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

[Donger]

Jan to Jun: 9x local rides from Quedgeley in Glos, 1x ride in W.Sussex and 2x rides in Suffolk. 9pts.
Jul to Sep: 3x local rides from Quedgeley in Glos. 3pts.
Oct 26: Quedgeley/Frampton/Arlingham/Hardwicke/Quedgeley etc. 51.5km. 1pt.
Total 13 pts so far.

 

[Willd]

Jan - Jun 33 points
Jul - Sep 14 points

Oct 5 - 78.02 miles, 2,738ft - 3 points Bilton, Long Lawford, Church Lawford, Bretford, Brandon, Toll Bar End, Baginton, Coventry (Finham, Green Lane, Canley, Tile Hill), Reeves Green, Carol Green, Berkswell, Four Oaks, Meriden, Maxstoke, Shustoke, Whitacre Heath, Nether Whitacre, Hurley, Hurley Common, Kingsbury, Piccadilly, Wood End, Dordon, Polesworth, Grendon, Atherstone, Nuneaton, Whitestone, Bulkington, Shilton, Brinklow, Bretford, King's Newham, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Oct 18 - 87.40 miles, 2,969ft - 3 points Bilton, Cawston, Bourton on Dunsmore, Birdingbury, Long Itchington, Bascote, Bascote Heath, Harbury, Chesterton Green, Lighthorne, Kineton, Little Kineton, Butlers Marston, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors, Ettington, Wellesbourne, Charlecote, Hampton Lucy, Black Hill, Hampton Lucy, Charlecote, Wellesbourne, Walton, Kineton, Little Kineton, Butlers Marston, Little Kineton, Kineton, Chadshunt, Gaydon, Bishop's Itchington, Deppers Bridge, Southam, Kites Hardwick, Toft, Dunchurch, home.

Oct 26 - 53.90 miles, 2,834ft - 2 points Bilton, Dunchurch, Willoughby, Braunston, Daventry, Newnham, Preston Capes, Eydon, Canons Ashby, Adstone, Blakesley, Bradden, Blakesley, Maidford, Little Preston, Preston Capes - home roughly reverse of outbound route.

Points in this challenge 55
Points in all challenges 86

 

[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)
Ride 15, Oct 7 - Brierfield to Clitheroe return - ride back in the dark but no aurora. Extended to 50 km (total 31.9 miles / 51.3 km, plus 793m / 2,600 ft)
Ride 16, Oct 28 - Brierfield, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Middleton, Oldham, Ashton under Lyne, Shaw, Hollingworth Lake, Walsden, Todmorden, Cliviger, Brierfield (total 65.2 miles / 104.9 km, plus 1103m / 3619ft)

Running total 21 points

 

[Jenkins]

Don't plan on doing anything on Friday, so here's my usual end of month round-up

October 1st, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Kesgrave & Bucklesham, 51.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15997888310
October 2nd, Fen Ditton, Milton, Landbeach, Cottenham, Wilburton, Haddenham, Witchford, Ely, Padney, Upware, Swaffhams Prior & Bulbeck, Stow-cum-Quy, Fen Ditton, 69.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16009697231
October 8th, Falkenham, Kirton, Felixstowe, Walton, Trimley, Levington & Bucklesham, 60.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16074726837
October 9th, Felixstowe, Trimley, Nacton, Ipswich, Bucklesham & Kirton, 58.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16085272497
October 10th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere & Bucklesham, 56.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16096139074
October 15th, Walton, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham, Kesgrave, Rushmere St, Andrew, Ipswich & Bucklesham, 55.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16148849655
October 18th, Felixstowe, Walton, Trimley, Falkenham, Bucklesham, Foxhall & Trimley, 51.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16180503727
October 21st, Walton, Felixstowe, Trimley, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Foxhall, 69.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16211306878
October 22nd, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 56.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16222112876
October 28th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Barham, Henley, Westerfield, Rushmere & Bucklesham, 64.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16281782211
October 30th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Great Blakenham, Claydon, Barham, Henley, Westerfield, Rushmere & Bucklesham, 65.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16302571098

 

[13 rider]

Nov 1st 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop

Points in this challenge 87
Points in all challenges 160

 

[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
September: 6 rides, 10 points
October: 4 rides, 8 points
1st November: 33.95 miles - Really blustery ride out to Granborough that briefly threatened to come in under 50km, but I added on an extra loop to grab lunch to make sure - https://www.strava.com/activities/16320908318 - 1 point

Total so far: 95 points

 

[Willd]

Jan - Jun 33 points
Jul - Oct 22 points

Nov 1 - 51.11 miles, 2,147ft - 2 points Bilton, Hillmorton, Houlton, Crick, West Haddon, Guilsborough, Cottesbrooke, Hanging Houghton, Maidwell, Clipston, Naseby, Cold Ashby, Elkington, Yelvertoft, Crick - home roughly reverse of outbound route.

Points in this challenge 57
Points in all challenges 88

 

[ColinJ]

Jan - 1 qualifying ride, 69 km.
Feb - 1 qualifying ride, 50 km.
Mar - 1 qualifying ride, 50 km.
Apr - 7 qualifying rides, totalling 474.7 km.
May - 5 qualifying rides, totalling 271.9 km.
June - 6 qualifying rides, totalling 359.2 km.
July - 3 qualifying rides, totalling 202.1 km.
August - 3 qualifying rides, totalling 216.0 km.
September - 4 qualifying rides, totalling 208.6 km.
October - 7 qualifying rides, totalling 368.2 km.

Year to date - 38 qualifying rides, totalling 2,269.7 km.

Qualifiers in October:

9th October - 50.1 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton.

10th October - 50.2 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Nadderwater climb, Exwick, lumpy lanes back.

12th October - 51.2 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton.

13th October - 50.5 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Black Dog, Cadeleigh, Thorverton, lumpy lanes.

14th October - 50.3 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton.

15th October - 50.1 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Black Dog, Newbuildings [inventive name!! ], Sandford, lumpy lanes.

25th October - 65.8 km. Clockwise 'Trawden loop' from Tod. (Tod, Southward Bottom, Worsthorne, Trawden, Laneshaw Bridge, Oakworth, Haworth, Oxenhope, Hebden Bridge, Tod.)

 

[sevenfourate]

Sat 1st November

Gunton, Corton, Hopton, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Caister, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, Hopton, Corton, Gunton.

31.4m / 50.53km @ 15.3mph / 531ft gain.

Points (For Nov) 1
Total Points in this (All) Challenges: 17

 

[13 rider]

Nov 1st 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Nov 2nd 36.7 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Ragdale ,Wymeswold , Loughborough,Copt Oak , Markfield

Points in this challenge 88
Points in all challenges 164

 

[Spartak]

02.11.25

Chepstow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & Back

https://strava.app.link/KvSiQVH7XXb

57.3 Kms

1 pt.

2025 Total : 15

 

[Domus]

January - September inc 64 points

Oct 7 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Horwich Bolton and home 51.6 Kms 1 point
Oct 10-11 Friday Night ride York to Hull, Door to Door 148 Kms 3 points
Oct 16 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Aspull, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 60.1 Kms 1 point
Nov 2 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Aspull, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 55.2 Kms 1 point

Running total 70 Points

 

[Jenkins]

A busy month off the bike for me, so a bit late with my first qualifying ride of the month

November 3rd, Walton, Felixstowe, Trimley, Falkenham, Kirton, Bucklesham, Foxhall & Ipswich, 51.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16341449568

 

[FrothNinja]

Rides to end of October - 16

Ride 17, Nov 3 - Ashton under Lyne, Shaw, Hollingworth Lake, Walsden, Todmorden, Cliviger, Brierfield (total 31.4 miles / 50.5 km, plus 492m / 1,615ft)

Running total 22 points

 

[Jon George]

4th Nov
Ipswich – Henley – Coddenham – Gosbeck – Crowfield – Coddenham – Stonham Aspal – Crowfield – Hemingstone – Henley – Ipswich
Approx 53km
1 Point

Total 20 Points