Cycling challenge

Century

160.9 km

A hundred miles on the bike in a day.

Ride 160.9 km in one day.

The distance
160.9 km
It stands on
Pony Express
Three cyclists riding a lane over green hills in Wales.
Photo: Phil and Pam Gradwell, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr.

What it takes

Before you go.

Recommended first
Pony Express
Weekly distance
About 161 km of riding a week on average over 6 weeks
Long ride
88 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing Pony Express counts
Taper
An easier week before the event week

The story

A century is 100 miles on the bike in a day. That is 160.9 km. Source: Wikipedia, Century ride.

The ladder

  1. Fox's crossing
  2. Thirty-miler
  3. Mauna Loa 1859
  4. Kailash kora
  5. Chilkoot
  6. Jouett's ride
  7. Iron Riders' day
  8. Birkebeiner
  9. Edge of space
  10. Hundred and one
  11. Pony Express
  12. Century