Each week, FulGaz super user, John Hallas selects a route from our collection of 2000+ rides for you to test your legs against. You can find all of these challenge rides in the ‘John Hallas Weekly Challenge’ channel on the top row of your in-app home screen.
This is a free series and is all about having a little bit of fun. You can view the leaderboard below, or post your time on John’s post in the FulGaz riders Facebook group.
The same rules apply that were announced on the first day of the challenge.. “this is for enjoyment, no prizes, just a bit of fun.” – John Hallas
Ride in the wheeltracks of the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart and the 2015 and 2017 Tour de Yorkshire as you struggle up the cobbles on Haworth Main Street before heading out onto the Yorkshire Moors. The parsonage in Haworth was the home of the Brontë family, and the bleak, open moors inspired the settings for the sisters’ novels.
The towering chimneys you will pass on this ride and others in this area are a legacy of the textile mills from Yorkshire’s industrial past.
14.16km
274m
00:40:00
Ride on the old Tokaido road, and revisit one of the 53 stops between old Kyoto and Tokyo. The ride is flat at the beginning, but has a steep climb in the middle. You’ll enjoy Mikan groves, ocean views and even a glimpse of Mt. Fuji.
The towering chimneys you will pass on this ride and others in this area are a legacy of the textile mills from Yorkshire’s industrial past.
8.24km
117m
00:28:00
The Haager Lies is a 25.6km time trial ride called “Bike the Lies”.
It is a gently rolling climb along a former railway track between Oberschwaig and Haag am Hausruck in Upper Austria. All the slopes are less than 5% enabling a smooth ride at high speed.
21.59km
236m
00:44:00
Departure from the picturesque village of Monieux. We pass through Sault, a village at the foot of Mont Ventoux, but we ignore it and ride to the mountain village of Brantes, which is located on the north side of the Ventoux.
26.3km
245m
00:56:00
A nice, gentle climb with numerous breaks up route 34 to where they close the road until after the snow melts in May.
In the first few miles you’ll see the effects of the East Troublesome Fire of 2020 followed by the terrain quickly transforming into the pre fire condition. Filmed in mid April, the road is all but deserted, snow lined and has views of the jagged Rocky Mountains.
19.8km
173m
00:40:00
A rolling ride along quiet Cheshire lanes, starting and ending at a bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal near to Nantwich.
The Lift Bridge over the canal at Wrenbury just before 16Km/10 miles, was Grade II listed in its original timber form, before a new steel deck was constructed in 1992.
23.45km
176m
00:50:00
Start with a loop before descending onto the large open African plains. On your journey, keep an eye out for plenty of wildlife including various antelope, giraffes and a single white rhino. The ‘voice of cycling’ and friend of FulGaz, Phil Liggett and his wife Trish, work with the Kariega Game Reserve to raise much needed funds to stop rhino poaching.
19.35km
249m
00:59:00
