Audax UK

Question for @audaxuk.bsky.social followers: What do you use for planning 200+km rides? About 10 yrs ago I paid for the Komoot global maps upgrade & have been very happy with it. But since the company was sold, the app & website have been messed about with in a bad way. I’m looking for alternatives.

So many UK cycling organisations are trying to encourage women to ride, and yet our Government and local councils are letting us down. It's ridiculous.
@cyclinguk.bsky.social @audaxuk.bsky.social
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With noting that if you're interested in 2027 Paris Brest Paris, 2026 is a pre-quali season. Your longest BRM event gets you an early pre-registration. Each year PBP has more riders, and an early registration can really help.
#PBP27 #Audax #ParisBrest

The 2025/26 Audax Season had started, and this year Audax UK turns 50 years old. To celebrate this, there are two special awards:
* Fifty for 50
* Demi-fifty for 50
... all points count towards your total.
#audax #cycling #randonneur
@cyclinguk.bsky.social

Batcombe climb done…that was bonkers steep🤯🥵🤣 @audaxuk.bsky.social

Had a very enjoyable day out riding a 200km @audaxuk.bsky.social calendar ride in Yorkshire on Wednesday. Route through the moors was stunning, but some of the hills 😬😬

Mid week 50km ultra.
Almost the end of the @audaxuk.bsky.social year.
Still a few rides planned but it’s been a heck of a year

Google maps view, showing a representation of how far I've ridden. The 10,000km line stretches from the North Pole to the Equator.

Yesterday's @audaxuk.bsky.social ride nudged me over 10,000km for this year. On a map of the world, it'd look like this:

Look what arrived in the post today, @audaxuk.bsky.social ! 🤩

Lol

Pace has picked up from Hay to here🚴🏼💨🥳👍 @audaxuk.bsky.social

Job done👍 Headwinds from Hay made it very hard going💨💨🚴🏼👍
@audaxuk.bsky.social

Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R.
214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed.

05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock They located this key area of function by recording the brain activity of running rats.

Audax cyclists have this too, but it measures in km. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"London Edinburgh London 2025 must have been the best ‘cancelled’ ride in the history of cycling. Quickly relabeled “London Floris London”, it was a mass application of the principle that “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
#LEL25 #LEL2025 #Randonneur #Cycling #Audax #CyclingStories

👀 Coming this August… a new long-distance cycling route awaits!

Expect stunning views, historic trails, charming villages, well-timed stops for coffee and cake. Filming location for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang… 🎬

⬇️ Can you guess where?

Calendar Events| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

The spirit of long distance cycling is audacious - chapeau to all whose adventures take them beyond the horizon. A calendar of events can be found here: www.audax.uk/choose-a-rid...
#Cycling #Audax #Randonneur #AUK

Also a shout out for Aidan Hedley (VC167) who also completed the route, albeit one week earlier as a solo "Helper Ride". His name would have been recorded among the finishers too.

ITV covered the LEL/Storm Floris situation:
"ITV Border reporter caught up with Ian McBride as he reached the checkpoint at Brampton in Cumbria."
#LEL25 #LEL2025
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Henri Desgrange, the founder of the Tour de France, dreamed of a race so challenging that only one rider would finish. Thanks to Storm Floris, this year's London-Edinburgh-London audax may attain this dubious accolade. #lel2025

Sticker "London Floris London 2025"

It seems the event has officially been renamed.

#LEL2025

As you cycle back, the peloton should grow in number... a party peloton on the return. That'd be awesome! 🎉🚴🎉🚴‍♀️🎉🥰

UPDATE 19:30 MONDAY

From tomorrow morning, we're asking you to start the Southward journey. The weather still looks challenging and we are not confident we can declare the northbound route safe. Our southbound controls will be open to welcome you and look after you.
#LEL2025 #LEL25

Go anywhere nice for that week off in August, Dave?

Aye. I spent a few days at an austere retreat, where we took regular cold showers, ate experimental cuisine, and the beds were hard. Managed to top up my tan though.

#LEL2025

None of this is breaking news to dot watchers - I've been crashed asleep since finishing my volunteering shifts. Looking at where tracked riders are paused:
Hawick 7
Brampton 20
Mickleton 58
Richmond 258
Malton 144
Hessle 25
..if this translates to all riders, Richmond could be chaos!

London-Edinburgh-London update at 15:30 Monday

MESSAGE TO RIDERS
*** UPDATE MONDAY 1530 ***
Thank you to everyone for their help, good humour and understanding whilst we pause LEL.
We will keep the pause in place for at least another four hours and will update you all again at 1930.

#LEL2025

#LEL2025

Three night shifts done (all overtime). Now to get a few hours sleep, then dot watch for #LEL2025 & #TCR #TranscontinentalRace

How's your Monday morning going? Whatever you're doing, spare a thought for the five Beacon riders who started the @audaxuk.bsky.social London-Edinburgh-London yesterday and are currently heading into the eye of a storm! #LEL2025