Three 30-minute rides each week of the year Challenge 2025 [NB Starts 30/12/24!]

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FrothNinja

Veteran
W29R1 - 31 mins - local miles
W29R2 - 49 mins - local miles around Clitheroe
W29R3 - 41 mins - local miles

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FrothNinja

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W30R1 - 1 hour 30 mins - local miles in and around Tweed Valley nearish Abbotsford
W30R2 - 6 hour 2 mins - 4 Abbey 1 Castle ride - Kelso, Jedburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey, Wallace statue, Dryburgh Abbey, Smailholm, Floors Castle, Kelso Abbey (total 50.2miles / 80.7 km, plus 1,052 m / 3,450 ft ascent) time is a bit of a guesstimate.
W30R3 - 40 mins - Forestry tracks in and around Bowmont Forest
W30R4 - 3 hour 5 mins - Abbey 2 Church, 2 Castle ride - Kelso Abbey, Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgh Church, Pirnie, Nisbet, Crailing Parish Church, Cessford Castle, Caverton Mill, then back toward Kelso (total 31.9miles / 51.3 km, plus 649 m / 2,129 ft ascent)

The Wallace statue near Dryburgh - almost 1.25 hours ride back to digs from here
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Week 29: 6 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride and one Lunacy Distance ride; distance cycled 260.29km

Week 30: 6 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; distance cycled 152.41km

Week 31: 13 rides over 30 mins, including one Lunacy Distance ride; distance cycled 338.04km

Week 1(2025) to week 31: total distance cycled 7183.37km
 

FrothNinja

Veteran
W31R1 - 2 hour 0 mins - in and around the valley containing Colne, Burnley etc
W31R2 - 1 hour 1 mins - Artificially extended run out to blood test and back.
W31R3 - 1 hour 13 mins - Blishmere, Silverdale, Stainforth, Settle, etc
W31R4 - 43 mins - local miles

Pen-Y-Ghent from Blishmire
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Week 30: 4 qualifying rides... 123.9 km, in 7.20 h.

Total qualifying rides: 109. Distance to date: 3,357.7 km (vs 3,300 km; 30 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 197.70 h (vs 210 h; 30 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Mon): 25.5 km. ELLL incl. HP, Ms, Ls, Wn. 1.35 h.

Ride 2 (Wed): 18.1 km. ELLL incl. Ls, Wn. 1.05 h.

Ride 3 (Fri): 50.3 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Nadderwater, Exwick, Cowley, more lumpy lanes. 3.10 h.

Ride 4 (Sun): 30.0 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 1.65 h.

Rides #1 & #2 on CAAD5; #3 & #4 on Devon bike.

Abbreviated local place names (now sorted alphabetically):
  • BE = Blackstone Edge, BH = Blackshaw Head, Bp = Bacup, By = Burnley
  • Ce = Cornholme, Cgr = Cliviger, Ck = Calderbrook, Cn = Colden, CP = Crown Point, Cr = Caldermoor, CSR=Cross Stone Rd, CV = Cragg Vale
  • GR = Great Rock
  • HB = Hebden Bridge, HC = Holme Chapel, HG = Hubberton Green, Hl = Heptonstall, HP = Harvellin Park
  • JB = Jack Bridge
  • LC = Long Causeway, Lh = Littleborough, Ls = Lumbutts
  • MR = Manchester, Ms = Mankinholes
  • OT = Over Town
  • Ph = Portsmouth
  • Re = Rochdale, Royd = Mytholmroyd
  • SB = Sowerby Bridge, SBm = Southward Bottom, Sd = Sharneyford, Sl = Sourhall, St = Summit
  • Tod = Todmorden
  • WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Week 31: 4 qualifying rides... 157.9 km, in 9.55 h.

Total qualifying rides: 113. Distance to date: 3,515.6 km (vs 3,410 km; 31 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 207.25 h (vs 217 h; 31 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Mon): 19.5 km. Little lumpy lanes ride near Crediton with my niece. 1.35 h.

Ride 2 (Wed): 50.8 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 2.95 h.

Ride 3 (Thu): 27.6 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 1.55 h.

Ride 4 (Sat): 60.0 km. Wellington (Somerset), Hemyock, Culmstock, Broadclyst, Thorverton, those lumpy lanes again... 3.65 h.

All rides on Devon bike.

Abbreviated local place names (now sorted alphabetically):
  • BE = Blackstone Edge, BH = Blackshaw Head, Bp = Bacup, By = Burnley
  • Ce = Cornholme, Cgr = Cliviger, Ck = Calderbrook, Cn = Colden, CP = Crown Point, Cr = Caldermoor, CSR=Cross Stone Rd, CV = Cragg Vale
  • GR = Great Rock
  • HB = Hebden Bridge, HC = Holme Chapel, HG = Hubberton Green, Hl = Heptonstall, HP = Harvellin Park
  • JB = Jack Bridge
  • LC = Long Causeway, Lh = Littleborough, Ls = Lumbutts
  • MR = Manchester, Ms = Mankinholes
  • OT = Over Town
  • Ph = Portsmouth
  • Re = Rochdale, Royd = Mytholmroyd
  • SB = Sowerby Bridge, SBm = Southward Bottom, Sd = Sharneyford, Sl = Sourhall, St = Summit
  • Tod = Todmorden
  • WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden
 
Week 32: 13 local and shortish rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 250.57km

818m of Ascent (only measured on 4/13 rides – will add more bikes later this month)

Week 1(2025) to week 32: total distance cycled 7433.94km

Photo for you @FrothNinja … a rare sighting in Brittany: a field of sunflowers

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FrothNinja

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W32R1 - 4 hour 4 mins - Burnley, Whalley, Preston, Osbaldeston, Wiswell, Nick Of Pendle, Sabden, Padiham, Fence, Burnley (total 50.5 miles / 81.2 km, plus 1,052 m / 3,450 ft ascent)
W32R2 - 39 mins - local miles.
W32R3 - 2 hour 43 mins - Clarion loop via Burnley, Cliviger, Padiham, Simonstone, Sabden, Fence, Noggarth, Barley, Roughlee, Clarion, Spen Brook, Fence, the Ridge, Higham, Fence, Burnley (total 31.8 miles / 51.1 km, plus 846 m / 2775 ft ascent)

Taken from above Simonstone
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Week 32: 4 qualifying rides... 181.2 km, in 10.45 h.

Total qualifying rides: 117. Distance to date: 3,696.8 km (vs 3,520 km; 32 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 217.70 h (vs 224 h; 32 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Mon): 21.9 km. Short ride round lumpy Crediton lanes with my niece, dropped her off, then continued to do 3 extra hills solo. 1.50 h.

Ride 2 (Tue): 27.5 km. Lumpy lanes, then Cowley, Exwick, Exeter Quayside cafe to meet friend, then back the way I came. 1.40 h ride time.

Ride 3 (Wed): Made the most of the last day of my holiday... 100.4 km. Lumpy Crediton lanes, Thorverton, Ottery St Mary, Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Exe Estuary ferry to Starcross (£6 me/£2 bike), Exe Estuary trail to Exeter, Exwick, Cowley, lumpy lanes back. 5.65 h ride time.

Ride 4 (Sun): 31.4 km. Tod, By Rd almost to Ram Inn, u-turn, Ce, Shore Rd, LC, BH, GR, CSR, Ls, Wn and back incl. blackberrying. 1.90 h ride time.

Rides #1-3 on Devon bike; #4 on CAAD 5.

Abbreviated local place names (now sorted alphabetically):
  • BE = Blackstone Edge, BH = Blackshaw Head, Bp = Bacup, By = Burnley
  • Ce = Cornholme, Cgr = Cliviger, Ck = Calderbrook, Cn = Colden, CP = Crown Point, Cr = Caldermoor, CSR=Cross Stone Rd, CV = Cragg Vale
  • GR = Great Rock
  • HB = Hebden Bridge, HC = Holme Chapel, HG = Hubberton Green, Hl = Heptonstall, HP = Harvellin Park
  • JB = Jack Bridge
  • LC = Long Causeway, Lh = Littleborough, Ls = Lumbutts
  • MR = Manchester, Ms = Mankinholes
  • OT = Over Town
  • Ph = Portsmouth
  • Re = Rochdale, Royd = Mytholmroyd
  • SB = Sowerby Bridge, SBm = Southward Bottom, Sd = Sharneyford, Sl = Sourhall, St = Summit
  • Tod = Todmorden
  • WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Week 33: 5 qualifying rides... 133.1 km, in 7.00 h.

Total qualifying rides: 122. Distance to date: 3,829.9 km (vs 3,630 km; 33 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 224.70 h (vs 231 h; 33 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Tue): 30.6 km. Tod, SBm, OT, LC, CSR, Tod, Wn, Tod. 1.70 h.

Ride 2 (Wed): 21.0 km. ELLL incl. blackberrying. 1.10 h.

Ride 3 (Fri): 28.3 km. Tod, By Rd as far as Bp Rd, u-turn, Wm, OT, SBm, Tod + bonus hill. 1.40 h.

Ride 4 (Sat): 32.1 km. LLL then CSR, LC, BH, JB, Cn, HB, Ls, Wn, Tod incl. blackberrying. 1.80 h.

Ride 5 (Sun): 21.1 km. LLL then By Rd to Ram Inn and back. 1.00 h.

Rides #1 & #3-5 on CAAD 5; ride #2 on 6-er.

Abbreviated local place names (now sorted alphabetically):
  • BE = Blackstone Edge, BH = Blackshaw Head, Bp = Bacup, By = Burnley
  • Ce = Cornholme, Cgr = Cliviger, Ck = Calderbrook, Cn = Colden, CP = Crown Point, Cr = Caldermoor, CSR=Cross Stone Rd, CV = Cragg Vale
  • GR = Great Rock
  • HB = Hebden Bridge, HC = Holme Chapel, HG = Hubberton Green, Hl = Heptonstall, HP = Harvellin Park
  • JB = Jack Bridge
  • LC = Long Causeway, Lh = Littleborough, Ls = Lumbutts
  • MR = Manchester, Ms = Mankinholes
  • OT = Over Town
  • Ph = Portsmouth
  • Re = Rochdale, Royd = Mytholmroyd
  • SB = Sowerby Bridge, SBm = Southward Bottom, Sd = Sharneyford, Sl = Sourhall, St = Summit
  • Tod = Todmorden
  • WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden
 
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Week 33: 13 local and shortish rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 237.22km

570m of Ascent (only measured on 7/13 rides – will add more bikes later this month). Not been a week for going up hills with the temperature most days over 31C.

Week 1(2025) to week 33: total distance cycled 7671.16km
 

FrothNinja

Veteran
W33R1 - 4 hour 13 mins - Pendle to Preston and back (total 53.0 miles / 85.3 km, plus 823 m / 2,700 ft ascent)
W33R2 - 1 hour 58 mins - Return ride to Langho.
W33R3 - 2 hour 14 mins - Pendle to Preston
W33R4 - 1 hour 50 mins - Preston to Pendle
W33R5 - 1 hour 59 mins - local miles in the hills and valleys east of Nelson and Burnley

Taken from below what was the Trawden Clarion in days of yore
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Week 34: 8 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; distance cycled 178.10km

772m of Ascent … only measured on 4/8 rides – four of the six bikes have now got a GPS handlebar mount fitted … two more bikes to go …

Week 1(2025) to week 34: total distance cycled 7849.26km
 

FrothNinja

Veteran
Week 34: 8 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; distance cycled 178.10km

772m of Ascent … only measured on 4/8 rides – four of the six bikes have now got a GPS handlebar mount fitted … two more bikes to go …

Week 1(2025) to week 34: total distance cycled 7849.26km

Looks like you are getting the hang of how to use your head unit
 
Looks like you are getting the hang of how to use your head unit

Aye – nearly finished, just the two VTTs (Mountain bikes) to go – then all six bikes will have both a SIGMA odometer and GPS capability, plus two front lights and a bell.

Final job before the winter is to get decent mudguards fitted to the two VTTs and (possibly) 5L sacoches. I don’t think there’s enough room on either VTT for a decent sacoche but I’m going to have a chat with Tony at the LBS this afternoon and we’ll see what’s possible. I really like the barrel bag you’ve got fitted on one of your bikes but again, I don’t think I’ll have enough room if I’m also carrying two bidons on the bike. We’ll see .. anything that avoids having to carry a day bag on my back on long rides will be an improvement.
 
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