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

[ColinJ]

A lazy week on the road (some time on turbo trainer instead)!!

Week 38: 3 qualifying rides... 80.1 km, in 4.75 h.

Total qualifying rides: 139. Distance to date: 4,386.7 km (vs 4,180 km; 38 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 255.05 h (vs 266 h; 38 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Tue): 33.0 km. Tod, A646 towards HB, u-turn, Ls, Wn, St, Ck, Wn, Tod, bonus hill. 1.75 h.

Ride 2 (Wed): 24.4 km. ELLL, Ls, Wn, steep dead-end climb of Ramsden Wood Rd and back down, Tod. 1.55 h.

Ride 3 (Fri): 22.7 km. ELLL, Ls, Wn, steep dead-end climb of Inchfield Rd and back down, Tod, bonus climb. 1.45 h.

All rides on CAAD5.

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 39: 11 local rides over 30 mins; distance cycled 249.93km (1403m of Ascent)

Week 1(2025) to week 39: total distance cycled 8761.54km

 

[FrothNinja]

Somewhat boring pattern to my riding at the moment
W38R1 - 4 hour 43 mins - Pendle to Preston and back (total 50.3 miles / 80.9 km, plus 937 m / 3,075 ft ascent)
W38R2 - 38 mins - local miles
W38R3 - 46 mins - local miles
W38R4 - 41 mins - local miles

W39R1 - 4 hour 10 mins - Pendle to Preston and back (total 50.0 miles / 80.5 km, plus 831 m / 2,725 ft ascent)
W39R2 - 37 mins - local miles
W39R3 - 42 mins - local miles

 

[ColinJ]

Week 39: 4 qualifying rides... 121.0 km, in 6.60 h.

Total qualifying rides: 139. Distance to date: 4,507.7 km (vs 4,290 km; 39 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 261.65 h (vs 273h; 39 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Mon): 50.4 km. ELLL, Wn, Ls, HB, Royd, CV, BE, Lh, Cr, Ck, Wn, Tod plus extra loop on By Rd. 2.50 h.

Ride 2 (Wed): 21.3 km. By Rd almost to Ram Inn, UT, Ph, Sl, Bp Rd, Wn, Ls, Tod. 1.55 h.

Ride 3 (Fri): 24.6 km. Tod, Wn, Ck, Cr, Lh, Cr, Ck, Wn, Tod. 1.25 h.

Ride 4 (Sun): 24.7 km. Tod, Hx Rd towards HB, UT, HP, Ms, Ls, Wn, Old Toll House, UT, Wn, Tod. 1.30 h.

All rides on CAAD5.

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
• UT = u-turn
• WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden

 

[FrothNinja]

Not been a lovely week for riding - though I did my best time for the work run in quite a while
W40R1 - 3 hour 56 mins - Pendle to Preston and back (total 47.4 miles / 76.3 km, plus 803 m / 2,634 ft ascent)
W40R2 - 1 hour 50 mins - Brierfield to Clitheroe return. Was going to extend to 50 km but weather wasn't really amenable (762m / 2,500 ft)
W40R3 - 38 mins - local miles
W40R4 - 40 mins - local miles
W40R5 - 42 mins - local miles

Nearly Wednesday's high point....
...about 20 metres below it

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 40: 10 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; distance cycled 232.99km (1294m of Ascent)

Week 1(2025) to week 40: total distance cycled 8994.53km



At Keriffé on Wednesday afternoon, on the return from Croixanvec:

 

[ColinJ]

I nearly failed again this week!

I did 2 local rides in the first half of the week and thought about doing a longer one on Friday before storm Amy blew in, but it got here before I got round to it...

Stormy again yesterday and I was booked in for a flu jab mid-afternoon so I made do with strolling to the health centre then round the shops between deluges.

I spotted that there might be a 3 hour break in the bad weather today so I had hoped to do an extra 54 km to get my 3rd ride in and achieve my 110 km weekly target. I hadn't factored in my reaction to the flu jab though... I started feeling a bit ropey yesterday evening and didn't sleep well so I felt tired and unenthusiastic about going out when I woke up, especially since it was still showery and very windy. I reluctantly decided to skip today and put up with a second failed week.

But... I actually started to feel a bit better in the late afternoon. It was still windy, looked like it could rain at any minute, and it was only an hour to sunset. I decided to go out and just do a short qualifying ride. I would be way short of weekly target distance but I am currently well ahead so I could afford it. And that's what I did.

Week 40: 3 qualifying rides... 71. 7 km, in 3.90 h.

Total qualifying rides: 142. Distance to date: 4,579.4 km (vs 4,400 km; 40 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 266.55 h (vs 280 h; 40 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Tue): 30.7 km. Tod, towards HB then UT, Ls, Wn, Ck, Cr, Lh, Cr, Ck, Wn, Tod. 1.70 h.

Ride 2 (Thu): 26.1 km. Tod, HB, (cafe with pal), back along the A646, up to HP, Ms, Ls, Wn, Tod. 1.50 h.

Ride 3 (Sun): 14.9 km. ELLL. 0.70 h.

All rides on CAAD5.

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
• ELLL = Extended Lumpy Local Loop
• 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, LLL = Lumpy Local Loop, 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
• UT = u-turn
• WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 41: 11 rides over 30 mins, including one Lunacy Distance ride; distance cycled 288.58km (1638m of Ascent)

Week 1(2025) to week 41: total distance cycled 9283.11km

Some ‘out-takes’ from Monday’s long ride:

 

[FrothNinja]

W41R1 - 3 hour 54 mins - Pendle to Preston and back (total 40.3 miles / 64.9 km, plus 740 m / 2,425 ft ascent) forgot to put the device on between Preston and Salmesbury on the return leg.
W41R2 - 2 hour 23 mins - Brierfield to Clitheroe return - ride back in the dark but no aurora. Extended to 50 km (total 31.9 miles / 51.3 km, plus 793m / 2,600 ft)
W41R3 - 45 mins - North along the coast from Maryport and back again
Stricken with lurgy since Friday

Fair amount of chop on the sea

 

[ColinJ]

I am down in Devon for the second half of this week and the first half of next week. I didn't do any rides in Yorkshire at the start of the week, was travelling down on Wednesday, and Saturday was fully booked for a family visit in the Midlands, but I got decent rides in down here on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Week 41: 3 qualifying rides... 151.5 km, in 9.20 h.

Total qualifying rides: 145. Distance to date: 4,730.9 km (vs 4,510 km; 41 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 275.75 h (vs 287 h; 41 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Thu): 50.1 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 3.00 h.

Ride 2 (Fri): 50.2 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Nadderwater climb, Exwick, lumpy lanes back. 3.20 h.

Ride 3 (Sun): 51.2 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 3.00 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
• ELLL = Extended Lumpy Local Loop
• 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, LLL = Lumpy Local Loop, 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
• UT = u-turn
• WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 42: 11 rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; distance cycled 234.08km (1528m of Ascent)

Got my 2025 annual metric Eddington up to 52km this week.

Week 1(2025) to week 42: total distance cycled 9517.19km

 

[FrothNinja]

No pics this week - the lurgy got me good and proper and I didn't get back on the bike untill the weekend. Even then, it was only really the thought of failing this challenge that got me riding. Hope the last two, increasingly wet rides don't set back my convalesence.
W40R1 - 38 mins - local miles
W40R2 - 37 mins - local miles
W40R3 - 40 mins - local miles

 

[ColinJ]

No pics this week - the lurgy got me good and proper and I didn't get back on the bike untill the weekend. Even then, it was only really the thought of failing this challenge that got me riding. Hope the last two, increasingly wet rides don't set back my convalesence.
W40R1 - 38 mins - local miles
W40R2 - 37 mins - local miles
W40R3 - 40 mins - local miles

Well done for keeping going, and GWS!

I finished my week in Devon with another 3 rides of 50+ km, 2 of which were partly on nice roads that I hadn't ridden before.

I travelled back to Yorkshire on Thursday, and then had Friday off the bike to give my legs more recovery time. I nipped out on Saturday evening to boost my total for the week. Conditions were pretty horrid here today so I stayed indoors.

Week 42: 4 qualifying rides... 177.3 km, in 10.70 h.

Total qualifying rides: 149. Distance to date: 4,908.2 km (vs 4,620 km; 42 x weekly target of 110 km). Time to date: 286.45 h (vs 294 h; 42 x weekly target of 7 h). 1 week with 1 ride short.

Ride 1 (Mon): 50.5 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Black Dog, Cadeleigh, Thorverton, lumpy lanes. 3.10 h.

Ride 2 (Tue): 50.3 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton. 3.00 h.

Ride 3 (Wed): 50.1 km. Lumpy lanes near Crediton, Black Dog, Newbuildings [inventive name!! ], Sandford, lumpy lanes. 3.20 h.

Ride 4 (Sat): 26.4 km. Tod, SB, UT, Tod, 2 local climbs, Wn via Knowlwood Rd, UT, Tod. 1.40 h.

Rides #1-3 on Devon bike; ride #4 on CAAD5.

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
• ELLL = Extended Lumpy Local Loop
• 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, LLL = Lumpy Local Loop, 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
• UT = u-turn
• WM = Walk Mill, Wn = Walsden