The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone

[StuAff]

Just for a change, went to Brighton (first visit this week, at least...). It was the annual London-Brighton classic car run, and Madeira Drive was very busy unsurprisingly. I didn't bother having a look at the motors (though did take a shot of the GT40 parked at the end), preferring to appreciate the Italian classic....

Bit warm out there for my liking....!

 

[Lilliburlero]

June out of the way today in the company of @Supersuperleeds and @tallliman. It truly is a sight to behold watching these 2 loons bag their VV squares

Great weather, great company, great bacon roll, great ride

 

[rb58]

June done. Ask me how much I hate headwinds. I had 60 miles of it today. All so I could enjoy the breakfast at Makcaris in Herne Bay.

 

[Aravis]

A near perfect day today. OK, the views could have been clearer!

I had two rides planned, one to the Clee Hills and one to the Clents. I didn't decide until this morning - the Clents it was. The late morning view towards central Birmingham:

A fine day out. I'm often amazed at the enormous variety of landscapes on our doorsteps, and how much there is still for me to discover. This time I successfully hit my target of 131 miles having missed that number in March. A few small deviations, some enforced, some accidental meant I looked likely to stray over 132 again. I swapped my usual route into Gloucester for a shorter, more hair-raising one, and in the end came in comfortably under. If I'd ended the activity at the end of my road, would that have been cheating?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

June done for me too. Had it all planned out then did something completely different. Ride report here

 

[cosmicbike]

Done. Hilly, hot and tired. 107 miles in the bag, that's 6 months down, 6 to go...

 

[13 rider]

Done. Hilly, hot and tired. 107 miles in the bag, that's 6 months down, 6 to go...

Well done @cosmicbike halfway it's downhill from here

 

[BromyG]

June now complete, 113.76 miles! Headed out in a different direction to usual, and as many of these roads were unknown to me I thought I'd try satnav guidance via RideGPS. Interesting to say the least! Three things definitely learnt through this exercise;

1. be very particular in route planning. Just because Google etc says you can cycle along it, doesn't mean you actually can - cue gravel tracks, some overgrown with stinging nettles and rutted woodland paths rising with a 45 degree incline!
2. make sure you are VERY precise inputting your route - the voice in your ear will guide you around every squiggle you forgot to straighten out on your computer screen map!
3. when the voice in your ear tells you to turn - you turn! Don't ignore it and carry on regardless!

On the whole it was a good ride, slow progress going out, but a great ride back into London along the A5 for the return leg.

 

[HLaB]

I've did a few tons in the last week, albeit slow ones; this was the first:

View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/24346379

 

[cosmicbike]

July done. Out at 0530 to beat the heat. A more hilly route than I expected including the sod of a climb out of Betchworth up the back of Box Hill, and Westhumble Lane at 20% not long after. Needed the coffee and cake stop at Destination Bike, who also had a couple of very nice Ti bikes on display....
101 miles and the Garmin topped out at 31.7 C on the way home. Fastest I've done too, just over 6.5hrs

 

[13 rider]

July's done again in the company of @Supersuperleeds last seen on 112 miles going for 200km and @Lilliburlero last seen on 85 heading 20 miles home . Out to the vale of Belvior to cafe velo Verde on a route to grab some veloviewer squares and return . Did I mention it was hot Past the ton on 5.59.52 at 16.7 mph

 

[Lilliburlero]

As @13 rider says, July done and yes it was bloody hot...

https://www.relive.cc/view/1673988316

 

[Supersuperleeds]

As said above. July done with @13 rider and @Lilliburlero. Finished on 127 miles. When I got home put the bike away and slumped in the garden, two cans of lemonade and an ice cream needed, am cream crackered. Was a tad hot!

 

[Racing roadkill]

It was too humid for a comfortable attempt today, for my liking. I got 30 miles in, and abandoned. This month is a shoe in anyway, so no problem.

 

[StuAff]

Also done. Like @cosmicbike I went for the early doors option, rolling at 5.27. For only the second time in 36 hours (! ) I rode to Brighton (Friday night's visit was for the Orbital gig at the racecourse, on the Honda). Was very pleasant indeed temperature wise early on, but the headwind kept my speed down, didn't make Madeira Drive until 9.45. The tailwind returning home wasn't too helpful in the somewhat debilitating heat, and various bits were aching as well. Unexpected delay west of Fishbourne- a couple of guys were fixing a puncture and asked if I had a pump they could borrow. Revolution Air Mini to the rescue Back at 1450 or so.