Three 30-minute rides each week of the year Challenge 2023

[ColinJ]

Week 28: 3 qualifying rides, 27 km, 1.5 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 9 km. Lumpy local loop. 0.5 hr.
• Ride 2 (Tue): 8 km. Slightly shortened lumpy local loop. 0.5 hour.
• Ride 3 (Fri): 10 km. Slightly extended Lumpy local loop. 0.5 hour.

Success rate: 28 weeks out of 28.
97 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 1,988 km, and taking approximately 126 hrs.

*** All done on DIY 6-speed bike kept in 42/15 gear ***

(I had planned to ride a lot more but the rain and wind put me right off!)

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 29 (17th July to 23rd July)

Week 29 – ride 1 (Mon) – 3 hrs 13 mins – Mauron, Ploërmel, le Roc St André, Ploërmel and Mauron: on La Rossa
Week 29 – ride 2 (Tues) – 59 mins – Devison, SBdM and la Plaisance: on the Princess
Week 29 – ride 3 (Tues) – 1 hr 49 mins – Mauron, Lézonnet, Mauron: on La Rossa
Week 29 – ride 4 (Wed) – 1 hr 34 mins – Riaye, Corbinais, Kerminy, la Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 29 – ride 5 (Wed) – 36 mins – a Pontmenard loop: on the Urban Shaper

 

[FrothNinja]

W29R1 - Mares 4 hours 35 mins - Burnley to Skipton return, mostly on the L&L but a good few miles off to give my neck a break (total 81.7 km / 50.8 miles plus 1,850 ft / 564 m ascent)
W29R2 - Centurion 30 mins - soggy local miles
W29R3 - Centurion 1 hour 15 mins - more soggy local miles

 

[ColinJ]

Week 29: 3 qualifying rides, 56 km, 3 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 12 km. Extended lumpy local loop with extra climb. 0.75 hr.
• Ride 2 (Thu): 35 km. Tod, Hebden Bridge, Wood Top Rd recce for coming Scammonden ride, Cragg Vale, Littleborough, Tod. 1.75 hours.
• Ride 3 (Fri): 9 km. Slightly extended Lumpy local loop with a new variation. 0.5 hour.

Success rate: 29 weeks out of 29.
100 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 2,044 km, and taking approximately 129 hrs.

*** All done on DIY 6-speed bike, mostly in 42/15 gear ***

(I had planned to ride a lot more but the rain and wind put me right off!)

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 30 (24th July to 30th July)

Week 30 – ride 1 (Mon) – 59 mins – Devison, SBdM and Pontmenard: on the Urban Shaper
Week 30 – ride 2 (Mon) – 40 mins – local lanes: on the RAID
Week 30 – ride 3 (Tues) – 1 hr 7 mins – Kerminy, Evriguet, la Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 30 – ride 4 (Tues) – 1 hr 4 mins – le Faux, Geffray, SBdM and la Plaisance: on the Princess
Week 30 – ride 5 (Wed) – 3 hrs 45 mins – Mauron, Ploërmel, le Roc St André, le Pont de Bagotais, Ploërmel and Mauron: on La Rossa
Week 30 – ride 6 (Wed) – 1 hr 5 mins – Kerminy, Evriguet, la Plaisance and SBdM: also on La Rossa

 

[FrothNinja]

W30R1 - Hybrid 38 mins - local gravel loop
W30R2 - Hybrid 48mins - Burnley, Seedhill and various other local miles in figure of 8
W30R3 - Giant Defy (not mine) & Centurion 31 mins - local miles
W30R4 - Centurion 1 hour 40 mins - soggy local miles in 3 stints
W30R5 - Hybrid 52 mins - Burnley, Towneley, Cliviger, Towneley, Rowley, Burnley
W30R6 - Hybrid 53 mins - soggy Clarion loop

The no cycling signs are illegal additions - been removed by the council at the other end of the track

 

[ColinJ]

Week 30: 4 qualifying rides, 105 km, 6.75 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 66 km. This ride round Scammonden Water. Ride time about 5 hrs.
• Ride 2 (Tue): 8 km. Lumpy local loop. 0.5 hour.
• Ride 3 (Wed): 12 km. Extended Lumpy local loop with an extra hill. 0.5 hour.
• Ride 4 (Sat): 19 km. From Tod to Hebden Bridge on A646 to drop things off at friend's house, then back to Tod, plus shopping when I got here. 0.75 hour.

Success rate: 30 weeks out of 30.
100 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 2,149 km, and taking approximately 135.75 hrs.

*** Rides 2-4 done on DIY 6-speed bike, mostly in 42/15 gear ***

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 31 (31st July to 6th August)

Week 31 – ride 1 (Mon) – 49 mins – SBdM and Pontmenard: on the MASSI
Week 31 – ride 2 (Mon) – 33 mins – mostly off-road Pontmenard loop: on the RAID
Week 31 – ride 3 (Tues) – 1 hr 8 mins – Kerminy, Evriguet, la Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 31 – ride 4 (Tues) – 35 mins – a Pontmenard loop: on the RAID
Week 31 – ride 5 (Tues) – 44 mins – a Devison loop: on the MASSI
Week 31 – ride 6 (Wed) – 49 mins – local lanes: on the MASSI
Week 31 – ride 7 (Thurs) – 1 hr 15 mins – la Plaisance, SBdM, Kerminy, Evriguet and SBdM: on the Princess

 

[FrothNinja]

W31R1 - Centurion 47 mins - local miles
W31R2 - Centurion 34 mins - local miles
W31R3 - Wiliers (not mine) & CX 1 hour 30 mins - local miles + out to Barrowford then up past Fence etc
W31R4 - CX 1 hour 2 mins - more or less the same as R3 but turned back at Fence
W31R5 - Centurion & CX 4 hours 14 mins - local laps Burnley etc, finishing with a run out to the Clarion (total 101.9 km / 63.3 miles plus bugger all ascent - well 1,200 ft / 366m)

 

[ColinJ]

Week 31: 5 qualifying rides, 106 km, 5.75 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Tue): 12 km. Extended lumpy local loop with extra climb. 0.75 hrs.
• Ride 2 (Wed): 9 km. Lumpy local loop. 0.5 hr.
• Ride 3 (Thu): 50 km. Clockwise Cragg Vale loop plus extra up Burnley Rd to Ram Inn then u-turned and back to Tod (to get half metric century in). 2.5 hrs.
• Ride 4 (Fri): 20 km. From Tod to Ram Inn on A646, u-turn, Portsmouth, Carr Rd, Sourhall, Bacup Rd, Tod. 1.25 hrs.
• Ride 5 (Sun): 15 km. Extended lumpy local loop with extra climbing. 0.75 hrs.

Success rate: 31 weeks out of 31.
105 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 2,255 km, and taking approximately 141.5 hrs.

*** Rides done on DIY 6-speed bike, mostly in 42/15 gear. I used 42/29 for the steep climb to Sourhall, and the 14/13/12 sprockets a few times for faster downhills ***

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 32 (7th August to 13th August)

Week 32 – ride 1 (Mon) – 3 hrs 6 mins – Upper Ninian Valley & Gomené (full details in the 2023 HMCAM thread): on La Rossa
Week 32 – ride 2 (Tues) – 53 mins – Devison and SBdM: on the Urban Shaper
Week 32 – ride 3 (Tues) – 37 mins – a Pontmenard loop: on the MASSI
Week 32 – ride 4 (Tues) – 31 mins – local lanes: on the RAID
Week 32 – ride 5 (Wed) – 1 hr – Raserais, Esquiniac, le Faux, Geffray and SBdM: on the Princess
Week 32 – ride 6 (Wed) – 1 hr 6 mins – SBdM, Pont Ruelland, Mauron and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 32 – ride 7 (Wed) – 34 mins – local lanes: on the MASSI

 

[FrothNinja]

W32R1 - CX 34 mins - Chapelburn, Denton, Bush Nook, Gilsland, Chapelburn
W32R2 - CX 1 hour 42 mins - Wallholme, Banks, Birdoswald, Willowford, Gilsland, Thirlwall Castle, Gilsland, Denton, Wallholme, Chapelburn
W32R3 - CX 4 hours 18 mins - Denton, Banks, Birdoswald, Gilsland, Thirlwall Castle, Gilsland, Chapelburn, Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland, Greenhead, Gilsland (lunch), Triermain Castle, Gallows Hill, (N of Askerton), the S over King Water, lanes around Allieshaw Rigg, Banks, Bankshead (coffee from a Combie van barista), overland to Wallholme, Chapelburn, Gilsland (for the 5th time), back to Denton (total 68.1 km / 42.3 miles plus 3,606 ft / 1,099 m ascent)
W32R4 - Centurion 57 mins - local laps Burnley etc

 

[ColinJ]

Week 32: 4 qualifying rides, 77 km, 4.25 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 16 km. Extended lumpy local loop with extra climb to Lumbutts. 1.0 hr.
• Ride 2 (Wed): 17 km. Extended lumpy local loop to Eastwood and back via Mankinholes, Lumbutts, and Walsden. 1.0 hr.
• Ride 3 (Fri): 23 km. Extended lumpy loop including Lumbutts, Bacup Rd, Sourhall, and back via Portsmouth. 1.25 hrs.
• Ride 4 (Sun): 21 km. Some Tod lumpiness, then Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Walsden, Tod. 1.0 hr.

Success rate: 32 weeks out of 32.
109 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 2,332 km, and taking approximately 145.75 hrs.

*** Rides done on DIY 6-speed bike, mostly in 42/15 gear. I used 42/23 and 42/29 for a few tough climbs, and the 14/13/12 sprockets a few times for faster downhills ***

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 33 (14th August to 20th August)

Week 33 – ride 1 (Mon) – 1 hr 15 mins – la Plaisance, SBdM, Kerminy, Evriguet and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 33 – ride 2 (Mon) – 59 mins – Esquiniac, Raserais, le Faux, Geffray and SBdM: on the Princess
Week 33 – ride 3 (Tues) – 43 mins – a Pontmenard loop: on the Urban Shaper
Week 33 – ride 4 (Tues) – 44 mins – local lanes: on the RAID
Week 33 – ride 5 (Wed) – 1 hr 39 mins – Brignac, la Riaye, la Corbinais, Kerminy, la Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 33 – ride 6 (Wed) – 42 mins – a Devison loop: on the MASSI
Week 33 – ride 7 (Thurs) – 1 hr 59 mins – SBdM, Evriguet, la Corbinais, Ménéac, Ville Jallu, le Villot, la Riaye, Brignac and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 33 – ride 8 (Thurs) – 43 mins – a mostly off-road Pontmenard loop: on the RAID

 

[FrothNinja]

W33R1 - CX 1 hour 2 mins mins - local mixed gravel and road
W33R2 - CX 32 mins - local laps Burnley etc
W33R3 - CX 1 hour 10 mins - Clarion run

Really struggled to get my rides in this week. Not looking good for hitting my modest monthly distance target, though the ascent target should be easy enough as there have only been a few rides with under 1000ft of climbing.