Audax Rides
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Audax Rides |
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Audax Rides organised by CTC Shropshire 2008
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Date |
Time |
Venue |
Event |
Distance |
Fee |
Organiser |
Telephone |
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Sat 29 March |
09:00 |
Picklescott |
Long Mynd '2000m' |
102km |
£4.00 |
Ken Knight |
01694 751270 |
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Sat 29 March |
10:00 |
Picklescott |
Long Mynd '1200m' |
59km |
£4.00 |
Ken Knight |
01694 751270 |
| Sat 10 May | 07:00 | Shrewsbury | The Four Rivers Ride | 205km | £4.50 | Alastair Dargue | 01952 592309 |
| Sat 10 May | 08:30 | Shrewsbury | The Three Rivers Ride | 167km | £4.50 | Alastair Dargue | 01952 592309 |
| Sat 31 May | 05:30 | Upton Magna | The Irish Mail | 408km | £10.00 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sat 21 June | 07:00 | Wellington | Wrekin to The Sea | 307km | £5.00 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sat 2 Aug | 05:00 | Upton Magna | Offa's Dyke | 611km | £12.50 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sun 3 Aug | 08.00 | Upton Magna | Clwydian | 220km | £5.00 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sun 3 Aug | 09:00 | Upton Magna | Horseshoe Panorama | 140km | £5.00 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sat 27 Sept | 08:00 | Upton Magna | Beyond Shropshire | 206km | £4.50 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sat 27 Sept | 08:30 | Upton Magna | Shropshire Century | 166km | £4.50 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
| Sat 27 Sept | 09:00 | Upton Magna | Discovering Shropshire | 118km | £4.50 | John Hamilton | 01952 251403 |
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Audax is a particular style of non-competitive cycling in which riders have to cover a set distance within a certain time. Rides are organised under the auspices of Audax UK.
Audax events in the UK are designated either a Brevet Populaire (generally between 100km and 200km but can be any distance) or Brevet de Randonneur (standard distances of 200, 300, 400 and 600km)
For an event of 200km (with the minimum speed of 15kph) the maximum time allowed is 13 hours and 20 minutes, there is also a minimum time of 6 hours 40 minutes to deter racing (maximum speed of 30kph).
There is no maximum distance, there are a number of regularly organised rides of 1200km for which riders are given 90 hours to complete, perhaps the most prestigious is the Paris-Brest-Paris that is held every four years and attracts 4,000 entries.
The times for Audax rides include all stops for rest and refreshments which are usually taken at organised "controls". Riders must arrive at the controls within the maximum time allowed but cannot leave a control until the minimum time has elapsed. A control can be a café or village hall, but sometimes it is simply the back of a volunteer's car where cakes and orange squash are being served to the weary. Occasionally - on a very long ride - riders will catch some sleep at these controls.
Most people think this sounds like hard work and it can be of course, but it is also very sociable, not at all competitive (AUK never publishes finishing times/speeds), a terrific way to see the country, and there are significant challenges and rewards.
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