Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[trundle]

2022-23 

2023-24
Feb - Spring Tonic 200
Mar - March Madness AAA 200
Apr - DIY Salisbury 200
May - Cheltenham New Flyer 200 (Fixed)
June - Up the Downs 200 (Fixed)
July - Condordax 200 (Fixed)
Aug - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Sept - Essex R&R 200 (Fixed)

A lovely ride in Essex and the end of summer. Time to dig out the warmer clothes and gird the loins for interesting winter rides.

[felstedrider]

2022-23 

2023-24
Feb - Spring Tonic 200
Mar - March Madness AAA 200
Apr - DIY Salisbury 200
May - Cheltenham New Flyer 200 (Fixed)
June - Up the Downs 200 (Fixed)
July - Condordax 200 (Fixed)
Aug - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Sept - Essex R&R 200 (Fixed)

A lovely ride in Essex and the end of summer. Time to dig out the warmer clothes and gird the loins for interesting winter rides.

Another name I can put a face to.  I was controlling at Abberton.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

05 Mar Bikeways Explorer 300 (Qld, borrowed bike)
07 Apr Easter Arrow to York 400 (tandem)
20 May Fenland Friends 600 (tandem)
24 Jun Flatlands 600 (different tandem)
22 Jul Kingdom of the East Saxons 400 (fixed)
20 Aug Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 (tandem)
16 Sep Essex R&R 200 (trike)

[FifeingEejit]

Number 8 so far
Feb - ToTo Org Ride
March - Yet another Easy 200
April - Easy 200, stupidly over stretched my right Achillies on Muckhard Golf Course that messed me up for a few weeks
May -  LlanfairPG 400 - Had to walk some of the hills due to riding mostly one legged due to the above
June - Dick McT's Century + ECE
July - The final Megajoulesexpenditure Audax - Snow hare takes the Scenic route 300
August -  Clyde coast cruise
September - Lyons Lawers and Moors

Now here's the question...
I am riding a 200 on the 30th
I might manage 2 in October... Do I?

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[Jethro]

Although I have done RRTY a few years ago (once), I thought I might have another go starting in January.

We are likely to be going to York for a few days in early January so I was thinking of doing a DIY Perm version of Dean Clementsons Yorkshire Grit 200.  I was rather hoping he might put the event on again in January but I cant find any mention of it (yet).

Has anyone else done this ride and what is it like on the exposed sections alongside the A1(M) going North please?

[Socks]

Although I have done RRTY a few years ago (once), I thought I might have another go starting in January.

We are likely to be going to York for a few days in early January so I was thinking of doing a DIY Perm version of Dean Clementsons Yorkshire Grit 200.  I was rather hoping he might put the event on again in January but I cant find any mention of it (yet).

Has anyone else done this ride and what is it like on the exposed sections alongside the A1(M) going North please?

It is a tedious stretch of road with quite a heavy surface.  And quite exposed in places so could be hard work in a headwind.  On the other hand, bearing in mind the time of year, likely to have been gritted if there is a risk of frost / ice.  Which may be one reason why Dean used it for the Yorkshire Grit.

[Owen]

RRTY number 4 completed.

Moonrakers & Sunseekers 300
Santa Special 200
Dick Turpins Day Out 200
Knights Templars Compasses ECE'd 200
The Dean 300
Oasts & Coasts 300
Benjamin Allen's Summer Outing 600
Gospel Pass 600
The Way to the Sea 200
Hopstock 200
Suffolk Coast and Back 200
Around Weald Expedition 200

Owen

[trundle]

2022-23 

2023-24
Feb - Spring Tonic 200
Mar - March Madness AAA 200
Apr - DIY Salisbury 200
May - Cheltenham New Flyer 200 (Fixed)
June - Up the Downs 200 (Fixed)
July - Condordax 200 (Fixed)
Aug - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Sept - Essex R&R 200 (Fixed)
Oct - DIY 200 (Fixed)

Unbelievable weather for October today, on another ride into the North Wessex downs. The first puncture in 13 years!

[FifeingEejit]

I have 2 days left available to get a 200 in for October, I was planning to ride today but had a duff night, might need to use one of my emergency saved annual leave days.

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[Owen]

RRTY Number 5 Completed

London Orbital Audax 300
Full Fat Festive 500
Kelvedon Oyster (ECE'd) 200
Wye Wednesday 200
London-Oxford-London 200
London-Wales-London 400
Fenland Friends 600
Asparagus & Strawberries 400
Sunseekers & Moonrakers 300
Alternative Essex & Suffolk Boarders 200
Shaftesbury CC - Essex Lanes 200
Richard Ellis Memorial 200

Owen

[John Stonebridge]

Hmm.  I appear to have done 10 months in a row (Jan - Oct 2023) following my DIY200 on Saturday. 

Regardless of RRTY I've got a notion to do an early November 300 so it would then set me up for a Festive 200. 

I did an accidental RRTY back in its infancy (c2006?) I'm sure.

[3peaker]

I have 2 days left available to get a 200 in for October, I was planning to ride today but had a duff night, might need to use one of my emergency saved annual leave days.

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Oh, to enjoy the luxury of retirement with a choice of 7 potential riding days each week. It is just the wrotten weather than excludes many days. Hence the freedom to achieve 42 RRtYs in 21 years and 2 potential Q rides already bagged for October.

[FifeingEejit]

I got out this afternoon and evening, after late night at the Northern Reunion, I submitted the route at the last minute, the email didnt come u til is triple checked my spam box

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[organoman]

That’s me started my first attempt at RRTY.

October 23: Peculier Old 200

[Flâneur]

Completed an AAARtY, I believe (subject to AAA validation of the last ride). Had hoped to do them all as 200k+ rides but fell short in a couple of months (but those months did have at least a 'flat' 200 included):

Nov 22 - Saltire 200 Perm (3AAA)
Dec 22 - DIY 200, Longformacus/Coldstream/Heriot (3AAA)
Jan 23 - DIY 200, Innerleithen/Earlston/Duns/Gifford (2.75AAA)
Feb 23 - DIY 200, Redstone Rig/backroads of Berwickshire/Longformacus (3AAA)
Mar 23 - DIY 50 round ALL the Bathgate Alps (1.25AAA)
Apr 23 - Knock Ventoux 300 (4.75AAA)
May 23 - Wildcat Grimpeur 200 Perm (4.75AAA)
Jun 23 - Pendle 600 (10AAA)
Jul 23 - DIY 200, Granites x2/Paddy Slacks x2/Top Swire/Alemoor/Woll Rig/Middle Swire (3.25AAA)
Aug 23 - DIY 50 post-PBP, Midlothian hills (1AAA)
Sep 23 - The Four Tops 200 (2.75AAA)
Oct 23 - DIY 200, Mallorca (3.75AAA provisional)

Looks like 43.25 AAA points for the season

Found it significantly harder than previous RRtYs through the winter, planning ice-free or gritted hilly routes in the south of Scotland not easy

[Wycombewheeler]

planning ice-free or gritted hilly routes in the south of Scotland not easy

Planning ice free hilly routes anywhere is not easy, generally the main roads which tend to be gritted have been designed to minimise hills.
AAArty progress
April - Hard boiled 300
May - Bryan Chapman 600
JUne - Gospel Pass 600
July - Hartside 200
August DIY 200
September Beyond the Dyke 200
October DIY 300
Now 4 months of DIYs when the weather allows.

[trundle]

2022-23 

2023-24
Feb - Spring Tonic 200
Mar - March Madness AAA 200
Apr - DIY Salisbury 200
May - Cheltenham New Flyer 200 (Fixed)
June - Up the Downs 200 (Fixed)
July - Condordax 200 (Fixed)
Aug - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Sept - Essex R&R 200 (Fixed)
Oct - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Nov - Upper Thames 200

Well that was a change in fortunes. From 26 degrees in October, to 4 degrees and lots of rain in November. Goodbye summer, hello winter. Upper Thames is a great ride though. I love the rolling landscape of Oxfordshire from the Chilterns, the hilly bit of the Aylesbury Vale and into the Cotswolds.

[organoman]

Two down ten to go.

Oct 23: Peculier Old 200
Nov 23: Eureka 200

[FifeingEejit]

November's ride for rrty8 was a test of a midland valley 200/400 im planning to run next year.
2 bits need adjusted.

Just December and January to go...

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[Zed43]

Yesterday I completed my 8th RRtY; numbers nine and ten are ongoing with each four rides to go.

[trundle]

2022-23 

2023-24
Feb - Spring Tonic 200
Mar - March Madness AAA 200
Apr - DIY Salisbury 200
May - Cheltenham New Flyer 200 (Fixed)
June - Up the Downs 200 (Fixed)
July - Condordax 200 (Fixed)
Aug - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Sept - Essex R&R 200 (Fixed)
Oct - DIY 200 (Fixed)
Nov - Upper Thames 200
Dec - Winter Warmer 200

The South Bucks Winter Warmer was very, very cold. Indicated -6 all day on the wahoo, with a low of -7 through Benson at night. My slowest 200km ever - but 107 entered, 32 started and 27 finished. With me as lantern rouge. A tough ride!

[dave d]

The South Bucks Winter Warmer was very, very cold. Indicated -6 all day on the wahoo, with a low of -7 through Benson at night. My slowest 200km ever - but 107 entered, 32 started and 27 finished. With me as lantern rouge. A tough ride!

Well done.  Yes that was a tough, cold ride, but it completed my RRtY so it had to be done! 

[LittleWheelsandBig]

05 Mar Bikeways Explorer 300 (Qld, borrowed bike)
07 Apr Easter Arrow to York 400 (tandem)
20 May Fenland Friends 600 (tandem)
24 Jun Flatlands 600 (different tandem)
22 Jul Kingdom of the East Saxons 400 (fixed)
20 Aug Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 (tandem)
16 Sep Essex R&R 200 (trike)
07 Oct Richard Ellis Memorial 200 (trike)
28 Nov DIY perm 200 (trike)
10 Dec Santa Special 200 (trike)

Only a couple more brevets to pick up No.11 but we'll see how enthusiastic I remain, given the weather so far this winter.

[FifeingEejit]

November's ride for rrty8 was a test of a midland valley 200/400 im planning to run next year.
2 bits need adjusted.

Just December and January to go...

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And a mishap in the snow scuppers it.
Baws

[Flâneur]

That's a shame FE. Hopefully a speedy recovery