What's your next Audax?

[matticus]

Since I love all things Audax - Randonneuring, I took a look at the route sheet and have a question for those familiar with AudaxUK's style of routing sheet information; would you say that the route sheet for this ride would be adequate - it does not show miles - and the clues would be easy to follow?

There are no clues. It's not a puzzle. They are probably clear instructions - unless you have a counter-example to share?

 

[spokeweasel]

Think he means these (attached picture) when he meant ‘clues’ or not.

 

[matticus]

Think he means these (attached picture) when he meant ‘clues’ or not.

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Thanks. (There's nothing there I haven't seen before. And many have featured in routesheets that I've written!)

 

[ianrauk]

Must admit, I was confused to what he meant with clues.

 

[Elybazza61]

Friday night start and Sat finish. More likely trains will be okay. Maybe contact Tomsk about train options. Might be more than one station you could target.

It's either Stansted Mountfitchet * or Stansted Airport, the airport trains are usually small diesels (East Midlands) and they come from Brum so are prone to cancellations and usually rammed.

*There is Bishops Stortford but it's still the same line as Mountfitchet

Might be irrelevant as I ran out of steam at under 100k today so after the lurgy I've had so probably wishful thinking I was ready for it, may opt for a permanent 200 I can do from Cambridge instead.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It's either Stansted Mountfitchet * or Stansted Airport, the airport trains are usually small diesels (East Midlands) and they come from Brum so are prone to cancellations and usually rammed.

*There is Bishops Stortford but it's still the same line as Mountfitchet

Might be irrelevant as I ran out of steam at under 100k today so after the lurgy I've had so probably wishful thinking I was ready for it, may opt for a permanent 200 I can do from Cambridge instead.

Why have you dismissed Braintree station? It is the same distance to ride to start near enough. Longer train journey but nothing of concern for the start time.

 

[blackrat]

Must admit, I was confused to what he meant with clues.

Over here where the sun shines most of the time, we refer to them as 'cue sheets'. As does RWGPS. Sorry for the typo.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Over here where the sun shines most of the time, we refer to them as 'cue sheets'. As does RWGPS. Sorry for the typo.

I knew you meant cues. But I didn't say anything

 

[blackrat]

There are no clues. It's not a puzzle. They are probably clear instructions - unless you have a counter-example to share?

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/56288347/cue_sheet

 

[blackrat]

Why have you dismissed Braintree station? It is the same distance to ride to start near enough. Longer train journey but nothing of concern for the start time.

I don't mean to derail the thread, I just wanted to add there used to be a butchers shop in Braintree called Bourns that made spicy pork sausages, I've never tasted better.

 

[blackrat]

Just to be sure, I was not criticizing the route sheet I was merely asking if the randonneurs' on the forum felt the instructions were adequate and commonplace for AudaxUk brevets, since it does not show distances to the next 'cue'.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just to be sure, I was not criticizing the route sheet I was merely asking if the randonneurs' on the forum felt the instructions were adequate and commonplace for AudaxUk brevets, since it does not show distances to the next 'cue'.

There is no standard route sheet and there does not need to be. Distances are not critical. Instructions look easy enough to follow, and the signposts are easy enough to look out for and follow.