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

[Jon George]

27th June
Ipswich -Bucklesham – Kirton – Felixstowe – Kirton – Bucklesham – Foxhall – Levington Marina – Nacton – Ipswich
52.3km
1 Point

Total 13 Points

 

[Bazzer]

28 June Culcheth, Warburton, Mere, M6 Tabley interchange, Rostherne, Warburton, Croft, home 52kms

 

[Willd]

Jan 4 points
Feb 3 points
Mar 5 points
Apr 7 points
May 8 points

Jun 8 - 31.23 miles - 1 point (roughly half off-road) Bilton, Cawston, Rugby, Newbold on Avon, NCN 53 along the former Rugby - Leicester Railway, NCN 41 south on the former Great Central Railway, Dunchurch, Draycote Water, Draycote, Lawford Heath, Cawston, home.
Jun 22 - 63.43 miles, 1,952 ft - 3 points Bilton, Cawston, Bourton on Dunsmore, Birdingbury, Offchurch, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Bishop's Tachbrook, Barford, Wasperton, Charlecote, Hampton Lucy, Hatton Rock, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tiddington, Alveston, Wellesbourne, Moreton Paddox, Lighthorne, Lighthorne Heath, Chesterton, Harbury, Bascote Heath, Bascote, Long Itchington, Birdingbury, Leamington Hastings, Hill, Kites Hardwick, Toft, Dunchurch, Cawston, home.
Jun 28 - 51.99 miles, 1,776 ft - 2 points Bilton, Long Lawford, Church Lawford, King's Newnham, Bretford, Brinklow, Ansty Park, Shilton, Hopsford, Withybrook, Cloudesley Bush, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Cross in Hand, Gibbet Hill, Lilbourne, DIRFT North, Kilsby, Grandborough, Kites Hardwick, Toft, Dunchurch, home.



Points in this challenge 33
Points in all challenges 51

 

[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
8th June: 75.56 miles - Tour de Vale, my local sportive. Used to take part every year but have been slacking or busy for recent editions and this was my first attempt since 2019 - https://www.strava.com/activities/14734284033 - 3 points
15th June: 72.74 miles - Route down to the River Thames, across and back; rain near the start of the ride, blazing sun for the rest, nice lunch stop in Henley - https://www.strava.com/activities/14809889026 - 3 points
21st June: 40.52 miles - Got up early to ride before it got too hot. Traced route of old A41 east through towns and villages from before it was turned into bypasses - https://www.strava.com/activities/14867376968 - 1 point
28th June: 72.00 miles - Bakingly hot ride to Oxfordshire to ride one of my favourite roads in both directions. Multiple stops required to buy top-up cold drinks! - https://www.strava.com/activities/14942996048 - 3 points

Total so far: 50 points

 

[Norry1]

Jan - May 12 x 50 mile rides and 21 x 100km rides

June
12th 51.25 miles www.strava.com/activities/14775825208 KWCC Chainy
19th 57.1 miles www.strava.com/activities/14848656324 Lap 1 - Pootle, Lap 2 - KWCC 7-up, Lap 3 - ride with Wendy
26th 55.3 miles www.strava.com/activities/14921175525 Lap 1 - Pootle, Lap 2 - Brisk KWCC 3-up with Tricky and Przemek, Lap 3 - Commonwealth Games route with Wendy
28th 59.8 miles www.strava.com/activities/14943263696 3Hr Endurance with a couple of kicks plus Ride with Wendy /14939927601

 

[sevenfourate]

Sun 29th June:

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

34.54miles / 55.59km @ 14.5mph / 806ft gain.

Points (For June): 1
Total Points in this (All) Challenges: 7

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Copt Oak ,Coalville ,Ravenstone ,Ibstock ,Barwell ,Earl Shilton ,Desford ,Markfield
Jun 4th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Jun 8th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Merry Lees ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Far Coton ,Sutton Cheney ,Market Bosworth ,Newbold Heath , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jun 13th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop with minor detour
Jun 21st 41.8 miles , 1 point Cornish holiday ride
Holywell Bay ,St Newton East ,Mitchell ,Ladock ,Probus ,Tregony ,Tippets Shop ,Creed ,Grampound ,Ladock ,Mitchell ,St Newlyn East ,Holywell Bay
Jun 22nd 38.5 miles , 1 point
Holywell Bay ,St Newlyn East ,Summercourt ,St Stephens ,Nanpean ,Hornick ,St Mewan ,Ladock ,Mitchell ,St Newlyn East ,Holywell Bay
Jun 29th 35.9 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Oaks in Charnwood ,St Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel ,Rothley ,Anstey ,Markfield

Points in this challenge 41
Points in all challenges 83

 

[FrothNinja]

Rides to end of May - 6

Ride 7, June 10 - Preston, Leyland, Preston, Billington, Nick Of Pendle, Brierfield (total 36.7 miles / 59.0 km, plus 724 m / 2,375 ft ascent)
Ride 8, June 23 - Burnley, Fence, Padiham, Sabden, Northcote, Copster Green, Salmesbury, Preston, Osbaldeston, Salesbury, Billington, Sabden, the Ridge, Fence, Brierfield (total 50.0 miles / 80.5 km, plus 922 m / 3,025 ft ascent)

Running total 9 points

 

[geocycle]

29 June Littledale, Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland 87 km with 1130 m of climbing.

Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7444771

27 points in this challenge
45 points overall

 

[bruce1530]

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

29 June - Saltcoats-Kilmarnock. 51k

6 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.
June - 6 qualifying rides, totalling 359.2 km.

Year to date - 21 qualifying rides, totalling 1,274.85 km.

Qualifiers this month:

June 6th - 50.2 km. Lumpy lanes loops near Crediton.

June 8th - 50.2 km. Those lumpy lanes again.

June 11th - 106.0 km. [Train to Barnstaple], Barnstaple, Tarka Trail and hilly lanes to Okehampton, then turned east and rode back to Crediton. Short of metric century so took to the lumpy local lanes again to get over the ton.

June 15th - 51.1 km. A subtle variation on the lumpy Crediton lanes loops.

June 16th - 50.4 km. Some of those lumpy lanes loops, then the Nadderwater climb up from Crediton railway station, Exwick, Cowley, Upton Pyne, and back round more of the lumpy lanes!

June 29th - 51.3 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, High Stone Rd, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod + bonus local hill.

 

[Domus]

Jan - March inc 17 points

April 2 Cartmel, Spark Bridge, Coniston, Hawkhead, Sawry, Crosthaite, Meathop and Grange 76.9 Kms 1 point
April 7 Wilmslow to Nantwich via Congleton 83.1 Kms 2 points
April 8 Nantwich to Chester via Audlem 65.42 Kms 1 point
April 9 Chester to Wilmslow via Comberbatch 87.08 Kms 2 points
April 17 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 53.6 Kms 1 point
May 7 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 52.9 Kms 1 point
May 9/10 Fridays ride to Southend 101.6 Kms 3 points
May 14 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Sedgwick, Crosscrake, Milnthorpe and back to Grange via Meathop 57.2 Kms 1 point
May17 Preston to Clitheroe via Chipping and Whalley 76.9 Kms 1 point
June 2 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside, Meathop and Grange, 59.7 Kms 1 point
June 10 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton and home 53.9 Kms 1 point
June 14 Calais to Dunkirk 60.9 Kms 1 point
June 15 Dunkirk to Bruges 79.4 Kms 1 point
June 16 Bruges to Antwerp 106.2 Kms 3 points
June 17 Antwerp to Baarle Hertog and back 110.4 Kms 3 points
June 18 Antwerp to Ghent 77.4 Kms 1 point
June 19 Ghent to Ypres 84 Kms 2 points
June 20 Ypres to Dunkirk 73.6 Kms 1 point
June 30 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Unsworth, Prestwich and home 52.9 Kms 1 point

Running total 45 points

 

[Norry1]

Jan - May 12 x 50 mile rides and 21 x 100km rides

June
12th 51.25 miles www.strava.com/activities/14775825208 KWCC Chainy
19th 57.1 miles www.strava.com/activities/14848656324 Lap 1 - Pootle, Lap 2 - KWCC 7-up, Lap 3 - ride with Wendy
26th 55.3 miles www.strava.com/activities/14921175525 Lap 1 - Pootle, Lap 2 - Brisk KWCC 3-up with Tricky and Przemek, Lap 3 - Commonwealth Games route with Wendy
28th 59.8 miles www.strava.com/activities/14943263696 3Hr Endurance with a couple of kicks plus Ride with Wendy /14939927601
30th 54.2 miles www.strava.com/activities/14961342125 3hrs in the sun

 

[kapelmuur]

Remaining June rides.

10th. Ashley, Rostherne, Tatton Park, Tabley, High Legh. 52.8km
13th. Bridon Weir Farm, Cowley Lane, Arley Hall, Tabley, Old Chester Road. 57.4km
17th. Briiddon Weir Farm, Old Chester Road, Tabley, Arley Hall, Caldwell’s Gate Lane. 57.3km
19th. Ashley, Marshall, Toft, Lower Peover, Plumley Tatton Park. 53.9km
26th. Broadheath, TPT, Dunham, Millington, Appleton. 50.7km
27th. Broadheath, TPT, Lymm, Grapenhall, Appleton, Arley Hall, Tabley, Old Chester Road. 53.8km

38 points to date

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Copt Oak ,Coalville ,Ravenstone ,Ibstock ,Barwell ,Earl Shilton ,Desford ,Markfield
Jun 4th 31.6 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
Jun 8th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield , Merry Lees ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Far Coton ,Sutton Cheney ,Market Bosworth ,Newbold Heath , Botcheston ,Markfield
Jun 13th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop with minor detour
Jun 21st 41.8 miles , 1 point Cornish holiday ride
Holywell Bay ,St Newton East ,Mitchell ,Ladock ,Probus ,Tregony ,Tippets Shop ,Creed ,Grampound ,Ladock ,Mitchell ,St Newlyn East ,Holywell Bay
Jun 22nd 38.5 miles , 1 point
Holywell Bay ,St Newlyn East ,Summercourt ,St Stephens ,Nanpean ,Hornick ,St Mewan ,Ladock ,Mitchell ,St Newlyn East ,Holywell Bay
Jun 29th 35.9 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Oaks in Charnwood ,St Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel ,Rothley ,Anstey ,Markfield
Jun 30th 331.8 miles , 1 point
Same route as the 8th

Points in this challenge 42
Points in all challenges 84