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Sportive - middle aged men pretending to race
Audax - slightly older men pretending not to race
But you cant check in early or late on an Audax ,average speed controls !
Part of the joy of Audax is that there are not
thousands of people because they are low key
and not run by profiteers
Rubbish. We just want your money. And we had over 500 riders.
We do provide cake and fun in return mind. Oh and we give most of it to charity.
Come to think of it we're rubbish profiteers.
whatnobeer - MemberWhat is it about this place that means when someone asks for recommendations of X, loads of folk turn up and offer Y and Z instead? OP asked for sportives, not road races or audax, no matter how hard they might be.
Also I'm sure, even though the tour is passing through next year, that Paris, Brest isnt in Yorkshire.
As well as the white rose classic, toughest sportive in Yorkshire, pop along to the Otley reliability ride if you think you're tough enough.
I'm doing the Moss Trooper Audax next year, and the Fred Whitton again if I can get a place.
I did this over the summer http://www.chasethesun.org/ and it was free.... so not sure what you call it!
I did this over the summer http://www.chasethesun.org/ and it was free.... so not sure what you call it!
That's a nice concept. There's a similar thing from London to Dunwich, starting in London in the dark and riding overnight to sunrise at the beach - the Dunwich Dynamo.
mt, 2 guy's in my club did that this year too, sounds like a good ride too.
reggiegasket - Member
the Bowland Badass may well not be running in 2014 but we're thinking up another big one....
Bugger, I had my eye on doing this, esp since it starts where I live 🙁
167miles with 18500ft of climbing sounded like fun 😀
Richmond 100 is pretty tough, but 'well balanced' in that you can still try for a fast time and feel like you've mastered the course.
That's Richmond N. Yorks. Last Saturday in May. Brilliantly organised, £15 entry fee. No nonsense like event t shirts etc.
Stang, fleet moss and park rash are the 3 main climbs, but lots more ascent along the way. Quiet roads, fantastic scenary.
+1 for the RvC, if it's wet the climbs will be tricky.
Rode the Richmond 100 a couple of years back, think it was called the 7 Dales Sportive then, and it was fantastic, pork pies at the feed stops as well 😀
Save cash and get yourself 40 sportives in one convenient box you can then pick and choose when you do them [url= http://www.greatbritishbikerides.co.uk ]I must admit to a little bias[/url]
Thanks for the tip on the RvC. Just entered. I now have my motivation to keep riding right through the winter.