2026 Annual Lunacy Climbing challenge

[geocycle]

Lunacy challenge 13 x 1300 m of climbing

new ride 9 September Fellfoot and Windermere 107 km with 1329 m of climbing
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7694774

Progress against challenge in order of ascent:

24 May Penyghent, Halton Gill, Arncliffe, Settle. 137 km with 1718 m of climbing
2 August Lonsdale, Garsdale, Coal Road, Kingsdale 119 km with 1661 m of climbing
19 April Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland, Bowland Knotts. 93 km with 1608 m of climbing
21 June Cross o Greet, Trough of Bowland, Jubilee Tower, Littledale 89km with 1432 m of climbing
26 April Sedbergh and Howgills 105 km with 1430m of climbing
17 May Trough of Bowland, Newton, Chipping. 86 km with 1363 km of climbing
15 August Bowland Knotts, Slaidburn and Cross ‘o’ Greet. 93 km with 1362 m of climbing
1 February Fellfoot on Windermere 106 km 1360 m of climbing
6 April Stainforth, Langcliffe and Settle, Settle 1341 m of climbing
9 September Fellfoot and Windermere 107 km with 1329 m of climbing.
1 January Circuit around Kendal and Staveley. 102 km with 1328 m of climbing
21 March Cross ‘o’ Greet, Trough of Bowland and Jubilee Tower. 86 km with 1318 m of climbing

 

[bluenotebob]

Target ascent total: 400m

Qualifying rides: 7


Ride 2: 7 April 2026 - 627m; Mauron/Questembert (119.14km) **
Ride 5: 11 June 2026 - 535m; Mauron/Pleucadeuc (le Chenil) (101.14km) **
Ride 4: 20 May 2026 - 501m; local loop plus Mauron/St-Jean de Villenard (87.17km) **
Ride 3: 22 April 2026 - 458m; local loop plus Mauron/St-Jean de Villenard (74.43km) *
Ride 6: 20 August 2026 - 438m; local loop plus Mauron/Bagotais (94.09km) **
Ride 1: 6 March 2026 - 432m; Mauron/les Brulais (105.26km) **

Ride 7: 10 September 2026 - 418m; Mauron, Pleucadeuc, St-Congard (105.04km) **

Mauron, Ploërmel, Malestroit (gare), la Tayée, Trégoux, Pleucadeuc, St-Congard, Malestroit (town), Bagotais, la Touche Carné, la Ville Nayl, l’Herbinaye, Pont-des-Deux Rivières, Ploërmel, Mauron


* Also reported in the 2026 HMCAM Challenge
** Also reported in the 2026 Lunacy Distance Challenge

 

[Dogtrousers]

Target 1,300m
Rides 8
Total distance 817.0km
Total ascent 11,462m
Overall pct 1.40%


Ride 4 02-Apr 1,511m (1.4%) 105.5km Otford, Seal, Plaxtol, West Peckham, Mereworth, Teston, Chart Sutton, Lenham, Doddington, Detling, Peter's Bridge, Ryarsh, Wrotham, Otford.
Ride 8 New 20-Sep 1,480m (1.5%) 101.0km SE4, Crystal Palace, Titsey, Limpsfield Chart, Edenbridge, Toy's Hill, Ide Hill, Penshurst, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Ride 6 06-Jun 1,469m (1.4%) 104.0km SE4, Crystal Palace, Titsey, Westerham, Four Elms, Chiddingstone Causeway, Igtham Mote, Seal, Otford, Knockholt, Downe, SE4
Ride 7 15-Aug 1,463m (1.5%) 100.8km SE4, Crystal Palace, Titsey, Tatsfield, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Ide Hill, Bough Beech, Chiddingstone Hoath, Edenbridge, Toys Hill, Clark's Lane, Titsey, Hayes
Ride 2 01-Feb 1,417m (1.4%) 100.6km SE4, Crystal Palace, Addiscombe, Selsdon, Farleigh, Beddlestead Lane, Limpsfield, Edenbridge, Hever, Markbeech, Penshurst, Chiddingstone Causeway, Ide Hill, Brasted, Clark's Lane, Hayes.
Ride 1 10-Jan 1,381m (1.4%) 102.0km SE4 Hayes, Selsdon, Warlingham, Beddlestead Lane, Pilgrim's Way, Star Hill, Knockholt Pound, Pratt's Bottom (tee hee), Cudham, Knockholt Pound, Ide Hill, Emmett's Lane, Clark's Lane, Titsey, Hayes
Ride 5 04-May 1,376m (1.4%) 100.4km Sittingbourne, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Warren Street, Sheldwich, Chilham, Petham, Wye, Challock, Doddington, Sittingbourne
Ride 3 14-Mar 1,365m (1.3%) 102.7km SE4, Crystal Palace, Titsey, Clackett Lane, Lingfield, Cowden, Pensurst, Chiddingstoone Causeway, Hildenborough, Ivy Hatch, Seal, Sevenoaks

 

[13 rider]

Target 3500 ft , stretch target 4500 ft

Ride 1 May 18th 6421ft ,Moustiers Saint Marie to a Loop in The Verdon Gorge
Ride 2 May 21st 5850ft ,Malaucene ,Bedion ,Mt Ventuex summit ,Malaucene
Ride 3 May 17th 5630ft ,Aix De Provence to Moustiers saint Marie
Ride 4 Apr 19th 5285 ft ,Markfield to Daventry doing a loop before return
Ride 5 Jun 29th 5188 ft ,Markfield to Northampton and return
Ride 6 Mar 22nd 4902 ft ,Markfield to Kettering a loop around the back of Kettering and return 107 miles
Ride 7 (NEW)Sept 20th 4872ft ,Markfield to Birmingham ,Solihull and return
Ride 8 May 22nd 4708 ft ,Malaucene to Parc des Bonnies Provencales
Ride 9 Aug 16th 4708ft ,Markfield to Birmingham and return
Ride 10 May 30th 4583 ft ,Markfield south to Daventry ,Southam and back up the Fosse way
Ride 11 Feb 17th 4531 ft ,Markfield out to South Derbyshire and Staffordshire and local loops to complete an Imperial ton
Ride 12 May 20th 4462 ft ,Sisteron to Malaucene
Ride 13 July 22nd 4291ft ,Markfield out to Warwick via Southam and return

Discarded rides
Sept 9th 4154ft ,Penrith ,Langwathby ,Great Dun Fell Summit ,Langwathby ,Penrith
Jun 21st 4072 ft ,Holywell Bay ,Newquay ,St Colomb Major ,Lanivet ,Roche ,Mitchell ,Holywell Bay
Jan 22nd 4058 ft ,Very similar ride to ride 10 but avoided some hills

 

[FrothNinja]

Target ascent - 1,032m (stretch 1,053m)

Ride 11, Sept 6 - Brierfield, Nelson, Colne, Burnley, Colne, Cowling, Glusburn, Keighley, Riddlesden, Crossflatts, Bingley, Cottingley (sans faeries), Shipley, Manningham, Pudsey, (sans half-blind bear), Calverley, Idle (coz of the name), Shipley, then backtrack to Brierfield via Fence to get over 5,000 ft ascent (total 84.8 miles / 136.5 km, plus 1,570 m / 5,150 ft ascent)
Ride 9, July 12 - down to the outskirts of Bredbury and back via Rawtenstall, Heywood, Ashton-Under-Lyne, with quite a few views of traffic jams on the M60. Engage smug mode. (total 77.3 miles / 124.4 km, plus 1,250m / 4,100ft)
Ride 10, Aug 27 - Nelson, Accrington, Blackamoor, Clayton Green, Croston, Burscough, Croston, Buckshaw, Wheelton, Blackamoor, Accrington, Padiham, Fence, Nelson, Brierfield (total 88.6 miles / 142.6 km, plus 1234 m / 4,050 ft ascent)
Ride 3, Feb 23 - Brierfield to Burnley to Barrow to Preston to Blackburn to Accrington to Hapton to Brierfield (total 66.9 miles / 107.6 km, plus 1,196m / 3,925ft)
Ride 1, Jan 13 - Brierfield to Whalley to Preston to Blackburn to Accrington to Cliviger to Brierfield (total 62.6 miles / 100.7 km, plus 1,115m / 3,658ft)
Ride 12, Sept 26 - Fence, Barrowford, Colne, Lothersdale, Calf Edge, Pudding Stone, Lothersdale, Colne, Nelson, Fence, Burnley (total 33.2 miles / 53.4 km, plus 1,111 m / 3,645 ft ascent)
Ride 6, Apr 24 - Brierfield, Fence, Ridge, Sabden, Langho, Whalley, Wiswell, Nick of Pendle, Ridge, Barrowford, Nelson, Burnley (total 38.6 miles / 62.1 km, plus 1,105 m / 3,625 ft ascent)
Ride 7, May 22 - Brierfield, Fence, Ridge, Sabden, Whalley, Langho, Whalley, Sabden, Ridge, Fence, Brierfield, Haggate, Thursden Valley etc off road, Nelson, Burnley (total 37.7 miles / 62.1 km, plus 1,095 m / 3,593 ft ascent)
Ride 8, May 30 - L&L Pike Hill, Red Lees, Worsthorne, Thursden, Haggate, Coldwell, Trawden Laneshaw Bridge, Nonya Ford, Cob Lane, Skipton Old Rd, Foulridge, L&L, Steve Burke cycle track, Nelson greenway, Burnley (total 38.2 miles / 61.5 km, plus 1,078 m / 3,540 ft ascent)
Ride 4, Apr 7 -Brierfield, Langho, Salmesbury, Preston, Darwen, Accrington, Padiham, Colne, Burnley (total 63.3 miles / 101.9 km, plus 1,075m / 3,527ft)
Ride 5, Apr 11 - Brierfield, Fence, Colne, Sough, Thornton-In-Craven, Broughton, Skipton (for a good poke around), Crosshills, Calf Edge, Nelson, Fence, Burnley (total 45.9 miles / 73.9 km, plus 1,043 m / 3,425 ft ascent)
Ride 2, Feb 16 - Brierfield to Whalley to Preston to Blackburn to Rishton to Burnley to Brierfield (total 52.1miles / 83.8 km, plus 1,032m / 3,386ft)