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

[Dadam]

31st Jan. 1 point. 37.49 miles, 60.3 km
Hebden Bridge, Hardcastle Crags, Walshaw, Widdop Rd, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Long Causeway, Shore Rd, Cornholme, Portsmouth, Carr Rd, Sourhall, Bacup Rd, Walsden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Craggies cafe, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, Cycleway, Hebden Bridge

22nd Feb, 1 point . 31.9 miles, 51.3 km
Morley, Gildersome, Gelderd Rd, Whitehall Rd, Aire Valley Towpath NCN 66, NCN 67, Woodlesford Lock, Methley, NCN67, Stanley, Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park, Middleton, Middleton Lane, Middleton Park, Ring Road, Churwell, Morley, Gildersome, Drighlington, Morley

21st March, 1 point, 34.6 miles, 55.7 km
Morley, Gildersome, Tong, Fulneck, Pudsey, Farsley, Rodley, Horsforth, Rawdon, Scotland, East Carlton, Otley Old Road, Yorkgate, Chevin End, Guiseley, Esholt, Baildon, Aire Valley Towpath, Rodley, Farsley, Pudsey, Gildersome, Morley

26th April, 1 point, 32.43 miles, 52.19km
Morley, Gildersome, Farnley, Stanningley, Farsley, Rodley, Rawdon, Yeadon, Guiseley, Old Hollins Hill, Esholt, Baildon, Aire Valley Towpath, Leeds, Wellington St, Whitehall Rd, Gelderd Rd, Rooms Ln, Morley

23rd May, 1 point, 31.18 miles, 50.1km
Morley, Howden Clough, Birstall, Heckmondwike, NCN66, a bit o'Dewsbury/Ravensthorpe, NCN69, Ossett, Horbury, NCN69, Wakefield, Stanley Ferry, Lofthouse, Thorpe on the Hill, Middleton, Churwell, Morley, quick loop round the block to make up the distance!

5 points

 

[teeonethousand]

May 1 Knayton Boltby Sutton Bank Kilburn loop 36 miles 1 point
May 8 Thirsk Danby Wiske Northallerton Knayton loop 37 miles 1 point
May 15 Pickhill Snape Masham Melmerby Topcliffe loop. 39 miles 1 point
May 20 Rainton Bedale Leeming loop 34 miles 1 point
May 22 Fimber Thixendale Millington Garton Sledmere loop 36 miles 1point
May 26 Thirsk, Danby Wiske, , Romanby, Knayton loop 39 miles 1 point

YTD 28

 

[sevenfourate]

Tuesday 26th May

Gunton, Corton, Oulton Village, Oulton Broad, Carlton, Barnby, Beccles, Gillingham, Ellough, Hulver, Sotterley, Kirkley, Lowestoft, Gunton

31.10m / 50.05km @ 16.9mph and 668ft gain.

Points (For May) 5
Total Points in this (All) Challenges: 13

 

[13 rider]

May 2nd 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone Loop
May 9th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop
May 17th 75.7 miles , 3 points
Aix de Provence to Moustiers saint Marie
May 19th 63.2 miles , 3 point
Moustier Saint Marie to Sisteron
May 20th 77.7 miles , 3 points
Sisteron to Malaucene
May 21st 34.4 miles , 1 point
Malaucene ,Bedion ,Mt Ventoux summit , Malaucene
May 22nd 62.5 miles , 3 points
Malaucene to a loop of the Parc regional des baronnies provencales
May 27th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone Loop

Points in this challenge 29
Points in all challenges 74

 

[bluenotebob]

1 January to 30 April: 5 rides, 5 points


7 May 2026 Mauron/la Ville Nayl 63.41km 1 point

27 May 2026 Mauron, Loyat and També 59.7km 1 point
Mauron, Loyat, Mauron, També, Mauron


Total points in this challenge: 7
Total points in all challenges: 19

 

[C R]

May 31st

St Peters, Powick, Rushwick, Bransford, Leigh Sinton, Madresfield, Guarlford, Hanley Swan, Welland, Upton, Kinnersley, Croome, Wadborough, Littleworth and then Home.

56.8 km

 

[kapelmuur]

Final May rides.
10th. Alderley Edge. 50.5km
26th. Two bidon weather. 51.7km
30th. Grappenhall. 58.3km

19 points to date

 

[geocycle]

31 May Kirby Lonsdale and Silverdale 67 km with 793 m of climbing

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7636251

32 points in this challenge
47 points overall

 

[Willd]

Jan - Apr 14 Points

9 May - 31.26 miles, 971 ft - 1 point Bilton, Long Lawford, Lawford Heath, Bretford, King's Newnham, Little Lawford, Cathiron, Easenhall and reverse..
16 May - 88.01 miles, 3,319 ft - 3 points Bilton, Rugby, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Cross in Hand, Magna Park, Lutterworth, Gilmorton, Peatling Parva, Bruntingthorpe, Saddington, Kibworth Beauchamp / Harcourt, New Inn, Rolleston, Skeffington, Illston on the Hill, Gaulby, King's Norton, Little Stretton, Great Stretton, Stoughton, Thurnby, Bushby, Thurnby, Staughton, Leicester (Evington, Stoneygate, Clarendon Park, Knighton, Knighton Fields, Aylestone, Braunstone Town, New Lubbesthorpe, Enderby), Huncote, Croft, Sutton in the Elms, Primethorpe, Broughton Astley, Leire, Ashby Parva, Magna Park, reverse of outbound, home.
24 May - 31.48 miles, 864 ft - 1 point Bilton, Cawston, Princethorpe, Marton, Birdingbury, Long Itchington, Stockton, Tomlow, Broadwell, Grandborough Fields, Sawbridge, Willoughby, Woolscott, Dunchurch, Cawston, home.
31 May - 31.15 miles, 1,081 ft - 1 point Bilton, Long Lawford, Church Lawford, King's Newnham, Brinklow, Stretton under Fosse, Monks Kirby, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Bitteswell, Lutterworth, Cross in Hand, Harborough Magna / Parva, Newbold on Avon, Rugby, Long Lawford, Cawston, home

Points in this challenge 20
Points in all challenges 35

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 4 points
February: 6 rides, 8 points
March: 3 rides, 7 points
April: 5 rides, 7 points
2nd May: 76.66 miles - Relatively flat ride in terms of feet per mile, lunch at Annie's Cafe in Thrupp by the Oxford Canal and a handful of miles unintentionally tagging on the back of someone else's club ride - https://www.strava.com/activities/18348083932 - 3 points
4th May: 31.22 miles - Considerably cooler than Saturday's ride, but still (just about) bib shorts weather. Pushed a little bit harder, knowing I was only out for a short ride - https://www.strava.com/activities/18373332305 - 1 point
9th May: 78.65 miles - Oddly few cars about on the roads my route took me through. Train from Haddenham to Bicester, lunch at a garage because my planned stop was closed for refurb, rather undulating terrain - https://www.strava.com/activities/18435214476 & https://www.strava.com/activities/18441479390 - 3 points
16th May: 37.45 miles - Left my ride until it was late (and threatening rain) so did a much shorter one than planned. Traversed one of the recently opened bridges over HS2 in both directions - https://www.strava.com/activities/18531926780 - 1 point
17th May: 52.48 miles - Up Brill Hill the steep side, two stops for snacks and a rather cruel wind, but got home before it started raining - https://www.strava.com/activities/18543825045 - 2 points
23rd May: 73.09 miles - Second hilliest ride I've done apparently and certainly a lot hotter than the number one was. Bison Hill the only categorised climb but I counted at least ten others that were notable - https://www.strava.com/activities/18623248613 - 3 points
25th May: 51.55 miles - Even leaving the house at 7am wasn't enough to avoid the heat, ran out of water at two-thirds distance and had to detour to a shop to refill - https://www.strava.com/activities/18645392646 - 2 points
31st May: 32.41 miles - Most points ever in a single month in this challenge for me (16) but feel I still left some on the table; certainly should have done more this weekend - https://www.strava.com/activities/18730579952 - 1 point

Total so far: 42 points

 

[VinSumRox]

JANUARY Tally 5 points

FEBRUARY total 5 points

MARCH total 16 points

APRIL total 10 points

MAY total 17 points

1st out to Gordon and back, 67km and 788m of up - 1 point
4th 80km and 755m out along Ettrick and back by Tweed valley. 1 point
7th 53km and 452m out to Peebles and back - 1 point
10th 82km (50.7 miles) and 1209m short Tour de Lauder route - 2 points
13th 56km 532m Peebles and back - 1 point
16th 100.2km 1103m Tushielaw, Robertson and Lilliesleaf circuit. 3 points
20th 63km and 793m Granites loop via Heriot and Innerleithen - 1 point
24th 81km (50.37miles) 753m - Beehive via Ettrick and back 2 points
25th 83km (51.5miles) 969m St Boswells and Kelso loop 2 points
28th 63km and 786m Granites via Innerleithen - 1 point
30th 51km and 495m Peebles and back - 1 point
31st 60km and 893m Earlston, Lauder, Stow loop - 1 point

Total so far 53 points