The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge

[teeonethousand]

Sept 2 Bedale Fentons Thornton loop 39 miles 1 point
Sept 8 Carlton Husthwaite loop 31.2 1 point

YTD 51

 

[13 rider]

Sept 1st 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Sept 8th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone Loop

Points in this challenge 71
Points in all challenges 131

 

[Domus]

Jan - June inc 45 points

July 6 Barrow to Grange via Ulverston, Bigland and Flookborough 60.1 Kms 1 point
July 11/12 Friday night ride Cardiff - Swansea and back to Port Talbot 112 Kms 3 points
July 16 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Sedgwick, Milnthorp, Levens and Grange 58.8 Kms 1 point
July 20 Grange - Arnside - Grange 59.2 Kms 1 point
July 27 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rawtenstall and home 64.4 Kms 1 point
Aug 2 Harwood, Belmont, Rivington, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 56.8 Kms 1 point
Aug 9 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rawtenstall and home 65.5 Kms 1 point
Aug 12 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 53.5 Kms 1 point
Aug 22-23 Cambridge to Kings Lynn Night ride, door to door 154.2 Kms 3 points
Sept 6 Meathop, Levens, Storth, Milnthorpe and back to Grange 52.5 Kms 1 point
Sept 8 Walney to Grange on Bay Cycling Way, 67.7 Kms 1 point

Running total 60 points

 

[Domus]

Jan - June inc 45 points

July 6 Barrow to Grange via Ulverston, Bigland and Flookborough 60.1 Kms 1 point
July 11/12 Friday night ride Cardiff - Swansea and back to Port Talbot 112 Kms 3 points
July 16 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Sedgwick, Milnthorp, Levens and Grange 58.8 Kms 1 point
July 20 Grange - Arnside - Grange 59.2 Kms 1 point
July 27 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rawtenstall and home 64.4 Kms 1 point
Aug 2 Harwood, Belmont, Rivington, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 56.8 Kms 1 point
Aug 9 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Burnley, Weir, Bacup, Rawtenstall and home 65.5 Kms 1 point
Aug 12 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 53.5 Kms 1 point
Aug 22-23 Cambridge to Kings Lynn Night ride, door to door 154.2 Kms 3 points
Sept 6 Meathop, Levens, Storth, Milnthorpe and back to Grange 52.5 Kms 1 point
Sept 9 Walney to Grange on Bay Cycling Way, 67.7 Kms 1 point
Sept 10 Grange to Glasson on Bay Cycling Way, 81.37 Kms 2 points

Running total 62 points

 

[steverob]

January: 1 ride, 1 point
February: 4 rides, 4 points
March: 3 rides, 4 points
April: 8 rides, 14 points
May: 8 rides, 14 points
June: 5 rides, 13 points
July: 6 rides, 14 points
August: 8 rides, 12 points
6th September: 69.37 miles - Ride out to Oxford and Kidlington with a quick pit-stop for a chicken burger. Hit by an unexpected cross/head wind for most of the way home - https://www.strava.com/activities/15718795079 - 3 points
7th September: 33.06 miles - Getting harder to come up with new short routes in my preferred directions of travel given how many local roads seem to be closed right now - https://www.strava.com/activities/15731126601 - 1 point
13th September: 40.24 miles - Got rained on twice; first time I was able to take shelter in a farm shop cafe (did purchase something to be fair), the other was super close to home so just pushed on - https://www.strava.com/activities/15797310461 - 1 point

Total so far: 81 points

 

[PaulSB]

January: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 5
February: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 19
March: Month total: 8 Challenge total: 27
April: Month total: 9 Challenge total: 36
May: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 50
June: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 55
July: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 69
January: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 5
February: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 19
March: Month total: 8 Challenge total: 27
April: Month total: 9 Challenge total: 36
May: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 50
June: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 55
July: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 69
August: Month total: 9 Challenge total: 78
September Month total: 3 Challenge total: 81

September 13th Ribble Valley Ramble 66.36 and 4450 feet. A nice rolling route with four climbs chucked in.

Finding time to ride is proving very difficult. Only 2461 miles on the clock so far this year and it really should be nudging 5000 by now. Still we keep on trying.

 

[Bazzer]

14 September
My Warrington loop 51kms

 

[geocycle]

14 September Longridge Fell and Chipping 85 km with 931 m of climbing.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7494821

54 points in this challenge
81 points overall

 

[13 rider]

Sept 1st 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Sept 8th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone Loop
Sept 16th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop

Points in this challenge 72
Points in all challenges 132

 

[FrothNinja]

Rides to end of August - 13

Ride 14, Sept 9 - Preston to Pendle the longer way (total 36.2 miles / 58.3 km, plus 572 m / 1,875 ft ascent)

Running total 17 points

 

[Jon George]

19th Sept
Ipswich – Woodbridge – Melton – Friday Street – Near Campsea Ashe – Ufford – Melton – Bredfield – Burgh – Grundisburgh – Ipswich
53.91km (approx.)
1 Point

Total 18 Points

 

[13 rider]

Sept 1st 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Sept 8th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone Loop
Sept 16th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Sept 19th 31.8 , 1 point
Odstone Loop

Points in this challenge 73
Points in all challenges 133