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

[FrothNinja]

W8R1 - Mares 2 hours 3 mins - Commute Brierfield to Preston.
W8R2 - Mares 33 mins - Goadsbarrow, Rampside etc.
W8R3 - Mares 2 hours 23 mins - Commute Preston to Brierfield.
W8R4 - Mares 1 hour 2 mins - Extended local gravel loop - including a few PRs that got me into the top 3 on a few rarely ridden segments.
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Since I finished the last ride, I have already been knocked down to 5th on two of those segments, and 4th on the other

 

[bluenotebob]

I have already been knocked down to 5th on two of those segments, and 4th on the other

A reminder (if one were needed) that the sense of success in life is usually only fleeting and that it needs to be savoured at the time .. because it won’t last.

At least you’re only competing against yourself in CC challenges (unless I’ve overlooked something) – and quite often you’re competing against an earlier version of yourself (trying – and sometimes failing – to improve on previous years, for instance).

However, you can congratulate yourself on completing 60 successive weeks in this challenge – and no-one can take that away from you!

 

[FrothNinja]

A reminder (if one were needed) that the sense of success in life is usually only fleeting and that it needs to be savoured at the time .. because it won’t last.

At least you’re only competing against yourself in CC challenges (unless I’ve overlooked something) – and quite often you’re competing against an earlier version of yourself (trying – and sometimes failing – to improve on previous years, for instance).

However, you can congratulate yourself on completing 60 successive weeks in this challenge – and no-one can take that away from you!

60 weeks! Got to add up to a few days solid cycling just on the minimum times. You've done the same number of weeks but I reckon yours must tot up to a few weeks of solid cycling

 

[Gibbo9]

Failed again at this for a second year. I blame my son and his girlfriend for visiting and forcing me to the beach for sun, sea and sangria for a couple of weeks. Back in the saddle this week though and hoping for a good weather March so I can put in a 1000k month. Fingers crossed.

 

[Houthakker]

W8R1 27/2/23 1:03:06 12.6 miles Home, Wrea green, Warton, home
W8R2 2/3/23 58:48 10.5 Home, loop around Saltcoates (Via my allotment) and back along the prom.
W8R3 3/3/23 1:02:44 12.62 miles Home, Freckleton, back through the lanes.

 

[bluenotebob]

W8R1 27/2/23 1:03:06 12.6 miles Home, Wrea green, Warton, home
W8R2 2/3/23 58:48 10.5 Home, loop around Saltcoates (Via my allotment) and back along the prom.
W8R3 3/3/23 1:02:44 12.62 miles Home, Freckleton, back through the lanes.

@Houthakker ... this is week 9 (not week 8). You last posted on 21 February with your week 7 rides

Does that mean you forgot to post your week 8 rides ? or that you didn't do any rides between 20th and 26th February?

I'm envious of you enjoying the sea air, cycling along the prom ..

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 9 (27th February to 5th March)

295km cycled this week (year to date = 1777km)

15 rides this week over 30 mins:

Week 9 – ride 1 (Mon) – 51 mins – Ruaudais and Ville Tual: on the MASSI
Week 9 – ride 2 (Mon) – 48 mins – Devison loop: on the MASSI again
Week 9 – ride 3 (Tues) – 51 mins – a mostly on-road loop around Devison: on the MASSI yet again
Week 9 – ride 4 (Tues) – 1 hr 8 mins (in the rain) – Pontmenard, Geffray, le Faux and la Suais: on the RAID
Week 9 – ride 5 (Wed) – 58 mins – la Suais, Pontmenard, Devison: on the MASSI
Week 9 – ride 6 (Wed) – 49 mins – Ruaudais and SBdM: on the Urban Shaper
Week 9 – ride 7 (Wed) – 55 mins – Pontmenard and la Ville Calmet: on the RAID
Week 9 – ride 8 (Wed) – 46 mins – SBdM and la Plaisance: on the Princess
Week 9 – ride 9 (Thurs) – 49 mins – Devison loop: on the RAID
Week 9 – ride 10 (Thurs) – 54 mins – Haligan, SBdM and down to the Yvel beyond Espérance: on the Princess
Week 9 – ride 11 (Thurs) – 1 hr 3 mins – Raserais, Esquiniac and Geffray: on the MASSI
Week 9 – ride 12 (Fri) – 1 hr 4 mins – Raserais, Esquiniac, Geffray and SBdM: on the Princess
Week 9 – ride 13 (Fri) – 1 hr 4 mins – SBdM, Validée, Plaisance, SBdM, D2: on La Rossa
Week 9 – ride 14 (Sat) – 2 hrs 8 mins – mostly off-road: Pont du Rox, Brignac, la Riaye, Corbinais, Kerminy: on the MASSI
Week 9 – ride 15 (Sun) – 5 hrs 12 mins – SBdM, Kerminy, Perqué, Brignac, la Riaye, la Pirouais, Ménéac, le Villot, la Riaye, Brignac, Evriguet, Guilliers, Esquiniac, SBdM, la Plaisance, [lunch], SBdM, Pont Ruelland, Quihiac, Chalais, Illifaut, la Cotinaie, Brignac, SBdM: on La Rossa

 

[FrothNinja]

W9R1 - Mares 34 mins - Gravel loop.
W9R2 - Mares 33 mins - local gravel.
W9R3 - Mares 35 mins - Gravel loop..
W9R4 - Hybrid 3 hours 4 min - Burnley, Barrowford, Blacko, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, White Hill, Sabden, Nick of Pendle, Pendleton, Wiswell, Whalley, the Ridge, Noggarth, Pasture Lane, Barrowford, Wheatley Lane, Burnley (56.9 km / 35.4 miles, 1,125 metres / 3,694 feet of ascent)

 

[ColinJ]

Ride durations rounded down to the nearest quarter of an hour and excluding breaks.

Week 9: 3 rides, 78 km, 4.5 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): (Singlespeed) 20 km. Up and down the A646 towards Burnley, plus a couple of local hills. 1 hr.
• Ride 2 (Tue): (Singlespeed) 8km. Lumpy local loop. 1/2 hr.
• Ride 3 (Thu): ('Dinglespeed'***) 50 km. Tod, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball loop, Craggies cafe, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Tod. I used the 42/29 gear between Littleborough and the cafe; the 52/19 before and after that part of the ride. Wanted to get 50 km in so added an extra climb back in town. 3 hrs.

Success rate: 9 weeks out of 9.

27 rides so far this year, totalling 449 km, and taking approximately 25.75 hrs.


*** My formerly singlespeed bike now actually has 2 gears (52/19 and 42/29) which I can change between by getting off and moving the chain by hand. Dinglespeed is short for Double singlespeed. I only use the 42/29 if I am tackling a long/steep climb which I cannot manage in 52/19.

 

[Houthakker]

@Houthakker ... this is week 9 (not week 8). You last posted on 21 February with your week 7 rides

Does that mean you forgot to post your week 8 rides ? or that you didn't do any rides between 20th and 26th February?

I'm envious of you enjoying the sea air, cycling along the prom ..

Whoops.my bad, thanks for spotting that.
Yes I've been keeping up with the min 3 rides a week, it’s great for getting me out. Riding on the prom is gtreat as long as you work out which way the wind is blowing! Amended post below.
W8R1 21/2/23 52:30 9.08 miles Loop around Lytham st Annes
W8R2 22/2/23 1:05:20 11.97 miles Bryning, Moss Side, Higher Ballam and back across the moss
W8R3 23/2/23 57:11 10.1 miles Night ride full length of prom and back.

W9R1 27/2/23 1:03:06 12.6 miles Home, Wrea green, Warton, home
W9R2 2/3/23 58:48 10.5 Home, loop around Saltcoates (Via my allotment) and back along the prom.
W9R3 3/3/23 1:02:44 12.62 miles Home, Freckleton, back through the lanes.

 

[Alex321]

7 rides this week (4 of which were commutes)

W9 R1 27/02/23 1:04:12 15.97 miles Loop around Langan - Colwinston - Llanmihangel - Llanblethain
W9 R2 28/02/23 48:50 10.80 miles Loop round Pontyclun - Miskin - Hensol - Welsh St Donats
W9 R3 01/03/23 1:03:15 15.43 miles - Commute to work
W9 R4 01/03/23 1:00:18 15.30 miles - Commute home
W9 R5 03/03/23 1:04:20 15.39 miles - Commute to work
W9 R6 03/03/24 1:04:27 15.29 miles - Commute home
W9 R7 05/03/23 2:00:14 28.46 miles - Loop round Langan - Colwinston - Lampha - Castle-upon-Alun - Wick - Marcross - llantwit Major - St Athan - St Mary Church - Llandough - Llanblethian

 

[Houthakker]

Well thats me done for this week
W10R1 5/3/23 1:56:35 21.7 miles Across the moss, around the back of Blackpool to Bispham then 10 miles back along the seafront.
W10R2 6/3/23 1:12:03 13.4 miles Saltcotes, Wrea Green, Warton, home.
W10R3 8/3/23 1:05:15 10.7 miles Along the prom, round the back of St Annes, loop through Lytham hall. Sleet and windy!

I have just been called in early by the hospitalfor an operation tomorrow morning, so not sure when I'll be able to get back on the bike.
Am hoping I might be able to make 30 mins by next Thursday and so can still get 3 rides in next week to stay in the challenge, we'll see.

 

[FrothNinja]

Well thats me done for this week
W10R1 5/3/23 1:56:35 21.7 miles Across the moss, around the back of Blackpool to Bispham then 10 miles back along the seafront.
W10R2 6/3/23 1:12:03 13.4 miles Saltcotes, Wrea Green, Warton, home.
W10R3 8/3/23 1:05:15 10.7 miles Along the prom, round the back of St Annes, loop through Lytham hall. Sleet and windy!

I have just been called in early by the hospitalfor an operation tomorrow morning, so not sure when I'll be able to get back on the bike.
Am hoping I might be able to make 30 mins by next Thursday and so can still get 3 rides in next week to stay in the challenge, we'll see.

Good luck with the op

 

[bluenotebob]

Am hoping I might be able to make 30 mins by next Thursday and so can still get 3 rides in next week to stay in the challenge, we'll see.

Don't rush it !

Make sure you've recovered properly before going out on your bike after the op.

And you can leave it to the weekend anyway - a ride on Saturday and a couple on Sunday would be fine - but make sure you're OK first.

Good luck

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 10 (6th March to 12th March)

231km cycled this week (year to date = 2009km). Dragged myself over the 2000km mark this afternoon, despite the rain and gusty winds.

All five bikes have passed 300km in 2023 (target = all five to do a minimum of 1000km each in 2023)

Two of the five have done over 100km in March 2023 (target = all five to do a minimum of 100km each month from Jan to Nov – completed in Jan/Feb)

14 rides this week over 30 mins:

Week 10 – ride 1 (Mon) – 47 mins – local lanes: on the Urban Shaper
Week 10 – ride 2 (Mon) – 49 mins – Pontmenard and SBdM: on the MASSI
Week 10 – ride 3 (Tues) – 1 hr 7 mins – Kerminy, Evriguet, SBdM, Plaisance: on La Rossa
Week 10 – ride 4 (Tues) – 56 mins – a Devison loop (with a second loop around Pontmenard): on the RAID
Week 10 – ride 5 (Tues) – 44 mins – two loops of Pontmenard in the rain: on the Urban Shaper
Week 10 – ride 6 (Wed) – 56 mins – Devison and SBdM in the wind and rain: on the MASSI
Week 10 – ride 7 (Wed) – 54 mins – a Pontmenard loop with lots of off-road in 20+mph winds and horizontal rain – wonderful entertainment: on the RAID
Week 10 – ride 8 (Thurs) – 1 hr 23 mins – Devison, SBdM and Plaisance: on the MASSI
Week 10 – ride 9 (Fri) – 1 hr 2 mins – Devison and SBdM: on the Urban Shaper
Week 10 – ride 10 (Fri) – 54 mins – a muddy offroad loop around Devison: on the RAID
Week 10 – ride 11 (Sat) – 1 hr 34 mins – Devison, Plaisance, Evriguet and Kerminy: on the Princess
Week 10 – ride 12 (Sat) – 1 hr 10 mins – Morinais, Plaisance, Devison, Geffray, le Faux and le Suais: on the RAID
Week 10 – ride 13 (Sun) – 1 hr 59 mins – SBdM, Kerminy, Guilliers, Kerminy, Plaisance and SBdM: on La Rossa
Week 10 – ride 14 (Sun) – 1 hr 20 mins – Devison, la Justice, Plaisance, Ville Tual, SBdM and Pontmenard: on the MASSI