Three 30-minute rides each week of the year Challenge 2024

[bluenotebob]

Week 17: three HMCAM rides + 8 more local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 304.12km

Week 18: one Lunacy Distance ride, three HMCAM rides + 5 more local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 324.48km

Weeks 1 to 18: total distance cycled 4380km

 

[ColinJ]

Week 18: 4 qualifying rides, 101 km, 6 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 13 km. ELLL. ¾ hr.
• Ride 2 (Tue): 39 km. Tod, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Craggies shop (banana teabread!), then back via Littleborough. 2½ hrs.
• Ride 3 (Fri): 16 km. LLL extended as far as Calderbrook Rd, then did some of return on canal towpath. (Bit rough on 25C tyres so won't do again on road bike!) 1 hr.
• Ride 4 (Sun): 33 km. Tod, Hebden Bridge, Lee Wood Rd, Blackshaw Head, Long Causeway, Overtown, Southward Bottom, Tod. 1¾ hrs.

Rides done on the 6-er (mostly 42/15 gear, but easier gears used on steeper than usual climbs) unless another bike indicated. Ride #4 done on CAAD5.

Success rate: 18 weeks out of 18.

58 qualifying rides so far this year. Weekly target 100 km; total to date: 1,431 km. Average progress now = 79.5%; last week = 78.2%. Total ride time approximately 86 hrs.

PS Special characters to copy and paste for ride durations - ¼ ½ ¾ !

 

[annedonnelly]

Two 30 minute rides and one of 90 minutes. The hightlight of that one was spotting some of the newly returned swallows.

This is the construction work on the new station which will be closest to me. I was on my way to the current closest one to collect tickets for a trip next week.

 

[ColinJ]

I got my rides in early this week because I will be busy on family matters for the rest of it...

Week 19: 4 qualifying rides, 105 km, 6¾ hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 18 km. ELLL including Lumbutts climb. 1 hr.
• Ride 2 (Tue): 20 km. Tod, Lumbutts, Walsden, Pexwood Rd, Stones Ln, Sourhall, Carr Rd, Tod (including a bonus climb). 1¼ hrs.
• Ride 3 (Wed): 17 km. Tod to Hebden Bridge and back. 1 hr.
• Ride 4 (Thu): 50 km. Tod, Shade, Walsden, Calderbrook/Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Baitings Reservoir, Rishworth, tough climb to Ringstone Edge, Krumlin, Barkisland, Norland Moor, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby village, Scout Rd, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Tod (including bonus climb and loop to get 1,000 m of ascent and 50 km of distance in). 3½ hrs.

All rides this week done on CAAD5.

Success rate: 19 weeks out of 19.

62 qualifying rides so far this year. Weekly target 100 km; total to date: 1,536 km. Average progress now = 80.8%; last week = 79.5%. Total ride time approximately 92¾ hrs.

PS Special characters to copy and paste for ride durations - ¼ ½ ¾ !

 

[FrothNinja]

W19R1- CX 1 hour 18 mins - local miles but also out south of Burnley.
W19R2 - CX 1 hour 22 mins - Burnley to Laneshawbridge, Foulridge etc and back.
W19R3 - CX 2 hour 40 mins - Sunny ride mostly on the towpaths heading into Yorkshire with diversions into the hills to alleviated the frustration with bell deaf people - and a special loop to include a visit to the Clarion, where there was some filming being done (total 32.3 miles / 52.1 km plus 351 m / 1,150 ft ascent)

 

[annedonnelly]

I just got back from my fifth ride of the week when the heavens opened and I heard the first rumble of thunder. I was really lucky not to be a mile or two down the road as it hammered down for almost an hour and the lights went off a couple of times!

I got three rides in early in the week because I was coming away to house sit for friends. I'm now in rural Dumfries and Galloway and I've brought the Brompton with me. There's not a lot of traffic about. The only vehicles past the house today were about 30 vintage tractors on their annual run. I've got in a couple of rides since I arrived and sat in the sun yesterday and cleaned the bike from top to bottom.

 

[FrothNinja]

I just got back from my fifth ride of the week when the heavens opened and I heard the first rumble of thunder. I was really lucky not to be a mile or two down the road as it hammered down for almost an hour and the lights went off a couple of times!

I got three rides in early in the week because I was coming away to house sit for friends. I'm now in rural Dumfries and Galloway and I've brought the Brompton with me. There's not a lot of traffic about. The only vehicles past the house today were about 30 vintage tractors on their annual run. I've got in a couple of rides since I arrived and sat in the sun yesterday and cleaned the bike from top to bottom.

Roads can be a bit rough but there are some lovely rides out the east, some long uphills though

 

[FrothNinja]

Off to the North West Guitar Show in the morn, so that's my lot for this week unless I get back early.
W20R1- Centurion 32 mins - local miles.
W20R2 - Centurion 31 mins - local miles.
W20R3 - Hybrid 5 hour 26 mins - Burnley, Brunshaw, Long Causeway, down the knife edge into Cornholme (41.5mph max), Todmorden, Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Heptonstall Moor, Gorple Reservoirs, Widdop, down to Thursden valley (40.5 max), Coldwell, Walton Summit, Trawden, Winewall, Laneshaw Bridge, Salter Syke, Colne, Foulridge, Slipper Hill, Blacko, Roughlee, Newchurch, Roughlee, Noggarth, the Ridge, Black Hill, The Ridge, Wheatley Lane, Fence, Burnley (total 63.6 miles / 102.4 km plus 1,479 m / 4,855 ft ascent)

 

[annedonnelly]

I failed last week and only got two rides in. I'm still staying at my friend's near Gretna and I had hoped to take the bike and explore part of NCN 7 one day. Unfortunately that was the day it rained all day. As I'd arranged to do a few other things while I'm over here - trip to Glasgow and a day's sewing workshop - I got a half hour ride in one evening and a slightly longer ride yesterday morning.

This week has got off to a good start though...

 

[FrothNinja]

I failed last week and only got two rides in. I'm still staying at my friend's near Gretna and I had hoped to take the bike and explore part of NCN 7 one day. Unfortunately that was the day it rained all day. As I'd arranged to do a few other things while I'm over here - trip to Glasgow and a day's sewing workshop - I got a half hour ride in one evening and a slightly longer ride yesterday morning.

This week has got off to a good start though...

There is some lovely riding on some of the quieter roads and tracks around there. I actually quite like the (rather flat) ride down the old main road to Iron Bridge (you can see the footings for the old bridge in the water if it is clear). Good bimbling country on both sides of the firth, wish I could join you for a ride.

 

[ColinJ]

Week 20: 3 qualifying rides, 107 km, 6¾ hrs.

• Ride 1 (Tue): 28 km. Lanes near Crediton. 2 hrs.
• Ride 2 (Wed): 38 km. Lanes near Crediton. 2¼ hrs.
• Ride 3 (Fri): 41 km. Lanes near Crediton. 2½ hrs.

All rides this week done on Devon bike (1x11 Planet X).

Success rate: 20 weeks out of 20.

65 qualifying rides so far this year. Weekly target 100 km; total to date: 1,643 km. Average progress now = 82.2%; last week = 80.8%. Total ride time approximately 99½ hrs.

PS Special characters to copy and paste for ride durations - ¼ ½ ¾ !

 

[FrothNinja]

Pissing down tomorrow, so that's my lot for this week unless I get brave.
W21R1- Centurion 43 mins - local miles.
W21R2 - Centurion 30 mins - local miles.
W21R3 - Centurion 2 hours 20 mins - local miles, need to check but it may have been my fastest 50km - started warm and sunny, ended cold and windy (total 36.1 miles / 58.1 km plus less than 200m ascent).
Frame of the gasometer is still standing but the tank has gone, hopefully the frame will be left up.

 

[annedonnelly]

Luckily today's weather hasn't been as bad as was forecast so I've managed two rides today to make three for the week. There must've been a lot of rain during the night because I found that the cycle path was flooded this morning. I didn't try to ride through it - I've done that before and got very wet feet. As I wasn't heading anywhere particular I just turned around and found a drier route.

Earlier this week when I was still at my friend's he needed to visit someone near Kielder so we took the bikes - my Brompton and his road bike - and rode part of the path around the reservoir. I was pleasantly surprised how Brompton-friendly the surfaces were and it was lovely and quiet. I expect it'll get busy in the summer and at weekends, but we saw less than ten other riders and about the same number of walkers/bird watchers. Arriving at the castle we discovered two live feeds from osprey nests with one bird happily sitting on her eggs and another rearranging the nest. Heading back we joined the road for the last mile or so and that was where we were treated to the sight of a red squirrel running across in front of us.

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 19: three HMCAM rides + 10 more local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 349.55km

Week 20: two HMCAM rides + 12 more local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 258.33km

Week 21: one Lunacy Distance ride, one HMCAM ride + 12 more local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 304.01km

Weeks 1 to 21: total distance cycled 5292km

Katie-Mae (my new gravel bike) at the écluse de Griffet (on the Nantes-to-Brest canal) on Friday afternoon. Griffet is roughly half-way between Rohan and Josselin.

 

[ColinJ]

Week 21: 3 qualifying rides, 211 km, 13.5 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Mon): 101 km. Lanes near Crediton, Exe Estuary Trail, Exmouth, Otterton Mill (Devon cream tea with family!), Exmouth where I waited ages for a cancelled ferry to Starcross before realising my mistake... So back by outward route! 7 hrs.
• Ride 2 (Sat): 101 km. Whalley, Cow Ark, Newton, Trough of Bowland, Quernmore, Bay Horse, Inglewhite, Longridge Fell, Ribchester, Billington, Whalley. 6 hrs.
• Ride 3 (Sun): 9 km. LLL. ½ hr.

Ride #1 done on Devon bike (1x11 Planet X), #2 on best bike (3x10 CAAD5), #3 on 6-er.

Success rate: 21 weeks out of 21.

68 qualifying rides so far this year. Weekly target 100 km; total to date: 1,854 km. Average progress now = 88.3%; last week = 82.2%. Total ride time approximately 113 hrs.

PS Special characters to copy and paste for ride durations - ¼ ½ ¾ !