2025 Annual Simplified Climbing Lunacy (aka "I Don't Do Complicated") Challenge

[Dogtrousers]

Target 1200m
Total rides 10
Total distance: 1029.7 km
Total ascent: 16,235
Overall % 1.57%
Rides (in descending order of elevation, numbered in time sequence)

7. Jun 7. Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Col du Tourmalet, Luz-Saint-Sauveur 65.2 km 2,499m 3.8%
3. Apr 5th. Otford, Row Dow, Fakenden Lane, Bates Hill, Carter's Hill, Ide Hill Cafe, Bayley's Hill, Toy's Hill, Brasted, New Road. Back Lane, Emmet's Road, Ide Hill, Hubbard's Hill, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Otford Station. 104 km 2,246m 2.2% *
5. May 4th. West Croydon, Box Hill, Ranmore Common, Holmbury Hill, Little Little London, Barhatch Road, Sutton Abinger, Wotton, Coldharbour, Dorking 100.4 km 1,795m 1.8% *
6. May 24th. SE4. Beddlestead Lane, Limpsfield Chart, Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Groombridge, Lye Green, Black Hill, Hartfield, White Post, Bayley's Hill, Sevenoaks 103.9 km 1,791m 1.7%
2. Mar 8th. SE4, Thornton Heath, Tattenham Corner, Box Hill, Ranmore Common, Leith Hill, Capel, Padgate, Crawley 102.5 km 1,459m 1.4% *
9. Jul 10th. SE4, Sourdeval, Mortain, Chérencé-le-Rousel, Juvigny-le-Tertre, Chérencé-le-Rousel, St Pois, Vire, Vaudry, Sourdeval 92.2 km 1,432m 1.6%
8. Jun 21st. Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden, Streatley, Flitwick, Bike Bus Cafe Cranfield, Newport Pagnell, Blisworth, Flecknoe, Marton 134.5 km 1,330m 1%*
1. Jan 18th. SE4, Titsey, Ide Hill, Charcott, Hildenborough, Chiddingstone Causeway, Chiddingstone Hoath, Hever, Crockham Hill, Limpsfield Chart, Titsey, Hayes. 102.5 km 1,291m 1.3% *
4. Apr 18th. FNRttC Shoreham plus a bit: Waterloo, Tooting, Carshalton, Merstham, Burstow, Turner's Hill, Handcross, Partridge Green, Shoreham-by-Sea, Devil's Dyke, Hassocks. 123.8 km 1,288m 1.0%
New 10. Apr 18th. Waterloo, Farthing Downs, Smallfield, Turner's Hill, Cuckfield, Devils Dyke, (FNRttC Brighton) Burgess Hill. 100.6 km 1,225m 1.2%*
* Also in metric century a month challenge.

 

[FrothNinja]

Target ascent - 1,031m (stretch 1,067m)
Qualifying rides - 13

Ride 6, Mar 27 - Fence, Cowling, Dick Lane, Lothersdale, Fence, Brierfield. (total 50.1 miles / 80.6 km, plus 1,463 m / 4800 ft ascent)
Ride 10, May 19 - Burnley to Preston return via Waddington, Nick Of Pendle. (total 54.1 miles / 87.0 km, plus 1,428 m / 4,685 ft ascent)
Ride 7, Apr 3 - Pendle to Preston and back, different route to Ride 4 (total 50.4 miles / 81.1 km, plus 1,287 m / 4,225 ft ascent)
Ride 11, 20 May - Brierfield, West Bradford, Roughlee, Burnley (total 35.7 miles / 57.4 km, plus 1,272 m / 4,175 ft ascent)
Ride 12, June 2 - Pendle to Preston return via Nick Of Pendle. (total 50.6 miles / 81.4 km, plus 1,245 m / 4,085 ft ascent)
Ride 5, Mar 1 - Burnley, Hesketh Bank, Bamber Bridge, Hoghton, Mellor, Burnley. (total 70.2 miles / 113.0 km, plus 1,196 m / 3925 ft ascent)
Ride 8, Apr 30 - Burnley to Preston return. (total 47.0 miles / 75.7 km, plus 1,135 m / 3,725 ft ascent)
Ride 4, Feb 11 - Pendle to Preston and back (total 50.4 miles / 81.1 km, plus 1,089 m / 3,575 ft ascent)
Ride 3, Feb 3 - Burnley, Salmesbury, Clitheroe, Pendleton, Nick Of Pendle, Burnley (total 42.1 miles / 67.7 km plus 1,082 m / 3,550 ft ascent)
Ride 2, Jan 28 - Burnley, Whalley, Preston, Langho, Wiswell, Sabden, Fence, Burnley (total 50.5 miles / 81.2 km, plus 1,059 m / 3,475 ft ascent)
Ride 13, July 23 4 Abbey 1 Castle ride - Kelso, Jedburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey, Dryburgh, Floors Castle, Kelso Abbey (total 50.2miles / 80.7 km, plus 1,052 m / 3,450 ft ascent)
Ride 1, Jan 13 - Pendle to Preston and back. (total 62.8 miles / 101.1 km, plus 1,042 m / 3,419 ft ascent)
Ride 9, May 12 - Burnley to Preston return. (total 45.4 miles / 73.0 km, plus 1,038 m / 3,405 ft ascent)
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[Willd]

Target 850m

1. 27/07/2025 1,453 here
2. 12/04/2025 1,265 here
3. 31/05/2025 1,233 here
4. 04/05/2025 1,205 here
5. 22/02/2025 1,071 here
6. 21/04/2025 921 here
7. 09/03/2025 915 here
8. 19/01/2025 857 here