Combing my hair….

I’ve ridden a few Audaxes and enjoyed all of them, but never longer than 200 km which strikes me as quite a day out in the saddle. I’ve enjoyed the camaraderie and the opportunity to meet new cyclists, and the routes are often carefully crafted to show the best of the local countryside.

I’ve never been tempted by the longer distances and particularly not by the killer Paris – Brest – Paris, all 1200 miles of it. It’s the talk of hallucinations and fall asleep while riding along which rather put me off. To my knowledge I have only met one person who has ridden it and she struck me as slightly bonkers. But I have to say that this video did make it appear to be quite a fun experience. Love the Twin Peaks music at the night-time feed station.

The Roaches, viewed from the west

While Julia settled down to a day reading a PhD thesis, I set off for the Autumn in the Peak Audax. This is one of my favourite rides. Starting from Bamford the route wends its way west Read the rest of this entry »