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

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Jenkins

Legendary Member
Location
Felixstowe
And that's my personal sub-challenge ride outside Suffolk 50k completed with another trip to Cambridgeshire, although it did include a little bit of Suffolk where the county boundary extends around Newmarket like a jigsaw puzzle piece.

November 4th, Fen Ditton, Teversham, Fulbourn, Great & Little Wilbraham, Dullingham, Stetchworth, Newmarket, Exning, Burwell, Reach, Swaffhams Prior & Bulbeck, Bottisham & Fen Ditton, 65.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16352595392
 
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Guru
Location
leicester
And that's my personal sub-challenge ride outside Suffolk 50k completed with another trip to Cambridgeshire, although it did include a little bit of Suffolk where the county boundary extends around Newmarket like a jigsaw puzzle piece.

November 4th, Fen Ditton, Teversham, Fulbourn, Great & Little Wilbraham, Dullingham, Stetchworth, Newmarket, Exning, Burwell, Reach, Swaffhams Prior & Bulbeck, Bottisham & Fen Ditton, 65.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/16352595392
So not really an out of Suffolk ride then 😁
 

Willd

Guru
Location
Rugby
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.

Nov 8 - 34.15 miles, 1,040ft - 1 point Bilton, Long Lawford, Lawford Heath, Bretford, King's Newnham, Little Lawford, Cathiron, Easenhall, Harborough Parva / Magna, Cross in Hand, Monks Kirby, Street Ashton, Stretton under Fosse, Brinklow, Bretford, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Points in this challenge 58
Points in all challenges 89
 
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Guru
Location
leicester
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
Nov 5th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km Loop
Nov 8th 52.5 miles , 2 points
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Saxelby ,Burton on the wolds ,Barrow ,Cropston ,Anstey , Markfield

Points in this challenge 91
Points in all challenges 171
 
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Domus

Guru
Location
Sunny Radcliffe
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
Nov 8 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Heversham, Storth, Milnthorpe and back to Grange 52.2 Kms 1 point

Running total 71 Points
 

steverob

Guru
Location
Buckinghamshire
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

8th November: 67.30 miles - Ride out to Deanshanger and Silverstone, going round the back of the circuit to get a view through the gates, before returning via Buckingham - https://www.strava.com/activities/16395121179 - 3 points

Total so far: 98 points
 
1st January to 31st October: 21 rides/21 points


13 November 2025 Mauron/Pleucadeuc/Chaumusset 95.38km 2 points

Route was: Mauron, Ploërmel, Pleucadeuc (gare), D112, Coëtdelo, le Chapeau de Roche, D149, le Chenil/Gournava, Pleucadeuc (gare), la Mare, chapelle St-Barthélemy, le Gorais, Chaumusset, Mocpaix, la Landelle, la Tayée, Ploërmel, Mauron


Total points in this challenge: 23
Total points in all challenges: 73
 

Donger

A.K.A. Buster Nuvverbike (componentry destroyer)
Location
Quedgeley, Glos.
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.
Nov 13:
Quedgeley/Frampton/Arlingham/Hardwicke/Quedgeley etc. 50.2km. 1pt.
Total 14 pts so far.
 
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