Sportives and Audax
The club is very keen to coordinate members’ participation in Sportive and Audax events. In this section you will find hints and tips, information on local Sportives and Audax, as well as links to forum discussions where club members could arrange to ride an event as a group. Any ideas, suggestions, useful information etc, please contact Alan. If members email with reports and recommendations these will be added too.
FCCC Sportive Trophy
This trophy will be awarded to the club member riding the greatest distance in Sportives and Audaxes in the period 1st February to 30th November each year.
Members are invited to apply for this trophy - please send your application, with evidence of events completed in 2013, to Nick by the 17th December at the latest.
2013 Sportives
Evans Ride-It events have been recommended by a few club members as being well organised and lower cost than some.
There are a number of Sportives in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire in the Wiggle series. These are well organised and signed, with chip timing, food and drink stations and a few freebies to compensate for the entry cost!
Southern Sportive are another company who organise some local events.
2013 Audaxs
See here for the full list of Audaxes on the Audax UK site.
FCCC member Matt, who rides long-distance Audaxes, has written an excellent introduction document (in Word and .pdf formats), click to see the article here.
Please contact Alan if you have any ideas or suggestions for additions to this section. Information on events which may be of interest to members is posted in the forums.
KSS Air Ambulance Ride
We are holding our annual Double 100 Cycle Challenge on Sunday 23rd June 2013.
The ride will start and finish at Redhill aerodrome and the route will take in the counties of Kent, Surrey & Sussex. You will have the choice on the day which of the two distances you would prefer to do 100 miles or 100 km.
There will be feeding stations providing refreshments and lunch plus a goodie bag and medal for all finishers. We have mobile support and first aiders to look after any problems that may occur.
We have set two entry fees a sportive at £45 (no minimum sponsorship) or non sportive at £30 (£100 minimum sponsorship) to enter on line please use the following link
http://www.kssairambulance.org.uk/FundRaising/Double100CycleChallenge
We would love to see some of your member’s join us!
Local Sportives
Evans Ride-It events have been recommended by a few club members as being well organised and lower cost than some.
There are a number of Sportives in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire in the WIggle series. These are well organised and signed, with chip timing, food and drink stations and a few freebies to compensate for the entry cost!
Southern Sportive are another company who organise some local events.
Please contact Alan if you have any ideas or suggestions for additions to this section.
List of Audaxes
See here for the full list of Audaxes on the Audax UK site. For more information on riding Audaxes, see this article.
Riding an Audax
An Audax is simply an organised long distance ride, with typical distances between 50km and 1500km.
They are not races, but have to be completed at an average speed of (normally) between 15kph and 30kph. You are given a routesheet and navigate yourself – there are no marshals or route markings. There are usually a few controls - simple questions to prove you been there, or you call in at cafe/shop stops
Routes are designed by locals to avoid traffic and to see the best of the English countryside.
FCCC member Matt, who rides long-distance Audaxes, has written an excellent introduction document which is attached (in Word and .pdf formats) to the article here. Information on events which may be of interest to members is posted in the forums.
Garmin Cervelo ride out 2011
This year, two club members were invited to the annual Garmin Cervelo Ride Out in the New Forest.
Both Ross Webster and Liam Duffy have been good enough to provide us with text and photos from the day.
There are more photos in the gallery here.
