2026 Annual Lunacy Climbing challenge

[geocycle]

Lunacy challenge 13 x 1300 m of climbing

New ride 17 May Trough of Bowland, Newton, Chipping. 86 km with 1363 km of climbing
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7628048


Progress against challenge in order of ascent:

19 April Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland, Bowland Knotts. 93 km with 1608 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
1 February Fellfoot on Windermere 106 km 1360 m of climbing
6 April Stainforth, Langcliffe and Settle, Settle 1341 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

 

[13 rider]

Target 3500 ft , stretch target 4500 ft

Ride 1 (New) May 18th 6421ft ,Moustiers Saint Marie to a Loop in The Verdon Gorge
Ride 2 May 17th 5630ft ,Aix De Provence to Moustiers saint Marie
Ride 3 Apr 19th 5285 ft ,Markfield to Daventry doing a loop before return
Ride 4 Mar 22nd 4902 ft , Markfield to Kettering a loop around the back of Kettering and return 107 miles
Ride 5 Feb 17th 4531 ft , Markfield out to South Derbyshire and Staffordshire and local loops to complete an Imperial ton
Ride 6 Jan 22nd 4058 ft , Very similar ride to ride 3 but avoided some hills