Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Audax => Topic started by: GPS on 14 August, 2017, 09:51:16 am
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The Mille Pennines thread recently had me thinking about big calendar rides for next season.
Does anyone know what's out there for next year that's 600 or over ?
So far there's Mille Pennines & a 1K Tomsk ride starting in Essex ... any others ?
Anything in Europe is also of interest !
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You can count on Bryan Chapman Memorial 600 of course
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You could look further afield of course. Japan will have a 1200 next year and the USA run several 1200s each year. The LRM calendar won't be out till October or November. The international ACP calendar is likely to be out in November.
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Israel will have a 1200km late October 2018.
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That HBKH is due.
http://www.audaxclub-schleswig-holstein.de/node/739
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Borders of Belgium runs on even years. I think they will also be running the rondom Luxemburg again from Maastricht. Both 1000BRM
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Agh - so many rides, so little time ...
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I've been looking fairly hard at that German ride.
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This is on my short list for next year: https://sites.google.com/site/ciclofachiro2/home/giro-delle-repubbliche-marinare
Hopefully won't be as hot as 999 miles south of Rome, even if the driving is of the same standard.
Also mulling over the idea of a DIY attempt on this: http://baj.audax-saitama.org/home/home-en but not got to grips with the logistics of this yet - maybe spring 2019 is more realistic target, if it doesn't run as a calendar event then (no reply to my email asking about this).
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Wow - the Japanese ride looks good. If you catch the season right you'd be following the blossom going north too I guess.
Interesting - but pricey to get there.
H-B-K-H looks most likely for me (so far).
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Another vote from me:
That HBKH is due.
http://www.audaxclub-schleswig-holstein.de/node/739
mainly cos of this bar-chart. How many events have these??
http://www.audaxclub-schleswig-holstein.de/node/586
Over 1200km of flat - that's roughly a PBP!
[The Not-in-Luxembourg 1000 looks nice too, but not if there's only going to be 9 riders! Maybe when it's had time to grow.]
Borders of Belgium was jolly nice - I'd recommend that to anyone with really fat tyres.
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I've been looking fairly hard at that German ride.
I might pump up my tyres and polish my bell.
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I've been looking fairly hard at that German ride.
I might pump up my tyres and polish my bell.
You silver-tongued devil you.
Have a chat to HK.
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I heard the Dutch randonneurs will organise Merselo - Verona (1200km) again in 2018; @Ivo will know all about this. The first/last edition of this brevet was in 2014.
Norway had three 1000km brevets in 2017 (two from Kristiansand and one from Stavanger) and I would assume these will be available in 2018 as well.
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http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/VanIsle1200.html might be running again next year. Having done a 400 on Vancouver Island a couple of years ago, I can recommend both the area and the locals.
There will be at least one French 1200 LRM next year.
http://parisbrestparis2007.actifforum.com/t5397-brm-1200-ronde-alienor-d-aquitaine-en-juillet-2018
http://1200desraa.blogspot.co.uk/
Madrid-Gijon-Madrid 1200 LRM
https://launiondeaudaxibericos.org/madrid-gijon-madrid-2018/
Perth-Albany-Perth 1200 in Oz is in 2018.
The Italians are talking about ALPI4000, a 1200 in the North.
https://www.audaxitalia.it/index.php?pg=europe_challenge
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I've heard somewhere the Irish might be running the Mile Failte 1200, but this is unconfirmed.
Andy Corless
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Been mulling over an ISR 600+ Food for thought. Await international calendars eagerly.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
I'd be tempted again, and I reckon I could get a decent VC167 posse - I'll let you know in case we can get a decent deal on the Hull ferry.
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Is there any info in English about the Japanese 1200 anywhere?
I've got a pass for a week's cycling in Japan - I was planning on riding some of the the Japanese oddesy route but this could be a good alternative.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
Recommended. For me it turned into the Borders of Belgium 500k, but it has a lot going for it - no language problems most of the time cycle-friendly country (just knock on any door and ask for water, I did this quite a few times and there's no hesitation in filling your bottles). It's easy to get to, lots of places to stay nearby (we booked an AirBnB place for a few days before and afterwards). Very well organised. I did, and wrote about in Arrivee, a 600k in Belgium, which seems to to me to be the spiritual home of audax. I've ridden more k on the continent than in the UK in the past year or so. Living in the south-east makes this easier but so does being a member of the metropolitan liberal international elite, obvs.
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Is there any info in English about the Japanese 1200 anywhere?
I've got a pass for a week's cycling in Japan - I was planning on riding some of the the Japanese oddesy route but this could be a good alternative.
Give us a couple of days to tease out something. The original information was via Micky. There might be a couple of 1200s to choose from.
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I've heard somewhere the Irish might be running the Mile Failte 1200, but this is unconfirmed.
Unconfirmed insofar as John O'Sullivan (the organiser) says it's on again, but I don't think there's anything in writing or on the interweb yet.
(ETA Audax Ireland's high heid honcho1 Paul O'Donoghue has also said it's on in 2018, and that's on Facebook, so it must be true.)
1: Well, committee member. Though I'm sure he used to be chair, or el presidente, or something. Because Audax Ireland is *all* about the impressive titles.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
I was thinking about this until I just did the Round Luxemburg ride. Once I've had some time to recover I will probably be more positive about another 1000
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I've heard somewhere the Irish might be running the Mile Failte 1200, but this is unconfirmed.
Andy Corless
I was told this too - by an Irish volunteer at Bramapton
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MGM is looking possible for me
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEEC_xxXsAAXBKq.jpg:small)
I just have to learn how to speak Spanish before next year. And hope that global warming doesn't convert Spain into an extension of the Sahara Desert
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It looks like MGM is going to be the popular one for next year. I won't be in it, my stomach shuts off above 35 degrees. I'll probably settle for the combination Maastricht 1000 (in non LEL years there are a lot more participants) and Merselo-Verona. I'll open a thread about Merselo-Verona when we have more information available.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
I'd be tempted again, and I reckon I could get a decent VC167 posse - I'll let you know in case we can get a decent deal on the Hull ferry.
Yay!! See you in Oct, if not before!
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I just have to learn how to speak Spanish before next year. And hope that global warming doesn't convert Spain into an extension of the Sahara Desert
Inland Spain in in August will be very similar to the desert you refer to.
Current temp in Madrid is easily in mid-30s C or 95F if your prefer, which is a tad hotter than I prefer.
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I had a little correspondence with the Borders of Belgium FB site:
"Hello Dave. If all things go as planned, the BOB start will be on thursday 6 september 2018. Just keep an eye on this page and you'll find out at the end of this year. Kind Regards, Rohnny"
https://www.facebook.com/Borders-Of-Belgium-BRM-1000-km-236119126459293/
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well, it looks like we all have to peak end of august/start of september.
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Paging Veloman....
Your presence is required in Hamburg in August 2018.
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I'm entering Borders of Belgium for next Sept.
I'd be tempted again, and I reckon I could get a decent VC167 posse - I'll let you know in case we can get a decent deal on the Hull ferry.
Yay!! See you in Oct, if not before!
If I was to do one next year it would be this.
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Paging Veloman....
Your presence is required in Hamburg in August 2018.
I was thinking that myself! Nice reunion ride after the French trip.
Just as well my language skills extend to cover all areas covered on the ride!
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That would be splendid.
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Re MGM as you leave Madrid northwards temperatures cool fairly quicklybin the evening and early morning as a lot of the riding is at 2,400 feet altitudnin the meseta, not cold but a lot cooler. As you go over the PuertodelnPonton into Asturias I pretty much guaranteed youit will not be over 25/26 degrees and will be down to 14/15 at night.
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HK rode the first MGM and reported 40 degrees most days, except when popping over the mountain range and in the rain near the coast. Conditions may have been exceptional, of course.
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HK is exceptional, of course. (In all good ways; not nasty ones like 40 degrees.)
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It looks like MGM is going to be the popular one for next year. I won't be in it, my stomach shuts off above 35 degrees. I'll probably settle for the combination Maastricht 1000 (in non LEL years there are a lot more participants) and Merselo-Verona. I'll open a thread about Merselo-Verona when we have more information available.
That Merselo - Verona route looks very good...
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Just discoverd this - 600-700km road/gravel self-supported non-race in Italy: http://torino-nice.weebly.com/intro.html Straight onto the shortlist for an adventure next year!
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Just discoverd this - 600-700km road/gravel self-supported non-race in Italy: http://torino-nice.weebly.com/intro.html Straight onto the shortlist for an adventure next year!
Still time for this year's event!
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The 2nd Torino-Nice Rally begins on the 5th September 2017
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*Please note, sign-ups close 23rd August "
:)
This ride caught my attention last year, having followed TCR riders on some of the route. The whole spirit of it looks very TCR-meets-1weekAudax :thumbsup:
I really don't have the right bike now, but that can be fixed. I will try to read about riders' experiences in 2017, but I don't think it's in my "likely" list for 2018; I rode the Col de Tende in May on 25mm tyres[well ... rode most of it ... ]. I need to take more baby-steps into this "gravel" business first #grannymatt
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A relatively basic (and not gratuitously hilly) 1000 km with a central Scotland start / finish is a possibility next year.
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So, to recap [subject to edits - thanks Adam!]:
Scottish 1000 Thu 31st May
Sat 2nd June* Tinat.cymru (also Sun 3rd)
ACME 1000k Thursday 28th June [Essex-to-Wales]
Mille Pennines Fri 6th July
Border Raid 600 Sat 14th July
Mille Cymru Thu 26th July
H-B-K (2018) Start: 04/08/2018 06:00
Madrid-Gijon-Madrid 19-23 August
Borders-Of-Belgium thursday 6 september
Torino-Nice rally (https://torino-nice.weebly.com/intro.html)- early September TBA? 2nd Sep(high altitude alpine military gravel ... )
Madrid-Gijon-Madrid - 20-ish September?
*BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER ... couldn't you guys come to an agreement on dates, pretty please??
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MGM, according to this website (https://launiondeaudaxibericos.org/madrid-gijon-madrid-1200km/), is 19 - 23 August.
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MGM is looking possible for me
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEEC_xxXsAAXBKq.jpg:small)
I just have to learn how to speak Spanish before next year. And hope that global warming doesn't convert Spain into an extension of the Sahara Desert
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90 hour time limit is tough in that temp.
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Another vote from me:
That HBKH is due.
http://www.audaxclub-schleswig-holstein.de/node/739
mainly cos of this bar-chart. How many events have these??
http://www.audaxclub-schleswig-holstein.de/node/586
Over 1200km of flat - that's roughly a PBP!
the bar chart and, the altitude graph don't seem to match??
[The Not-in-Luxembourg 1000 looks nice too, but not if there's only going to be 9 riders! Maybe when it's had time to grow.]
Borders of Belgium was jolly nice - I'd recommend that to anyone with really fat tyres.
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For info Belgian Andy I met on LEL told me Borders of Belge 2018 could be the last for a while as the org is thinking up something else. No confirmation. Could be rumour. Also I gather from Redfalo that the HBKB orgs are cool but don't do RM. Doesn't bother me but don't count on it for ACP awards .
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... any others ?
I've entered The Emerald Isle - "an epic long-distance cycling event that encompasses the entire coast line of Ireland".
http://atlanticseries.ie/services/emerald-isle-3100km-2018/
- Alex.
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I think there will soon be cycle congestion along the coast of Ireland, with so many events.
Like the Ring of Kerry, they will need a 1-way system!
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Is there any info in English about the Japanese 1200 anywhere?
I've got a pass for a week's cycling in Japan - I was planning on riding some of the the Japanese oddesy route but this could be a good alternative.
I'm told it starts 15 August Clover Hokkaido, contact Hitoshi Yoshida.
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Thought I'd update this for next year ...
So far I've seen the following:
07/05/20 Highland Fling, Darlington 1000km
21/05/20 Bordeaux-NL 1200km
26/06/20 Crackpot, Poole 1000km
01/07/20 Herentals, Belgium 1200km
2,3,4/07/20 Length of Sweden Sverigetempot 2100km
03/07/20 Mille Pennines, 1000km
08/07/20 London - Land's End - London 1000km
07/2020 Dutch Capitals Tour, Zoetemeer,NL 1400km ** unconfirmed
26/07/20 LEJOG 1400, Land's End 1400km
03/09/20 Wachtebeke, Belgium 1000km
03/09/20 The ACME Grand - Further West, Witham 1000km
What others are there ... ?
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PBP Audax starts Saturday evening 27 June 2020
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Don't forget the Wild Atlantic Way Audax in Ireland, easy to get to and from, mild weather and only 2100km long !
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PBP Audax starts Saturday evening 27 June 2020
Thought you might've mentioned the RUSA stuff:
AK: Anchorage ACP brevet 2020/08/08 1000 Burnley Willis info
CA: San Francisco ACP brevet 2020/06/25 1000 Rob Hawks info
CO: Boulder ACP brevet 2020/06/20 1000 John Lee Ellis info
CO: Boulder ACP brevet 2020/07/13 1000 Colorado High Country 1000k John Lee Ellis info
MT: Bozeman ACP brevet 2020/07/17 1000 Jason Karp info
NC: High Point ACP brevet 2020/04/30 1000 Tony Goodnight info
NY: Central/Western ACP brevet 2020/07/08 1000 LOL (Lap Of the Lake) Peter Dusel info
NY: Central/Western ACP brevet 2020/07/09 1000 LOL (Lap Of the Lake) Peter Dusel info
OR: Portland ACP brevet 2020/06/26 1000 Susan France info
TX: Austin ACP brevet 2020/04/04 1000 Wayne Dunlap info
TX: Dallas ACP brevet 2020/05/23 1000 Hound Dog 1000k Dan Driscoll info
TX: Houston ACP brevet 2020/10/10 1000 Hurricane Harvey 1000 Wallace Bigler info
VA: Northern ACP brevet 2020/06/03 1000 Hamid Akbarian info
WA: Seattle ACP brevet 2020/06/12 1000 Theo Roffe info
WI: Western ACP brevet 2020/06/19 1000 Tour of the Driftless 1000K Greg Smith info
CO: Boulder RM randonnée 2020/07/13 1200 Colorado High Country 1200 John Lee Ellis info
FL: Central RM randonnée 2020/11/05 1200 Paul Rozelle info
NC: High Point RM randonnée 2020/04/30 1200 Tony Goodnight info
NJ: NYC and Princeton RM randonnée 2020/08/02 1200 Paul Kramer info
NY: Central/Western RM randonnée 2020/07/08 1200 Peter Dusel info
VA: Northern RM randonnée 2020/06/03 1200 Hamid Akbarian info
WA: Seattle RM randonnée 2020/08/29 1200 Theo Roffe info
IL: Chicago RM randonnée 2020/08/13 1261 Great Lakes Iron Porcupine 1200k Michele Brougher info
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I’m not going to the USA till they get another POTUS, so I’ve not even looked at their calendar.
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Thanks hippy - that's quite a list !
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I’m not going to the USA till they get another POTUS, so I’ve not even looked at their calendar.
Yeah, that and the flying. Having said that, does Mexico have an audax scene? I might be there next year.
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There is supposedly a Randonneurs Mexico but AFAIK there is SFA in Mexican brevets between PBPs.
https://randonneursmexico.wordpress.com/ is the website for a small group based in Mazatlán with a brevet season between November and April.
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Thanks hippy - that's quite a list !
https://www.1001migliaitalia.it/en/
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There is supposedly a Randonneurs Mexico but AFAIK there is SFA in Mexican brevets between PBPs.
Oh well, thought it worth an ask.
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Have a look on the ACP website in a month or two for the worldwide BRM list.
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For the lovers of eastern European history, Trakai-Grünwald-Trakai:
https://www.facebook.com/events/3017844904898696/
16/7/2020, 1400km
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Ooh - that looks interesting Ivo !
Thanks LWaB ! Did ACP do that last year ? I couldn’t remember seeing it although I had looked. And anyway, I’m impatient ;D
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For the lovers of eastern European history, Trakai-Grünwald-Trakai:
https://www.facebook.com/events/3017844904898696/
16/7/2020, 1400km
There are some very odd pictures in their "Gallery".
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Ooh - that looks interesting Ivo !
Thanks LWaB ! Did ACP do that last year ? I couldn’t remember seeing it although I had looked. And anyway, I’m impatient ;D
When the time comes, have a look at
http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/323%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20Worldwide.html
http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/313%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20France.html
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Ooh - that looks interesting Ivo !
Thanks LWaB ! Did ACP do that last year ? I couldn’t remember seeing it although I had looked. And anyway, I’m impatient ;D
When the time comes, have a look at
http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/323%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20Worldwide.html
http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/313%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20France.html
cheers !
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I’m not going to the USA till they get another POTUS, so I’ve not even looked at their calendar.
Edgy
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LRM’s list has landed:
http://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/51-Calendar_2020.html