PBP Qualifying events - the full list and who's riding

[DCLane]

Below is a list of the 2015 PBP qualifiers, with CC riders for CC members to at least know who's riding and links to their profile if you'd like to PM them beforehand!

200km, 300km, 400km and 600km listed. 400km and 600km on the day acceptance is shown (or will be!).

Sat 3 Jan 2015
200km - The Poor Student, Oxford. Entry fee: £1. CC riders: redfalo PpPete
200km - Mr Pickwick's January Sale, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £1. CC riders:

Sat 17 Jan:
213km - The Willy Warmer, Chalfont St. Peter. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:

Sat 24 Jan:
200km - Dr Foster's Winter Warmer, Cardiff Gate. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sun 25 Jan:
200km - A Mere Two Hundred, Cheadle, Stockport. Entry fee: £7. CC riders: PMarkey

Sun 1 Feb
206km - a winter wind up to wantage, Denmead nr Portsmouth. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sat 7 Feb:
200km - Straight On At Rosie's, Alfreton. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
200km - Sam Weller's Day Trip to Wochma, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £4. CC riders:

Sat 14 Feb:
200km - Malmesbury Mash, Cardiff Gate. Entry fee: £3. CC riders:

Wed 18 Feb:
200km - Wye Wednesday, Gravesend. Entry fee: £5. CC riders: smutchin goody Nigel182

Sat 21 Feb:
200km - Kirkley Gallop, Ponteland. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:
200km - North-West Passage, Rochdale. Entry fee: £6. CC riders: DCLane

Sun 22 Feb:
200km - Newport, Cheadle, Stockport. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sun 1 Mar:
200km - Mad March, Coasts & Quantocks, Exeter. Entry fee: £7. CC riders: Ian H
200km - Delightful Dales, Pendleton, Lancs. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:

Sat 7 Mar:
200km - Yorkshire Gallop, nr Darlington. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:
200km - Making Hay, Cardiff Gate. Entry fee: £5.50. CC riders:
200km - The Horsepower 200, Dunmow. Entry fee: £8. CC riders:
200km - The Kennet Valley Run, Grazeley nr Reading. Entry fee: £7.50. CC riders: frank9755
200km - Mr Pickwick's March Madness, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £4. CC riders:

Sun 8 Mar:
200km - Forth and Tay, Dalmeny nr Queensferry. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:

Sat 14 Mar:
200km - Cheltenham New Flyer, Cheltenham. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
200km - Yellowbelly Tour, Carlton le Moorland, Lincs. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sun 15 Mar:
200km - The Red Rose Ride, Halifax. Entry fee: £5. CC riders: DCLane
200km - Steam Ride, Ruislip Lido, London. Entry fee: £7. CC riders: jefmcg frank9755

Sat 21 Mar:
212km - Roses to Wrags, Alfreton. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
210km - The Cambrian, Leominster. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:
200km - The Springtime 200, Ugley, Essex.. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:

Sun 22 Mar:
200km - Man of Kent 200, Tonbridge. Entry fee: £7. CC riders: Trickedem ianrauk mmmmartin fatjel rb58

Sat 28 Mar:
200km - More Passes than Mastermind, Symington, Biggar. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:
211km - Wormingford Dragon, Wormingford nr Colchester. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:
300km - The Dean 06.30 start time, Oxford. Entry fee: £4. CC riders: smutchin frank9755
300km - The Dean 07:30 start time, Oxford. Entry fee: £4. CC riders:
300km - Hard Boiled 300, Poole. Entry fee: £10. CC riders: goody (probable)

Sun 29 Mar:
200km - Vale of Belvoir, Lichfield. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:
214km - Barry's Bristol Ball Buster, Bristol. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:
200km - Chirk, Poynton. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
210km - Stevenage Start of Summertime Specials, Stevenage. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
200km - Dorset Coast, Wareham. Entry fee: £11. CC riders:

Fri 3 April:
300km - wonderful wessex, Rowlands Castle nr Portsmouth. Entry fee: £8. CC riders:

Sat 4 Apr:
300km - 3Down, Chalfont St Peter. Entry fee: £8. CC riders: jefmcg
200km - Valley of the Rocks 200, Honiton, Devon. Entry fee: £7. [Being run by CC member IanH] CC riders:
200km - Double Dutch, Huntingdon. Entry fee: £4. CC riders:
300km - Helfa Cymraeg Benjamin Allen ar, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £6.50. CC riders:

Sun 5 Apr:
300km - Many Rivers to Cross, Penzance. Entry fee: £3. CC riders:
200km - Four Hundreds 200, Penzance. Entry fee: £3. CC riders:

Sat 11 Apr:
200km - Carmarthenshire Snapper, Bynea nr Llanelli. Entry fee: £8. CC riders:
300km - Heart of England 300, Cirencester. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
300km - Green and Yellow Fields, Manningtree nr Colchester. Entry fee: £4. CC riders: redfalo mmmmartin goody
200km - Two Battles, Tamworth. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:
300km - Yr Elenydd @ 7, Upton Magna, E of Shrewsbury. Entry fee: £10. CC riders:
300km - Yr Elenydd @ 6, Upton Magna, E of Shrewsbury. Entry fee: £10. CC riders:

Sun 12 Apr:
200km - Dales Delight 200, Pendleton, Lancs. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:

Sat 18 Apr:
300km - Everybody Rides to Skeggy!, Alfreton. Entry fee: £7. Note: event now full. CC riders: DCLane
400km - Buckingham Blinder, Cardiff. Entry fee: £10. No on the day. CC riders:
300km - Merse and Moors, Musselburgh. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:
300km - Plains, Poynton nr Stockport. Entry fee: £5. CC riders: PMarkey
300km - 3D 300, West Stafford nr Dorchester. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sun 19 Apr:
200km - MC&AC 125th Anniversary, Earlswood nr Solihull. Entry fee: £7. CC riders:

Sat 25 Apr:
200km - Three Counties Revisited, Droitwich. Entry fee: £4. CC riders:
215km - Eureka Excursion, Wirral. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:
200km - Moffat Toffee The Tenth Anniversary, Galashiels. Entry fee: £10. CC riders:
300km - Oasts and Coasts 300, Meopham, Kent. Entry fee: £6. CC riders: mmmmartin Trickedem ianrauk rb58 smutchin
400km - Turf n Surf 400, Newton Abbot. Entry fee: £15. No on the day. CC riders:
300km - Turf n Surf 300, Newton Abbot. Entry fee: £12. CC riders:
400km - Heartbeat 400, Preston. Entry fee: £7.50. Closes 11 April. CC riders: PMarkey
200km - Wiggy 200, Wigginton nr York. Entry fee: £3. CC riders: zacklaws

Sat 2 May:
400km - Brevet Cymru, Chepstow. Entry fee: £9. No on the day, closes 13 Apr. CC riders:
400km - Porkers 400, Poole. Entry fee: £10. No on the day. CC riders:
200km - Lincolnshire Cross, Whaley Thorns, N of Mansfield. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Mon 4 May:
200km - May-as-well Solstice, Bredbury nr Stockport. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:

Fri 8 May:
400km - The Auld Alliance, Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Entry fee: £12.50. Late entry TBC. CC riders:

Sat 9 May:
400km - Severn Across, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks. Entry fee: £7.50. No on the day. CC riders: jefmcg frank9755
300km - Old Roads 300, Honiton, Devon. Entry fee: £8. [Being run by CC member IanH] CC riders:
200km - Chevy Chase, Ponteland. Entry fee: £12. CC riders:
200km - The Sheffrec Full Monty, Sheffield. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:
400km - Asparagus & Strawberries, Manningtree, Colchester. Entry fee: £4. Closes 2 May. CC riders: redfalo Trickedem mmmmartin smutchin goody
400km - Llanfairpwllgwyngyll gogerychwyrndrobwll llantysiliogogogoch 400, Poynton nr Stockport. Entry fee: £9.50. No on the day. CC riders: DCLane Note - entry closed more spaces available
300km - Wigginton 300, Wigginton nr York. Entry fee: £5. CC riders: zacklaws
200km - Seamons CC Tour of the Berwyns, Willington Hall, E of Chester. Entry fee: £5. CC riders:

Sun 10 May:
200km - Hop Garden 200, Meopham nr Gravesend. Entry fee: £8. CC riders: ianrauk
300km - Blanchland Blinder, Pendleton. Entry fee: £6.50. CC riders:
213km - Castleton Classic, Shenstone, Staffs. Entry fee: £7.50. CC riders:

Sat 16 May:
400km - Moors and Wolds 400, Alfreton. Entry fee: £8. Closes 9 May. CC riders: zacklaws
400km - The Southern Uplands, Musselburgh. Entry fee: £2. No on the day. CC riders:
300km - The Westmorland Spartans, Troutbeck Bridge, Cumbria. Entry fee: £6. CC riders:

Sat 23 May:
619km - Bryan Chapman Memorial (Classic), Chepstow. Entry fee: £30. Closes 8 April. CC riders: PpPete
600km - The Flatlands, Churchend, Dunmow. Entry fee: £6. Closes 6 May. CC riders: mmmmartin - tbc
300km - The Moss Trooper, Ponteland. Entry fee: £12. CC riders:
400km - The Old 240, Mytholmroyd, West Yorks. Entry fee: £8. On the day OK. CC riders: zacklaws
400km - Not Quite The Spurn Head 400, Mytholmroyd, West Yorks. Entry fee: £8. On the day OK. CC riders:
600km - Brimstone 600, Poole. Entry fee: £10. Closes 9 May. CC riders:
600km - Beast from the East, Waltham Abbey. Entry fee: £20. No on the day. CC riders:
600km - The Flatlands, Churchend, Dunmow. Entry fee: £6. Closes 16 May. CC riders:

Fri 29 May:
410km - Snowdon & Coast, Wem, Shropshire. Entry fee: £14. On the day TBC. CC riders:

Sat 30 May:
600km - Kernow and Southwest 600, Exeter. Entry fee: £17. No on the day. [Being run by CC member IanH] CC riders:
600km - The Border Raid, Ponteland. Entry fee: £10. CC riders: frank9755 Note - entry closed.
600km - Windsor Chester Windsor, Windsor. Entry fee: £30. No on the day. CC riders: redfalo Trickedem mmmmartin smutchin jefmcg goody (probable) (PpPete is running a control)

Fri 5 June:
400km - Avalon Sunrise 400, Clayhidon, near Taunton. Entry fee: £15. No on the day. [Being run by CC member Vorsprung] CC riders:

Sat 6 Jun:
600km - 9 Counties 600k, Alfreton. Entry fee £10. No on the day. CC riders: zacklaws
600km - Mull of Kintyre, Ballachulish. Entry fee: £25. On the day TBC. CC riders:
600km - A Pair of Kirtons, Poynton nr Stockport. Entry fee: £10. No on the day. CC riders:

Sat 13 Jun:
600km - Mae Mr Pickwick yn mynd i chwilio am ddreigiau a chwedlau. (clasurol), Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £17.50. Closes 8 June. CC riders:
600km - Mae Mr Pickwick yn mynd i chwilio am ddreigiau a chwedlau, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £17.50. No on the day. CC riders: (and yes, it's listed as a different event!)
613km - Pendle 600, Pendleton, Lancashire. Entry fee: £10. Closes 1 April. CC riders:

Sat 20 Jun:
600km - The Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard. Entry fee: £5. No on the day. [Being run by CC member IanH] CC riders:
600km - The 3 Coasts 600, Mytholmroyd, W. of Halifax. Entry fee: £10. On the day OK. CC riders: zacklaws
600km - The East & West Coasts 600, Mytholmroyd, W. of Halifax. Entry fee:£10. On the day OK. CC riders: DCLane

Any new events will be added along with rider's user name for those who post that they've entered..

 

[Ian H]

Well, I'm organising a few of those. Haven't any events myself yet. Plenty of time.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Last time I spoke with an organiser of some of the Stockport and Cheadle calendar ones, he said the 200km rides were already booked up until end of Feb.

 

[DCLane]

@Ian H - if you're happy for me to add which ones you're running, PM me the list and I'll add it here.

 

[mmmmartin]

Also, note the wye Wednesday is in February half term for those who find it difficult to do a 200 at the weekend because of family commitments. That's Wye its on a Wednesday. And it goes to Wye. (On a Wednesday)

 

[DCLane]

The 400 tom deakin is doing, can't remember the name
Also entered the 600 tom deakin is doing but will dns because I'll be with the Friday in France then.

No problem. When you've figured out which it is let me know and I'll add it

 

[PMarkey]

I'm starting my qualifying with "A Mere Two Hundred" but not really decided about the other rides yet but they will probably be the usual local suspects along with a few more Peak Audax rides and probably a couple of Andy Corless,s rides .

 

[mmmmartin]

For those wondering what these rides are like, I can offer only a few comments:
The Double Dutch by Martin Malins is spoken highly of, good route, well organised, very flat, wind might be an issue, but it is very flat.
The Avalon Sunrise starts late so you begin by riding overnight, which some people prefer.
The Man of Kent and the Hop Garden ride cross some extremely flat parts of Kent, very flat indeed. It's a short uphill back to Meopham on the Hop Garden, but pretty flat before that for most of the ride. The Man of Kent cleverly follows very flat roads.
The Severn Across is a good ride although I prefer, unlike others including Martin Malins, to return from the Malmesbury services by riding along the A4, which flat, empty and most importantly, lit.
And the Bryan Chapman is lauded as a great route, I DNF so can't comment but it looked really well planned from what I saw.
Others may have thoughts they'd like to share, this might assist those wondering what differs between rides.

 

[Ian H]

Vorsprung, who has been seen here in the past, runs the Avalon Sunrise 400. That's why I don't do a 400, we complement each other.

 

[smutchin]

Also, note the wye Wednesday is in February half term

I've booked a day off work to do that one. Didn't realise it was half-term!

I've also entered:
The Dean 300
Asparagus & Strawberries 400
Windsor-Chester-Windsor 600

That's my bare minimum for PBP qualification but I'm also hoping to do a few others that I haven't entered yet.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I don't know whether to look at you long distance audaxers with awe or sympathy, probably a bit of both.

I would post a clappy/bravo smiley thing but haven't a Scooby how to use them on this tablet.

 

[smutchin]

The Man of Kent and the Hop Garden ride cross some extremely flat parts of Kent, very flat indeed. It's a short uphill back to Meopham on the Hop Garden, but pretty flat before that for most of the ride. The Man of Kent cleverly follows very flat roads.

I think you're underselling the lumpiness of the final stage of the Hop Garden. It has a real sting in the tail. Fine ride though, highly recommended.

The MoK had a revised route for the 2014 edition and was much the better for it. Romney Marsh is flatter than flat and interminably dull in places but the new route avoids the worst bits. Note also that the MoK does have a couple of hills early on, but you're over the worst of them by the time you reach the first control.

The Severn Across is a good ride although I prefer, unlike others including Martin Malins, to return from the Malmesbury services by riding along the A4, which flat, empty and most importantly, lit.

I took the lanes option when I rode it this year... and got a bit lost. Great ride, but I've opted for The Dean instead for 2015, which covers similar territory (but misses out Yat Rock iirc - not sure if that's a good or bad thing, I like a challenge).

The Windsor-Chester-Windsor was such a fantastic experience this year that I just had to enter it again next year. It'll be different organisation and the route will be slightly different but what promises to be carried over is the brilliant level of support - this would definitely be an excellent choice for a first 600 for this reason. Also the terrain is mostly very benign - but not so flat as to be dull!

I'll very likely have a third stab at the Beast From The East, which is a great route and well supported but also very, very tough (I have a 50% completion record).

 

[smutchin]

...although the BftE isn't nearly as tough as the Brimstone 600, which is classified by the UN as cruel and unusual. Incredible ride though, gloriously scenic route, and I intend to revisit it at some time in the future to see if I'm capable of completing it.

 

[Norry1]

Great work @DCLane

I may have a bash at a couple of these. Will post up if I do.

 

[Norry1]

I'm liking the look of this one 400km - Llanfairpwllgwyngyll gogerychwyrndrobwll llantysiliogogogoch 400, Poynton nr Stockport. Entry fee: £9.50. No on the day.

Never done a 400 before, most I've managed was a 300 in 2013.

May also do 200km - Mr Pickwick's March Madness, Tewkesbury. Entry fee: £4