2025 Annual Lunacy Distance challenge

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 9
1. March 19th - 166km / 2,750m (Newby Head, Redmire, Trapping HIll, Peat Lane, Eldroth)
2. April 23rd - 163km / 2,500m (Ribblehead, Grinton Moor, Tan Hill Inn, Brough, Sedbergh)
4. May 16th - 162km / 3,100m (Barnoldswick, Widdop, Mytholm, Burnley, Cow Ark, Eldroth)
6. May 23rd - 162km / 2,400m (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Kirkby S)
7. June 8th - 162km / 1,700m) Quernmore, the Wyre, Inglewhite, Settle, Ribblehead)
8. June 19th - 161km / 2,900m (Beamish, Stanhope, Middleton-in-T, Brough, Ribblehead)
9. June 30th - 161km / 2,600m (Bowland Knotts, Grindleton, Malham, Littondale, Newby Head)
3. April 30th - 161km / 2,350m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Sunbiggin Tarn, Aughton)
5. May 18th - 161km / 2,200m (Ribblehead, Waddington, Inglewhite, Scorton, Arkholme)

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 10

10. July 7th - 223km / 3,750m (Shot Moss, Swinhope Head, Killhope Cross, Hartside)
1. March 19th - 166km / 2,750m (Newby Head, Redmire, Trapping HIll, Peat Lane, Eldroth)
2. April 23rd - 163km / 2,500m (Ribblehead, Grinton Moor, Tan Hill Inn, Brough, Sedbergh)
4. May 16th - 162km / 3,100m (Barnoldswick, Widdop, Mytholm, Burnley, Cow Ark, Eldroth)
6. May 23rd - 162km / 2,400m (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Kirkby S)
7. June 8th - 162km / 1,700m) Quernmore, the Wyre, Inglewhite, Settle, Ribblehead)
8. June 19th - 161km / 2,900m (Beamish, Stanhope, Middleton-in-T, Brough, Ribblehead)
9. June 30th - 161km / 2,600m (Bowland Knotts, Grindleton, Malham, Littondale, Newby Head)
3. April 30th - 161km / 2,350m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Sunbiggin Tarn, Aughton)
5. May 18th - 161km / 2,200m (Ribblehead, Waddington, Inglewhite, Scorton, Arkholme)

 

[Alex321]

Target 60Km (37.28 miles), stretch target 40 miles.
Qualifying rides: 4

3) 02/06/2025 - 48.03 miles (77.29km), 2047 ft elevation Strava. Home - Miskin (met group) - Merthyr Tydfil - Miskin - Home
4) 13/07/2025 - 40.16 miles ( 63.63 Km), 2149 ft elevation Strava. Vale of Glamorgan anti-clockwise loop
2) 18/05/2025 - 38.9 miles (62.61Km), 1949 ft Ascent Strava - Coastal loop clockwise, with diversion through Fonmon & Rhoose.
1) 07/04/2025 - 37.34 miles,1903 ft ascent Strava - Welsh St Donats - Bonvilston - Llancarfan - Llancadkle - Boverton - Llantwit Major - Marcross - Monknash - St Brides Major - Southerndown - Ogmore - Ewenny - Treos - Llangan - City - Home.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Target distance: 150km
Qualifying rides: 11

10. July 7th - 223km / 3,750m (Shot Moss, Swinhope Head, Killhope Cross, Hartside)
11. July 13th - 167km / 2,600m (Airton, Burnsall, Greenhow, Masham, Leyburn, Ribblehead)
1. March 19th - 166km / 2,750m (Newby Head, Redmire, Trapping HIll, Peat Lane, Eldroth)
2. April 23rd - 163km / 2,500m (Ribblehead, Grinton Moor, Tan Hill Inn, Brough, Sedbergh)
4. May 16th - 162km / 3,100m (Barnoldswick, Widdop, Mytholm, Burnley, Cow Ark, Eldroth)
6. May 23rd - 162km / 2,400m (Ribblehead, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Lamps Moss, Kirkby S)
7. June 8th - 162km / 1,700m) Quernmore, the Wyre, Inglewhite, Settle, Ribblehead)
8. June 19th - 161km / 2,900m (Beamish, Stanhope, Middleton-in-T, Brough, Ribblehead)
9. June 30th - 161km / 2,600m (Bowland Knotts, Grindleton, Malham, Littondale, Newby Head)
3. April 30th - 161km / 2,350m (Newby Head, Mallerstang, Sunbiggin Tarn, Aughton)
5. May 18th - 161km / 2,200m (Ribblehead, Waddington, Inglewhite, Scorton, Arkholme)

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 62 miles
Today's ride: 65.10 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/15110336096 - Second day of my BBC tour (Beds, Bucks and Cambs), got up early-ish and rode out to Flitwick, Sharnbrook and Cranfield. Struggled a bit with heat on return leg.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 75.56 miles - 8th June - Tour de Vale sportive
2. 72.74 miles - 15th June - Henley-on-Thames and back
3. 72.00 miles - 28th June - Bakingly hot Oxfordshire ride
4. 65.68 miles - 25th May - Gusty ride to Woburn
5. 65.10 miles - 14th July - Day 2 of BBC tour to Sharnbrook
6. 64.49 miles - 18th April - Windy figure 8 round Lillingstone
7. 64.36 miles - 14th May - Chilterns & North London loop
8. 63.58 miles - 18th May - Brill Hill and the Claydons
9. 63.28 miles - 20th April - Watlington Hill and Phoenix Trail
10. 63.27 miles - 1st June - Tiring headwind & non-closed roads

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 62 miles
Today's ride: 62.67 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/15133956849 and https://www.strava.com/activities/15133682545 - Exploration of the rural and suburban areas around Bedford; missed a turning that I'll have to go back for on a later ride, although more of a concern was a dodgy knee flaring up halfway round.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 75.56 miles - 8th June - Tour de Vale sportive
2. 72.74 miles - 15th June - Henley-on-Thames and back
3. 72.00 miles - 28th June - Bakingly hot Oxfordshire ride
4. 65.68 miles - 25th May - Gusty ride to Woburn
5. 65.10 miles - 14th July - Day 2 of BBC tour to Sharnbrook
6. 64.49 miles - 18th April - Windy figure 8 round Lillingstone
7. 64.36 miles - 14th May - Chilterns & North London loop
8. 63.58 miles - 18th May - Brill Hill and the Claydons
9. 63.28 miles - 20th April - Watlington Hill and Phoenix Trail
10. 63.27 miles - 1st June - Tiring headwind & non-closed roads
11. 62.67 miles - 16th July - Day 4 of BBC tour round Bedford

 

[bluenotebob]

Target distance – 83km (stretch distance 88.6km)

Rides done so far: 9

8. 27th June 2025 - 113.42km Mauron, Pleucadeuc, le Moulin Bragoux, le Pomplex, Mauron

9. 17th July 2025 - 110.36km Mauron/Questembert (V3) + St-Barthélemy

3. 27th February 2025 – 95.46km Cadoret/Poulhibet/Pontivy/Cadoret (NtB/EV1)
2. 19th February 2025 – 94.66km A local loop + Mauron/Malestroit (V3)
7. 9th June 2025 - 94.30km Two local loops + Mauron/le Roc St-André (V3)
5. 26th March 2025 – 93.18km Cadoret/Pontivy/Boloré/Cadoret (NtB/EV1)
1. 23rd January 2025 – 92.64km Mauron/Pleucadeuc (V3)
4. 14th March 2025 – 91.12km Loyat, Carmenais, St-Congard, Pleucadeuc (NtB/EV1 + V3)
6. 25th April 2025 – 91.07km Loyat, Pleucadeuc, Rochefort-en-Terre, Pleucadeuc, Loyat

 

[steverob]

Target distance: 62 miles
Today's ride: 67.65 miles - https://www.strava.com/activities/15155634050 - Very hot ride from Bedford up to Leighton Bromswold with the intention of joining up my main cluster of rides to those I'd done as part of the former Tour of Cambridgeshire.
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Rides in order of distance so far this year:
1. 75.56 miles - 8th June - Tour de Vale sportive
2. 72.74 miles - 15th June - Henley-on-Thames and back
3. 72.00 miles - 28th June - Bakingly hot Oxfordshire ride
4. 67.65 miles - 18th July - Day 6 of BBC tour to Cambridgeshire
5. 65.68 miles - 25th May - Gusty ride to Woburn
6. 65.10 miles - 14th July - Day 2 of BBC tour to Sharnbrook
7. 64.49 miles - 18th April - Windy figure 8 round Lillingstone
8. 64.36 miles - 14th May - Chilterns & North London loop
9. 63.58 miles - 18th May - Brill Hill and the Claydons
10. 63.28 miles - 20th April - Watlington Hill and Phoenix Trail
11. 63.27 miles - 1st June - Tiring headwind & non-closed roads
12. 62.67 miles - 16th July - Day 4 of BBC tour round Bedford