The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge chatzone

[bluenotebob]

mall world, I lived on Lonsdale Road from '58 to '66 (primary school was St Thomas of Canterbury and used Heaton Library on New Hall Lane)

That's amazing - I lived in Sherbourne Road (just west of New Hall Lane) and walked past your primary school every day on my way down to Bolton School (down Devonshire Road).

So we lived around the corner from each other for a couple of years.

I delivered the BEN most afternoons after school but I don't think I delivered to Lonsdale Road - my round was just a bit further over towards Markland Hill.

It is indeed a small world.

 

[Domus]

If this keeps up we may find we are related

 

[Dadam]

In that part of the world, I think it's quite likely!

 

[Domus]

In that part of the world, I think it's quite likely!

Bolton not Barrow.

 

[ColinJ]

If any of you fancy joining @Dadam and me for my coming 66 km forum ride, you would be very welcome. Ideally, it will take place in January, but if the last 2 Saturdays of the month have poor weather conditions it could be postponed until February.

Be there, or... er, avoid 1,300 metres of scenic Yorkshire ascent!

 

[PaulSB]

The weather's OK. I an get out for the first time since December 29th!!!!!! Rock 'n' roll

 

[ColinJ]

The weather's OK. I an get out for the first time since December 29th!!!!!! Rock 'n' roll

I hope you enjoyed it!

I would have got a decent ride in today but I have my sister and nephew here. We will take their dog for a nice walk instead. If they are feeling energetic we will climb up to one hilly section of my forum ride route. If not we might just do some of the Rochdale Canal towpath instead.

 

[PaulSB]

The weather's OK. I an get out for the first time since December 29th!!!!!! Rock 'n' roll

Well, feck it!!! First chance to ride for three weeks. First ride of 2026.

½ mile ridden and the BB seizes. Not a little bit. A BIG bit. All fixed and we go again Monday.

My Kinesis wasn't prepped so I couldn't nip back and grab that. The club ride would have left by the time I got to the meet point.

☹️☹️☹️

 

[sevenfourate]

Set off with a rough route planned; to get me coming home with a tail wind. Soon realised the forecast must have changed - and that wasn’t going to happen. To be fair I dreamed of riding past Palm trees in pleasant 22c conditions and that didn’t happen either 😂

Up the Coast I headed in the thick mist. This is Gorleston sea-front 8 miles up the road:

This is further along at Gorleston Pier. The irony here being my company built both the spiral staircase in the picture; and in more recent times the access ramp and hand railing my bike leans against….

Under and around rather than over the new bridge at Gt Yarmouth today. Made a nice shot I think !

Crazy-golf further along the sea front at Gt Yarmouth had no queue to get in 🤣

And this was dawn breaking at the tip of Yarmouth / Caister. Shortly before I got my head down and pedalled home inland….

Hard work today for some reason. Overdressed more than anything I think 🤷‍♂️ Still nice to be out in the fresh air 👍

 

[13 rider]

Cote de Jubilee Tower

In training for the 2027 tour ? Or trying for the KOM before the pros destroy it 😁

 

[geocycle]

In training for the 2027 tour ? Or trying for the KOM before the pros destroy it 😁

I thought I should put a marker down. If the pros are reading cycle chat I’d recommend conserving energy on the steep bit until past my mate Chris’s house and stopping for a sandwich at the top.

 

[Osprey]

Finally got my 2026 challenge going. After sickness, snow and rain, I finally have a Sunday good enough to ride. 🥶🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️

 

[sevenfourate]

Finally got my 2026 challenge going. After sickness, snow and rain, I finally have a Sunday good enough to ride. 🥶🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️

Well done ! Not sure about where you are: but not pleasant here in Costa Del Suffolk today. All a bit of a struggle riding today if I’m honest. So any ride over the line is a good one 👌

 

[PaulSB]

@13 rider I finally managed to get a ride. I need some clarity on points etc. This was a 65 mile, 105km ride.

Technically it qualifies for both 50m and 100km challenges. Can I count it towards both?

How many points does one score for a 100km ride?

 

[13 rider]

@13 rider I finally managed to get a ride. Inedd some clarity on points etc. This was a 65 mile, 105km ride.

Technically it qualifies for both 50m and 100km challenges. Can I count it towards both?

How many points does one score for a 100km ride?

Yes saw your post good on you going for both . Basically the 100km challenge dosnt do points so what I do is have 2 totals ,1 for this challenge ,and 1 for points in all challenges see the bottom of my Jan 1st post , yes a 100km is 3 points .So like me you have 1 point in this challenge ( I think ) and 4 points in all challenges. I don't post rides in 2 challenges so I post just 1 ride per month in the century challenges and any extra ones go in this challenge