Audax Rides

smacl

NamelessPhil wrote: »

That's me! My anonymity has long gone from this site.

Congrats NP, we should possibly consider attaching a large dynamo to your back wheel as an alternative to all these wind farms they're building :pac:

ednwireland

well done !

NamelessPhil

smacl wrote: »

Congrats NP, we should possibly consider attaching a large dynamo to your back wheel as an alternative to all these wind farms they're building :pac:

I do have a dynamo hub to power lights and usb charger. I couldn't audax without it.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya!

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Go and do it!

No!

No, I will not go and do it...

I have literally zero endurance and I have no intention of ever trying to build any!

But I could easily beat you in a 100m sprint, caus I'm a speedy mofo.... so.... :P

NamelessPhil

I've no problem being the tortoise to your hare. Everyone knows the tortoise wins in the end...

Gretas Gonna Get Ya!

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I've no problem being the tortoise to your hare. Everyone knows the tortoise wins in the end...

Nah f*ck the hare... I'm a Cheetah baby... Cheetahs rock!

ReReg Numpty

Well done NP, fantastic award to get.

You might need some amatsu with all this vigorous backpatting!

ED E

I call audaxers in the club mentallers, you make them look sane as can be!

Bualadh bos!

NamelessPhil

Audax is the cycling equivalent of Test cricket. It moves slowly but with many exciting periods and takes about 5 days to finish!

Torres09

Congratulations NP, epic achievement...well done

Miklos

Incredible achievement. Respect!

Mercian Pro

Awesome NP. That's a phenomenal achievement. I presume you went out on a spin to celebrate:)

positron

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Audax is the cycling equivalent of Test cricket. It moves slowly but with many exciting periods and takes about 5 days to finish!

If Audax is a marathon, you just ran entire AT or PCT or WAW.

Danville

As Sean Kelly would say “Chapeau”, Nameless Phil.

Charlie69

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I'm going to blow my own trumpet here and I don't care! I achieved the Randonneur 10,000 medal from the Audax Club Parisien. I'm the first person in Ireland to get one. It's one of the top level awards and you need to complete the following audax rides:-

One Paris-Brest-Paris 1,200km
One ride greater than 1,200km
Two Super Randonneé Series, 200, 300, 400, 600 and 1,000km rides
One Easter Fléché 360km+
One Super Randonneé - 600km, 10,000m+ 60hours
The remainder of the rides have to be BRM brevets

There is a six year qualifying period.

Go and do it!

Can the Paris Brest Paris and one ride over 1,200 km be the same ride?
Well done by the way, fantastic achievement.

CramCycle

Charlie69 wrote: »

Can the Paris Brest Paris and one ride over 1,200 km be the same ride?
Well done by the way, fantastic achievement.

Seperate AFAIK as PBP is considered 1200km, not over it, even if it is, it is registered as a 1200km ride. I presume NamelessPhils was the LEL which in my opinion looks and sounds infinitely tougher than the PBP.

NamelessPhil

CramCycle wrote: »

Seperate AFAIK as PBP is considered 1200km, not over it, even if it is, it is registered as a 1200km ride. I presume NamelessPhils was the LEL which in my opinion looks and sounds infinitely tougher than the PBP.

Yes, another ride over 1,200km. I finished LEL 2017 (1,430km). It wasn't tougher than PBP, I took the tourist option of 116 hours. There's just as much climbing as PBP but the wind was against us on the Fens on the way back.

LEL is on again next year, it'll be 1,500km. It doesn't require any qualifiers...😲

mcthebike

Well done. Finished just in time for the WAWA.

CantGetNoSleep

Not strictly an audax question - I was planning to do my first 180/200k next week. When I asked a few friends to join, they said they were doing a semi-supported 300k (with almost 3000km of climbing) and to join them (some sort of mechanical assistance and four food stops).

I'm going to sign up with the intention of completing more than half, and plan for bail outs every 20km after 150k (e.g. a train home or there are one or two spots where it passes a much flatter canal route back home) - but just wondering what my chances of finishing it might be?

I typically do 80-100k club spin at the weekends at 25-26kmh, and the odd midweek spin. I'd be a bit faster than the others who want to do it, but all of them have done at least 200km in one go before. My longest ride is 130km (or 110km solo). They are planning on doing it in 17 hours at around 20kmh average with two hours for stops.

Weather looks good but with a risk of a light headwind on the way back.

Macy0161

I'd say you'll be fine. It's pacing and fuelling - if you're generally faster than the people you're riding with, you should be within your pacing. And good shorts.

fwiw I've done a 200 straight off 2 months of turbo only (albeit following a plan) after a crash. Step ups in distance, particularly audax, it's always my mechanical skills that cause me concern!

CantGetNoSleep

Thanks. I've done 100km+ probably about 10 of the last 12 weeks so I'm not in the worst condition but I am worried about fuelling, digestion and simply being on a bike non stop for twice as long as I have in the past.

I'm also not the best mechanically (and I'll be on tubeless tires which can go wrong) but there is some sort of support with this I think.

Need to sign up today so only have a few more hours to make my mind up.

a148pro

I think the science on this is that you should increase your max distance by about 10 per cent incrementally on long rides. Obviously that's conservative so most people will get away with 20 - 30 % on a one off basis.

However going from 130k - 300k is not a good idea. You may pull it off and you may be grand, but the chances of injury are higher. I know when I did my longest ride I was fine until about 140% of what I was fit enough to do at that point (on the basis of a few recent spins of that distance). Then the legs started to go, I pushed on for another 40 odd k to finish it but I had niggles afterwards and to this day get the same stress pains when I overdo it on the bike

I'd stick to your plan of doing about half the route.

Also, you say you'll be faster, again, I'd go as slowly as you can for the first 60 - 70 % of the ride, if you go fast early on you will pay for it later

NamelessPhil

In Audax terms, you usually have 20 hours to finish a 300. 3,000m of climbing is not insignificant and after 150km you'll really start to feel it. I reckon you'll be grand for 200km but you'll need to mind yourself for the last 100! Fuelling can be an issue, don't rely on gels to get you round. Make sure you've got good lights, you'll need them for some of the ride.

Do not go out fast at the start, you'll be in the ditch waiting for the broom wagon before the end.

CantGetNoSleep

Thanks for all the advice. I'll toss a coin later. My original thought was 200k solo dead flat with a tailwind for the last half so I might try and rope someone in to that

Paul_Mc1988

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Thanks for all the advice. I'll toss a coin later. My original thought was 200k solo dead flat with a tailwind for the last half so I might try and rope someone in to that

If you know your zones and fuel well its definitely doable. Id you stick to Z2 (60-70 heart rate/power) for the whole thing. Ride at your own pace especially on the hills and just enjoy yourself:)

selwyn froggitt

I completed the ‘Gimme Shelter’ 200 Audax on Saturday, starting and finishing in Midleton.
A nice start to the day as a few of us rolled out together, a bit overcast but perfect conditions really apart from all the debris on the road thanks to storm Ellen and pretty much a tailwind as far as Ring/Dungarvan.
The wind picked up throughout the day though and it was a hell of a slog heading Northwest towards Cappoquin and beyond. Lots of draggy boreens but beautiful countryside to take the sting out of it. Just the one light shower to contend with as we rolled into Lismore.

A decent turnout for what is a brilliant route comprising of virtually traffic free backroads.
Big thanks to Mark H from DRVCCC for organising this event.

Great to catch up with some old acquaintances along the route and I was delighted to finish in under 7 and a half hours.

nilhg

I see there's a new Laois 200 permanent

https://www.audaxireland.org/audax/permanents/laois-200-permanent/

While I'd be familiar enough with most of the roads except the 40km between Castletown and Durrow and part of the attraction of Audax is new roads I think once we Kildare folk are released from lockdown I'll give this one a go, it's a lovely route that shows off the county well, I often say that Laois is one of the most unappreciated cycling counties.

Handy enough too for anyone who would like to take the train down from Dublin, get off at Monasterevin and jump on the route at Jamestown about 4km out the old main road.

selwyn froggitt

I rode the Three Rivers 300 Audax out of Ballincollig in Cork on Saturday. A small field of approximately 15 other hardy souls.
A 6am start as four of us rolled out in the dark, but the dawn broke soon enough as we headed Northeast towards Watergrasshill and the first control.

The 10-minute ferry crossing in Cobh gave me a chance for a quick snack and a breather. We rolled through Carrigaline and headed for sea and along the coast through Kinsale/Timoleague and onto Clonakilty for the second control. A short stop for food and drink at the local Maxol and then Northeast to Dunmanway and the climb of Cousane onto Keakill and then Ballylickey for the third control. The group fractured at this stage and I rode most of this section on my own.

Regrouped in Ballylickey at the local Centra for the long climb through the absolutely stunning Borlin valley and then the long descent into Kilgarvan and a short stop at the Healy-Rae petrol station (mask wearing optional )

Another climb over Coom and through the county bounds back into Cork and onto Ballyvourney,240 km down and I’m feeling it now.

The next half an hour was horrible for me, lumpy and some steep backroads heading towards Millstreet when the suffering,self doubt and lack of energy kicked in.

One of the group suggested a food stop at the last control in Millstreet. A mighty call!! A massive bag of chips with lashings of salt and vinegar coupled with a can of coke saw me right. It was closing in on 6.30pm at this stage and a slight nip in the air as we headed for Lyre and Nad. The group split again and I rode with one other (Pat) to the finish. The last long drag out of Nad completed as dusk was quickly turning into darkness,we hammered the last 25km of mostly downhill back to Ballincollig.

Ride time 11 hrs 52mins @26km average and 3,100 metres of ascent.

Man of the match for me was Pat,his first ever Audax event and never ridden more than a 200 before.

Big thanks to MH from DRVCCC for putting in the time and effort to organise this event.

Really lovely route,but bloody hard going for me,the majority of the ascent comes when you already have 180kms in your legs.The weather was fantastic really,a bit blustery on the coast but no rain.
Great to catch up with a few lads I knew and to meet some new fellow sufferers

selwyn froggitt

Unfortunately the Pink Elephant 200 Audax was cancelled at short notice due to the new Covid restrictions:(
Thanks to MH of DRVCCC for keeping everyone informed and updated though.
I have ridden this event many times and it's a lovely route.

Decided instead to do an Audax Permanent,the Big Fella 200.
This route is based loosely on Michael Collins last day,starting and finishing in Ballincollig but out through Macroom/Bandon/Skibbereen/Rosscarbery/Sams Cross (Collins place of birth)/Clonakilty/Bandon and of course Beal na Blath before heading back towards the city.
Luckily for me I was joined by the Organiser and Route Master himself at least I wasn't going to get lost!

Brilliant route,loads of quiet backroads and boreens,a bit of everything really,wonderful scenery and a History lesson thrown in for good measure.
Arduous enough though with 2,500 metres of ascent over the 205km.
Average speed of 24.6km/hr
Beautiful weather,a bit chilly at times but great for October.
Stops in Enniskean and Rosscarbery for refueling and a few short stops to take photographs.
A great day on the bike.

brownian

Cork is a lot bigger than Dublin, as a county...and has some lovely riding. Lucky you 8-)