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

[bluenotebob]

1st January to 30th April: 11 rides/11 points

2 May 2025 Mauron/l'Hôpital Bézon 52.14km 1 point

28 May 2025 Mauron/la Touche Carné 54.61km 1 point
Mauron, Ploërmel, la Touche Carné, Ploërmel, Mauron

Total points in this challenge: 13
Total points in all challenges: 43

 

[Bazzer]

Probably my last longer ride this month.
21 May
Culcheth, High Leigh, Tatton, Warburton, Croft, home 56 kms

 

[13 rider]

May 1st 31.6 miles ,1 point
Upton Loop
May 6th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Far Coton ,Sutton Cheney ,Market Bosworth ,Newbold Heath Botcheston ,Markfield
May 8th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
May 10th 33.6 miles , 1 point
Middlezoy ,Burrow Bridge ,Langport ,Huish Episcopi ? , Somerton ,Low Ham ,Pedwell ,Shapwick ,Moorlinch ,Greylake ,Middlezoy
May 17th
Upton Loop
May 25th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 6th
May 26th 36.4 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey , Cossington ,Hoby ,Ragdale ,Barrow ,Rothley ,Anstey ,Markfield
May 29th 35.6 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Desford ,Peckleton ,Cadeby ,Dadlington ,Stoke Golding ,Upton ,Shackerstone ,Nailstone ,Markfield

Points in this challenge 34
Points in all challenges 69

 

[PaulSB]

May 30th - Rolling to Roots - 59.8 - 2815 feet - 4:23 - 13.6 avg

Points 2
Month total 11
Challenge total 47

 

[bruce1530]

Jan 1 point
Feb 1 point
Mar: 1 point
Apr: 1 point

30 May - Along the coast, then round the town. 50k

5 total

 

[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 271.95 km.

Year to date - 15 qualifying rides, totalling 915.65 km.

Qualifiers this month:

May 2nd - 65.9 km. Tod, Hebden Bridge, Oxenhope, Haworth , Scar Top, Oldfield, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden, Haggate, Worsthorne, Southward Bottom, Tod.

May 11th - 51.5 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge Old Rd, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, (cafe with friends), Tod.

May 18th - 50.45 km. Tod, A646 towards Burnley, Lancs cycleway up to Bacup Rd, then back down to A646, continued to fringes of Burnley, climbed Woodplumpton Rd to Crown Point Rd, Back to A646, turned back to Tod, then headed towards Hebden Bridge, turned back, climbed to Lumbutts, then Walsden, Tod.

May 23rd - 53.0 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green, up Steep Ln, back up to Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Caldermoor, Calderbrook, Walsden, Tod.

May 31st - 51.1 km. Small Tod hills, then Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale, High Stones Rd, Sowerby, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod, Rochdale Rd to Old Toll House beyond Walsden, then u-turned back to Tod.

 

[sevenfourate]

Sat 31st May:

Lowestoft, Corton, Hopton, Gorleston, Gt Yarmouth, Bradwell, Belton, Lound, Flixton, Oulton Broad, Gunton.

31.28 miles @ 15.1mph / 694ft gain.

Points (For May): 1
Total Points in this (All) Challenges: 6

 

[teeonethousand]

May 1 Thirsk Borough bridge Ripon Melmerby loop 39 miles 1 point

May 6 Topcliffe Husthwaite Coxwold Byland Thirsk home 32.9 1 point

May 8 Thirsk Northallerton north Cowton loop and reverse 50.1 miles so 2 points

May 14 Topcliffe Rainton Wath Burneston loop 31.3 1 point

May 17 Topcliffe Husthwaite Byland loop
34.2 miles 1 point

May 20 Topcliffe Sessay Ouseburn Borough bridge home. _42.1 miles 1 point

May 31 Thirsk Northallerton Knayton loop
31.5 miles 1 point

YTD 31

 

[PaulSB]

May 31st - Lightash Loop - 75.39 miles - 4:47 - 15.8 mph avg
Points 3
Month total 14
Challenge total 50

 

[steverob]

January: 1 ride, 1 point
February: 4 rides, 4 points
March: 3 rides, 4 points
April: 8 rides, 14 points
2nd May: 33.99 miles - Two and a half laps of Central Park in New York City, followed by a ride up and down the Hudson Valley Greenway - https://www.strava.com/activities/14355910048 - 1 point
4th May: 36-ish miles - Rode the closed road Five Boro Bike Tour sportive in NYC. Due to a GPS issue, Strava has me doing less than 33 miles but I know it was more than that - https://www.strava.com/activities/14376108935 - 1 point
12th May: 33.30 miles - A very tired recovery ride following my return from the States. Tons of insects buzzing about and a brief enforced walk due to an HS2 road closure, but otherwise quite pleasant - https://www.strava.com/activities/14456432285 - 1 point
14th May: 64.36 miles - Ride through the Chilterns followed by a loop around North London suburbs, then extended my route home from the station to grab an extra point - https://www.strava.com/activities/14477956092 and https://www.strava.com/activities/14478726571 - 3 points
18th May: 63.58 miles - A cooler, hilly first half of the ride with the main feature being Brill Hill, followed by a warmer, more undulating second half back through the Claydons - https://www.strava.com/activities/14520442228 - 3 points
25th May: 65.68 miles - Very gusty winds made going hard on a ride up to and back from Woburn. But I saw deer, steam trains and a cricket match, so not all bad! - https://www.strava.com/activities/14592058348 - 3 points
26th May: 31.85 miles - Evaded the rain but more through luck than judgement and even did a short stretch on gravel - the joys of 32mm tyres on a road frame - https://www.strava.com/activities/14600463234 - 1 point
31th May: 34.38 miles - If I'd have done another 1.3 miles, I'd have got to 500 for the month, but didn't realise until after! Very warm, short and fast ride with a couple of little lumpy climbs - https://www.strava.com/activities/14653464651 - 1 point

Total so far: 37 points

 

[Jenkins]

My usual end of month round-up...

May 1st – Felixstowe, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham & Bucklesham, 53.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14344709551
May 2nd – Fen Ditton, Waterbeach, Landbeach, Milton, Girton, Grantchester, Great Shelford, Cambridge & Fen Ditton, 66.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14354432009
May 3rd – Levington. Nacton, Ipswich, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew, Martlesham, Newbourne & Kirton, 53km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14364254901
May 10th – Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Martlesham, Westerfield, Ipswich & Foxhall, 55.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14436266350
May 13th – Ely, Littleport, Welney, Christchurch, Manea, Wimblington, March, Coates, Eastrea, Whitlesey & Peterborough, 88.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14466878489
May 16th – Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew, Bucklesham & Kirton, 52.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14498638561
May 19th – Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 55.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14528865901
May 26th – Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Claydon, Westerfield, Rushmere St. Andrew & Bucklesham, 64.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14599579572/
May 30th – Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Freston, Holbrook, Stutton, Tattingstone, Belstead, Copdock, Sproughton, Ipswich & Bucklesham, 74.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14641060401
May 31st – Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew and Foxhall, 50.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/14652165483

May be a little later than normal with June's first qualifying ride as I'm away for the next couple of days.

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Copt Oak ,Coalville ,Ravenstone ,Ibstock ,Barwell ,Earl Shilton ,Desford ,Markfield

Points in this challenge 35
Points in all challenges 74

 

[Jon George]

1st June
Ipswich -Bucklesham – Kirton – Felixstowe – Kirton – Bucklesham – Foxhall – Levington Marina – Nacton – Ipswich
52.3km
1 Point

Total 6 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
1st June: 63.27 miles - Nice tailwind on the way home but legs too knackered from battling the headwind on the way out to take full advantage of it! Also a good reminder that many Road Closed signs don't always apply to bikes and pedestrians - https://www.strava.com/activities/14663861455 - 3 points

Total so far: 40 points

 

[teeonethousand]

June 2 Burneston Bedale loop 32.3 miles 1 point

YTD 32