Solstice Century ri...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

Solstice Century ride

6 Posts
5 Users
2 Reactions
183 Views
Posts: 5245
Full Member
Topic starter
 

https://restrap.com/blogs/news/the-restrap-solstice-century-challenge-summer-2022

Anyone joining in? It might give me the kick up the arse to do my first 100 miler of the year. Forecast isn't looking too clever as yet though.


 
Posted : 15/06/2022 10:11 am
Posts: 20169
Full Member
 

I'm currently recovering from a minor operation, been off the bike for nearly 3 weeks so I'm nowhere close to being fit enough for a century ride.

A few years ago, I planned a night-time solstice century starting / finishing at a big stone circle near mine. Was actually all set for it - sunset at the stone circle, straight on the bike and back for sunrise was the plan. And then the weather forecast was rubbish, so on about the Thursday evening I decided against it. Was glad I binned it off, it ended up raining all night and there was no real sunset / sunrise!

I've only done one Imperial Century so far this year.


 
Posted : 15/06/2022 10:36 am
Posts: 13240
Free Member
 

As close to the Solstice as I can get.
Double helpings for me
🙂


 
Posted : 15/06/2022 10:51 am
 Pyro
Posts: 2400
Full Member
 

Shame it's not the same weekend, I'm (hopefully) riding Ride To The Sun the weekend after that would kill two birds with one stone 🙂


 
Posted : 15/06/2022 10:52 am
Posts: 5245
Full Member
Topic starter
 

The Ride to the Sun has been on my radar for a long time. I registered an interest but logistics have kiboshed it yet again, dammit.


 
Posted : 15/06/2022 10:54 am
Posts: 5245
Full Member
Topic starter
 

Anyone else still not got their patch from Restrap for doing this or am I just unlucky?


 
Posted : 29/07/2022 10:47 am
Posts: 774
Full Member
 

Well it got me out for a 100 miler just before Christmas. Delamere, Blackpool and on to Lancester. Good fun, though the head wind from Preston to Blackpool was, err, ... strong!

Obviously the planned train back was cancelled.

Didn't order a badge as I can't think of anywhere to put it.


 
Posted : 18/01/2025 7:56 pm
cvilla and cvilla reacted

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!