwy- Bwlch y Groes- Llanuwchllyn (near Lake Bala)-Dolgellau- Arthog-Creggennan Lakes- Dolgellau - Machynlleth- Dinas (Machynlleth Mountain) - Lanbrynmair	7:07:49	137.13 km	2794 m
Sun 18th June	Birmingham-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-Birmingham	6:28:15	163.64 km	1732 m
2nd July	Maratona dles Dolomites Corvara - Passo Campolongo- Passo Pordoi - Passo Sella - Passo Gardena - Passo Campolongo - Passo Giau - Passo Falgareza - Mur dl Giat- Corvara	9:00:33	138.02 km	4119 m

 

[Dogtrousers]

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.
10. 1 July 1,505m 119.7 km South Bank, Farthing Down, Burstow, Turner's Hill, Lindfield, Ditchling Beacon, Lindfield, Horsted Keynes, East Grinstead*
11. 22 July 1,690m 96.2 km SE4, Crystal Palace, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Star Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Sundridge Hill, Jail Lane, Sheepbarn Lane, Fox Lane, SE4.

Total rides. 8 (hair-shirt purist) or 11 (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.

 

[Willd]

Target 700m

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

 

[UphillSlowly]

Target Elevation 1609 m (mile high)

Date	Route	Time	Distance	Elevation
Sun, 12/03/2023	The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham	4:20:01	102.92 km	1,638 m
Sun, 26/03/2023	Mad March Hare Sportive from Home Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham	6:06:47	136.28 km	2,040 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	5:10:55	112.30 km	1,774m
Sun 4th June	Titterstone Clee from home Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum	6:13:50	137.5 km	2305 m
Sun 11th June	A Welsh Adventure Llanbrynmair-Dinas Mawddwy- Bwlch y Groes- Llanuwchllyn (near Lake Bala)-Dolgellau- Arthog-Creggennan Lakes- Dolgellau - Machynlleth- Dinas (Machynlleth Mountain) - Lanbrynmair	7:07:49	137.13 km	2794 m
Sun 18th June	Birmingham-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-Birmingham	6:28:15	163.64 km	1732 m
2nd July	Maratona dles Dolomites Corvara - Passo Campolongo- Passo Pordoi - Passo Sella - Passo Gardena - Passo Campolongo - Passo Giau - Passo Falgareza - Mur dl Giat- Corvara	9:00:33	138.02 km	4119 m
25th July	Another Cleobury Mortimer Loop Birmingham -Belbroughton - Kinver - Severn Valley Country Park - Stottesdon - Cleobury Mortimer - Ninevah- Mamble - Dunley - Stourport-on-Severn - Chaddesley Corbett - Belbroughton - Birmingham.	5:25:20	118.93km	1872 m

8 of 13 done

 

[Willd]

Target 700m

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

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 6

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 5 2-July 1045m 123km Home- Walberton-Bury- Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green- Cranleigh- Plaistow- Wisborough Green - Kirdford- Home*
4. 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*
5. Ride 6 3-August 1015m 115km Chichester- Funtington- Compton-Buriton- West Meon ( coffee stop) - Kilmeston- New Alresford ( food stop)- Titchborne- Bishops Waltham-Horndean- Rowlands Castle- Chichester*
6. 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]

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.
10. 1 July 1,505m 119.7 km South Bank, Farthing Down, Burstow, Turner's Hill, Lindfield, Ditchling Beacon, Lindfield, Horsted Keynes, East Grinstead*
11. 22 July 1,690m 96.2 km SE4, Crystal Palace, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Star Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Sundridge Hill, Jail Lane, Sheepbarn Lane, Fox Lane, SE4.
12. 5 August 1,819 100.3 km West Wickham, Layham's Rd, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Bessel's Green Rd, Toy's Hill, Hosey Common Rd, Mapleton Rd, Trevereux Hill, Clark's Lane, Titsey Hill, Tandridge Hill, Succombs Hill (fail), Old Farleigh Rd, West Wickham. *+

Total rides. 9 (hair-shirt purist) or 12 (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.

 

[FrothNinja]

Target ascent - 1,030m
Qualifying rides - 9

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 9, August 10 - Denton, Banks, Birdoswald, Gilsland, Thirlwall Castle, Gilsland, Chapelburn, Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland, Greenhead, Gilsland (lunch), Triermain Castle, Gallows Hill, (N of Askerton), the S over King Water, lanes around Allieshaw Rigg, Banks, Bankshead (coffee from a Combie van barista), overland to Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland (for the 5th time), back to Denton (total 68.1 km / 42.3 miles plus 3,606 ft / 1,099 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)

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Target Ascent 1000m
Qualifying rides 7

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 5 2-July 1045m 123km Home- Walberton-Bury- Fittleworth-Bedham- Wisborough Green- Cranleigh- Plaistow- Wisborough Green - Kirdford- Home*
4. Ride 7 13-August 1030m 141km Sunday social group ride, extended by 50kms by riding to and from the start. Home- Bognor - Chichester- Compton ( coffee stop)- South Harting- Bepton- Cocking ( food stop)- Midhurst- Milland ( tea and a chocolate twist)- Rogate- Turkey Island- Chichester- Home*
5. 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*
6. Ride 6 3-August 1015m 115km Chichester- Funtington- Compton-Buriton- West Meon ( coffee stop) - Kilmeston- New Alresford ( food stop)- Titchborne- Bishops Waltham-Horndean- Rowlands Castle- Chichester*
7. 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]

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.
10. 1 July 1,505m 119.7 km South Bank, Farthing Down, Burstow, Turner's Hill, Lindfield, Ditchling Beacon, Lindfield, Horsted Keynes, East Grinstead*
11. 22 July 1,690m 96.2 km SE4, Crystal Palace, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Star Hill, Hogtrough Hill, Sundridge Hill, Jail Lane, Sheepbarn Lane, Fox Lane, SE4.
12. 5 August 1,819100.3 km West Wickham, Layham's Rd, Saltbox Hill, Cudham Hill, Brasted Hill, Bessel's Green Rd, Toy's Hill, Hosey Common Rd, Mapleton Rd, Trevereux Hill, Clark's Lane, Titsey Hill, Tandridge Hill, Succombs Hill (fail), Old Farleigh Rd, West Wickham. *+
13 27 August 1,923m 169.8 km Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Oakley, Charlbury, Chaddington, Chipping Norton, Long Compton, Lower Brailes, Kineton, Southam, Marton.

Total rides. 10 (hair-shirt purist) or 13 (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.

 

[Willd]

Target 700m

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

 

[FrothNinja]

Target ascent - 1,030m
Qualifying rides - 10

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 10, Sept 1 - Burnley, Brunshaw, Hurstwood Res, Cant Clough Res, Upper & Lower Gorple Res, Heptonstall, Hebden Br, Todmorden, Dog House Ln. Todmorden Moor, Monks House Ride, Crown Point, Sycamore Farm, Padiham, the Ridge, Wheatley Ln, Burnley (total 64.7 km / 40.2 miles plus 4360 ft / 1,329 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 9, August 10 - Denton, Banks, Birdoswald, Gilsland, Thirlwall Castle, Gilsland, Chapelburn, Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland, Greenhead, Gilsland (lunch), Triermain Castle, Gallows Hill, (N of Askerton), the S over King Water, lanes around Allieshaw Rigg, Banks, Bankshead (coffee from a Combie van barista), overland to Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland (for the 5th time), back to Denton (total 68.1 km / 42.3 miles plus 3,606 ft / 1,099 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)

 

[UphillSlowly]

Target Elevation 1609 m (mile high)
Ride 1
Sun, 12/03/2023 The Smell of Cleobury Mortimer
Birmingham-Belbroughton-Upper Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Stourport on Severn-Belbroughton - Birmingham
102.92 km 1,638 m
Ride 2
Sun, 26/03/2023 Mad March Hare Sportive from Home
Birmingham-Wythall-Barnt Green-Clent-Kinver-Upper Arley-Wyre Forest-Heightington-Stouport on Severn-Wychbold-Wythall-Birmingham
136.28 km 2,040 m
Ride 3
Fri, 19/5/23 Bournville Hilly Classic - solo
Convoluted route borrowed from RWGPS - not sure when it was last run as an event.
112.30 km 1,774m
Ride 4
Sun 4th June Titterstone Clee from home
Brum-Clent-Wolverly-Kinver-Arley-Cleobury Mortimer-Ditton Mill-Callow Hill-Clee Hill-Bewdley-Stourport-Hartlebury-Belbroughton- Brum
137.5 km 2305 m
Ride 5
Sun 11th June A Welsh Adventure
Llanbrynmair-Dinas Mawddwy- Bwlch y Groes- Llanuwchllyn (near Lake Bala)-Dolgellau- Arthog-Creggennan Lakes- Dolgellau - Machynlleth- Dinas (Machynlleth Mountain) - Llanbrynmair
137.13 km 2794 m
Ride 6
Sun 18th June Visit to the Cotswolds
Birmingham-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-Birmingham
163.64 km 1732 m
Ride 7
2nd July Maratona dles Dolomites
Corvara - Passo Campolongo- Passo Pordoi - Passo Sella - Passo Gardena - Passo Campolongo - Passo Giau - Passo Falgareza - Mur dl Giat- Corvara
138.02 km 4119 m
Ride 8
25th July Another Cleobury Mortimer Loop
Birmingham -Belbroughton - Kinver - Severn Valley Country Park - Stottesdon - Cleobury Mortimer - Ninevah- Mamble - Dunley - Stourport-on-Severn - Chaddesley Corbett - Belbroughton - Birmingham. 118.93km 1872 m
Ride 9
2nd September From Wales to Birmingham
Bleddfa - Presteigne - Richard’s Castle - Clee Hill - Cleobury Mortimer - Button Bridge - Bewdley - Wolverley - Clent - Belbroughton - Frankley - Birmingham
113.24 km 1743 m