The Chiltern May Day Audaxes are all connected to songs and have their own tailored lyrics. Furthermore, each year there are fresh new themed routes, and therefore songs.
2017 - 200km CHILTERN, CHILTERN, BANG, BANG visited locations from the film Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang.
SONG: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
Near, Far, on the handlebars
Oh what happy time we'll spend
Bang, Bang, Chiltern, Chiltern, Bang, Bang
Our fine ride this weekend
Bang, Bang, Chiltern, Chiltern, Bang, Bang
Our fine ride this weekend
2017 - 100km CHILTERN ROALDS, TAKE ME HOME - Followed the 200km route then turned for home passing the Roald Dahl Museum
SONG: COUNTRY ROADS - JOHN DENVER
Almost heaven, West of London, Chiltern riding, Out in to the shires.
Cycling’s great there, passing the green trees, slogging up the Chilterns, blasting through the breeze.
Country roads, take me home to the place I began.
West of London, Ruislip headed, take me home, country roads.
All my memories gather round here, Winter Warmer, Missenden Time Trials,
Dark and dusty, weather wet or dry, misty times or sunshine, teardrop in my eye.
Country roads, take me home to the place I began.
West of London, Ruislip headed, take me home, country roads.
I hear the call in the morning hour roads call me, the GPX reminds me of my start in Ruislip.
riding down the road I get a feeling that I should be there soon, Arrivée, Arrivée.
Country roads, take me home to the place I began.
West of London, Ruislip headed, take me home, country roads.
Country roads, take me home to the place I began.
West of London, Ruislip headed, take me home, country roads.
2018- 200km A RIDE CALLED QUEST - Designed to visit 10 British Cycle Quest checkpoints
SONG: SCENARIO - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
East Berks stompin', rippin' and rompin'
Marlow, plus Windsor Great Park and Quainton
Checka, checka check it out
The loop's for the troops, more bounce to the ounce
And wow how now wow, how now, brown cow?
2018 - 100km SPOKE ON THE WATER Does a series of spectacular Thames river crossings
SONG: SMOKE ON THE WATER - DEEP PURPLE
We all came out to Marlow
On the River Thames shoreline
Route recorded on a mobile
With an allotted time
Fast zapping with the others
We're at the best place around
Windsor, Henley, already been done
Cookham next then Ruislip bound
Spoke on the water, tyres seem to fly
Spoke on the water
2019 200km HERTS SO GOOD A romp around Hertfordshire
SONG: HURTS SO GOOD - MILLIE JACKSON (or SUSAN CADOGAN who had a top 10 hit in the UK with the song).
2019 100km GET UP OFFTA THAT TRING visits Tring
SONG: GET UP OFFA THAT THING - JAMES BROWN
2019 lyrics and routes yet to be finalised