17 miles to start!

On our way back from the Gong on Saturday morning, myself, Jim Ponton and Nigel Lamb decided that instead of riding around the Woonona Surf Club where 'NSW's angriest Magpie' lives, we would form a... read more

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I have always commuted short journeys but since the pandemic I have really got into longer rides I was inspired by Mark Beaumont & Emily Chappel (google it) I spent last winter getting used to ... read more

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My partner does vegetable deliveries by bike trailer and last week when he was on his rounds he sent me a photo of a very old tandem bike, saying "someone threw this in a skip". It was a lovely blu... read more

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Sunil Chukka Inspiring! Enjoy your rides.

Inspiring! Enjoy your rides.

Our family recently had the opportunity to upgrade a bike. We replaced a Trek 830 Mountain Track (1997ish) with a new Liv Rove E+ so it was a pretty significant change. We didn’t need to keep the o... read more

Aller à la plage récréoparc en vélo!!! Beau défi surtout après une semaine de canicule. Nous avons fais 60 km aller-retour. On s’est bien préparé pour faire cette route à vélo sans oublier les truc... read more

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Thank you Love to Ride for the June Bike Challenge and all those lovely prizes. Sad to say I had no luck in the raffles, but hey that is not what it is all about. I was trying not to be competiti... read more

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Hope you don’t mind, but it’s me again. 🙃
Following on from my previous story when I said my goal was to achieve a 💯 mile ride. Well yesterday I achieved it. I went out for a cycle with my Paul... read more

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Yesterday I rode the well known guided busway that runs between St Ives and Cambridge in Cambridgeshire.
One way it is 14 miles.
Because it runs along an old trainline, it's pretty flat the... read more

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I’m currently about to take to the roads of the southern Chilterns in the 3rd and final leg of this charity ride.
Being a regular cyclist, with distances of 50 miles a regular occurrence, I set... read more

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Spare time is somewhat of a luxury when you have a 5 year old, 3 year old and 5 week old. Finding enough time to get out on a bike ride has proven to be challenging these last few weeks but with th... read more

After three years planning and lock downs we completed the way this June. Setting off from Whalley we rode to Morecambe, took the usual start photo and cycled to Lancaster for our first nights stay... read more

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Sally Scott Well done! You may have just inspired me.

Well done! You may have just inspired me.

As part of cycle June I have also been taking part cycling 100 miles for dementia during June. With this in mind I mounted my Cycle on the back of the car and headed with my husband to the New For... read more

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Last week I got on my bike for the first time this year in order to join in with the Great Get Together Ride for Refugee Week. I haven’t worn a watch since lockdown last March so a quick glance at ... read more

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Trying to cycle more this month and on Saturday I cycled over 100 miles for charity. Didn't think I would ever get to this point but can't believe how much the enjoyment of a day in the sun and the... read more

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When I formed our team, my thought wasn't to be competitive. I just wanted to participate, encourage some friends to ride, and be in the running for some of the cool prizes during the Challenge. On... read more

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I bought a bike for transportation only because my daughter got her driver's license & needed my car. This began my passion for biking. Now I ride on bike paths, I learned the road ways & e... read more

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I ventured into cycling and kept on changing bikes - starting out carefully with a foldable bike tucked up in the corner of the office hoping that I would be allowed to visit clients soon. I swappe... read more

Beautiful Britain By Bike - Day Two.
Corinium Dobunnorum Loop of the Cotswolds- a step back in time exploring the deserted lanes of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Today's comm... read more

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I did not think I was competitive, but now realise I am a bit. 3 older brothers, youngest and only girl. Completing the March challenge during lockdown, with an aging body and bike (30 years ol... read more

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Rosemary Lehan Well done! Keep going and catch them up☺️

Well done! Keep going and catch them up☺️

Lee General girls are just as good as the lads just the lad often have the best bike that makes them look better

girls are just as good as the lads just the lad often have the best bike that makes them look better

Managed it this week!
Cheddar Gorge, Bleadon Hill and Burrington Coombe.

Set out this morning on my challenge to ride my longest ride 50 miles in a single activity. Packed lunch, bottles of water and an afternoon treat Eccles Cake.
Heading out of the city towards th... read more

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Our team at the University of Brighton has been remote working since March '20 and we're fortunate that most aspects of our work can be undertaken online. However we're on the brink of submitting t... read more

Love to ride was useful. I found it a good motivation tool and way to trace rides. But they have stopped keeping the totals. At the top of the page was a part with total kilometres and total trips.... read more

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Anne Heins Hi Lance, if you click on the wee arrow next to the heading "Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2021" you can choose to show your stat... read more

Hi Lance, if you click on the wee arrow next to the heading "Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2021" you can choose to show your statistics for different time periods. If you change it to "All Time" or "2021" you'll see your stats keep climbing to keep up that motivation and satisfaction :)

Diane Goldstone Thanks Anne, your reply helped me fix my "stalled" score tally too. It looks so much better saying 88km.! Thanks again

Thanks Anne, your reply helped me fix my "stalled" score tally too. It looks so much better saying 88km.! Thanks again

I promised myself I would use the extra time over the pandemic to get fitter. I have done lots of walking and have spent loads more time with the family which is a positive. However, my bikes hav... read more

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This year I rode in the Police unity tour in honor of fallen captain Parnell. Captain Parnell died from Covid in 2020. I rode with Chapter 9 along with hundreds of other officers. Riding into the f... read more

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I was riding my bike from the Food Farm on Dexter grabbing some groceries. As soon as i get back home a loose Stray Pitbull is near my porch. He charges and i take off!! Oh he was fast but Reo is f... read more

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Robin Spiller Yikes! I'm glad you're okay. That's my worst fear while riding through the hood lol aside from getting robbed.

Yikes! I'm glad you're okay. That's my worst fear while riding through the hood lol aside from getting robbed.

Dale Edwards One of my fears. I ride Upstate NY in the mountains and carry a water/ammonia solution. Not sure if this will work on bears.

One of my fears. I ride Upstate NY in the mountains and carry a water/ammonia solution. Not sure if this will work on bears.

It was the last four days of the Cycle September Challenge and I got a text from Meg. "I want to hit all four corners of the City in the last four days. Which corner would you rather ride, SE or SW... read more

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I got back home the evening of Sept. 21. It's great to be on a real bicycle again; but I'm more out of condition that I thought. I've got a ways to go before I'm really back in shape, and am back t... read more

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Back in 2019 I was encouraged to get back on a bike for the first time in over 30 years by colleagues at Fit Rovers. Since then I have been building up my time cycling and during the pandemic lock-... read more

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Bob Allan Fantastic achievement Andy the challenge got a lot of people out on their bikes

Fantastic achievement Andy the challenge got a lot of people out on their bikes

King Alfreds Way

Between lockdowns last year my youngest son rode KAW (King Alfreds Way) with a friend, they did it rough camping and in three days.

Being inspired and needing to ... read more

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John Newell good for you - sounds like it has started you along the "anything is possible" path.

good for you - sounds like it has started you along the "anything is possible" path.

Purely by coincidence, it has been postponed twice due the pandemic, six of us have just completed a four day ride (26th.-29th. June) from Weston-Super-Mare to Padstow in support of the RNLI.
O... read more

Matthew Hodder Well done, I have done some big rides for the RNLI, Hunstanton to London via the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex coasts and West... read more

Well done, I have done some big rides for the RNLI, Hunstanton to London via the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex coasts and West to East = Anglesey to Lowestoft. I hope you raise a shed load of money.

I was a regular biker 10 years ago. used to do 100 mile ride once a year for charity. I couldn't get onto bike riding until this year.

I found group of friends doing Saturday rides. We st... read more

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I decided to ride my rickety old Kona mountain bike every day of June as a personal challenge. So far I'm on day 22 and have been out everyday and ridden 188 miles, the most in one day is 20 miles ... read more

I have always had a bike since I was a child. I would ride all the time with friends or on my own not so much to get places but more for the enjoyment of cycling.

However like with a lot ... read more

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5:01 AM on Saturday, June 19, 2021 Hambleton, England

A feast for all.
The Main course is ready. Hors d’oeuvres out of the way and the beef suitably rested.
Well, The Yorkshire Bea... read more

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The end of a big challenge.
Completed the Dartmoor Classic Medio ride not far off a Silver Medal time.
Only started cycling again about 4 years ago, because the work car park was shut!

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Lockdown one hit me hard- I developed anxiety and depression through a mix of teacher and mum guilt. This left me both a mental and physical wreck. I was prescribed fluoxetine and it helped however... read more

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I work at Johnson Matthey at Clitheroe and a lot of colleges have seen me coming into or leaving work in bright coloured lycra. Instead of my bright car.

And you have wondered why …
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Having been a keen cyclist for years for commuting, in a work based road club, and mtb trail riding with friends. With the lock down easing I decided to try a new challenge with my mtb friends. We ... read more

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I completed my first ever sportive yesterday. 65 miles, with an average speed of 12.5 mph. Three years ago, I thought 10-15 miles was a good ride. My next challenge is to become as confident on a r... read more

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Come visit for lunch. The folks invited. So with decent weather and coincidentally #Worldbicycleday off I set. 166km round trip and a lovely lunch with the parents. I will take a rain check for a ... read more

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I think I did to much the 106 miles was hard but I want to prove I still can at 67 took me all day started at 6am stopped every two hours until 3:40pm. I will not be doing it again

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John Newell i bet you will..... well done!

i bet you will..... well done!

Fred Buttrick Now a 50 miler will be easy!!

Now a 50 miler will be easy!!

Ffion Larsen Well done, impressive 👏👏👏

Well done, impressive 👏👏👏

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We rode a virtual bike ride bike/run. Accelerating research to cure cancer. For a cancer free world! [address removed]

Last spin today for the 'Ride it out'.
Big thumbs up for all participants from me and thanks to NSC for the logistics and organising the good weather!

Set out this morning on my challenge to ride my longest ride 50 miles in a single activity. Packed lunch, bottles of water and an afternoon treat Eccles Cake.
Heading out of the city towards th... read more

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Wat is Nederland toch mooi!
Steeds weer verrast door het afwisselende landschap en de prachtige paden.
Afgelopen weekend op de veluwe een fietstocht gemaakt, heerlijk om fris het voorjaar ... read more

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Karen Poret Goed!

Goed!

Nigel Kemkes Zeer mooi!

Zeer mooi!

Boost your fitness, mental health and help reduce our carbon footprint.
Get on your bike. 🚲

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Bike ride very useful for health maintenance. As long as the setting on the bike makes it comfortable and not strain the back and legs. Adjusting the height of the seat is useful. Carry air pump, t... read more

Catherine Gracie Great idea about the Hop card 😊. My partner and I can’t believe we never thought of that - definitely going to start doing ... read more

Great idea about the Hop card 😊. My partner and I can’t believe we never thought of that - definitely going to start doing that from today, thanks for the good tips 🌸

This February, I have been inspired to ride every day. I normally travel everywhere on my bike, but now there's more reasons to bike on my days off. Even a 10 minute ride does wonders for my feelin... read more

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