What's your next Audax?

[ianrauk]

Hop Garden 200k from Meopham on Sunday, plus a few extra miles cycling to/from start/finish. Weathers look great for the day.

 

[robjh]

I've just signed up for the Hellfire Corner 400 in the north of Scotland this weekend. Given good weather - and the forecast is excellent at the moment - I reckon this should be a stunning ride, even if rather climby. And I've persuaded Mrs Rob that we need another motorhome holiday in Scotland, so that's my transport issues sorted out too 👍

 

[robjh]

I've just signed up for the Hellfire Corner 400 in the north of Scotland this weekend. Given good weather - and the forecast is excellent at the moment - I reckon this should be a stunning ride, even if rather climby. And I've persuaded Mrs Rob that we need another motorhome holiday in Scotland, so that's my transport issues sorted out too 👍

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That was a great decision. I did the ride yesterday and it was a spectacular day with clear skies night and day, and stunning scenery. Mind you, clear skies crossing the moors at 3am meant fog and temperatures around zero (some riders claimed their Garmins were showing -4), and then up to 27 or so in the afternoon, so it required a lot of gear to be variously worn or carried.
I didn't stop to sleep, so was fighting drowsiness (and the hills) on the final stretch, as well as heartburn, but finished in a, for me, respectable 23 hours, on 411km and around 4800m of climbing.
Wonder if I made the longest journey at 500 miles to get there? But in this weather it was worth every one of them.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I am heading over to Ireland for the Celtic Knot 1000 next weekend. Not expecting blue skies, anything other than a heatwave is generally okay with me. Actual event is just over 3 days, but I’m going to take a week including travel. Makes for a more relaxed trip.