There are no expensive fees, no headline sponsors, no goodie bags, no numbers, no gold standard times, no broom wagons and no pretending at the finish to have looked into the jaws of hell and survived.
The Autumn Audax is cycling at its best. It’s about a good distance in a day, riding at a sensible pace with good company, travelling through quiet and pleasant countryside in the orange glow of an autumn day before winter arrives.
The route for this event will change each year. The 2017 Autumn Rivers audax circuits Herefordshire and Worcestershire crossing some wonderful English rivers, passing through tranquil English wooded countryside on route. The route is lumpy for the first third with a few longish climbs but soon eases off after Ross-on-Wye.
Riders simply stop at the controls and collect evidence of proof of passages (an ATM, till or café receipt) and answer information questions shown in their brevet card – just to make sure that everyone’s ride can be validated as a true audax at the end of the day. Control points are located in towns where plenty of cafes and shops can be found.
Dusk is a 7pm by which time, the majority of riders will have returned but it is always a great idea to carry lights just in case of delay.
- Picturesque scenery
- Quiet country lanes
- Open controls where proofs of passage can easily be obtained
- Plenty of cafes and shops available at control locations
- GPS downloads
- Comprehensive and tested route cards
- Shower and changing facilities
- Free parking
- Light refreshments at the start
- Post event food at HQ
- 2 Audax Altitude Award points for 2,000m of ascent
- On-the-day validation of successful audax rides
- 07 Oct 2017 1:03pm
- Ticket Status Unknown
- Autumn RiversAutumn RiversBelbroughton, Worcestershire, UK
- Up to 201 km (125 miles)
- From 8.50 GBP
- 120 Riders
Extra Information
- Beacon audaxes often fill up before the closing date so please enter early.
- You can enter via the Internet using Paypal or via the post using a downloaded entry form.
- The entry fee is £6.50. However, if you are not a member of Audax UK or Cycling UK, an additional entry charge of £2.00 is made for day membership to AUK.
- Please note AUK's 3rd party insurance carries an excess of £500.
- For internet entries there is a small additional charge to cover processing fees.
Further details
A route sheet, GPX link and further event details will be sent to you shortly before the event. Spare route sheets will be available at HQ on the day if required.
On successful completion of the ride you will be asked to sign your brevet card and if you wish you will be able to purchase an Audax UK medal or badge. Brevet Cards will be validated on the day, so no need to wait for them to be returned by post.
Postal entrants should only include one SAE should they want a printed route sheet by return.
AUK Entry Page http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/18-120/
