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Calendar of Events

2025 From Events km AAA
Sun 26 Jan Cheadle  2  Newport 200
Sat 15 Feb Stockport beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sat 08 Mar Hope  1  Spring in the Peak 106 2
Sun 09 Mar Winsford  2  Scouting Mam Tor 200 2¼
  〃   〃     〃   〃   1½ Edale Run 167 2¼
Sat 15 Mar Altrincham beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sun 23 Mar Poynton  2  Chirk 200
  〃   〃     〃   〃   1½ Millmeece Century 162
  〃   〃     〃   〃    1  Budworths 115
  〃   〃     〃   〃    ½  Hermie's Imagination 58
Sun 06 Apr  tbc  Bijou  ½  AGM / Riding in Styal 55
Sat 12 Apr Poynton  3  Plains 310
Sun 13 Apr Longridge  2  Candy Floss and Icecream 207 2
Sat 19 Apr Bramhall beginCycling UK social ride NA
Wed 23 Apr Marple  1  An Icecream Wensdae 109
  〃   〃     〃   〃    1  East Peak & Winnats 108 2¼
Sat 26 Apr Caton  2  Stumped and Dented 202 3¼
  〃   〃     〃   〃    1  Barely Dented 103
Sat 10 May Whalley  2  It's Grim up North 207 4¼
  〃   〃     〃   〃    1  It's a Bit Grim up North 100 1¾
Sat 17 May Irlam beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sun 18 May  tbc  Bijou  2  Eccleshall 209
Sat 24 May Poynton  4  Llanfair PG 407
Sat 14 Jun Guide Bridge beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sun 22 Jun Marple  2  Summer Solstice 206
Sat 28 Jun  tbc  Whalley  3  A Trip to the Beach 300 5
  〃   〃    tbc    〃   〃    2  Quick Trip to Beach 200 3¼
Sat 05 Jul Poynton  6  A Pair of Kirtons 605
Sun 06 Jul Denshaw  2  Bowland 200
  〃   〃     〃   〃    2  Widdop 200
Sat 19 Jul  tbc  Horwich  4  The Cottonopolis 400 421 7
Sat 19 Jul Hazel Grove beginCycling UK social ride NA
Wed 23 Jul  tbc  Marple  1  Dark Peak 106 2
Wed 30 Jul  tbc  Marple  1  Mid Peak 106 2¼
Sun 03 Aug London beginLondon Edinburgh London 1540
Wed 13 Aug  tbc  Marple  1  West Peak 103 2¼
Sat 16 Aug Altrincham beginCycling UK social ride NA
Wed 20 Aug  tbc  Marple  1  White Peak 103 2¼
Sun 24 Aug  tbc  Caton  2  The Bowland Double Cross 202 3½
  〃   〃    tbc    〃   〃    1  The Bowland Single Cross 108 1¾
Wed 27 Aug Marple  1  Staffs Peak 110 2¾
Sat 13 Sep  tbc  Lancaster  2  The Pendle Witch Trial 200 4
  〃   〃    tbc    〃   〃    1  A Bit of a Trial 100 2
Sat 20 Sep  tbc  Poynton  2  Mountains and Moelhills 210
Sat 27 Sep Irlam beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sun 12 Oct Diggle beginBeard Cup Hill Climb
Sat 18 Oct Rose Hill beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sun 19 Oct  tbc  Horton near Leek  2  Horseshoe Pass 200
Sun 09 Nov  tbc  Cheadle  2  Eureka! 213
Sat 15 Nov Guide Bridge beginCycling UK social ride NA
Sat 20 Dec Glossop beginCycling UK social ride NA


Our rides are open to all cyclists, and you do not have to be a member of Peak Audax in order to take part in the rides. Members of Audax UK and Cycling UK enter these events at the Members' Rate. Non-members are also very welcome too but there is a supplement to the Entry Fee of £3.00 which gives you temporary membership of Audax UK for the duration of the event, which means that if you are a UK resident, you will have 3rd party insurance for the duration of the event.

We've been putting Peak Audax events for over 30 years, see the list below although we only have computer records from 1999. There is a hugh variety of ride, from short 50km introductory rides to a full Super Randonneur series of 200km, 300, 400 and 600km. They can be relatively flat, or extremely lumpy, extending into the Peak District or over the Cheshire Plain, even reaching Wales in opccasion.

At Peak Audax, we challenge you to earn special badges for completing the Marple Grimpeurs , the Peak Audax SR series , and the new PARTY series (from 1st January 2025).

* If you can complete the 5 Wednesday 100s from Marple in the same season you are entitled to claim inclusion in the Marple Grimpeur Roll of Honour .

* Anyone who has successfully completed a Peak Audax 200, 300, 400 and 600, all in the same season, is similarly included in the Peak Audax Super Randonneur Roll of Honour .

* Once you have completed 12 Peak Audax rides (Calendar events or Perms), one in each of 12 consecutive calendar months, you qualify for inclusion in the Peak Audax Round the Year .





An autumn ride

Time for a quick brew before the ride


Numbers of Riders at every Peak Audax Events since 1999 1

 
Super Randonnees (300s, 400s, 500s, 600s) PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
600s/500s 3 600s/500s 3
400s 5 400s 5
300s 7 300s 7
Totals 143 49 65 47 105 48 53 61 171 66 80 52 158 73 165 95 212 189 128 58 157     141 188 161    
 
Solstice, Christmas and the New Year PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Winter Solstice 8 Winter Solstice 8
Summer Solstice 8 Summer Solstice 8
Audlem/Whitegate/Budworths 9 Audlem/Whitegate/Budworths 9
Hopey New Year 10 Hopey New Year 10
Christmas Dinner 11 Christmas Dinner 11
Boxing Day 11 Boxing Day 11
Totals 9 8 18 61 75 106 105 165 192 162 112 29 91 140 168 196 164 209 199 168 213 162 14 65 132 165 50  
 
Early Season Rides PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Eureka Eureka
Eccleshall Eccleshall
A Mere 200 12 A Mere 200 12
Newport 200 Newport 200
Chirk 200 Chirk 200
Scouting Mam Tor Scouting Mam Tor
Cheshire Safari Cheshire Safari
Merely a Century 12 Merely a Century 12
Radway 150 Radway 150
Edale Run Edale Run
Totals 66 114 86 69 171 160 291 297 359 316 346 264 321 340 310 432 332 556 543 343 269 108 81 158 285 268    
 
Peak District 100s PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Dark Peak Dark Peak
Mid Peak Mid Peak
West Peak West Peak
White Peak White Peak
Staffordshire Peak Staffordshire Peak
Easter in the Peak 13 Easter in the Peak 13
An Icecream Wensdae 13 An Icecream Wensdae 13
Mow Cop/Pendleton/Lead Miners Mow Cop/Pendleton/Lead Miners
Spring in the Peak Spring in the Peak
Autumn in the Peak Autumn in the Peak
Totals   77 96 100 153 201 304 376 217 294 322 331 431 348 301 316 331 340 291 273 212   155 237 252 383    
 
Miscellaneous PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
A Quick Trip to the Beach A Quick Trip to the Beach
Stumped and Dented Stumped and Dented
A Bit Dented A Bit Dented
Barely Dented Barely Dented
Grim up North Grim up North
A Bit Grim up North A Bit Grim up North
Candy Floss & Icecream Candy Floss & Icecream
A Bit of Candy Floss A Bit of Candy Floss
Bowland Double Cross Bowland Double Cross
Bowland Single Cross Bowland Single Cross
Mountains and Moelhill Mountains and Moelhill
Horseshoe Pass 14 Horseshoe Pass 14
Shoestring/Millmeece 15 Shoestring/Millmeece 15
Chumley/Hermie's Imagination Chumley/Hermie's Imagination
Riding in Styal Riding in Styal
Totals   4       28                                 81 19 83 281    
 
Denshaw Rides PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Denshaw 100s 16 Denshaw 100s 16
Denshaw 150s 16 Denshaw 150s 16
Denshaw 200s 16 Denshaw 200s 16
Totals         39 14 13 31 27 22 15 31 36 25 24 54 118 61                    
 
Broken Cross Rides PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Lutudarum Lutudarum
Three Loops Three Loops
Two Loops Two Loops
One Loop One Loop
Venetian Nights 17 Venetian Nights 17
World's End World's End
Knockerdown Knockerdown
St Lucy's St Lucy's
Life Biggins at Forty 18 Life Biggins at Forty 18
Totals                     57 59 35 85 25 139 129 78 48 67 15              
 
Discontinued Peak Audax Events PBP years 2
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 non-PBP years 2
Leominster-Llanidloes 19 Leominster-Llanidloes 19
Leominster-Machynlleth 19 Leominster-Machynlleth 19
Peak District 200 Peak District 200
Overton 200 Overton 200
Mow Cop 200 Mow Cop 200
Beeston 200 Beeston 200
Ringinglow/Dark & White 20 Ringinglow/Dark & White 20
Totals 60 36 38     36 58 39 43     13 10                              
 
Total number of Riders at all Peak Audax Events by Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Number of riders: 278 288 303 277 543 593 824 969 1009 860 932 779 1082 1011 993 1232 1286 1433 1209 909 866 270 331 620 940 1258 50 * Total Riders: 21,145
Number of Peak Audax events: 8 20 21 13 21 24 24 26 27 25 28 31 34 30 26 31 31 25 23 21 20 3 10 17 26 39 1 * Total Events: 605*            
Riders per Event: 34.8 14.4 14.4 21.3 25.9 24.7 34.3 37.3 37.4 34.4 33.3 25.1 31.8 33.7 38.2 39.7 41.5 57.3 52.6 43.3 43.3 90.0 33.1 36.5 36.2 32.3 50.0 ? Riders/Event: NaN  

Notes:


^ 1) Peak Audax was running events before 1999 but we don't have computer lists of validated riders from before 1999.


^ 2) PBP is held every 4 years (the next one is 2027) and can lead to increased interest in the qualifying events.


^ 3) The Cambrian 600 was a regular event from 2000 to 2012. John Perrin adapted it into the The Three Steps to Severn 600 from 2014.


^ 4) The Northwest 500 from Burton in Kendall was a one-off ride to mark the Millennium in 2001.
The Northwest 600 from Charnock Richard was an additional 600 to help with PBP qualification in 1999 and 2003.
The Pair of Kirtons from Poynton started as an additional PBP qualifier for 2011 as 'To Holland & Back'.


^ 5) The Cottonopolis was a new hilly 400 starting in 2024.


^ 6) In 2016, instead of the regular Llanfair PG 400 , Peak Audax ran the National 400 from Biggin. This was originally a CTC event, with plenty of TLC at the controls, and organised annually from different parts of the UK. Unfortunately, very few cycling clubs were able to continue the event, and the concept of a National 400 now seems to be dead.
We also held the companion event, Life begins at Forty to mark AUK's 40th anniversary.


^ 7) The Montgomery 300 rides were run in 2011 and 2012 as Calendar versions of the Perm. This is now run by North Cheshire Clarion.
From 2023 we have a new 300, a Trip to the Beach.


^ 8) The Winter Solstice is held on just about the shortest day of the year. As a consequence, we have seen very few participants on some occasions.
The Summer Solstice has usually been a repeat of the Winter Solstice after a snow-affected winter while 2022 edition was to replace the Winter Solstice cancelled because of Covid.
The 2012 event was a one-off 300 on the (more or less) longest day of the year.


^ 9) The Audlem 100 has evolved over the years with starts from from Stockport, Marple or Poynton ...
   - 2001: the original Audlem 100 from Stockport was a companion event alongside the Stockport-Newport 200.
   - 2003: this time the Audlem 100 , started from Marple along with the Marple-Newport 200 and the Radway 150.
   - 2004: the Goodbye Christmas Pudding was a one-off ride from Marple to Delamere. There was also a 'Peak' version (see Hopey New Year).
   - 2005-2008: we created the (I'm dreaming of a) Whitegate Xmas , a 120km companion event for the Winter Solstice 200 but was discontinued because of a lack of car-parking at the HQ.
   - 2021: the spirit of the original Audlem ride lives on in the Budworths 100 , created after Covid.


^ 10) The Goodbye Christmas Pudding was a long-standing event from the Doncaster area. When this failed to happen in 2004, Peak Audax put on a pair of rides from Marple, with a flat route across Cheshire to Delamere Forest, and a hilly alternative through the Peak District to Carsington Water. The hilly version became the Hopey New Year in 2005 and has become our must popular ride in terms of participants. A hilly ride in early January, who would have thought?


^ 11) Peak Audax enjoyed Christmas Dinner in 2002 and 2003 at was, at the time, their regular start/finish venue, after a 50km Audax ride.
The rides betweeen 2004 and 2009 were 50km events as part of Sheila Simpson's mini-tour in York, along with the Boxing Day 100s.


^ 12) The Mere 200 and Mere 150 were Peak Audax events from Cheadle but we passed these over to North Cheshire Clarion after 2017.
The 150 evolved from a ride from Stockport to Delamere which we ran until 2001.


^ 13) We have used a variety of hilly rides for the Wednesday during the Easter school holidays:
   - 2000: the Mow Cop 100 was a precursor event from Stockport (although not ridden on a Wednesday, nor at Easter)
   - 2009: the Cheshire Peak , an adaptation of that 2000 Stockport Mow Cop ride, now starting in Marple
   - 2010-2015 the Monyash Peak
   - 2016-2017 the Goyt Peak
   - 2018-2019 the Monyash Peak again
   - 2023-2024 the Winnats Peak a new ride created after Covid-19
   In addition, since 2010 we have also run the flat-ish Icecream Wednesday


^ 14) The Horseshoe Pass has been resurrected in 2024. It had previously been put on by Weaver Valley 2001-2009, and the Congleton CC in 2010-2017, but by Peak Audax members.


^ 15) We ran the Shoestring 200 from Cheadle in 2000. The Millmeece was created in 2021 as part of our return-to-business after Covid-19.


^ 16) Don Black ran his events in 2003 until his untimely death in 2014. They were carried on as the Saddleworth Clarion Audax rides, which many Peak Audax members continued to support. They are back as Peak Audax rides from 2024.
- The 100 has a variety of formats: the Wyddop 100 (sometimes under the name 'Trawden 100' or 'Wycoller 100'), the Edale 100 (which we also ran in 2015 in memory of Don, or the Bretton 100
- The 200 has been run as either the Bowland 200 , Roun' Wes' Ridin' 200 or the Manchester Loop 200


^ 17) John Perrin retired from organising Peak Audax events in 2019. Some of his rides, including the Venetian Nights , have been taken on by Four Corners Cycle Club.


^ 18) Alongside the National 400 , we also held the companion event, Life begins at Forty to mark AUK's 40th anniversary.


^ 19) The Leominster rides were launched by Sheila Simpson as part of her CTC Easter weekend. The rides are no longer Peak Audax events but are still run by Hereford and District Wheelers.


^ 20) The Ringinglow 200 was a ride from Stockport into the Peak District in 2000-2001.
We put on the Dark & White Peak Perm as a Calendar event on 2010 and 2011 starting from Bamford.