I set out to try and do over one hundred miles in a day last year. I had the route all worked out and was feeling fine. Unfortunately the council had removed a bridge without telling me. I had to find another route. In the end I only did 77 miles, I didn't feel any ill effects at that so I think I would have been OK for the ton. Maybe I should try again now the bridge has been rebuilt.
What's the greatest distance you have cycled in 1 day?
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derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
201 miles a couple of weeks ago. 214 miles about 5 years ago.
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/j3cQLzkQR8
Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/j3cQLzkQR8
Tha same day I did 141 miles ,130 mile ride then 11 miles home from train station . I remember trying my hardest not to drop @tallliman and failing
. The cafe was just round the corner the problem was that corner was 10 miles away 
103 miles, Lancaster to York via Trough of Bowland and Greenhow Hill on a BHF ride. I was the only person carrying a pannier on a solid Thorn raven. Repeated similar route about 3 times on my own and clocked up 95+ miles each time. Most of my Day rides are 40 to 60 miles though have done a lot of 80-90 mile days on tour. I only ride slowly and my focus is the landscape as much as the cycling.
Harold Finch
Active Member
128 miles, coast to coast from Oban to Carnoustie. That was a tough day with rain and a headwind most of the way.
Ride To The Sun was just over 100 miles overnight, I would recommend this as it's a great event. Check it out if you don't know about it.
Ride To The Sun was just over 100 miles overnight, I would recommend this as it's a great event. Check it out if you don't know about it.
You were incredibly unlucky to have a headwind on that route.
Harold Finch
Active Member
Planned it West to East hoping for a nice tailwind to help me along.......Unfortunately I got it wrong
Friday night in Oban was warm and sunny.......woke up Saturday morning to rain, the weather eased somewhere just before Perth, it was a tough day on the bike.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
142 miles (228 km) ridden yesterday as a DIY Audax. It was a little warm.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
I returned to cycling in my 50s. My normal run out is 16-20=2 miles, the longest I've done in a day is 65 miles, done at various times on, my Club Tour, my Dahon Speed-Pro and my ICE QNT. Plus possibly my Hase Kettwiesel, but, as I'd stopped using a bike computer on my trikes that's an estimate.
201 miles, plus any riding to/from the station. Moonrakers & Sunseekers Audax last November. 21h 30m
I also did 193 miles in December, which only took 18.5 hours, Bristol to Cambridge, the idea was to do the 500 km return, but I had to bail at the Northamptonshire border.
There's also the one I did on the trainer on Sunday... 140 miles. Oh, and 30,000 ft of climbing!
(Ignore the HR data, it glitched out on the 1st climb). On the plus side, I did pick up the lightweight wheels at the end of climb 5!
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I also did 193 miles in December, which only took 18.5 hours, Bristol to Cambridge, the idea was to do the 500 km return, but I had to bail at the Northamptonshire border.
There's also the one I did on the trainer on Sunday... 140 miles. Oh, and 30,000 ft of climbing!
(Ignore the HR data, it glitched out on the 1st climb). On the plus side, I did pick up the lightweight wheels at the end of climb 5!
Strava Activity
Well, I did put on the Lord of the Rings trilogy! Only after the 2nd climb, still got through it - Fellowship of The Ring finished almost precisely at the end of climb four!@Solocle I thought I was pushing it by doing 6 hour turbo rides during lockdown. I take my hat of to you for managing 16 hours!
I also had it set up to livestream, so captured the moment it ticked over...
One does not simply Everest the Alpe du Zwift. It is folly. Not with 10,000 men could you do this.
Edit to add: that is an incredible effort. Mega-chapeau.
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Everyone needs a goal 😂.... and yet you sign up for LEL 21
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