Saturday 14th September - Martin Dean 100km Audax

i've signed up

can anyone re-post the gpx route as the link goes to an empty dropbox!!

Thanks Darren but it will be a big too big as I am a medium.

How do I upload a gpx file? I have the file.

If you have the route then just post the link to the route on something like RWGPS or Map my ride etc and we can down load it from there.

This was the link that I was sent

http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/stoke-gifford-eng/a-64-75-mi-bike-ride-mapped-on-mon-feb-1-route-172620330

Right it's a 09.30 start from Aztec so as we have to sign on etc.
Shall we meet at Costa and be away from there at 09.00 which should give us time to wander up and sign on.

I have feling that our nice Mr.M has a gpx for the route as well so if some one could do the posting I would be grateful.
The link in the original post is showing an empty dropbox.:-(

try this

https://www.sendstuffnow.com/securedownload.aspx?q=Z96DuVdk5cCaqKd1KyekhwJYRLfx08MVgjnixPJWql4=

i'll meet up 9.00am COSTA,see you'll there.

Alarm clock set :)

Route sheet printed off!

Argh .... Knew there was something I meant to do while I
Had the pc fired up ... Trudges back to the computer :)

Whilst at the pc ... http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3023439

Helen wrote:

OK signed up for my first audax, have no idea what I'm letting myself in for, hopefully I won't be the only audax virgin! x H

Same here Helen.
Will see you on Saturday. Very little training in the last week or so due to work etc... Will be interesting. X

Stella - wanna meet up say 8.30ish at the end of the road? I'm sure there'll be others heading thru Emersons/hambrook we can pick up en route.

Slow_Darren wrote:

Stella - wanna meet up say 8.30ish at the end of the road? I'm sure there'll be others heading thru Emersons/hambrook we can pick up en route.

Cool, let's do that.

do we have to print the route? won't we look more like CTC, won't there be signs??x:face: 

Helen wrote:

do we have to print the route? won't we look more like CTC, won't there be signs??x:face: 

An audax is where you follow a route normally printed on a card or sheet of paper. Along the route will be certain checkpoints where you get your card stamped. At the end of the ride you can hand your card in (if you want to) to be checked and it gets sent back to you in the post. Good thing is that these days you can upload the routes to your garmin device. Sportives on the other hand are generally sign posted and marshalled whereas audax you find your own way around. There's plenty of you so you wont get lost.

Helen wrote:

do we have to print the route? won't we look more like CTC, won't there be signs??x:face: 

The CTC would never even consider 100km ... :)

Defo no signs though ... and the printed sheet is handy when the Garmin goes pete tong

aerobully wrote:

Helen wrote:

do we have to print the route? won't we look more like CTC, won't there be signs??x:face: 

An audax is where you follow a route normally printed on a card or sheet of paper. Along the route will be certain checkpoints where you get your card stamped. At the end of the ride you can hand your card in (if you want to) to be checked and it gets sent back to you in the post. Good thing is that these days you can upload the routes to your garmin device. Sportives on the other hand are generally sign posted and marshalled whereas audax you find your own way around. There's plenty of you so you wont get lost.

ok thanks M. This is sounding more like a treasure hunt?! x

I'm the only treasure you will find!

bigsenior wrote:

I'm the only treasure you will find!

Priceless  

It's not supposed to be a treasure hunt.


Audax is not a race so much, but there is a minimum and maximum speed within which you are to complete the ride, this saturdays ride have a min and max of 15-30 kph, we're all capable of sustaining an average speed above 15kph. Turn off the auto pause feature on your gps if you want to monitor your average speed on this event.

You will be given a card at the start called a 'brevet' which is used when you pass control points to prove you've complete the ride.  Some control points will require 'information' which will usually ask something about a feature along the ride, like how many miles to a town on a road sign or something like that.  

Control points may also provide an opportunity to eat cake!

cheers for plotting the route John, saved me a job!

See you all on the road- sadly/ fortunately I will be unrecognisable, as I have no NBCC kit as yet- but I will be buying some when the next order goes in!

Chris has a few bits of kit to sell have a look at the new kit thread.

the_mikey wrote:

It's not supposed to be a treasure hunt.


Audax is not a race so much, but there is a minimum and maximum speed within which you are to complete the ride, this saturdays ride have a min and max of 15-30 kph, we're all capable of sustaining an average speed above 15kph. Turn off the auto pause feature on your gps if you want to monitor your average speed on this event.

You will be given a card at the start called a 'brevet' which is used when you pass control points to prove you've complete the ride.  Some control points will require 'information' which will usually ask something about a feature along the ride, like how many miles to a town on a road sign or something like that.  

Control points may also provide an opportunity to eat cake!

ta for that Mikey, uh oh requiring information could be a problemo, my geography is cr*p and observation skills !

Helen wrote:

ta for that Mikey, uh oh requiring information could be a problemo, my geography is cr*p and observation skills !

You will know before you ride which information is needed, it'll be on the brevet. Plus, it's not a treasure hunt, it'll be really easy to find.