Part of the Audax UK calendar these audax events are held on a specific day. They are open to all riders; decide what is right for you and challenge your limits! Unless otherwise stated they are suitable for any type of bicycle (and variants).
Jul 2022
Plains, Trains & no more Automobiles 200
Saturday 9th: 07:00 - 21:04
Salisbury Plain, steam trains, & neolithic Avebury, Woodhenge & Stonehenge; approach on the byway with the best views and leave on the old closed main road. A rolling route with a few #wills_hills at the end for good measure!
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 211km
CLIMB: 2189m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Aug 2022
The Giant’s Tooth 500
Friday 26th: 21:00 - Sunday 28th: 09:07
Head to the Welsh coast & Llangrannog; home of Bica the Giant’s tooth! Fast valleys, remote Welsh mountains, old mining towns; it’s all there! Descend the Devil’s Staircase and climb his Elbow #wills_hills galore! Updated route for 2022.
Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, BS5 0JW
TYPE: BR
Speed: 14.3-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 500
Actual: 516km
CLIMB: 8250m
AAA: 8.25
Apex Grimpeur
Sep 2022
Slaughtered in the Cotswolds 200
Saturday 10th: 07:00 - 20:24
Time to get ‘slaughtered’ in The Cotswolds! Big hills, little hills and more #wills_hills with chocolate box villages interspersed leading you to The Slaughters. You may use my name in vain.
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 205km
CLIMB: 2728m
AAA: 2.75
Bronze Grimpeur
Granny’s Cotswolds Telegram 160
Saturday 10th: 07:45 - 20:52
Remember your granny, you are going to need it! An outing into the Cotswolds; big hills, little hills and more #wills_hills with chocolate box villages interspersed. You may use my name in vain.
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BP
Speed: 12.5-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 150
Actual: 164km
CLIMB: 2191m
AAA: 2.00
Silver Grimpeur
Nov 2022
Moonrakers & Sunseekers 300
Friday 11th: 22:00 - Saturday 12th: 18:32
Moonrakers become Sunseekers! Ride through the night under a full moon to the coast. Return via a few Dorset hills passing Glastonbury Tor, use the Strawberry Line to Bristol.
Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, BS5 0JW
TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 300
Actual: 308km
CLIMB: 2295m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Dec 2022
Levels, Lumps & Lions 200
Saturday 10th: 07:00 - 20:40
An easy winter ride with just a few #wills_hills. Cross the Somerset Levels and into Dorset. Back through Longleat and finish through the 2Tunnels & along Bristol & Bath Railway Paths.
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TYPE: BR
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 205km
CLIMB: 2060m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
The Wookies & Chewie 100
Saturday 10th: 07:30 - 18:06
An easy winter ride with just a few #wills_hills. Onto the Somerset Levels, pass through Wookey & Wookey Hole before climbing over The Mendips to Chew Lake & Magna. Finish on the Whitchurch Way Railway Path into Bristol.
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TYPE: BP
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 106km
CLIMB: 1190m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Jan 2023
Chalke & Cheese 200
Saturday 14th: 07:00 - 20:30
Day and night, fast and slow! Beautiful valleys including the Chalke with the odd hill thrown in; plus Cheddar Gorge, maybe in the dark with its looming walls. Stunning views en route, you may just see The Needles…
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 209km
CLIMB: 2450m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Feb 2023
Air Mail 200
Saturday 11th: 07:00 - 20:30
Head into The Cotswolds and fly along the its border with the Thames Plain to Chadlington & pick up the post. Return through the Thames Water Park. Easy ride with one major #wills_hills!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 202km
CLIMB: 1903m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Thames Tickler 120
Saturday 11th: 08:00 - 19:36
Head into The Cotswolds to Tickle the Thames in the Thames Water Park and lunch. Only one #wills_hills!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BP
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 119km
CLIMB: 917m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Mar 2023
Wells, Mells & Broader! 200
Saturday 11th: 07:00 - 20:30
Go broader afield for some more #wills_hills. A cathedral city, Stourhead Gardens, broad gauge transfer shed and an old rail trail are a few of the delights.
Whitehall Garden Centre, Norton Ln, Whitchurch, BS14 0BT
TYPE: BRM
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 202km
CLIMB: 2784m
AAA: 2.75
Bronze Grimpeur
Wells, Mells & Old Rail Trail 100
Saturday 11th: 09:00 - 19:30
Taking in the sights south of Bristol. Expect a few #wills_hills including King Alfred’s Tower and some beautiful countryside including a lovely gradual descent on a traffic free old rail trail
Whitehall Garden Centre, Norton Ln, Whitchurch, BS14 0BT
TYPE: BP
Speed: 10-25kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 100
Actual: 105km
CLIMB: 1610m
AAA: 1.5
Bronze Grimpeur
