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

[geocycle]

12 February. Trough of Bowland, Slaidburn and Cross o Greet. 81 km and 1333 m of climbing.
Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-6915221

2 points
16 points for the year

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
4th February: 31.64 miles - Back to hiring a Brompton while my road bike is being serviced. Extremely meandering route to ensure I got to 50km while mainly sticking to cyclepaths and low trafficked roads - https://www.strava.com/activities/8503946569 - 1 point
12th February: 68.42 miles - First long ride of the year to the villages surrounding Brackley. Briefly diced with traffic on the A43 for a moment but most riding was done on country lanes. Surprisingly fast average speed - https://www.strava.com/activities/8550058885 - 3 points

Total so far: 6 points

 

[AndreaJ]

05/02/23 Northwood-Welshampton-Ellesmere-Lee-Weston Lullingfields-Marton-Burlton-Myddle-Loppington-Lyneal-Colemere-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Northwood-Home 59km. 1 point
Total 5 points

12/02/23 Loppington-Myddle-Merrington-Old Woods-Baschurch-Stanwardine-Bagley-Tetchill-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Northwood-Home 51km. 1point
Total 6 points

 

[FrothNinja]

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)

Points - 3

 

[Domus]

Jan 1 Manchester, Chorlton, Knutsford, Mobberly and return via Ashley to home, 82.6 Kms 2 points
Jan 6 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale, Storth and back to Grange 71.5 Kms 1 point
Jan 12 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 54.8 Kms 1 point
Jan 16 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Bolton and home 54.9 Kms 1 point
Jan 23 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Brinscall, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1point
Jan 26 Harwood, Bradshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 51.5 Kms 1 point
Jan 30 Barrow-in-Furness to Grange via Bay Cycle Way 56.8 Kms 1 point
Feb 5 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Brinscall, Chorley, Rivington, Bolton and home 60.0 Kms 1 point
Feb 12 Manchester, Chorlton, Sale, Dunham, Lymm, Altrincham, Manchester, Bury and home 100.8 Kms 3 points

Running total 12 points

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

Jan 2pts
12-Feb Longest ride so far this year - grey and a bit drizzly but joined the Sunday social group for part of it. 120km 540m ascent 3pts. Home -Bognor-Chichester- Rowlands Castle- Buriton-East Meon (coffee and a bite to eat) - the climb up Harvesting Lane to Butser Hill- Chalton- Rowlands Castle- Chichester -home.
R/ Total 5pts

 

[Noodle Legs]

JANUARY: 2 Points

FEBRUARY

Feb 12: Coalville, Nailstone, Market Bosworth, Upton, Sibson, Orton on the Hill, Twycross, Congerstone, Odstone, Ibstock, Coalville 31.56 mi/ 50.79km 1 Point
Feb 13: Coalville, Ashby, Moira, Swadlincote, Burton, Bretby, Hartshorne, Ashby, Coalville 34.89 mi/56.15km 1 Point

Month Total: 2 Points
Challenge Total: 4 Points

 

[Spinney]

Jan
24th - 31 miles - 1 point Kirkby Stephen, almost to the Moorcock Inn, almost back to Nateby, back up the road, back through KS and a bit futher to make up the half century!

Feb
14th - 34 miles - 1 point KS, Moorcock Inn, Sedburgh, KS

Total: 2 points

 

[Jon George]

14th February
Utilitarian ride; pottle around town; out to Hemingstone and back. (Explanation in chat.)
52.5km. 1 point

Running Total: 2 Point

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
4th February: 31.64 miles - Back to hiring a Brompton while my road bike is being serviced. Extremely meandering route to ensure I got to 50km while mainly sticking to cyclepaths and low trafficked roads - https://www.strava.com/activities/8503946569 - 1 point
12th February: 68.42 miles - First long ride of the year to the villages surrounding Brackley. Briefly diced with traffic on the A43 for a moment but most riding was done on country lanes. Surprisingly fast average speed - https://www.strava.com/activities/8550058885 - 3 points
14th February: 35.52 miles - New roads round the back of Leighton Buzzard. Minor off near the end where a pothole forced me to steer into a hedge! No damage apart from a small tear in my jacket and a couple of scratches - https://www.strava.com/activities/8560326727 - 1 point

Total so far: 7 points

 

[AndreaJ]

12/02/23 Loppington-Myddle-Merrington-Old Woods-Baschurch-Stanwardine-Bagley-Tetchill-Ellesmere-Welshampton-Northwood-Home 51km. 1point
Total 6 points

15/02/23 Northwood-Lyneal-Loppington-English Frankton-Cockshutt-Lower Hordley-Weston Lullingfields-Marton-Burlton-Myddle-Nonely-Loppington-Horton-Foxholes-Northwood-Home 51km. 1 point
Total 7 points

 

[13 rider]

Feb 5th ,31.5 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop
Feb 16th ,31.5 miles 1 point
Wymeswold loop

Points in this challenge 8
Points in all challenges 22

 

[bluenotebob]

5 January 2023 Mauron – Ploërmel – Malestroit – la Tayée – Malestroit – Ploërmel – Mauron 85.44km 2 points

29 January 2023 Guilliers loop, Evriguet, Corbinais, le Villot/Perouais loop, Corbinais, Evriguet, Plaisance, SBdM 51.58km 1 point

10 February 2023 (multi-bike ride) Pontmenard/Devison loop on the RAID; Plaisance, Evriguet, Kerminy and SBdM on La Rossa; local lanes on the Urban Shaper; Esquiniac, Bourg Neuf, le Faux and Geffray on the MASSI 51.32km 1 point

11 February 2023 … anti-clockwise Loyat loop: la Plaisance – SBdM – Kerminy – Evriguet – Guilliers – Kersamson – Loyat – Mauron – Pont Ruelland – SBdM 56.20km 1 point

17 February 2023 (multi-bike ride) Pontmenard, Raserais, Esquiniac, Bourg Neuf, Guilliers, Bourg Neuf, Evriguet, Kerminy, SBdM: on the Princess; Plaisance, SBdM, Geffray and SBdM: on La Rossa; Pontmenard, SBdM and la Ville Haligan: on the RAID; 53.71km 1 point

Total points: 6

 

[geocycle]

18 February Kendal. 84 km with 1150 m of climbing.
Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-6918919

2 points
18 points for the year.

 

[C R]

February 19th

St Peters, Worcester, Hallow, Holt Heath, Great Wittley, Martley, Lower Broadheath, Bransford, Leigh Sinton, Newland, Guarlford, The Rhydd, Upton, Kinnersley, Pirton and Home.

76.4km