The 2025 Imperial Century A Month Challenge

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ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
Welcome to the 19th year of the Cycle Chat Imperial Century A Month Challenge.

This thread is for the logging of your qualifying ride each month only.
Please don't post anything else in this thread apart from your qualifying rides.
It should eventually look like this one:
2014 Century Register

There is a Century A Month Chat thread here, for comments, planning rides, bowing out, excuses etc which will keep this main Register as neat and tidy as possible.

The challenge is to ride 1 x 100+ mile ride per month during the calendar year (January to December) to complete the challenge. Only log the first qualifying ride of each month.

Please include the following info....Date of ride, distance of ride and a route description of your ride. (please don't just post a link to your ride, Strava, RidewithGPs etc, that's just boring).

This as an example, Please keep your entries to the one post.

04/04/15 (C143) Ashford and back.
Ashford and back Via Otford, Pilgrim's Way, Kemsing, Plaxtol, Hadlow. Yalding, Marden, Staplehurst, Headcorn, Smarden, Pluckley, Chart and Ashford.
106.17miles. 7.04.50 Riding Time. 15.00Avg. 2431ft Elevation Gain. Max Speed 33.4mph. Pinnacle Pyrolite 2014

A reminder of the rules:

-A century is a single ride of at least 100.0 miles as measured on a reasonably accurate cycle computer. 99.9 miles or less is not a century.

-Breaks/stops during the ride are permitted for refreshments/repairs etc but over elongated stops, stops to sleep and stops at your home are not permitted.

-A qualifying century cannot start before 0001hrs on the morning of the first day of the calendar month.

-For qualifying rides ridden on the last day of the month: the 100.0 mile mark must have been passed by 2359.59 hrs on that day.

-If you miss a month you are out of the challenge, no exceptions for any reason, riding more than one century in a month does not entitle you to miss a month in lieu.

-Centuries ridden on rollers/turbo trainers/indoor velodromes do not count towards the challenge.

Successful participants of the Cycle Chat Century A Month challenge are entitled to display a gold star
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If for any reason you can't edit your post when adding a newly completed ride, Please PM one of the mods.

Good luck to all those that enter. See you on the road.
 
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ianrauk

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
02/01/25 (C348) Kent Loop
Via Aylesford, Boxley, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Lenham, Charing, Pluckley, Smarden, Headcorn, Ulcombe, Coxheath, Yalding, Beltring, Goudhurst, Sissinghurst, Frittenden, Staplehurst, Marden, Yalding, Malling, Aylesford, Burham, Rochester
101.35 miles. 7:42:58 Riding Time. 13.1Avg. 5240ft Elevation Gain. Planet X Tempest Ti

16/02/25 (C349) Kent Loop
Via Aylesford, Malling, Golden Green, East Peckham, Yalding, Marden, Staplehurst, Headcorn, Smarden, Ashford, Wye, Charing, Hollingbourne, Pilgrims Way, Boxley, Bluebell Hill, Strood, Rochester
101.01 miles. 7:41.17 Riding Time. 13.0Avg. 5269ft Elevation Gain. Planet X Tempest Ti

09/03/24 (C350) Kent Loop
Via Aylesford, Malling, Offham, Marden, Staplehurst, Headcorn, Sissinghurst, Tenterden, Appledore, Romney Marsh, Bilsington, Ashford, Wye, Charing, Hollingbourne, Detling, Aylesford, Burham, Rochester
121.01 miles. 8:21:17 Riding Time. 14.5Avg. 5682ft Elevation Gain. Van Nicholas Ventus Ti

06/04/25 (C351) Man of Kent Audax + extra
Home to Golden Green, Yalding, Coxheath, Lenham, Painters Forstal, Faversham, Chartham, Patrixbourne, Stable, Nonington, Elham, Lyminge, Lympne, New Romney, Ivychurch, Brenzett, Shadoxhurst, Brethersden, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden, Yalding, Golden Green and home.
167.00 miles. 11.38.13 Riding Time. 14.3avg, 7480 Elevation Gain. Van Nicholas Ventus Ti

11/05/25 (C353) The Hop Garden Audax + extra
Home to Meopham, Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne, Charing, Wye, Postling, Hythe, Newchurch, New Romney, Ivychurch, Brenzett, Rolvenden, Sissinghurst, Staplehurst, Yalding, Malling, Birling Hill, Meopham.
143.71 miles. 10.00.45 Riding Time. 14.4avg, 7995 Elevation Gain. Planet X Tempest Ti.
 
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footloose crow

Veteran
Location
Cornwall. UK
22 January: 101 miles 2200m 8.5 hrs total 7.5 hrs moving Truro - Penzance - Hayle- Perranporth- Roche - St Stephen - Truro
22 February: 103 miles 2229m 8.25 hours total, 7.5 hours moving. Truro - Lizard - Godolphin - Hayle- Perranporth - Truro
4 March: 103 miles 1967m. 9 hours total 8 hours moving. Truro - Davidstow- Polzeath - Wadebridge - Truro
30 April: 103 miles 2280m 8.5 hrs moving 9.5 hours total. Truro- Davidstow - Plusha- Minions- Cardinham - Truro
28 May: 100 miles 2100m. 8 hours moving, 10.5 hours total. Truro - Marazion - Roche - Truro
 
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Rickshaw Phil

Overconfidentii Vulgaris
Moderator
I'm going to give it another go.^_^

16 January 2025: Clockwise round North Shropshire: Lyth Hill, Condover, Ryton, Exford's Green, Minsterley, Westbury, Crew Green, Llwyntidmon Hall, Ball, Oswestry, Gobowen, Ellesmere, Colemere, Lyneal, Whixall, Prees, Ightfield, Longslow, Longford, Market Drayton, Stoke on Tern, Little Bolas, High Ercall, Withington, Upton Magna, Berrington, Kingstreet, Allfield, Lyth Hill and home. 105.21 miles. 11.4 mph average. Link to Ride Report.

25 February 2025: Clockwise round North Shropshire again: Lyth Hill, Condover, Wheathall, Berriewood, Cantlop, The Quarry, Montford Bridge, Shrawardine, Pentre, Knockin, Maesbury Marsh, Oswestry, Gobowen, Criften, Ellesmere, Lee, Colemere, Lyneal, Whixall, Prees, Ightfield, Longslow, Longford, Market Drayton, Stoke on Tern, Little Bolas, High Ercall, Drury Lane, Upton Magna, Atcham, Kingstreet, Allfield, Lyth Hill and home. 103.11 miles. 11.9 mph average. Ride Report

10 March 2025: Anticlockwise round mid and north Shropshire: Condover, Wheathall, Cantlop, Acton Burnell, Comley, Cardington, Longville, Hughley, Kenley Common, Harnage Grange, Cressage, Uppington, Rodington Heath, High Ercall, Heath Lanes, Little Bolas, Stoke on Tern, Market Drayton, Longford, Longslow, Calverhall, Ightfield, Calverhall, Millenheath, Prees, Dobson's Bridge, Lyneal, Colemere, Lee, Lower Hordley, Baschurch, Little Ness, Montford Bridge, Shelton, Meole Brace and home. 102.51 miles. 12.2 mph average. Ride Report.

25 April 2025: Anticlockwise round mid & north Shropshire: Sutton Lane, English Bridge, Uffington, Atcham, Cross Houses, King Street, Condover, Longnor, Acton Burnell, Cressage, Uppington, Walcot, Withington, Rodington Heath, Roden, Shawbury, Wem, Lowe, Lyneal, Welshampton, Coptiviney, Ellesmere, Criftins, Gobowen, Oswestry, Ball, Morton, Melverley, Turfmoor, Pentre, Nesscliffe, Little Ness, Montford Bridge, Bowbrook, Nobold, Meole Brace and home. 101.59 miles 12.3 mph average. Ride Report.

13 May 2025: Anticlockwise round North Shropshire: Lyth Hill, Condover, Longnor, Cardington, Longville, Hughley, Lower Springs, Harnage Grange, Cressage, Uppington, Wrockwardine, Wellington, Hadley, Donnington, Newport, Chetwynd Park, Adbaston, Doley, Chipnall, Market Drayton, Longford, Longslow, Cheadle Orchard, Calverhall, Prees, Coton, Northwood, Colemere, Spunhill, Lower Hordley, Baschurch, Little Ness, Montford Bridge, Bicton, Bowbrook, Meole Brace and home. 107.03 miles 13.5 mph average. Ride Report.
 
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robjh

Legendary Member
Thurs 30 January 2025
Duxford, Saffron Walden, Steeple Bumpstead, Clare, Foxearth, Sudbury, Bures, White Colne, Coggeshall, Kelvedon, Tiptree, Tolleshunt d'Arcy, Tollesbury, Maldon, Purleigh, Battlesbridge, Ashingdon, Rochford, Shoeburyness, Southend, leigh-on-Sea, Hadleigh, South Benfleet (and then trains home)

113.1 miles / 182 km
strava here

Tues 18 February 2025
Duxford, Cambridge, Fenstanton, Huntingdon, A1 parallel roads, Norman Cross, eastern edge of Peterborough, Stamford, Castle Bytham, South Witham, Buckminster, Croxton Kerrial, Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, Bottesford, Staunton-in-the-Vale, Newark (then trains home)

103.8 miles, 167.3 km
strava here

Sat 15 March 2025
Duxford, Barley, Puckeridge, Watton-at-Stone, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Radlett, Bushey, Harefield, Denham, Slough, Windsor, Sunninghill, Farnborough, Aldershot, Farnham, Petersfield, Buriton, Finchdean, Havant, Southsea, Portsmouth

131.2 miles, 211.2 km
strava here

Tues 1 April 2025
Duxford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Oundle, Uppingham, Tilton-on-the-Hill, Queniborough, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Diseworth, Stanton-by-Bridge, Hilton, Sutton-on-the-Hill, Ashbourne, Tissington Trail, Hartington(YHA)

140.5 miles, 226.1 km
strava here

Thurs 1 May 2025
Duxford, Cambridge, Barton, Great Gransden, Everton, Tempsford, Blunham, Old Warden, Chicksands, Maulden, Ampthill, Sharpenhoe, Lilley, Whitwell, Codicote, Watton-at-Stone, Puckeridge, Braughing, the Pelhams, Clavering, Arkesden, Ickleton, Duxford

110.8 miles, 178.2 km
strava here

Saturday 7 June 2025
Anglesey and Back part 1 audax ;
Mathern, Chepstow, Usk, Abergavenny, Bronllys, Rhayader, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Aberdyfi, Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech, Penrhyndeudraeth, Beddgelert, Pen-y-Pass, Llanberis, Menai Bridge

195.2 miles, 314.1 km
strava here

Map of qualifying rides in 2025 so far :
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13 rider

Guru
Location
leicester
Jan 25th ,103 miles
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Twycross ,Austrey ,Harlaston ,Lichfield ,Chasetown ,Fishley ,Brownhills ,Shenstone ,Tamworth ,Seckington ,Ratcliffe Culley ,Shenton ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Markfield
Elevation 3878ft ,Moving time 7.08.51
Apologies for the late post I forgot on the day as I was broken
Feb 25th , 104 miles
Markfield ,Shenton ,Twycross ,Newton Regis ,Haunton ,Lichfield ,Brownhills ,Aldridge ,Shenstone ,Elford ,Austrey ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Markfield
Elevation 4062ft ,Moving time 7.02.21
Mar 20th ,105 miles
Markfield ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Whissendine ,Stretton ,Irnham ,Corby Glen ,Colsterworth ,Stonesby ,Eastwell ,Barrow , Anstey ,Markfield
Elevation 4573ft ,Moving time 6.57.46
Apr 30th ,106 miles
Markfield ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Whissendine ,Greetham ,Carlby ,Creeton ,Corby Glen ,Ingoldsby ,Great Ponton ,Skillington ,Stonesby ,Eastwell ,Barrow ,Anstey ,Markfield
Elevation 4764ft ,Moving time 7.10.24
May 20th ,104 miles
Markfield ,Thurlaston ,Gilmorton ,South Kilworth ,Cold Ashby ,Althorpe ,Long Buckby ,Daventry ,Braunston ,Frankton , Brinklow ,Sapcote ,Thurlaston , Markfield
Elevation 5272ft ,Moving time 6.51.15
 
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