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Peak Audax CTCCalendar of Events |
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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.
Peak Audax challenges you to earn special badges for completing the Marple Grimpeurs and a Peak Audax SR series. 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 .
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.
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Numbers of Riders at every Peak Audax Events since 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solstice, Christmas and the New 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 | ||||||||||
Winter Solstice 1 | Winter Solstice 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Solstice 1 | Summer Solstice 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Audlem/Whitegate/Budworths 2 | Audlem/Whitegate/Budworths 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hopey New Year 3 | Hopey New Year 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christmas Dinner 4 | Christmas Dinner 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing Day 4 | Boxing Day 4 | Totals | 9 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 75 | 106 | 115 | 165 | 192 | 162 | 136 | 29 | 91 | 140 | 168 | 196 | 164 | 209 | 199 | 168 | 213 | 162 | 14 | 65 | 132 | 165 | |||||||
Early Season Rides | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Eureka | Eureka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Safari | Safari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eccleshall | Eccleshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Mere 200 5 | A Mere 200 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merely a Century 5 | Merely a Century 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockport-Newport | Stockport-Newport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newport | Newport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radway | Radway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chirk | Chirk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winsford Edale Run | Winsford Edale Run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scouting Mam Tor | Scouting Mam Tor | Totals | 66 | 114 | 86 | 69 | 171 | 160 | 291 | 297 | 359 | 316 | 322 | 264 | 321 | 340 | 310 | 432 | 332 | 556 | 543 | 343 | 269 | 108 | 81 | 158 | 285 | 221 | |||||||
Wednesday 100s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Dark Peak | Dark Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid Peak | Mid Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Peak | West Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White Peak | White Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Staffs Peak | Staffs Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icecream Wensdae | Icecream Wensdae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Easter in the Peak 6 | Easter in the Peak 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Old Lead Miners | The Old Lead Miners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pendleton Super Grimpeur | Pendleton Super Grimpeur | Totals | 69 | 82 | 100 | 153 | 172 | 221 | 229 | 187 | 196 | 209 | 245 | 281 | 256 | 301 | 316 | 331 | 340 | 291 | 273 | 212 | 155 | 148 | 171 | 56 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Hermie's Imagination | Hermie's Imagination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riding in Styal | Riding in Styal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoestring/Millmeece 7 | Shoestring/Millmeece 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chumley - CTC birthday ride | Chumley - CTC birthday ride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mountains and Moelhills | Mountains and Moelhills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Horseshoe Pass 8 | Horseshoe Pass 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plains 300 | Plains 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montgomery 9 | Montgomery 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Llanfair PG | Llanfair PG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plains 400/Cottonopolis 10 | Plains 400/Cottonopolis 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Begins at Forty 10 | Life Begins at Forty 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwest/A Pair of Kirtons 11 | Northwest/A Pair of Kirtons 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambrian/Severn 12 | Cambrian/Severn 12 | Totals | 98 | 53 | 65 | 47 | 105 | 76 | 53 | 61 | 171 | 66 | 80 | 52 | 158 | 73 | 165 | 95 | 212 | 222 | 128 | 58 | 157 | 81 | 141 | 234 | 150 | ||||||||
Spring and Autumn in the Peak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Spring in the Peak | Spring in the Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The other Spring in the Peak | The other Spring in the Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yet Another Spring in the Peak | Yet Another Spring in the Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autumn in the Peak | Autumn in the Peak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ringinglow/Dark & White 13 | Ringinglow/Dark & White 13 | Totals | 7 | 16 | 29 | 83 | 147 | 30 | 98 | 113 | 99 | 160 | 92 | 81 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Don Black Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Wyddop/Bretton/Edale 100 14 | Wyddop/Bretton/Edale 100 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up n Down't'West Ridin' | Up n Down't'West Ridin' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slaidburn | Slaidburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester Loop | Manchester Loop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saddleworth-Bowland | Saddleworth-Bowland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round't'West Ridin' | Round't'West Ridin' | Totals | 39 | 14 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 54 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Perrin's Peregrinations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Lutudarum | Lutudarum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One Loop | One Loop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two Loops | Two Loops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Loops | Three Loops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venetian NightS 15 | Venetian NightS 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World's End | World's End | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Knockerdown | Knockerdown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St Lucy's | St Lucy's | Totals | 57 | 59 | 35 | 85 | 25 | 139 | 129 | 45 | 48 | 67 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darrell's Dalliances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Barely Dented | Barely Dented | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Bit Dented | A Bit Dented | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stumped and Dented | Stumped and Dented | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Bit Grim up North | A Bit Grim up North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grim up North | Grim up North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Quick Trip to the Beach | A Quick Trip to the Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trip to the Beach | Trip to the Beach | Totals | 19 | 37 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discontinued Peak Audax Events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stockport-Mow Cop | Stockport-Mow Cop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derbyshire Flash | Derbyshire Flash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leominster-Llanidloes 16 | Leominster-Llanidloes 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leominster-Machynlleth 16 | Leominster-Machynlleth 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peak District | Peak District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overton | Overton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mow Cop | Mow Cop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beeston | Beeston | Totals | 60 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 39 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Number of riders: | 233 | 288 | 303 | 277 | 543 | 593 | 859 | 969 | 1009 | 860 | 932 | 779 | 1082 | 1011 | 993 | 1232 | 1207 | 1372 | 1209 | 909 | 866 | 270 | 331 | 531 | 940 | 760 | Total Riders: | 20,358 |
Number of Peak Audax events: | 7 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 22 | Total Events: | 582 | |||||||
Riders per Event: | 33.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 24.7 | 33.0 | 37.3 | 37.4 | 34.4 | 33.3 | 25.1 | 31.8 | 33.7 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 43.1 | 59.7 | 52.6 | 43.3 | 43.3 | 90.0 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 36.2 | 34.5 | Riders/Event: | 35.0 | |||||||
Notes: ^ 1) The Winter Solstice is held on just about the shortest day of the year. As a consequence, on some occasions we have seen very few participants. The Summer Solstice has usually been a repeat of the Winter Solstice after a snow-affected winter. The 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. ^ 2) The Audlem 100 has evolved into a number of alternatives over the years from Stockport, Marple or Cheadle ... - 2001: the original Audlem 100 from Stockport was a companion event alongside the Stockport-Newport 200. - 2003: the Audlem 100 , this time from Marple, was run alongside the Marple-Newport 200 and the Radway 150. - 2004: it became the one-off Goodbye Christmas Pudding from Marple to Delamere. - 2005-2008: (I'm dreaming of a) Whitegate Xmas , a 150km companion event for the Winter Solstice 200 but discontinued because of a lack of car-parking space at the HQ. - 2021: the spirit of the original Audlem ride lives on in the Budworths 100 , created after Covid. ^ 3) 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? ^ 4) Peak Audax enjoyed Christmas Dinner in 2002 and 2003 at their, at the time, regular start/finish venue, following a 50km Audax ride. The rides in 2004-2009 were 50km events as part of Sheila Simpson's mini-tour in York, along with the Boxing Day 100s. ^ 5) The Mere 200 and Mere 150 were Peak Audax events from Cheadle but we passed these over to North Cheshire Clarion after 2017. The 150km ride was originally a 100km ride from Stockport which we ran in 2000 and 2001. It was turned into a 150km from Cheadle in 2004. ^ 6) We have used a variety of our rides for the 'Easter in the Peak' , the hilly alternative to the Icecream Wensdae - 2000: the Mow Cop 100 from Stockport (actually that wasn't an Easter event) - 2009: the Cheshire Peak , a ride based on the Mow Cop - 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. ^ 7) 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. ^ 8) The Horseshoe Pass has been resurrected in 2024. It had previously been put on by Weaver Valley 2001-2009 and Congleton CC in 2010-2017 by Peak Audax members. ^ 9) 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. ^ 10) In 2016, instead of it's 'regular' 400, Peak Audax ran the National 400 from Biggin. This was a prestigious event which moved around the country, originally a CTC event, with plenty of TLC at the controls. 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. The Cottonopolis is a new 400 starting in 2024. ^ 11) The Northwest 500 was a one-off ride to mark the Millennium in 2001. The Northwest 600 was another one-off additional 600 to help with PBP qualification in 2003. The Pair of Kirtons is an unrelated 600, first set up as To Holland & Back as an additional 600 to help with PBP qualification in 2011 but it has since become a regular feature. ^ 12) The Cambrian 600 was a regular event from 2000 to 2012. John Perrin adapted it into the The Steps to Severn 600 from 2014. ^ 13) 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. ^ 14) The Don's 100km ride has existed in a variety of formats. - 2003 - 2006: the Wyddop 100 (sometimes under the name 'Trawden 100' or 'Wycoller 100') - 2009 & 2012: the Edale 100 - 2010 & 2013: the Bretton 100 - 2014: the Wyddop 100 - 2015: a variation of the Edale 100 as a memorial to Don, whom we lost the previous May. The ride finished at Stalybridge Station bar to toast a fondly remembered friend. Don's rides live on as the Saddleworth Clarion Audax rides from Denshaw, which we encourage Peak Audax members to support. ^ 15) 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. ^ 16) 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. |