Team #1

18/08/2012 - 49.99km - 2:04:44 - 531m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211945294
19/08/2012 - 91.30km - 3:35:50 - 606m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212321409
20/08/2012 - no ride
21/08/2012 - 49.83km - 2:05:29 - 529m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213245546
22/08/2012 - 49.86km - 2:08:27 - 529m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213643614
23/08/2012 - 49.90km - 1:54:48 - 530m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213994915
24/08/2012 - 50.15km - 1:59:01 - 531m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214342542
26/08/2012 - 70.46km - 3:00:24 - 829m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215101405
28/08/2012 - 48.07km - 2:05:51 - 521m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216042590
30/08/2012 - 40.64km - 2:18:04 - 448m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216769071
31/08/2012 - 50.03km - 2:06:57 - 531m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217081020
01/09/2012 - 49.97km - 2:00:35 - 531m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217479199
02/09/2012 - 109.18km - 4:16:37 - 756m - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217850910

[edit by TBY - Logged and Verified]

I know this thread was intended purely for booking distances etc. but... "organisers perks"

One or two people have booked in either incomplete GPS logs, or rides with missing data. I'm sure i've said it before, but I'll re-state it here just for clarity:

1) I don't really INSIST on the gps log - though it's nice to be able to not only verify the ride, but for everyone else to "have a look where people are putting in the mileage" - for instance I find it fascinating to have a look on Google Earth/Streetview at some of the different terrains - I've spent hours "virtually" riding around India, America, Ireland and other parts of England and Wales "on your handlebars" so to speak. I can heartily recommend it, if you've a couple of hours to spend, and nothing better to do (it's a bit addictive tbh!)

2) Wherever possible, I'd sooner you booked a ride without the GPS than not book it, just because it won't count to YOUR individual jersey scores - I'm sure nobody does that anyway, but it wouldn't be a very "team player" kind of thing...

3) I'm not some kind of ogre... I'll happily "take a view" on something, and give what I think a fair judgement on it. For instance, Harksey's ride yesterday. The GPS log appeared to "cut off" 2/3 of the way around a fairly obvious loop. So, I was happy to give the claimed KM's of 114 rather than the logged figure of 75km. However, I did only book the logged ascent of 673m rather than anything "extrapolated", and awarded a ride time of "23h59m" rather than the 2h39m in the GPS log. Harsh, I know, and it'll thoroughly stuff his green jersey chances, but so be it. Similarly, Notfortyyet had a ride on saturday where she inadvertently deleted rather than saved the strava log. As the figures she quoted were complete, and the speed was below the normal ride average anyway, it didn't hurt to add it in. Sometimes, as organiser of this challenge, it's better to make "a judgement call" than just have a set of "like it or lump it" rules that are rigidly adhered to. I try and be fair, and hope I don't upset anyone, however - this is NOT a democracy, it's a (hopefully benign) dictatorship, so if anyone doesn't like what I decide.... TOUGH. My challenge, My Rules,My bat and ball...

Sorry for the hijack - enjoy the third week of the challenge - and don't forget - tomorrow (4th Sept) is a rest day - so ride if you must, but the km's won't count to the challenge