What's your next Audax?

[Tilley]

As injury prevented me from participating in Avon cycleway 130 and other summer commitments I am definitely hoping to sign up for Tasty Cheddar once again. I hope the weather is kinder this year and that i don't make the navigational error I made last year.

 

[ianrauk]

I have a couple of dumb audaxy questions.

I was expecting the organiser to stamp my card and give it back to me, but he put it neatly in a pile and hung on to it. No one else found this odd so I didn't say anything. I'm struggling to remember what happened on the previous audaxes that I've done. I'm sure I have just had it handed back to me, except on the "Italian Job" two years ago when I never got it back. Will I get it back eventually as a memento?

And on the subject of mementos, I know how much audaxders like their badges and stuff so I went to the badges and medals website to see if I could get a 400k badge to stick onto my rack pack, or a medal or something. I think I broke it, as it went down for "maintenance" as I was browsing. Anyway ....(a) I don't think there is a 400 badge and (b) I think that as I'm not an AUK member I'm not eligible. Am I right?

The card is sent off to be validated. You should receive it back in the post in a couple of weeks. Why didn't you just ask?

As to the badges and stuff.. dunno... don't do badges.

 

[smutchin]

I was expecting the organiser to stamp my card and give it back to me, but he put it neatly in a pile and hung on to it. No one else found this odd so I didn't say anything. I'm struggling to remember what happened on the previous audaxes that I've done. I'm sure I have just had it handed back to me, except on the "Italian Job" two years ago when I never got it back. Will I get it back eventually as a memento?

Some organisers are set up for instant validation, but not many - I've only ever once encountered this, on the Kennet Valley Run a couple of years ago. Everyone else has to send the cards off to the validation secretary, but it will come back to you in the post, probably in a few weeks. Will probably take longer if it was a BRM event as they also have to be sent off to ACP in Paris for validation.

 

[smutchin]

I think the Ditchling Devil must be set up for immediate validation

Knowing who the organiser is, that's very likely.

 

[Ian H]

Bah! I want instant gratification.

Instant gratification isn't available for BRMs or any event above 200km.

 

[smutchin]

Instant gratification isn't available for BRMs or any event above 200km.

I thought that was the case about rides over 200km but wasn't certain so didn't want to say. Thanks for the definitive answer!

 

[Ian H]

The organiser also needs to be reliable and experienced to be approved for instant validation.

 

[ianrauk]

The organiser also needs to be reliable and experienced to be approved for instant validation.

Unlike a certain North London club who buggered up and lost brevets and validations.
They no longer do their rides under the Audax banner.
It's a shame really, as their 200k was a great day out. But they just couldn't get it together.

 

[Ian H]

Unfortunately such things do happen, but only very occasionally.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Mendip Transmitter this weekend. Lumpy.

 

[Banjo]

2nd of sept is the next calendar event I can do .Mr Pickwick goes to Hay in a Day from Tewkesbury.

Not sure if I have ridden it before or not. Theres a few different Mr Pickwick rides.Need to get a few miles in before then or its going to be hard work .

 

[iLB]

LEL !

 

[Banjo]

LEL !

Respect and good luck.
About a thousand kilometers too far for me.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

He means Liverpool Everton Liverpool

 

[User482]

Raglan Castle 200 on the 22nd. Looks like a nice route.