The 2023 Half Century (50km or 50m) Challenge

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Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
January to April inc 27 points

May 3 Hadrian's Cycleway day 1 Ravenglass to Whitehaven 51.2 Kms 1 point
May 4 Hadrian's Cycleway day 2 Whitehaven to Carlisle 84.5 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 3 Carlisle to Hexham 86.4 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 4 Hexham to South Shields 60.7 Kms 1 point
May 11 Harwood, Belmont, Chorley, Croston, Parbold, Standish, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 95.5 Kms 2 points
May 14 Manchester, Poynton, Macc, Gawsworth, Wilmslow and return home via Manchester 111.7 Kms 3 points

Running total 38 points
 

Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
January to April inc 27 points

May 3 Hadrian's Cycleway day 1 Ravenglass to Whitehaven 51.2 Kms 1 point
May 4 Hadrian's Cycleway day 2 Whitehaven to Carlisle 84.5 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 3 Carlisle to Hexham 86.4 Kms 2 points
May 5 Hadrian's Cycleway day 4 Hexham to South Shields 60.7 Kms 1 point
May 11 Harwood, Belmont, Chorley, Croston, Parbold, Standish, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 95.5 Kms 2 points
May 14 Manchester, Poynton, Macc, Gawsworth, Wilmslow and return home via Manchester 111.7 Kms 3 points
May 17 Cartmel, Spark Bridge, Coniston, Hawkshead, Crosthwaite, Levens and Grange 80.6 Kms 2 points

Running total 40 points
 

Bazzer

Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
May
3rd Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Broomedge, Little Bollington, Sinderland, Warburton, Culcheth, Lane Head, Croft, home. 51.5kms
7th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Bucklow Hill, Mere, Pickmere, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 51.5 kms
18th Culcheth, Warburton, High Legh, Knutsford, Tatton Park, Agden, Dunham, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 64kms.
 

bluenotebob

Veteran
Location
France
1 January to 15 May: 22 rides/27 points

18 May 2023 Ascension Day five-bike frolic 78.46km 1 point

A Devison loop: on the RAID; Plaisance, Geffray and le Faux: on the Princess; Pontmenard, Raserais and Esquiniac: on the Urban Shaper; Brignac, la Riaye, Corbinais, Kerminy, SBdM and Plaisance: on La Rossa; local lanes: on the MASSI

Total points: 28
 

gavgav

Legendary Member
January (62.20 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Pitchford-Acton Burnell-Coundmoor-Harley-Hughley-Church Preen-Cardington-All Stretton-Dudgeley-Walkmills-Dorrington-Stapleton-Exfords Green-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

22nd January (62.57 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Charlton-Wrockwardine-Acton-Eaton Constantine-Cressage-Coundmoor-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Condover-Stapleton-Exfords Green-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

19th February (60.30 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Condover-Ryton-Longnor-All Stretton-Church Stretton-Little Stretton-Minton-Hamperley-Longmynd-Picklescott-Pulverbatch-Longden-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury.

28th February (60.78 km) 1 point
Coniston-Barngates-Outgate-Wray-Cunsey-Lakeside-Finsthwaite-Bouth-Spark Bridge-High Nibthwaite-Coniston

2nd March (55.51 km) 1 point
Keswick-Threlked-Scales-Mungrisdale-Mosedale-Hesket Newmarket-Caldbeck-Upton-Longlands-Bassenthwaite-Millbeck-Applethwaite-Keswick

12th March (65.23 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Pentre-Melverley-Crew Green-Coedway-Princes Oak-Halfway House-Westbury-Asterley-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Shrewsbury

19th March (55.60 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Hook a Gate-Annscroft-Stapleton-Ryton-Longnor-Comley-Cardington-Gretton-Church Preen-Kenley-Evenwood-Harnage-Cound-Pitchford-Cantlop-Shrewsbury

1st April (53.37 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Cregennan Lake-Arthog-Morfa Mawddach-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

22nd April (65.29km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Pitchford-Acton Burnell-Ruckley-Wall under Heywood-Ticklerton-Acton Scott-Ragdon-Church Stretton-Longnor-Ryton-Stapleton-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

8th May (72.26km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Great Ness-Hopton-Dovaston-Kinnerley-Argoed-Crosslanes-Melverley-Crew Green-Princes Oak-Halfway House-Westbury-Stoney Stretton-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Betton Abbots-Shrewsbury

20th May (70.0 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Morfa Mawddach-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Afon Wen-Nannau-Dolgellau-Penmaenpool-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

Running Total = 11 points
 

FrothNinja

Veteran
Ride 1, Jan 28 - local laps Burnley (total 73.9 km / 45.9 miles plus bugger all ascent)
Ride 2, 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 3, 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 4, 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 5, 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 6, 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)
Ride 7, 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, 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)

Points - 9
 

Bazzer

Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
May
3rd Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Broomedge, Little Bollington, Sinderland, Warburton, Culcheth, Lane Head, Croft, home. 51.5kms
7th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Bucklow Hill, Mere, Pickmere, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 51.5 kms
18th Culcheth, Warburton, High Legh, Knutsford, Tatton Park, Agden, Dunham, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 64kms.
21st (x9 and a bit) loops of circa 3.5 miles of Culcheth 51.5 kms. (For personal reasons, I had to be able to get home within 5 minutes at any time during the couple of hours I was out of the house)
 
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13 rider

Guru
Location
leicester
May 6th ,31.2 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 7th ,31.6 miles 1point
Ragdale loop
May 18th ,31.42 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
May 20th ,31.88 miles 1 point
Gaddesby loop
May 21st ,50.17 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Saxelby ,Wymeswold ,Sileby ,Anstey

Points in this challenge 34
Points in all challenges 70
 

steverob

Guru
Location
Buckinghamshire
January: 2 rides, 2 points
February: 5 rides, 7 points
March: 2 rides, 3 points
April: 2 rides, 2 points
7th May: 31.58 miles - Slowly nursing myself back to health - not there yet but getting better. Did manage to cross off another climb off my list though - Cannons Hill, which I'd previously only ever come down - https://www.strava.com/activities/9028149597 - 1 point
13th May: 32.75 miles - A ride in three parts: pootling about London on a hired Brompton, including using the DLR to cross the river; riding my regular bike back from the LBS after a wheel repair; and finally a local lap to push me over the 50km mark so I didn't upset @13 rider! - strava.com/activities/9063353389 & strava.com/activities/9065132386 & strava.com/activities/9065433808 - 1 point
21st May: 54.98 miles - An HS2 road closure (that wasn't marked on the map) forced me to abandon my planned route due to a lack of a safe diversion, so after some wandering I ended up in Bicester, took the train to Haddenham, then rode home from there - https://www.strava.com/activities/9113039170 & https://www.strava.com/activities/9113424297 - 2 points

Total so far: 18 points
 

Ridgeback Roller

Über Member
Location
Sussex
Jan-Apr 20pts
7-May 124kms 1110m ascent 3pts Home- Walberton- Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- Coldwaltham- Kirdford (steak slice, bread pudding and tea!) - Balls Cross- Ebernoe- Lugershall- Cocking - Goodwood-Home
12-May A North Yorkshire holiday ride in Ryedale. 51km 494m ascent 1pt Sheriff Hutton- Terrington Bank- Hovingham-Nunnington Bank-Wombleton-Kirbymoorside- Slingsby-Castle Howard- Shriff Hutton
15-May Another holiday cycle, this time Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. 63km 573m ascent 1pt Wooler- Kirknewton-Kirk Yetholm-Morebattle (coffee and sandwich at the village stores) - Town Yetholm- Mindrum -Flodden - Kilham-Wooler

R/Total 25pts
 
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