Follwing on from (and hopefully putting to bed) the "other" topic about this on the board, do the panel think that arduous events (sportive or Audax) are better for having words such as Killer, Corker, Monster, Mother, Joker, Maniac etc in the title and publicity material?
I personally think riders like a challenge
I've called my 400km the "Avalon Sunrise"- no machismo there it's all a bit floaty and hippified. Also it runs as near to midsummer as possible so the night is short and the air is warm
I've tried to make it clear that the ride is zero AAA points
But it does visit Wheddon X and Bath and the HQ is atop a gert big hill
The challenge is to do the 400km in 27 hours, it doesn't need the additional "attraction" of terrible roads and multiple climbs.
There are (sadly) some rotten bits of lane in the route and there are a few hills ( 3300m ascent total )
But in general I've tried to stick to good roads that are quiet rather than quiet roads that are no good.
Flat vs lumpy was considered at the first when the route was devised. Once the controls are decided then something like the shortest route has to be used between them. If that means going over a hill sobeit
I've done the ride like this because this is the sort of ride
I would like to do People who organize "killer" rides probably enjoy that kind of shock treatment