What's your next Audax?

[Ajax Bay]

Info has arrived for the Brevet Cymru. I find myself getting irritated at ///what.three.words locations.

Here's Adam's video for Brevet Cymru:

View: https://youtu.be/1MCsAm0ELM8

 

[JhnBssll]

I did my first audax yesterday, the Hop Gardens 200km in Kent. Thoroughly enjoyed it although my legs still aren't talking to me 🫣

It was largely done as training for the Chase The Sun South event in June but I may well enter more of these in future 😀

 

[ianrauk]

I did my first audax yesterday, the Hop Gardens 200km in Kent. Thoroughly enjoyed it although my legs still aren't talking to me 🫣

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It was largely done as training for the Chase The Sun South event in June but I may well enter more of these in future 😀

Was there also. Great day for it and always a great route apart from those 2 last hills.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I've always got a ground floor room with Travelodge (and other budget hotels) when arriving with bike.

That may be because I've always asked for one.

Travelodge have always upgraded me to the nearby Premier Inn when I ride my bike through the door…

 

[JhnBssll]

Was there also. Great day for it and always a great route apart from those 2 last hills.

Yes those last two hills were a bit mean 😅 I did wonder if any other CycleChatters might have attended - I didn't meet many other riders as I arrived late and most of the 200km riders had already set off. We caught the first control point with 5 mins to spare 😅

 

[DCLane]

A poorly back meant I hadn't recovered enough to ride the seemingly-dry Llanfair 400. A pity as it's probably my favourite event.

Instead I'm hoping to ride my 400km backup option 1, which is this weekend's Moors & Wolds 400. That's still only a possible, which leaves me with the Not Quite The Spurn Head 400 a week later.

 

[StuAff]

Yes those last two hills were a bit mean 😅 I did wonder if any other CycleChatters might have attended - I didn't meet many other riders as I arrived late and most of the 200km riders had already set off. We caught the first control point with 5 mins to spare 😅

You were getting full value, surely?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Often interesting waiting at the finish for full valuers as the clock ticks towards the deadline. Will they make it or not, based on reports of last sightings from the last riders to arrive? Always great to see that rider that bursts through the door of the finish just as the deadline arrives. Made it!

 

[ExBrit]

I did my first audax yesterday, the Hop Gardens 200km in Kent. Thoroughly enjoyed it although my legs still aren't talking to me 🫣

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It was largely done as training for the Chase The Sun South event in June but I may well enter more of these in future 😀

That's a good time especially considering the climbing. Well done.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Kicked my riders off on my 400 this morning. Currently there are 44 on the road, after train strikes affected a few more this morning. One rider forgot their bike shoes, doh! I’ll get a ride in this afternoon. Forecast fairly benign, so hopefully I’ll see most of them at the finish tomorrow.

 

[ianrauk]

Just signed up for a solo Weald Of Kent Permanent 200k ride for the 28th of this month.

 

[BrumJim]

Persuaded my son to join me on the Warwickshire Wanderer Audax (100k). Well, it was either that or the Bryan Chapman Memorial audax. His first, but he did 99.4k a couple of weeks ago with just 2 stops, so should be fine.

 

[BrumJim]

Persuaded my son to join me on the Warwickshire Wanderer Audax (100k). Well, it was either that or the Bryan Chapman Memorial audax. His first, but he did 99.4k a couple of weeks ago with just 2 stops, so should be fine.

Audax complete. Cake eaten.

 

[matticus]

Awesome !!! 🍰

You should have taken him on the BCM - we had sun and a ton of food there too!! :-)

(and an interminable quantity of climbing, it seemed, but that's beside the point ... )

 

[Ajax Bay]

(and an interminable quantity of climbing, it seemed, but that's beside the point ... )

May I enquire why the route uphill from King's wasn't chosen/advised when word came back to King's that the road after Fairbourne was proper closed? It's only 100m more (through several gates) and the same distance; mostly tarmac.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43000612?beta=false