Audax rides

Think it's every other year and it was 2022 so you might have to wait. They're running the Isole 6+6 but we're not doing that now as it didn't leave much time for 7 Serpents

@Klar won! Congrats. Did @hippy win as well?

Ahh - do you mean every other year?

I might look at some of the French mountain audaxes if it's not running in 2023...

I think we got it yeah.

Yes. Soz. Every OTHER year. #jetlagz

What other dumb audax shit can I do now?

I think there's an award for 10x SR Series or something? That's one I want to get.

Thanks YAL and Fussballclub.

Fixed SR is next on the list. If it all goes well I might try PBP fixed but lets see.

Yes that's the Ultra Randonneur patch... I've got 7 left to do for that one : /

There's also the international SR which might be a fun one, you do your 200/300/400/600 in different countries. I'd like to try that only using ferries...

I saw that ISR thing but thought that 4 x different countries was a bit too much logistics when I can just do the rides. Actually, if I've done a ride in Scotland, Wales, England and then Italy or France then presumably I've already done an ISR by default, no?

"To become an International Super Randonneur, you need to complete a Super Randonneur series (i.e. 200, 300, 400 amd 600km) under the Randonneur Mondiaux code. Each ride must be in a different country. This can be done over any period of time. Elevated ISR awards are also recognised, for rides on different continents and of more than the minimum distance, for instance a rider completing three 600km rides in different countries in Europe and one 1000km in North America would be designated a 2 Continents International Super Randonneur 600."

So, it's maybe because the events are not "Randonneur Mondiaux" and I've not applied but I've effectively done it already.

There are some nice looking Dutch and Belgian audaxes, some starting and finishing pretty near ferries [+ breweries], that look quite appealing, for something different and logistically fairly easy. There are threads on YACF.

I might look at some of the French mountain audaxes if it's not running in 2023...

Do report back on what there is. I've always wanted to do Mille de Sud but never got round to it, and timing doesn't work this year - but there are probably others.

Cool - well done. When is it official?

England, Scotland et al don’t count as different countries because their brevets are all validated by AUK. The four BRM or LRM brevets need to be homologated via different national organisations.

The easiest/ least-carbon-intensive ISR might be a BRM SR via AUK, Audax Ireland, France and Netherlands. The gold standard is 4 x 1200+ brevets, each done on different continents. I’ve got one of those, back when I travelled more for work. There is no time limit to complete the four rides and you can apply with historical rides.

Ta. Problem with those two countries is that I've ridden around both of them already and I'm running out of Belgian beers that I've not tried :)

The ISR just seems like extra paperwork for something I already do so isn't particularly appealing. I need awards/goals to encourage me to ride, not more admin.

Ultra is 1 per year, so I can't stack them and get it any quicker "Established in 1998 for those who complete 10 Super Randonneur series. Only one series per year counts, and the series do not have to be consecutive."

No idea. When is it usually made official? King Charles pops in soon and offers us a big manor house somewhere, right?

The gold standard is 4 x 1200+ brevets, each done on different continents. I’ve got one of those, back when I travelled more for work. There is no time limit to complete the four rides and you can apply with historical rides.

This sounds more interesting. Something without a time limit on it, but would encourage me to think about doing a 1200k when I'm in another country/continent. Presume it would need to be an official event though so going to be tricky to just "bump into" a 1200k event while I'm in a particular place.

I just got back from Oz ffs - should've done a 1200 while there.

Currently the only 1200s I've only done are PBP and ALPI4000. If I did another two I could apply for an ISR (but not the multi-continent one)?

The Ultra SR big-hitters are past 30.
http://www.aukweb.net/results/fame/ur/

Yeah, but with it being limited to 1 per year that just means "old".

Now, if I could do multiple SRs per year to catch up and top the table, THAT would be a goal.

Sounds like a plan to me, hippy. Just pick up 1200s as convenient around other plans. I adjusted the dates of trips to make sure I could knock over a 1200 at the start or finish of a trip. Good fun on borrowed or hired bikes.
https://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/36-ISR.html?langue=EN

USA would be relatively easy.
Had a lovely time but I really hate flying to Oz.
I wonder what the closest Asian event is?
Antarctica I guess doesn't have too many 1200s

Closest Asian brevets are in Israel. South Africa is about the only option in Africa. Only a couple of countries regularly did brevets in South America a few years back, Brazil and Colombia from memory. There might be a couple more options there now.

Was looking for 1200s and found a lot of 600s instead. Interesting..
https://www.superrandonnees.org/history-of-sr

This looks interestinger
https://www.superrandonnees.org/sr-in-france/routes/desert

2021: Opening of the SR du Désert (route created by Sophie Matter), the first French SR with unpaved roads. It is located in a sparsely populated area, that stretches between Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes de Haute-Provence. It includes 210 km of dirt roads, and uses about twenty unpaved passes.

@Klar Congrats!

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