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

[FrothNinja]

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

 

[FrothNinja]

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

 

[bluenotebob]

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]

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

 

[ColinJ]

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

 

[ColinJ]

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

 

[bluenotebob]

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

 

[FrothNinja]

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

 

[ColinJ]

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

 

[ColinJ]

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

 

[bluenotebob]

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]

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

 

[bluenotebob]

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]

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

 

[bluenotebob]

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.