iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Just finished the Velo Retro Loafeur. Clocked up 51km. Will add to the tally when I get home 🙂
The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) Challenge Chatzone.
- Thread starter 13 rider
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Hope you enjoyed what looks like a post ride sports nutrition drink 🍺🍺
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It is 13 years since I had a post ride sports nutrition drink 🍺!
(The problem was that they were always followed by 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺...
)As for ride report posting style... I have changed mine to something resembling the more typical style, but I will usually just make one post summarising each month's qualifying rides. I have gone back to the start of the year and edited all of my posts so far. I am not going to bother doing the same for previous years though so don't ask !
Pduk
Über Member
- Location
- Rugby, Earth
I'm a bit late joining in, having only recently got back on the road bike after a number of years off. Past month I've been building myself back up to achieving some decent (to me) ride outs, and Sunday, after being made aware of this challenge, I clocked my longest ride in years at 32.32 miles 😁
Although I can't qualify for a star this year, I still aim to join in to help motivate myself and maybe others, who knows. 👍
Although I can't qualify for a star this year, I still aim to join in to help motivate myself and maybe others, who knows. 👍
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
In the rides thread, that is.
I will mention my first qualifying ride of each month in this thread, and may also mention others if there is something to say about them. Got savaged by a dog, my fastest 50 km ride ever, I met Pog on a training ride... that kind of thing. (More likely to be: Was yapped at by a Jack Russell, my slowest 50 km ride ever, didn't see another rider all day!)
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Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
Managed to replicate my June qualifying ride, this morning. Somehow avoided this lot threatening to drop. 
teeonethousand
Über Member
Managed to replicate my June qualifying ride, this morning. Somehow avoided this lot threatening to drop.
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I didn't avoid it near me...I got to about 3 miles from home with 22 done and was just deciding which additional loop to take to make the distance when the heavens opened. It was also very windy and my seatpost had developed an irritating creak....I bailed out and came home for only 25miles. Needless to say when I rode up the drive the sun started shining again....for 10 mins☹️
teeonethousand
Über Member
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, that was today!
I am currently in Devon and the lumpy lanes near Crediton were calling me... I got just over 50 km in, with just over 750 metres of ascent, in just under 3 hours.
I was very lucky with the weather - there were sunny intervals while I was out, black clouds were forming in the last couple of km, but there was no rain until I had got back and put my bike away!
After the best March, April and May I can remember, I’m now into the second weekend in June wonder whether I’ll get this months 50 km/mile and 100km challenge rides done! Today is a washout and tomorrow is pencilled in for family. There’s always next weekend I suppose.
bluenotebob
Guru
- Location
- central Brittany, France
Same here.
I think the most important thing is not to panic.
I'm also behind on my Lunacy Distance challenge: annual (not monthly) .. but I'd prefer not to be under pressure.
As the weather here should improve next week, the temperature is set to soar to over 30C - and the older I get, the more debilitating I find the heat.
A reminder of a couple of things @13 rider has said ... it's "only an internet challenge" and "it's supposed to be fun".
There are days when I'd really like to stop worrying about trying to keep up with three Distance challenges this year and just re-discover the simple joy of just cycling.
Good luck @geocycle !
Domus
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Radcliffe
Should have been an easy ride today, however the wind made it more of a challenge. Another point in the bag. A hatful coming next week with a tour in France/Flanders with the Fridays. Can't wait. 
In complete disregard to the monitoring of this challenge the thread monitor has chosen to disappear on his holidays for the last 2 weeks of June , I will attempt ( honest ) to keep an eye on the thread but there not be a nudge list or last weekend warning ,you have been warned . I try and limit time spent on the internet while on holiday as I do holiday stuff🚴🏄🚵🍻⛱️ .
For those interested I'm off the the Cornwall and yes the bikes coming .I will be struggling up the hills in my over geared bike and attempted to upset a Local as I take his Strava KOM which I nabbed last year but he took it back the next week
For those interested I'm off the the Cornwall and yes the bikes coming .I will be struggling up the hills in my over geared bike and attempted to upset a Local as I take his Strava KOM which I nabbed last year but he took it back the next week
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
Well, I trust you'll do a full two weeks holiday, and not thirteen and three-quarter days.
iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Got a lift out to Beattock Primary School from Dumfries, assisted local Sustrans I-bike co-ordinator with a led ride for P7 pupils. After a cofee I cycled back to Dumfries via Romans and Reivers route across Ae forest, 24 km on forest tracks. Made my usual mistake and turned too early before Holehouse Hill and needed a big loop to get back on course. Was aware of blocked trail (wind damage) near Brownmoor Hill so looped around Knockspeen. Cake (Rhubarb and Custard slice) and an Irn Bru at Ae Forest Cafe then road and cycle path back into Dumfries. 55km total.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/294907043
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/294907043
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