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2013 Road.cc Tourist Trophy

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  • January 2, 2013 at 2:05 pm #17563
    VecchioJo

    Right then, new year, new challenge.

    For 2013 I present the Road.cc Tourist Trophy – ride in a different county each month of the year.

    Basically an excuse to travel round this country and remind ourselves how beautiful it is, visit some places you’ve always wanted to go, and maybe see far-flung friends you’ve been meaning to ride with for ages.

    The rules are pretty simple – aim to ride in a different county every month of 2013.

    You’re not allowed to count your home county as a tick for a month.

    You can start from your home county and ride into a neighbouring one, but only to claim a maximum of two counties so that those within striking distance of many aren’t at an unfair advantage.

    You’re allowed one Wild Card foreign destination for a month should you be lucky enough to travel overseas. A ride must be what you would normally class as a proper ride and not just a quick spin round the car-park to claim a county. A race will count as a ride.

    There won’t be a trophy. Maybe just some socks.

    Sign up and send a postcard each month below.

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  • May 1, 2013 at 9:23 am #710363
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Resident County:
    Resident County: Bedfordshire

    January: Middlesex
    February: Derbyshire
    March: Hertfordshire
    April: Oxfordshire

    Left it late, almost too late but high tailed it out of work yesterday afternoon to hit the lanes of north Oxfordshire. I got lost on the way out and the way back so took a bit more A road than planned and rode getting on for 40 miles home into an unforgiving headwind but it was a beautiful evening and I’ll be back to explore that way again.

    April 30, 2013 at 1:44 pm #710361
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    themanfromicon

    blog post for the March ride
    blog post for the March ride around the Isle of Wight is now online http://milltag.cc/tourist-trophy/march-tourist-trophy

    April 29, 2013 at 8:39 am #710359
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    themanfromicon

    Home county: East
    Home county: East Sussex

    January: Surrey
    February: Kent
    March: Isle of Wight
    April: Dorset (and a tiny bit of Wiltshire)

    Starting from near Cranborne, across the edge of the West Wiltshire Downs, over Cranborne Chase, down to the Jurassic Coast. Lunch at Lullworth Cove & a wander over the cliffs to Durdle Door. Back onto bike to Corfe Castle and then back north towards Cranborne.

    Next month: Etape Caledonia

    April 12, 2013 at 9:10 pm #710357
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Blackhound wrote:Home county:

    Blackhound wrote:
    Home county: Derbyshire

    January: Powys
    February: Lincolnshire
    March: Gwynedd
    April: Norfolk.

    Did a 270 mile tour from home mostly on NCN routes carrying everything I needed over a couple of days this week. Had loads of counties to choose from but unlikely to get out there again.

    You make me so jealous.

    April 12, 2013 at 8:55 pm #710355
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    Blackhound

    Home county:
    Home county: Derbyshire

    January: Powys
    February: Lincolnshire
    March: Gwynedd
    April: Norfolk.

    Did a 270 mile tour from home mostly on NCN routes carrying everything I needed over a couple of days this week. Had loads of counties to choose from but unlikely to get out there again.

    April 9, 2013 at 3:49 pm #710353
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    mooseman

    March: West Yorkshire
    March: West Yorkshire

    April 1, 2013 at 9:44 pm #710351
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    Carlucci Cannondale

    January 8th – West
    January 8th – West Sussex
    January 23rd – Cornwall (plus a bit in Devon)
    January 32st – London
    February – Nil (must try harder…)
    March 2nd – Cumbria
    March 6th – Lincolnshire (plus Cambridgeshire, but saving that one)
    March 20th – Hampshire

    Let’s see what April brings.

    March 29, 2013 at 9:18 pm #710349
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Resident County:
    Resident County: Bedfordshire

    January: Middlesex
    February: Derbyshire
    March: Hertfordshire

    I might regret playing one of my local jokers this early come November but I haven’t had much scope for adventuring this month. A ride over the Chilterns and down Watling Street. No Romans in evidence and the ‘highlight’ was having to climb off to traverse a snowdrift in the home counties at the end of March. (Sighs)

    March 18, 2013 at 8:22 am #710347
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    PRGoulden

    Home County: North
    Home County: North Yorkshire

    January: East Riding of Yorkshire.
    Had a panic as i’d sort of forgotten all about the TT, then checked my training diary and worked out that I hadn’t left the county all month. The afternoon of the 31st was booked off, and in the sun and howling gales a last minute pedal across to the East Riding was made. Phew.
    app.strava.com/activities/39273178

    February: West Yorkshire
    Once again an end of the month panic. A quick foray over the border towards Wetherby before heading back onto more favoured roads and catch up with a couple of friends – that IS what the TT is all about?! A sunny 60miles.
    app.strava.com/activities/42442603

    March: Hampshire
    I struck out early in March, and combined Mothers’ Day with a couple of hours round the lanes of the New Forest near Beaulieu. Cold and dull but great scenery and plenty of wildlife.
    app.strava.com/activities/44026464

    March 17, 2013 at 9:30 am #710345
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    themanfromicon

    Home county: East
    Home county: East Sussex

    January: Surrey
    February: Kent
    March: Isle of Wight

    And here’s an actual postcard*

    *I’d like to add a 7th wonder: the wind on Military Road.

    March 14, 2013 at 9:29 am #710343
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    themanfromicon

    blog post for my february
    blog post for my february ride here http://milltag.cc/uncategorized/february-tourist-trophy

    isle of wight this weekend for the march ride…

    March 11, 2013 at 9:23 am #710341
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    Blackhound

    Home county:
    Home county: Derbyshire

    January: Powys
    February: Lincolnshire
    March: Gwynedd

    On Saturday I rode 288km from Caernarfon to Cardiff much of it down the A470. 13 of us set off finishing at different times in the evening. Original intention was 200 miles but everyone omitted the Rhigos climb and loop through Penarth. Grand day out.

    February 28, 2013 at 9:15 am #710339
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    Blackhound

    Home county:
    Home county: Derbyshire

    January: Powys
    February: Lincolnshire

    Yesterday I did the Notts / Lincs / Derby permanent audax from Alfreton.

    February 26, 2013 at 12:31 pm #710337
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    VecchioJo

    Resident county:
    Resident county: Sussex

    January: Surrey
    February: Wiltshire

    ‘cross bike play round the woods near Longleat and up and out onto the bleak Salisbury Plain for a bit

    February 26, 2013 at 10:37 am #710335
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    tc345

    Lets give this a go.
    Lets give this a go.

    Resident county: Essex.

    January: Cambridgeshire.
    February: Gloucestershire

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