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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1900 on: 26 August, 2019, 09:39:31 am »
I’m travelling and won’t have the ability to do another ride this month, so my 10 months done RRTY is entirely dependent on PBP homologation.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1901 on: 26 August, 2019, 10:14:09 am »
2013   :thumbsup:
2014   :thumbsup:
2015   :thumbsup:
2016   :thumbsup:
2017   :thumbsup:
2018   :thumbsup:

Sep 2018 - 3Down 300k
Oct 2018 - Autumn Beyond the Dyke 200k
Nov 2018 - Upper Thames 200k
Dec 2018 - Ashbourne-Cannock Chase DIY 200k
Jan 2019 - Poor Student 200k
Feb 2019 - Rutland & Beyond + ECE 200k
Mar 2019 - The Dean 300k
Apr 2019 - Another Slice of Rutland 200k
May 2019 - Invicta Phoenix 400k
Jun 2019 - Willesden's Last Gasp 600k
Jul 2019 - Forest of Dean-Gospel Pass DIY 200k
Aug 2019 - Quantocks-Cerne Abbass DIY 200k

Wycombewheeler

  • PBP-2019 LEL-2022
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1902 on: 26 August, 2019, 06:23:27 pm »
I’m travelling and won’t have the ability to do another ride this month, so my 10 months done RRTY is entirely dependent on PBP homologation.
Is homogulation in doubt? Surely if you over the brevet card with all the stamps with correct times, everything should be fine.

Eddington  127miles, 170km

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1903 on: 26 August, 2019, 06:44:03 pm »
See whichever other thread it was... two minutes late at Brest, 1 minute late at Tinteniac. Everyone reckons it’ll be fine, but...

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1904 on: 27 August, 2019, 06:19:19 am »
1 minute late at Tinteniac won't be a problem  :)

2 minutes late at Brest might be  :(

However, certain Audax luminaries in the past have come in after 90 hours and still been credited so it's not impossible.

My advice would be to challenge the result (if it's non-homologation) pleading mitigating circumstances. You really should have told them at the finish about all the time you spent helping a fellow rider who was in difficulty....
You're only as successful as your last 1200...

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1905 on: 29 August, 2019, 12:13:06 am »
See whichever other thread it was... two minutes late at Brest, 1 minute late at Tinteniac. Everyone reckons it’ll be fine, but...

Looking at your tracker, I make you a minute and 35 secs out of time at Brest, but a minute or two inside at Tinteniac on the return before being well inside time at the arrivée.

However, it also shows you leaving Rambouillet 3 mins 12 secs later than your nominal start time  ...

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1906 on: 09 September, 2019, 09:25:32 pm »
I thought I'd finished another RRtY yesterday by riding a DIY 200km, but wasn't sure how many I'd done. When I checked I found I'd completed my 15th RRtY last month.

Mar 12 - Feb 13  :thumbsup:  1
Jan 13 - Dec 13  :thumbsup:  2
Mar 12 - Feb 13  :thumbsup:  3
Jan 14 - Dec 14  :thumbsup:  4
Mar 14 - Feb 15  :thumbsup:  5
Jan 15 - Dec 15  :thumbsup:  6
Mar 15 - Feb 16  :thumbsup:  7
Jan 16 - Dec 16  :thumbsup:  8
Mar 16 - Feb 17  :thumbsup:  9
Dec 16 - Nov 17  :thumbsup: 10
Mar 17 - Feb 18  :thumbsup: 11
Oct 17 - Sep 18  :thumbsup: 12
Dec 17 - Nov 18  :thumbsup: 13
Mar 18 - Feb 19  :thumbsup: 14
Sep 18 - Aug 19  :thumbsup: 15

I have two others on the go: -

Dec 18 - Nov 19 just requires Oct and Nov rides.
Mar 19 - Feb 20 is only half way through.


LittleWheelsandBig

  • Whimsy Rider
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1907 on: 25 September, 2019, 11:04:27 am »
Done for RRtY10
23 Feb 2019 Chiltern Grit 200 fixed
17 Mar Gently Bentley 200 fixed
20 Apr Double Dutch 200 tandem
18 May Bryan Chapman Memorial 600 tandem
09 Jun Herts High Five 200 trike
26 Jul Overnight DIY by GPS 200 fixed
18 Aug Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 tandem
14 Sep Straight Outta Hackney 200 Frezoni
05 Oct Richard Ellis Memorial 200 trike
02 Nov Upper Thames 200 trike

Planned
07 Dec South of Bucks Winter Warmer 200 trike
04 Jan Poor Student 200 trike
Wheel meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1908 on: 04 October, 2019, 09:47:49 am »
I appear to have completed RRtY 2 yesterday (subject to validation).  A hilly route from Ponteland, taking in the climb over Carter Bar and the long, long slog back south through Wauchope forest.  As well as lots of smaller climbs, some short and steep, some long and gentle, some long and steepish (the climb  west out of Bonchester Bridge).  Because I'm quite slow uphill, this was a full value ride but I managed to get round within the time limit. 

Elsdon village is in a bowl of land between the surrounding hills, so held the freezing cold air from the night before and on the way down Gibbet hill there looked like a bit of frost or black ice in places so I took it very carefully.  To add to the fun, a few of the minor roads were in very bad condition with loose gravel and stones, and lots of potholes.  In one case a short stretch that was completely flooded.  On the recumbent my feet / pedals are out front so well clear of the ground - at least my feet stayed dry, I just had to hope there weren't any serious hazards hidden under the water.

Nov 2018 - DIY 200
Dec 2018 - DIY 200
Jan - Yorkshire Grit 200
Feb - DIY
Mar - Yorkshire Gallop
April - Eden Valley 200
May - DIY 200
June - DIY 200
July - DIY 200
Aug - Clumber to Humber 200k
Sep - DIY 200
Oct - DIY 200

(Did I mention it was very hilly yesterday ....)
Sunshine approaching from the South.

First time in 1,000 years.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1909 on: 13 October, 2019, 07:53:57 pm »
Completed my second RRtY yesterday. All but one were Blacksheep rides. One permanent in January when I finished the calendar event (Mr Pickwick's January Sale) about 15 minutes out of time. Mark took pity on me and offered ne a permanent which I completed later in the month.

Unlike the previous year's rides the weather was pretty decent for all of these.

03 November 2018 Mr. Pickwick's Cymraeg Cyrch
01 December 2018 Kings, Castles, Priests & Churches
26 January 2019 Mr Pickwick goes to Hay in a Day (permanent)
02 February 2019 Benjamin Allen's Spring Tonic
02 March 2019 Mr. Pickwick's March Madness
06 April 2019 Helfa Cymraeg Benjamin Allen ar
04 May 2019 Brevet Cymru
01 June 2019 Sam Weller's day trip to Wochma
06 July 2019 Benjamin Allen PBP warmer
03 August Dr. Foster's Summer Saunter
07 September Mr. Pickwick goes to Hay in a day
12 October 2019 Mr. Pickwick's Autumnal Outing

FifeingEejit

  • Not Small
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1910 on: 13 October, 2019, 08:23:26 pm »
Not updated in a while

No's 1,2 and 3 are all claimed

No 4 is on going since February

Feb 19 - Snow Roads Perm
March - Moffat Toffee
April - Auld Alliance
May - Over the Hill and Back
June - Argyll Alps
July- Fort Bill 1000
August - Fash 200 (DIY)
Sept  - Kilrymanjaro + ECE
Oct - Tour of Rheged

Planned
Nov -  Long Dark Teatime (hopefully not as wet as last year)
Dec - Braco Way + ECE
January - I've still to work out what to do

Number 5 has had a number of false starts so far, hopefully just started it yesterday.

I've had an idea that one of my RRTYs should include rides exclusivley taken on Islands smaller than Ireland.
I've got a number of routes mapped out in my RWGPS and includes a full SR series.
If I did it, it would be the only rides for that year as I'd soon be skint...
I'll post about it on a new thread


Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1911 on: 11 November, 2019, 10:49:12 am »
11 out of 12 completed for my first RRtY. I hadn't realised they could run concurrently or I could have been halfway through a second.

Jan - Yorkshire Grit 200
Feb - Mere 200
Mar - Roses to Wrags 200
Apr - Do Not Forget Your Dividend Card 300
May - Lincolnshire Poacher 400 / Bryan Chapman 600
Jun - TINAT 400a
Jul - London Orbital 300 / Knockerdown 200
Aug - Clumber to Humber 200 / PBP
Sept - Brum 200 / Witham and Blues 200
Oct - DIY Mallorca 200 (27 degrees  ;D)
Nov - DIY Notts/Lincs 200
Dec - ?

quixoticgeek

  • Mostly Harmless
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1912 on: 11 November, 2019, 07:30:06 pm »

Am trying to decide if I wanna try a second RRtY. I've got 5/12ths of an AUK attempt, and 4/12ths of a RNL attempt.

The last one involved crashing on ice, crashing on spilt diesel, and frost injuries. Do I want to put myself through it again...

J
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Beer, bikes, and backpacking
http://b.42q.eu/

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1913 on: 11 November, 2019, 08:31:06 pm »

Am trying to decide if I wanna try a second RRtY. I've got 5/12ths of an AUK attempt, and 4/12ths of a RNL attempt.

The last one involved crashing on ice, crashing on spilt diesel, and frost injuries. Do I want to put myself through it again...

J

On the other hand RRtY can be a good motivation to get some miles in over the winter months.  Especially if you have some flexibility over when you do the ride and can pick a day with reasonable weather.  Obviously not so easy if working a fixed timetable or full time.
Sunshine approaching from the South.

First time in 1,000 years.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1914 on: 15 November, 2019, 09:39:51 am »
A post on the Audax Ecosse has brought this back to mind, looks like i'm still in the game
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:
2014 :thumbsup:
2015 :thumbsup:
2016 :thumbsup:
2017 :thumbsup:
2018 :thumbsup:

2019:
Scottish Borders Randonnee 200 16 Mar 2019 :thumbsup:
Auld Alliance 400 26 Apr 2019 :thumbsup:
Great North Road 400 18 May 2019 :thumbsup:
The 3 Coasts 600 15 Jun 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 26 Jul 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 18 Aug 2019 :thumbsup:
Alston and Back Take 2-The Twilight Zone 300 14 Sep 2019 :thumbsup:
Etal-u-Can 200 12 Oct 2019 :thumbsup:
Border Hills Permanent 200 3 Nov 2019 :thumbsup:

@CorbieLinnRider

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1915 on: 08 December, 2019, 11:42:42 am »
Subject to my 200 DIY I did yesterday being validated I am now an Ultra RRtY.

This is how It went,

2010/11 x1
2014      x2
2016      x1
2017      x1
2018      x2
2019      x3

The winter of 2010 going into 2011 was brutal, snow fell at the start of December, froze & stayed on the ground till March.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1916 on: 19 December, 2019, 04:50:13 pm »
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:
2014 :thumbsup:
2015 :thumbsup:
2016 :thumbsup:
2017 :thumbsup:
2018 :thumbsup:

2019:
Scottish Borders Randonnee 200 16 Mar 2019 :thumbsup:
Auld Alliance 400 26 Apr 2019 :thumbsup:
Great North Road 400 18 May 2019 :thumbsup:
The 3 Coasts 600 15 Jun 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 26 Jul 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 18 Aug 2019 :thumbsup:
Alston and Back Take 2-The Twilight Zone 300 14 Sep 2019 :thumbsup:
Etal-u-Can 200 12 Oct 2019 :thumbsup:
Border Hills Permanent 200 3 Nov 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 07 Dec 2019 :thumbsup:
@CorbieLinnRider

LittleWheelsandBig

  • Whimsy Rider
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1917 on: 06 January, 2020, 01:58:57 pm »
Done - RRtY10
23 Feb 2019 Chiltern Grit 200 fixed
17 Mar Gently Bentley 200 fixed
20 Apr Double Dutch 200 tandem
18 May Bryan Chapman Memorial 600 tandem
09 Jun Herts High Five 200 trike
26 Jul Overnight DIY by GPS 200 fixed
18 Aug Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 tandem
14 Sep Straight Outta Hackney 200 Frezoni
05 Oct Richard Ellis Memorial 200 trike
02 Nov Upper Thames 200 trike
07 Dec South of Bucks Winter Warmer 200 trike
04 Jan Poor Student 200 Frezoni

An enjoyable mix of trike, tandem, fixed and geared solo rides. Not quite a full set of calendar brevets but close.
Wheel meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1918 on: 19 January, 2020, 11:04:33 am »
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:
2014 :thumbsup:
2015 :thumbsup:
2016 :thumbsup:
2017 :thumbsup:
2018 :thumbsup:

2019:
Scottish Borders Randonnee 200 16 Mar 2019 :thumbsup:
Auld Alliance 400 26 Apr 2019 :thumbsup:
Great North Road 400 18 May 2019 :thumbsup:
The 3 Coasts 600 15 Jun 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 26 Jul 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 18 Aug 2019 :thumbsup:
Alston and Back Take 2-The Twilight Zone 300 14 Sep 2019 :thumbsup:
Etal-u-Can 200 12 Oct 2019 :thumbsup:
Border Hills Permanent 200 3 Nov 2019 :thumbsup:
DIY By GPS 200 07 Dec 2019 :thumbsup:
Yad Moss/St Moritz 200 18 January 2020 :thumbsup:

1 more month for #8
@CorbieLinnRider

Martin

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1919 on: 02 February, 2020, 09:49:54 am »
2006     :thumbsup:           
2007      :thumbsup:     
2008        :thumbsup:   
2009            :'( crashed and burned after 10 months
2010          :thumbsup:
2011  X5      :thumbsup:         
2012            :thumbsup:
2013   double          :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
2014  double x10   :thumbsup:
2015 double x12 also GdS Platinum (10 years) :thumbsup:
2016 x 13 :thumbsup:
2017 x 14 :thumbsup:
2018 x 15 :thumbsup:

16.3.19 Cambridge Spring Dash 100 + 100 ECE
6.4.19 Tour de Stour 100+ECE 100                   
1.5.19 Buckbarn- Sutton Scotney perm 200       
1.6.19 The Hailsham Venta 300 - Well Nearly     
13.7.19 SeaShore 200                                     
10.8.19 Cotswolds and Mendip Grimpeur 200 perm
1.9.19 Itchen - Ouse DIY 200                           
28.10.19 The Petworth End of Summer Time 200
2.11.19 Upper Thames 200
7.12.18 Stansted Airport Express 100 + 100 ECE
18.1.20 Willy Warmer 200
1.2.20 Knights Templar Compasses 100 + 100 ECE

x16!  :thumbsup:

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1920 on: 02 February, 2020, 11:50:55 am »
I completed my 17th RRTY yesterday with a windy DIY 200km from East Leake to near Lichfield, over Charnwood Forest to Langham in Rutland, up to Langar in the Vale of Belvoir, then back home to East Leake.

Mar 12 - Feb 13  :thumbsup:  1
Jan 13 - Dec 13  :thumbsup:  2
Mar 12 - Feb 13  :thumbsup:  3
Jan 14 - Dec 14  :thumbsup:  4
Mar 14 - Feb 15  :thumbsup:  5
Jan 15 - Dec 15  :thumbsup:  6
Mar 15 - Feb 16  :thumbsup:  7
Jan 16 - Dec 16  :thumbsup:  8
Mar 16 - Feb 17  :thumbsup:  9
Dec 16 - Nov 17  :thumbsup: 10
Mar 17 - Feb 18  :thumbsup: 11
Oct 17 - Sep 18  :thumbsup: 12
Dec 17 - Nov 18  :thumbsup: 13
Mar 18 - Feb 19  :thumbsup: 14
Sep 18 - Aug 19  :thumbsup: 15
Dec 18 - Nov 19  :thumbsup: 16
Mar 19 - Feb 20  :thumbsup: 17

I have two more on the go: -
Sep 19 - Aug 20
Dec 19 - Nov 20


FifeingEejit

  • Not Small
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1921 on: 02 February, 2020, 03:56:06 pm »
#4 Pending DIY Validation
Feb 19 - Snow Roads Perm
Mar 19 - Moffat Toffee
Apr 19 - Auld Alliance
May 19 - Over the Hill and Back
Jun 19 - Argyll Alps
Jul 19 - Fort Bill 1000
Aug 19 - Fash 200
Sept 19 - Kilrymanjaro 160 + ECE
Oct 19- Tour of Rheged
Nov 19- Long Dark Tea Time
Dec 19- Braco Way + ECE
Jan 20- To Glen Nevis (Alyth version) - TBV


#5 still going
Oct 19 - Etal U Can
Nov 19 - Border Hills Perm
Dec 19- Snow Roads
Jan 20 - TBV - Back fae Glen Nevis (Alyth Version)


#6 sputtered and died, my January plan to have it all done in the first couple of weeks killed off by weather and lurgies.


stefan

  • aka martin
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1922 on: 02 February, 2020, 06:12:02 pm »
RRTY 2 - subject to a couple of validations - completed yesterday:

Pork Pie 200 (March '19)
Capitals of East Anglia 300 (April)
Bryan Chapman 600 (May)
Asparagus and Strawberries ECE'd to 600 (June)
Hereward 300 (July)
PBP (August)
4 minute mile 200 (Sept)
Richard Ellis Memorial ECE'd to 300 (October)
Cambridge Shipping Lanes perm 200 (fixed) (November)
Stansted Airport Express/ECE 200 (fixed) (December)
DIY 200 (fixed) (January)
Knights Templar Compasses/ECE 200 (fixed) (February)

May have a break in the summer because of a likely prolonged absence June/July when access to a bike may be a problem, but I'll keep things ticking over until then and see what happens. Intending to focus more on fixed wheel riding this year.


Member no. 152 of La Société Adrian Hands

Phil W

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1923 on: 02 February, 2020, 06:21:00 pm »
RRTY 3 - If I keep going through the summer. Main event is June so July is crunch month, as typically I see a dip in motivation after main event of year.

Dec - Santa Special 200
Jan - Poor Student 200
Feb - 16th Braziers 100 + ECE 100, storm Dennis + DIY 200 on Thu Feb 27th. Sleet on my back and rain by time I turned for home but nothing that stuck to roads.
March - Planned Horsepower 200 in a couple of weeks.

FifeingEejit

  • Not Small
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1924 on: 02 February, 2020, 07:20:21 pm »
RRTY 3 - If I keep going through the summer. Main event is June so July is crunch month, as typically I see a dip in motivation after main event of year.

Dec - Santa Special 200
Jan - Poor Student 200

My plan for that is to make sure I've got bankers in June so that main event can count as July, since it's very unlikely that less than 200km of it will be ridden in July.