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I recently rode Tom Deakins' Kingdom of the East Saxons 400km audax, which I wrote up here, which started at 11am and returned to the church hall at the start/finish at about 280km so riders could have something to eat and … read more »
When Tom posted his new 400km audax earlier this year, I knew I had to ride it — if for no other reason than it criss-crosses Essex and so looks slightly bonkers on paper. The event is also a late-starter, which … read more »
We were first forecast a bit of a breeze, then that changed to a howling gale, then that changed to a bit of a breeze with rain, then it changed back to a howling gale (but no rain) — that was the … read more »
In the end it was all Marcus' fault: he posted "Fabulous ride. Frustrating, slow, impossible to navigate – but just great fun." It sounded too much like a ride where the scenery was more important than the time, and the … read more »
In previous PBPs there have been a few Bromptons successfully complete the ride: Tal the Israeli (2007) and Robert the Norwegian (2011) have notably completed PBP on Bromptons. However, I was reliably informed by les anciens that it had never been … read more »
Paris-Brest-Paris takes place in August, but the qualifiers were completed at the beginning of May and so my big worry is losing all that fitness in the meantime. It's important to keep riding the bike. It's also important to keep practising … read more »
With the completion of my DIY 200 yesterday out to Diss, upon validation by AUK then that means I've completed my third Randonneur Round the Year series — that's one 200km ride or longer in each of the previous 12 months (including … read more »
It's a lonely job, but someone's gotta do it: I am setting up multiple new audax "perm" or "permanent event" rides starting from Cambridge, because nobody else is doing it and there seem to be quite a few audax riders in the … read more »
I've done it! After 30 months of riding audax, I've finally qualified for and entered The Paris-Brest-Paris 2015 in August! 1200km of French fun, woohoo! PBP is the ride that got me interested in audax back in 2012: I read … read more »
I checked the weather forecast: a typical south-westerly with a forecast of rain around lunchtime. This meant it was going to be a tailwind for 200km, a cross wind for 70km and a headwind the rest of the way around. … read more »
Cambridge Market is a 200km permanent that heads from Cambridge to Framlingham via Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market, all of which are traditional market towns. Three of them also have castles. It's a generally flat, but exposed route … read more »