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I suspect it is to do with number of available entries (DD and GE both had 400 this year) and how and where they are advertised.
Great Escape is barely an Audax apart from in name. Ditchling Devil is known by all the London clubs these days.
The ACH rides are not marketed directly to cycling clubs as such, and entries are usually capped. I suspect that Cogidubnus Marcus JB's upcoming ride will feel like an Audax and Kingston Wheelers Rowlands RAAAmble will be like a massive club run.
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I suspect it is to do with number of available entries (DD and GE both had 400 this year) and how and where they are advertised.
Paul advertises it on the Cyclosport website, where all the sportives are listed, so bound to get some entries from there, from people who wouldn't normally go to Aukweb
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Yep - my August rides (filling up very nicely if you're thinking of entering!) are not really being heavily marketed outside of the audax world.
As a first time organiser, I want to keep things relatively small and manageable; I am using commercial controls and have had discussions on numbers with them.
DD uses rather more main roads than my rides. This is not a bad thing and lends itself to a larger field. However, I personally prefer the lanes and less travelled roads, so the rides follow smaller lanes much more.
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marcusjb
fair assessment; I wonder why though.