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

[Willd]

Jan - 3 points
Feb - 4 points
Mar - 4 points
Apr - 5 points
May - 5 points

Jun 4 - 53.50 miles, 1,998ft - 2 points Bilton, Cawston, Dunchurch, Toft, Kites Hardwick, Tomlow, Napton on the Hill, Chapel Green, Marston Doles, Priors Hardwick, Upper Boddington, Aston le Walls, Edgcote, Chipping Warden, Wardington, Upper Wardington, Chacombe, Williamscot, Cropredy, Claydon, Stoneton, Priors Hardwick, Priors Marston, Lower Shuckburgh, Sawbridge, Grandborough, Dunchurch, home.

Points in this challenge 24
Points in all challenges 42

 

[bruce1530]

Jan:1 point
Feb : 1 point
Mar: 1 point
Apr: 1 point
May: 1 point

June 4: Portencross and Largs, 53k.
June 17: Kilmaurs and Stewart, 50k

Total - 7

 

[Donger]

Jan to May ... 8 pts
4 June: Tydd St Giles-Wisbech-West Walton-various Walpoles-Lighthouse at the Wash-various Suttons-Tydd St Giles.65.6km (40.8 miles). 1pt.
Total 9 points.

 

[Jenkins]

Finally up and running for June

June 4th, Halesworth to home via Chediston, Linsted Parva, Huntingfield, Heveningham, Peasenhall, Swefling, Parham, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Martlesham & Kirton, 67.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9201961028

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan-May 29pts
4-June 123kms 909m ascent 3pts Another outing with the Sunday Social Group, distinctly chilly NE breeze 1st thing but warmed up nicely although it stayed breezy. Home-Walberton-Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- West Chiltington, route then retraced back to home.

R/Total 32pts

 

[UphillSlowly]

Total for Jan to May 2023: 24 pts
4th June=3 points
Running total 27 points

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
February: 5 rides, 7 points
March: 2 rides, 3 points
April: 2 rides, 2 points
May: 4 rides, 5 points
4th June: 66.76 miles - A incredibly nervy (for mechanical reasons) Tour of Cambridgeshire sportive. Very windy and sunny and rather fast too; over 16mph average (which is good for me) - https://www.strava.com/activities/9201233055 - 3 points

Total so far: 22 points

 

[Donger]

Jan to May ... 8 pts
4 June: Tydd St Giles-Wisbech-West Walton-various Walpoles-Lighthouse at the Wash-various Suttons-Tydd St Giles.65.6km (40.8 miles). 1pt.
6 June: Tydd St Giles-Sutton St Edmunds-Gedney Hill-Whaplode Drive-Moulton Fen-Gedney Hill-Tydd St Giles. 56.6km (35.2 miles). 1pt.
Total 10 points.

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop with a bit extra to cafe
Jun 6th 31.2 miles 1 point
Ragdale loop

Points in this challenge 41
Points in all challenges 81

 

[UphillSlowly]

More Endurance Miles on my usual lumpy loop. Cold for.June. Gilet stayed on
Birmingham-Clent-Bluntington-Belbroughton-Birmingham
50.67 km; 805 m elevation; 2:12:53; 1pt

Running total 28 points

 

[Jon George]

6th June
Ipswich – Bucklesham – Kirton – Falkenham – Kirton – Bucklesham – Ipswich – Westerfield – Ipswich - (Around block to make 50k!)
51.27km
1 point

Running Total: 8 Points

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan-May 29pts
4-June 123kms 909m ascent 3pts Another outing with the Sunday Social Group, distinctly chilly NE breeze 1st thing but warmed up nicely although it stayed breezy. Home-Walberton-Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- West Chiltington, route then retraced back to home.
6-June 67kms 789m ascent 1pt . Car assisted to start, much cloudier and cooler than of late necessitating arm warmers and gilet for the 1st hour. A nice hilly ride but heavy on the roadkill! Fittleworth- Graffham- Selham- Midhurst- Bepton-Redford-Milland-Rogate- Milland-Fernhurst- Petworth- Fittleworth

R/Total 33pts

 

[ColinJ]

[As many rides as possible to be completed on my '6-er' OR my mountain bike. The 6-er is a development of my original singlespeed bike. I do as much as I can in a 42/15 gear (almost the same ratio as my previous 52/19). Tough climbs are done in 42/29. I don't count rides over 100 km here - they will be counted in the Lunacy challenge instead.]

Jan 30th - 50km, 660 m of ascent, singlespeed (52/19 gear). Start/finish Todmorden. A646 to Burnley and back. A6033 towards Littleborough, then took the scenic route to Littleborough via Calderbrook and Caldermoor. Back to Walsden then climbed to Lumbutts. Dropped back down to A646 and home on that.

Feb 18th - 70 km, LOTS OF GEARS!! My forum ride from Crediton (Devon).

Mar 2nd - 50 km. A 'dinglespeed' ride - 50 km. Tod, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green, Craggies cafe, Littleborough, Tod plus an extra hill at the end to make the distance up.

Mar 25th - 64 km. A MTB ride. From Tod to Hebden Bridge on the Rochdale canal (and back at the end of the day) for my offroad forum ride.

Apr 2nd - 50 km. Singlespeed (52/19 gear). Tod, HB, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale climb, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Rd, Cotton Stones, Hubberton Green, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod.

May 16th - 52 km. A 1x11 ride in Devon: Crediton, Shobrooke, Thorverton, Stoke Canon, Nether Exe, Thorverton plus various lanes back to start.

May 27th - 73 km. I needed all the gears I could get (3 x 10) for this hilly forum ride, which had 1,400+ m of ascent in the main 58 km loop! Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Widdop, Trawden, Stanbury, Oxenhope, Oxenhope Moor, Jerusalem Lane cafe, Midgley, Height Rd, Hebden Bridge, Tod.

 

[ColinJ]

I was just trying to catch up on my LIKES, but then realised that I am about 6 pages behind and I can't be bothered to! I LIKE all of your rides and will try to keep up in future!

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop with a bit extra to cafe
Jun 6th 31.2 miles 1 point
Ragdale loop
Jun 7th 34.6 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Asfordby , Hill top farm cafe return the reverse route

Points in this challenge 42
Points in all challenges 85