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TonyCarrigan
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Thinking of doing a couple of audaxes next year, anyone else interested? I've listed all the Scottish ones below.
120 04 Jan Kirkburn, nr Peebles Wapinschaw (Tracing the Kirkburn Camel)
100 14 Feb Old Town Hall, Musselburgh Musselburgh RCC 21st. Tour of East Lothian
200 07 Mar Rosewell, S of Edinburgh Dave Harris Memorial
100 09 Mar Lochside Leisure Centre, Forfar Scone the Flat Way
100 21 Mar Hawick Allan Ainslie Memorial - Tibetan Tour
200 28 Mar Dalmeny, nr South Queensferry The Canny Man's
100 30 Mar Lochside Leisure Centre, Forfar Glen Isla
200 18 Apr Galashiels Moffat Toffee 200
150 24 Apr Forfar Pitlochry 150
100 24 Apr Lochside Leisure Centre, Forfar Scone the Flat Way
100 25 Apr Lochside Leisure Centre, Forfar Glen Isla
400 08 May Dalmeny, nr South Queensferry Berwick & Beattock
200 23 May Forfar Deeside Loop
110 23 May Forfar Howe of the Mearns
300 29 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Durness Duress
100 29 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Pictish Trail
200 30 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Cromarty Cruise
50 30 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Nigg Hill
300 05 Jun Kirriemuir The Snow Roads
600 12 Jun Corstorphine, Edinburgh Only For Softies
200 26 Jun Bishopton, Renfrewshire A Fyne Cowal
300 10 Jul Galashiels Reiver Fever
400 07 Aug Galashiels Nae Bother to Us 400
200 15 Aug Forfar Pitlochry 200
100 15 Aug Forfar Lethnot and Lunan
200 28 Aug Newtonmore Forres Foray
100 28 Aug Newtonmore Grantown Gallop
82 29 Aug Newtonmore Garten Treasure Hunt
80 29 Aug Newtonmore The Gaick (off-road)
200 09 Sep Galashiels Aaron Aardvark's Thursday Skive
160 19 Sep Dalmeny, nr Edinburgh Three Glens Explorer
200 17 Oct Galashiels Etal-u-Can
I may also do the Tearfund sportive again - since the food is so good and all the money goes to charity. The Tearfund is on 1st May this year:
http://www.drumlanrigchallenge.btik.com/
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Billy Mac
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:56 pm Post subject: Audax |
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Tony
Not certain about the Audax list planning a few sporttives and defo doing the tearfund as i have heard the food stop is worth the entry
Billy 
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Ironman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Iam planing to do the one's listed 
some of them clash with climbing dates so if the weather is cold and good will be climbing.
200 07 Mar Rosewell, S of Edinburgh Dave Harris Memorial
200 18 Apr Galashiels Moffat Toffee 200
400 08 May Dalmeny, nr South Queensferry Berwick & Beattock
300 29 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Durness Duress
200 30 May Portmahomack, nr Tain Cromarty Cruise
600 12 Jun Corstorphine, Edinburgh Only For Softies
200 26 Jun Bishopton, Renfrewshire A Fyne Cowal
400 07 Aug Galashiels Nae Bother to Us 400
Ps i have hear a rumour that if you are planing to do the PBP in 2011 it would be to your benifit to do asmany BRM events this year espeshaly if you are a first timer.
Campbell
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Colin H
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Have noticed that a few wheelers have posted elsewhere querying the sense of paying £30 odd for the privelage of riding a Sportive when you cold quite realistically just turn up and ride at any other time.
My own experience (Radar Ride 2009) was pleasant enough however short of marshalling what is the real benefit of paying your money? Feed stations maybe but whilst well stocked in the first visit the feed station second time around was empty....... As for the marshalling with todays sat nav technology the chances of getting lost are pretty minimal.
Obviously the charitable ones deserve consideration (I' am thinking Drumlanrig and the Braveheart) as the monies can be accounted for with good reason.
Based on these comments I was wondering wether a monthly club away day was something that might be of interest?????? Routes could be based on club members recomendations or even follow existing Sportive Routes (most Sportive Roads tend to be traffic free after all). I' am sure that there are enough of us that have vehicles and carriers good enough for at least 2 -3 bikes and with a small donation for fuel from each passenger the travel could be kept relatively cost neutral.
Just a thought......
Colin
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Kenny MacDonald
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I vote for away days to Skye 
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Jannza
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kev habbick
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I,m up for that colin and i have space in the car for at least 2.
Look,s like i might have to start riding my bike again though 
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Billy Mac
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject: Audax |
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Colin
Great idea, what about Arran for your first one
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Colin H
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Wot have I got myself involved in now!!!!!!!!
That's what I get for opening my big gob I suppose 
With the reliabilities on during February and the Don Smith the first weekend of March, I was thinking of the first weekend in April for our initial outing.
I had a few routes in mind (including Arran but also the Cairngorms, Borders- Dennis usually supplies the details for a ride in this area, visiting our club president on Skye, Tony's proposed route from last year down Ayrshire way etc) but am open to suggestions. As mentioned before we could also ride the routes of the organised Sportives on different days. The route of the Etap Caledonia would be one I would be personally interested in.
Could also be an idea to look at running them in a similar format to the reliabilities with 2 or 3 groups depending on interest departing at different times to allow for abilities/ interests or following varied distances (this is all getting a bit complicated now  ).
Colin
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Darryl Gunson
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Great idea Colin. I'll be up for a few of these 
Cheers
Darryl
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TonyCarrigan
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Kenny Christie
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It would be great to do some of the sportive routes and some of the longer rides that seem to be in the planning. An excellent idea. I have a spare seat/ bike rack Im very much looking forward to them.
I have entered the Tour of East Lothian in the meantime and have managed to grow a pretty impressive beard in the interim period. I want to look the part you see
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TonyCarrigan
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One thing I would like to point out - remember you can take advantage of the audax calendar for these "awaydays". Benefits of doing an audax: you get a tried and tested route (normally very scenic) with a detailed "route card" with suitable cyclist-friendly cafe stops already arranged (and parking at the start/finish). All of this would save quite a lot of organisational effort - and the entry fee is typically only a fiver or so. Plus you get to meet people from outside the club - in a sociable context.
I think a curry or pub night might be in order - for planning purposes
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TonyCarrigan
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Have signed up for Musselburgh RCC Brevet Populaire this Sunday - Kenny Christie going along as well I think.
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