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.

Jun 17 - 35.81 miles, 1,058ft - 1 point Bilton, Cawston, Dunchurch, Toft, Kites Hardwick, Broadwell, Caldecote (Calcutt), Stockton, Long Itchington, Hunningham Hill, Hunningham, Weston under Wetherley, Baginton, Middlemarch Business Park, Tollbar End, Brandon, Wolston, Lawford Heath, home.

Jun 24 - 102.03 miles, 4,563ft - 4 points Bilton, Dunchurch, Toft, Kites Hardwick, Southam, Hanwell, Banbury (Hardwick, Ruscote, Neithrop, Easington), Bloxham, Barford St John, Barford St Michael, Nether Worton, Sandford St Martin, Kiddington, Over Kiddington, Ditchley Park, Stonesfield, North Leigh, New Yatt, Ramsden, Mount Skippett, Finstock, Charlbury, Enstone, Little Tew, South Newington, Bloxham, Lower Tadmarton, Balscote, Edgehill, Northend, Knightcote, Bishop's Itchington, Harbury, Bascote Heath, Bascote, Long Itchington, Birdingbury, Bourton on Dunsmore, Cawston, home.

Points in this challenge 28
Points in all challenges 46

 

[C R]

June 25th

Littleworth, Pirton, Kinnersley, Earls Croome, Upton, Longdon, High Green, Upper Pendock, Rye Cross, Hollybush, Eastnor, Ledbury, Staplow, Bosbury, Cradley, Storridge, Leigh Sinton, Bransford, Powick, St Peters and then Home.

74.6km

 

[Bazzer]

June
3rd Culcheth, Hollinfare St Helen, Woolston Warrington, Penketh, Burtonwood, Hermitage Green, Winwick, Culcheth, Croft, home.53 kms
25th Culcheth, Warburton, Broomedge, Rostherne, Mere and reverse, then adding a loop through Croft via Lane Head, home 52 kms.

 

[Jon George]

25th June
Ipswich – Bealings – Woodbridge - Martlesham – Waldringfield – Newbourne – Bucklesham – Nacton – Ipswich – Westerfield - Ipswich
51.92km
1 point

Running Total: 15 Points

 

[Domus]

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
May 25 Grange to Sunny Radcliffe via, Silverdale, Morecambe, Garstang, Preston, Chorley and Bolton. 138.7 Kms 3 points
May 26 Sunny Radcliffe back to Grange via Belmont, Hoghton, Preston, Cockerham, Morecambe, Silverdale and Arnside. 132.5 Kms 3 points
June 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Aspull, Lostock, Bolton and home 53.8 Kms 1 point
June 8 Harwood, Edgworth, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1 point
June 11 Whalley, Dunsop Bridge, The Trough, Galgate, Glasson Dock, return via Longridge 103.7 Kms 3 points
June 16 Friday’s ride to Dieppe from London via Newhaven Ferry 118 Kms 3 points
June 18 Dieppe to Evereux via Rouen 124.59 Kms 3 points
June 19 Evereux to Versailles via Houdan 92.78 Kms 2 points
June 21 Versailles to Compiegne via Creil 133.56 Kms 3 points
June 22 Compiegne to Arras via Clery sur Somme 132.19 Kms 3 points
June 23 Arras to Calais via Vimy Ridge 141.89 Kms 3 points

Running total 65 points

 

[UphillSlowly]

20th June
Birmingham - Kings Norton - Redditch loop - Blackwell - Barnt Green - Northfield - Birmingham 53.84 km 1 point

Running total 36 points

27th June
Birmingham - Warley - Blackheath - Cradley Heath - Stourbridge - Wordsley - Bunkers Hill - Stourbridge - Wollescote - Halesowen - Mucklow Hill - Woodgate - Home 1 point
Running total 37 points

 

[AndreaJ]

23/06/23 Loppington-Myddle-Merrington-Old Woods-Baschurch-Stanwardine-Bagley-Lee-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Northwood-Whixall-Horton-Home 67km. 1 point
Total 20 points

28/06/23 Northwood-Lyneal-Colemere-English Frankton-Cockshutt-Bagley-Weston Lullingfields-Baschurch-Eyton-Myddle-Marton-Burlton-Loppington-Horton-Wem-Horton-Home. 53 km. 1 point
Total 21 points

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan-May 29pts
4-June 123kms 909m ascent 3pts Home-Walberton-Bury- Amberley- Wiggonholt- West Chiltington, route then retraced back to home.
6-June 67kms 789m ascent 1pt . Fittleworth- Graffham- Selham- Midhurst- Bepton-Redford-Milland-Rogate- Milland-Fernhurst- Petworth- Fittleworth
11-June 87kms 602m ascent 2pts Home- Yapton-Walberton-Eartham-Goodwood- Singleton-Duncton ( diversion due to road closure)- Halnaker-Aldingbourne-Home
14-June 68kms 482m ascent 1pt Chichester- Compton- South Harting- West Harting- Durleighmarsh ( coffee and sausage roll) - Turkey Island- Stoughton- Chichester
18-June 53kms 182m ascent 1pt Home- Yapton- Eartham- Aldingbourne- Walberton -Ford- Home
28-June 119km 1150m ascent 3pts My turn to lead a mid week social group ride, very warm, close weather. Chichester-Rowlands Castle-Horndean- Hinton manor- bat & Ball- East Meon- West Meon (elevenses) - Ropley- Four Marks (quick stop for tea and cake) - Newton Valence- Hawkley- Steep- Petersfield- Buriton- Rowlands Castle- Chichester

R/Total 40pts

 

[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.

June 29th - 51 km in the 42/15 gear on the 6-er. Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale climb, Blackstone Edge, Hollingworth Lake RSPCA cafe, Walsden, Lumbutts, Mankinholes, Hebden Bridge, (said goodbye to friend and u-turned) Tod.

 

[Domus]

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
May 25 Grange to Sunny Radcliffe via, Silverdale, Morecambe, Garstang, Preston, Chorley and Bolton. 138.7 Kms 3 points
May 26 Sunny Radcliffe back to Grange via Belmont, Hoghton, Preston, Cockerham, Morecambe, Silverdale and Arnside. 132.5 Kms 3 points
June 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Aspull, Lostock, Bolton and home 53.8 Kms 1 point
June 8 Harwood, Edgworth, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1 point
June 11 Whalley, Dunsop Bridge, The Trough, Galgate, Glasson Dock, return via Longridge 103.7 Kms 3 points
June 16 Friday’s ride to Dieppe from London via Newhaven Ferry 118 Kms 3 points
June 18 Dieppe to Evereux via Rouen 124.59 Kms 3 points
June 19 Evereux to Versailles via Houdan 92.78 Kms 2 points
June 21 Versailles to Compiegne via Creil 133.56 Kms 3 points
June 22 Compiegne to Arras via Clery sur Somme 132.19 Kms 3 points
June 23 Arras to Calais via Vimy Ridge 141.89 Kms 3 points
June 29 Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale, Hincaster and Grange 75.00 Kms 1 point

Running total 66 points

 

[Chap sur le velo]

Problem with first ride
Points to date 30
29th 06
With a Wahoo update I didn’t trust things would be ok. So had Element Bolt and their watch recording activity. I didn’t start them at exactly the same time but they definitely recorded a different distance and elevation change – puzzling. Anyway problem solved and should be ok in future.

Richmond Park ect. More than 50miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/9357411644

22 06
"More than 50kms".
I noticed Wahoo was playing up (as it had done a few times lately) and turned it off several times before this ride really got started. Even so it says I did 20kms cycling in 1'hr 54" mins!!!! Have done this area many times – you’ll have to trust me this WAS more than 50kms.

S’arf of the river.

https://www.strava.com/activities/9301342847

 

[geocycle]

End of June summary. Good month with some great weather then had family holiday so just three qualifying rides. Favourite was my ride to Longsleddale for the first time.

4 June Longsleddale and Staveley. 120 km with 1500 m of climbing.
9 June Penrith, Kirby Stephen, Garsdale and Kirby Lonsdale. 117 km with 1570 m of climbing
17 June Clitheroe and Waddington Fell. 106 km with 1483 m of climbing.

9 points this month.
61 points for the year

 

[Jenkins]

One last ride for the month with a 50+ miler for beer & food, so time for the end of month round-up

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
June 5th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Rushmere St. Andrew, Kesgrave, Martlesham & Bucklesham, 50.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9207758067
June 12th, Soham, Prickwillow, Ely, Witchford, Wilburton, Cottenham, Histon, Fen Ditton, Swaffhams Bulbeck & Prior, Burwell, Fordham & Soham, 76.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9251219739
June 16th, Felixstowe, Walton, Trimley, Levington, Nacton, Rushmere St. Andrew, Kesgrave, Martlesham & Bucklesham, 59.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9276346950
June 17th, Levington, Nacton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 56.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9283140901
June 19th, Home to Beccles via Newbourne, Woodbridge, Eyke, Tunstall, Snape, Leiston, Blythburgh, Holton, Brampton and Reddisham, 82.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9294290136
June 21st, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew, Kesgrave & Bucklesham, 60.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9307559716
June 25th, Felixstowe, Falkenham, Kirton, Bucklesham, Priory Heath & Nacton, 52.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9331560593
June 26th, Felixstowe, Walton, Trimley, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham, Kesgrave, Foxhall & Bucklesham, 52.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9337691251
June 30th, Home to Beccles via Kirton, Woodbridge, Eyke, Tunstall, Snape, Saxmundham, Peasenhall, Walpole, Linstead Parva, Rumburgh, Bungay & Geldeston, 85.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/9362512082

 

[AndreaJ]

28/06/23 Northwood-Lyneal-Colemere-English Frankton-Cockshutt-Bagley-Weston Lullingfields-Baschurch-Eyton-Myddle-Marton-Burlton-Loppington-Horton-Wem-Horton-Home. 53 km. 1 point
Total 21 points

01/07/23 Ellesmere-Tetchill-Hordley-Weston Lullingfields-Baschurch-Myddle-Old Woods-Myddle-Burlton-Loppington-Cockshutt-Lee-Ellesmere 54km. 1 point
Total 22 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
June: 2 rides, 4 points
1st July: 40.02 miles - A tour of villages north of Aylesbury, a few of which had some (admittedly long overdue) recently resurfaced roads which were a delight to ride on for once - https://www.strava.com/activities/9369122558 - 1 point

Total so far: 24 points