Welcome to Danial's cycling pages!
Here you'll find information about all the audax events I'll be organising in 2008. Following a successful 2007, I'll be running Autumn in the Peak again in September, a hilly 120km ride through some of the best bits of the Peak District south of Edale. But before then, there's the 230km Midlander Grimpeur, and the epic 313km Midlander Super Grimpeur.
There's also a list of routes to ride anytime, across the United Kingdom as well as The Alpine Star, three great rides starting in Andermatt in Switzerland.
You'll also find an ever-growing list of gps files to download, to help you plan your riding.
Have a great ride!
25 February 2008
Midlander Super Grimpeur routesheets now online
Oh boy has it been a tough few weekends! I've taken advantage of the recent mild weather, and managed to ride round both the Midlander Super Grimpeur 300km and Midlander Grimpeur 230km routes.
It's slow going when you have to keep stopping to take notes, but the routes are now complete, and you can download copies of them here. Entry to the Midlander Super Grimpeur 313km is just £6, and the Midlander Grimpeur 230km is a bargain £5.
10 February 2008
New GPS routes added!
I've added some more routes to my database of GPS files. These are available here in both gpx and Memory Map mmo format.
25 January 2008
Audax GPS routes
I've ridden a lot of Audax permanent rides lately, and I like to record the route I take on my GPS. These records are now available here.
Thanks also to those of you who have contributed routes. If you have a gps file of an audax route you'd like to share, drop me a line and I'll be sure to post it.
My Audax events
I'm organising several rides for Audax UK in 2008.
The Midlander Super Grimpeur 300km
Saturday 28th June 2008
Starting from Birmingham, travel the length of the Peak District in a day - twice.
Click here for more details.
The Midlander Grimpeur 200km
Saturday 28th June 2008
Follow the riders of the 300 to Uttoxeter and Longnor, then enjoy great climbs at Crowdecote, Tideswell Dale, and Abney Moor before returning home via Ashbourne.
Click here for more details.
Sunday 21st September 2008
A hilly and scenic ride, starting from Hope, Derbyshire, on some of the best roads in the Peak District. Great views and excellent cafes. We're going round in the opposite direction in 2008 , giving you Autumn Peak regulars some new challenges to get stuck into! Click here to find out more
Audax permanent rides
The Midlands Mesh
Start and finish at any of the 123 controls that make up the Mesh, or indeed any point of your choice. Add together the distances given between your start/finish points and the the controls to make up your distance. Please see the link below for more details and a map of the mesh. The route between the controls is up to you! Click here for more details
The Alpine Star
The Alpine Star is a series of three permanent rides, each starting and finishing in Andermatt in central Switzerland, and each taking in three major climbs. Each loop counts as one separate permanent ride. However anyone completing all three loops, in any order, may claim a commemorative ‘Alpine Star’ cloth badge, free of charge, from me. Find out more
LINKS
Audax UK The premier long distance cyclists' association in the UK
Aukadia Lots of photos from the Alpine Star
Beacon Road Cycling Club My Birmingham club
Peak Audax My Manchester club
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