Why do people flock to Sportives but not to Audax?

[EltonFrog]

Why do people flock to Sportives but not to Audax?

' cos Sportives are fun amd Audax are poohed pants.

 

[PpPete]

I'd appreciate that.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRfPO62zSCI

 

[PpPete]

Ok I am new to all of this. I want to set myself a couple of challenges for 2013. What shold I be planning on, in your opinion, and how should I go about it?

You should sign up for your local crit league and thrash yourself to within an inch of your life on a weekly basis, you should also partake in time trials at the weekend and also try to fit a few road races in! As the autumn approaches, get some Hill Climb's done and then take 2 weeks off before beginning your base training for 2014!

Naughty... but funny.

 

[400bhp]

Stop timing them, gives the impression they are "racing" and might [though it's a long shot] stop idiotic behaviour at junctions and lights.

I think we will see a clampdown on timing chips at some time in the near future, from insurance companies stipluating that no timing is allowed in open road sportives. @srw will have a good idea.

 

[billy1561]

I would prefer no timing chips and that way after completing a big sportive i wont be as deflated when i see the results after a knackering ride.

 

[arallsopp]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRfPO62zSCI

LOL.. Just watched that and learnt a lot. I think I dumped that part of my long term memory to make room for caffeine or something

 

[lukesdad]

Ive always thought the best way to run a sportive would be along the lines of a M/C enduro. Broken up into sections with a time limit, Then one or two timed special tests to decide the outcome.