Reading Time: 17 minutes All Points North (APN) caught my eye a couple of years ago. A 1,000km self-supported cycling ultra. Riders were free to plan their own route around 10 checkpoints spread over the hills of Northern England, starting and finishing in Sheffield. I was attracted by the inclusive ethos of the event; a scroll of the APN […]
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“Audax”?
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the club’s spring Audax rides coming up in a month on the 23rd April, it is worth taking some time to answer a few common questions and misconceptions! So we’ll talk about: What is an Audax? An Audax is a ride that has to be completed within a set time limit, including any stops to […]
Weaver Valley Spring Audaxes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Our traditional 100km Ron Sant Memorial Ride Audax will be returning on 21st April 2024. New for 2024 we will also run a 200km event to the Welsh town of Bala via the Berwyns, the John Horsfield Memorial Ride. John Horsfield Memorial Ride – 212km Sunday 21st April 2024 – 08:00 Enter Here Downloads: – […]
Llanfair 400km Audax
Reading Time: 7 minutes On Saturday morning, 88 riders gathered at Poynton Methodist Church to ride Mike Wigley’s Llanfair 400km Audax; a route that would take us to Holyhead and back. I thought it would be ideal as my first 400km it being a fairly flat route, while still being interesting. The sun was shining and it was already […]
Derek 15th in Tour of Britain in PB
Reading Time: 3 minutes How can this be? I hear you cry. He is always at the back, has mudguards and a saddle bag containing a bike shop set of tools and spares. This Tour started back in the winter of 2001-2. A change of jobs took me away from my involvement men’s lacrosse (Who knew that?).I had turned […]
Ron Sant 110km Audax 2017 – a very short
Reading Time: < 1 minute ..to report on another great Audax. Derek does a great job with this Audax year on year, and we were presented with a good route, (starting with toast and a brew at the club), taking in familiar lanes around Cheshire, the Wirral, over the border into North Wales and back again. The first third of […]
Local Audax, Great Scenery and a bit of ...
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dear All, Over the last four years I have run two bike rides from Winsford “Scouting Mam Tor 200K” and the “Edale Run 160K” I had several of your club members come along for the ride. I had great feedback from the rides so I’m running them again this year on the 12th March. The […]
Don’t miss – The Ron Sant Memorial Ride
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s nearly time for the Ron Sant Memorial Ride Audax event! Sunday 1st May 2016 What? Audax? Well, for those who don’t know, you can check out Audax UK as this tells you what you need to know about the very idea of long distance cycling. Of course, this event is on the shorter end of the […]
Audax – Scouting Mam Tor & Edale Run
Reading Time: < 1 minute I have received the following email about Audax events in March.. please support these local events if you can……… Over the last three years I have run two bike rides from Winsford “Scouting Mam Tor 200K” and the “Edale Run 160K” I had several of your club members come along for the ride. I […]
Ron Sant Memorial Ride – Audax
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today saw a clear and warm day for the annual Ron Sant Audax. The HQ had many an eager Audaxer and club-runner ready for the day ahead – especially as there was a hot brew and toast and jam there for all starters. 🙂 Brevet cards in hand for the Audaxers, we all set off […]
Fleet Moss and supporting Audax rides 18...
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Ribble Valley Cycling and Racing Club is once again organising the Fleet Moss Audax on Sunday 18th May starting at Claughton Memorial Village Hall. Three challenging rides consisting of Fleet Moss 216K (134 miles) Lunesdale Populaire 158k (100 miles) Pilgrims Way 114k (70 miles) Costs £5.50 for Audax UK and CTC members. Others £7.50 […]
Audax March
Reading Time: < 1 minute Edale 160km and Scouting Mam Tor 200km start from Winsford http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-951/ http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-950/