The 2024 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge

[Donger]

Jan to Mar: 9x various >50km rides around Severnside villages, all both starting and finishing in Quedgeley. 9pts.
Apr 2: Quedgeley-Arlingham-Frampton-Fromebridge Mill-Whitminster-A38-Epney-Elmore-Quedgeley. 52.5km (32.6 miles). 1pt.
Apr 8: Quedgeley-Arlingham-Frampton-Wheatenhurst-Hyde Lane-A38-Epney-Elmore-Quedgeley. 51.2km (31.8 miles). 1pt.
Total 11pts.

 

[gbs]

Ride 1: 01.01, 52k Leatherhead, Effingham, Cobham and then home to Fulham plus a 5k feeder ride
Ride 2: 07.01,52k Windsor ac loop via Warren Row, Wargrave, Windsor
Ride 3: 14.01, 56k Fulham, Shepperton Lock, Fulham
Ride 4: 07.02, 57k Surbiton, Leatherhead, Peeble Hill, Flanchford, Brockham, L'head plus 21k of feeder rides
Ride 5: 11.02, 51k, Sutton, Bletchingley, Edenbridge plus two feeder rides
Ride 6: 20.02, 63k, Windsor acw loop via Wargarve
Ride 7: 05.03, 64k, Fulham cw loop via Old Malden, Malden Rushett, Cobham
Ride 8: 11.03, 60k, Heathlands loop from Woking incl feeder rides of 10K
Ride 9: 13.03, 58k, Windsor, Wargarve,Fifield plus feeder rides of 18k
Ride 10: 16.03 64k, two feeder routes plus a loop from Sutton via Nutfield. 844m of vertical gain
Ride 11: 21.03 59k, two feeder rides plus from Upper Warlingham, down Chalkpit Lane, Toys Hill, Westerham, to Oxted. 833m of vertical gain
Ride 12: 30.03 59k, two feeder rides plus loop to Tanhouse Farm from Leatherhead. 545m of vertical gain
Ride 13: 08.04 71k, Fulham, Ockham, return. 392m vertical gain
Ride 14: 13.04 58k, Fulham, Weybridge return. 182m vertical gain
Ride 15: 20.04 59k, two feeder routes plus Cobham, Horsley, meander, Ripley, Cobham. 372m vertical gain
Ride 16; 24.04 61k, Dorking loop via Ranmore Common, Albury, Forest Green, Capel plus two feeder rides. 922 m vertical gain

 

[Spartak]

08/04/24

57.6 kms

Nieuwpoort - Middelkere - Veurne - Koksijde... 🇧🇪

https://strava.app.link/1goRh4l9EIb

1 pt.

2024 Total : 4️⃣

 

[Cathryn]

Do we get 2 points for 100km rides?

 

[slow scot]

Do we get 2 points for 100km rides?

3

 

[13 rider]

Apr 6th 31.2 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Thornton ,Ulverscroft hills ,Woodhouse Eaves ,Thurston ,Anstey ,Groby ,Ratby ,Marfield
Apr 11th 31.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Thornton ,Barlestone ,Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Newtown Unthank ,Desford ,Markfield

Points in this challenge 15
Points in all challenges 36

 

[Spartak]

11/04/24

50.8 kms

Nieuwpoort - Veurne - De Moeren - De Panne 🇧🇪

https://strava.app.link/7SpUy0T2HIb

1 pt.

2024 Total : 5️⃣

 

[bluenotebob]

January/March – 9 points

4 April 2024 A 4-bike ride 52.57km 1 point

A local (mostly off-road) loop (on the RAID); an extended SBdM/Plaisance loop (on the Urban Shaper); a Kerminy/Evriguet loop (on the MASSI); a final SBdM/Plaisance loop (on La Rossa)

11 April 2024 Ménéac/Gaël/Mauron 58.62km 1 point

SBdM, Evriguet, la Corbinais, Ménéac, Illifaut, Gaël, le Bran, Mauron, Pont Ruelland, SBdM

Total points in this challenge: 11
Total points in all challenges: 21

 

[Domus]

Jan 1 Whitefield, Manchester, Ashley, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Mobberley and return home via slightly shorter route 83.6 Kms 2 points
Jan 12 Bury, Haslingden, Bacup, Rochdale, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 56.08 Kms 1 point
Jan 14 Whitefield, Manchester, Dunham, Lymm and return home via Trans Pennine Trail 87.59 Kms 2 points
Feb 1 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 53.7 Kms 1 point
Feb 5 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Adlington, Bolton and home 50.8 Kms 1 point
Feb 10 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside and back to Grange avoiding flooding at Meathop 58.7 Kms 1 point
Feb 24 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 63.6 Kms 1 point
Mar 3 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 52.8 Kms 1 point
Mar 7 Bury, Haslingden, Bacup, Rochdale, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 55.2 Kms 1 point
Mar 18 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Bolton and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
Mar 30 Bury, Edenfield, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Waterfoot and home 64.6 Kms 1 point
Apr 11 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside and back to Grange via similar route 59.2 Kms 1 point

Running total 14 points

 

[Cathryn]

January 1st!
50km. A familiar loop of Pewsey Vale starting from home just outside Marlborough. Friendly cyclists and horse riders, muddy and sometimes flooded lanes. Happy New Year everyone!
1 point

Feb 3rd
Used the same route as January because the weather was grey and murky although not cold at all. More fun than January because a friend came with me and we whizzed along talking non stop! Lovely cafe stop at Honey Street and then up and over the hill home for sofa time with the cats.

Total so far: 2 points!

March 9th
March’s 50km done! Lovely ride round the south Cotswolds…started and finished in Bibury. Stopped at Down Ampney to see the glorious stained glass!

Total so far: 3 points

March 30th
Unexpected 50k with my husband and son, making the most of the first lovely day for cycling! Took the back road from Marlborough to Hungerford to Tray’s Cafe, where I had the best cheese scone of my life!

Total so far: 4 points

April 5th
106km. Dieppe - Gisors. Lovely bike path for 50km and then rolling lanes for the remainder. Grey skies cleared into warmer weather. Much joy being back in France. +3 points.
Total so far: 7 points

April 6th
90km from Gisors to the Eiffel Tower and then out to our Airbnb at Boulougne Billancourt. The buzz of seeing the Arc de Triomphe in the distance was like a double shot of coffee. ARMS AND LEGS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2024. Spring! + 2 points.
Total so far: 9 points

April 10th
Exactly100km (phew) from Boulougne Billancourt to Amecourt. A day of two halves. A lovely morning and an afternoon of rolling rainstorms. Joy significantly diminished. Husband significantly grumpy. +3 points
Total so far: 12 points

April 11th
90 glorious km back to Dieppe. Sunshine. Blossom. Hares. Birds. Crepes. Marriage restored. +2 points
Total so far: 14 points

 

[bluenotebob]

January/March – 9 points

4 April 2024 A 4-bike ride 52.57km 1 point

A local (mostly off-road) loop (on the RAID); an extended SBdM/Plaisance loop (on the Urban Shaper); a Kerminy/Evriguet loop (on the MASSI); a final SBdM/Plaisance loop (on La Rossa)

11 April 2024 Ménéac/Gaël/Mauron 58.62km 1 point

SBdM, Evriguet, la Corbinais, Ménéac, Illifaut, Gaël, le Bran, Mauron, Pont Ruelland, SBdM

12 April 2024 Mauron/Montertelot/la Chapelle Caro 60.19km 1 point

Mauron, Ploërmel, Montertelot, la Chapelle Caro, Ploërmel, Mauron


Total points in this challenge: 12
Total points in all challenges: 22

 

[Osprey]

Apr12th. 90km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Clyne Valley, SA1, Morriston, Skewen, Neath, Resolven, Neath Canal, Briton Ferry, FAbian Way, Clyne Valley, Gowerton, Llanmorlais. https://strava.app.link/NVzoHcc4JIb

 

[13 rider]

Apr 6th 31.2 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Thornton ,Ulverscroft hills ,Woodhouse Eaves ,Thurston ,Anstey ,Groby ,Ratby ,Marfield
Apr 11th 31.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Thornton ,Barlestone ,Carlton ,Market Bosworth ,Upton ,Cadeby ,Newtown Unthank ,Desford ,Markfield
Apr 13th 31.9 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Barlestone ,Shackerstone ,Shenton ,Stoke Golding ,Cadeby ,Peckleton ,Desford ,Marfield

Points in this challenge 16
Points in all challenges 37

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 3 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 4 rides, 7 points
6th April: 63.01 miles - Exploring down various farm tracks and dead-end lanes on a ride up to Buckingham and back. Horrible gusty headwind on route home slowed me to a crawl at times - https://www.strava.com/activities/11119903910 - 3 points
13th April: 63.06 miles - Crossed Milton Keynes from south to east, then east to west mainly using housing estate roads and Redways. Stopped for lunch at a Tim Hortons which wasn't half bad - https://www.strava.com/activities/11172263011 - 3 points

Total so far: 17 points

 

[C R]

April 13th

Kempsey, Kinnersley, Earls Croome, Upton, Longdon, Long Green, Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury, Bredon, Beckford, Elmley Castle, Pershore, Drakes Broughton, Stoulton, Littleworth and then Home.

69.5 km