What's your next Audax?

[robjh]

Just signed for Moonrakers and Sunseekers, overnight 300k from Bristol, on 7th November. It was very good last year, and I'm hoping for mild night temperatures again. Any risk of ice though, as I understand there was in 2023, and I will think again.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Probably the Richard Ellis Memorial 100 in Oct. Then a Dart to the Auk Reunion in Derby.

 

[lazybloke]

Anyone interested in London-Wales-London in 2026 should google the website, as entries open this weekend, and spaces will soon sell out.

I loved, no, absolutely adored it earlier this year. It was that perfect blend of nervous anticipation, the camaraderie of familiar & new friends, landmarks, landscapes, crafty beer stops, perfect temperatures and glorious weather that made it my best ever day on a bike, without question.

Even some initial discomfort and confidence wobbles were soon behind me, and only made the achievement still sweeter when I finally rolled over the finish line, nearly 24 hours after starting.

Those happy memories kept me grinning like an idiot for weeks; and i wonder if another go could ever recapture those feelings. So tempting....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Richard Ellis Memorial 100 today. Storm Amy edition but winds were fine if a little stiff on the return leg.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Next will be a dinner dart to the November annual reunion in Derby.

 

[DCLane]

I'm starting to look at BRM rides for Paris-Brest-Paris pre-qualifiers in 2026. Current thoughts are:

Chirk 200 on 15 February
Second Class Return to Scarborough 300 on 8 May which is an overnight 300
Llanfair 400 on 30 May which I've done about five times to date
9 Counties 600 on 6 June or Tour of the Borders and Galloway 600 on 27 June as I'm not keen on a 400 then 600 on consecutive weekends

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Kelvedon Oyster 100 tomorrow.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A good day out, cold but lanes dry with just ice at the edges.

 

[Mazz]

Hoping to do the Rutland and Beyond 100k again, Sunday 15th Feb.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Willy Warmer 200 on 24th Jan is next on my list.

 

[OneCogDown]

Willy Warmer 200 on 24th Jan is next on my list.

And never has chilli and rice tasted so good ....
I found the last few hours quite grim but do'nt think I was alone as there was a steady stream of exhausted type 2 misery rolling into the arrive.

 

[Fergs]

And never has chilli and rice tasted so good ....
I found the last few hours quite grim but do'nt think I was alone as there was a steady stream of exhausted type 2 misery rolling into the arrive.

Aye, when the headwind died down the rain started.
My arrival at the arrivee coincided with the last portion of chili in the pan. Adrian Hands would have been proud .

 

[lazybloke]

Have signed up to the Flatlands 600 in May.
And also "Last gasp" in July, same distance.

The plan isn't to do both. Last Gasp is a Plan B in case I' not ready for the Flatlands; I'm quite busy at work, my father-in-law is still seriously ill, and there's a whole load of other stuff too; there isn't much time for cycling or training. It's a lot further than my longest ride to date, which was only 400km.

Haven't even been on my bike since November, just a handful of brief Boris Bike rides. Am unfit, and starting to feel the aches & pains associated with being a "non-cyclist" !!!

Really need to get my leg muscles & cardio vascular system into semblance of fitness, and start to enjoy the open air again.
And I REALLY hope my shoulder/neck muscles will be okay on my next audax - have been doing some physio exercises...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Enjoyed that outing. Better weather than I was expecting.

 

[BrumJim]

Signed up to the Snowdrop Audax on 28th Feb. Again, with my son, but with a couple of others too now, all being well.