Sorry to ask but.........
AndyD2574
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What is an audax?
Been riding sportives for couple of years but just looked on audax uk and there are some monster rides of 600km!
Whats the crack?
Been riding sportives for couple of years but just looked on audax uk and there are some monster rides of 600km!
Whats the crack?
Specialized S Works Venge
Argon18 E114
Specialized Langster Single Speed
Scott Spark Expert 29'er
GT Avalanche
http://www.glasgowgreencycleclub.co.uk
Argon18 E114
Specialized Langster Single Speed
Scott Spark Expert 29'er
GT Avalanche
http://www.glasgowgreencycleclub.co.uk
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Longer and more self-sufficient than a sportive.
Technically in the UK, they are Randonneures I think."That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college! " - Homer0 -
Its like a sportive but without the cost and having to fight your way past the "lifestyle" cyclists riding £5K machines, and better food at the end.0
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I was trying to be a bit more impartial, but yes this sums it updanowat wrote:Its like a sportive but without the cost and having to fight your way past the "lifestyle" cyclists riding £5K machines, and better food at the end. "That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college! " - Homer0 -
http://www.aukweb.net/
I've just entered my first event, the Wiggy 200. Will be interesting to compare it to the sportives I've done. Only £3.50 to enter.0 -
danowat wrote:Its like a sportive but without the cost and having to fight your way past the "lifestyle" cyclists riding £5K machines, and better food at the end.
+1 but I miss the signs as I want to ride rather than read maps. So just hope there are some fast lads who know the route0 -
An audax is like a sportive, minus the timing chips and feed stops. You have to be self-sufficient, they won't come and get you if you get stuck. You have to prove you did the event by providing evidence - usually in the form of getting your card stamped at a cafe, or by answering a question based on a apsecific road sign or church sign or pub name. Several weeks later you get your card returned to you, and you can put it in the shoebox you keep for the cards from the other audaxes you did. Audaxes attract a slightly different crown too than sportives - usually older and TBH a bit friendlier. The distances can be much longer than a sportive, often requiring you to ride throgh the night and to sleep in bus shelters and eat bad sandwiches in al-night petrol stations. They're great for training and getting the miles in, and for riding in groups, some of them are dead fast but there are usually old men on tricycles too (seriously). More info at http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php
PS they usually cost around £2 - £5 to enter0
