Audax, excelling in self isolation

[cavebear2]

Audax single day rides without support (i.e. distances of between 200 and 400+ km) are now quite relevant in relation to the evolving global health situation. A single day ride as practiced by experienced endurance riders, where all food requirements and bike maintenance supplies are carried, with little/no contact with other people, fits the current advice for limiting group gatherings, person to person contact etc.

In summary, there's never been a better time to take part in AUDAX day brevets, once you get your head around the mental resilience required that is!

[am50em]

Not in Spain! Recreational cycling banned.

[queequeg]

I'm already registered for my 200km YRR ride this weekend. I'll be buggered if anyone tries to stop me.

This weekend is supposed to be the Fleche Opperman 24-hour ride, though I am giving that a miss because I am not quite up to that level of crazy. At this stage I am the only one doing the permanent. I decided on an early pre-sunrise start so that I can be half done the 200km by breakfast time, enjoy a nice quiet coffee in solitude then finish the rest and be back home for lunch.

There were 8 of us doing the ride the weekend just gone (in the rain), but I spent around 90% of the ride solo.

[cavebear2]

I'm already registered for my 200km YRR ride this weekend. I'll be buggered if anyone tries to stop me.

This weekend is supposed to be the Fleche Opperman 24-hour ride, though I am giving that a miss because I am not quite up to that level of crazy. At this stage I am the only one doing the permanent. I decided on an early pre-sunrise start so that I can be half done the 200km by breakfast time, enjoy a nice quiet coffee in solitude then finish the rest and be back home for lunch.

There were 8 of us doing the ride the weekend just gone (in the rain), but I spent around 90% of the ride solo.

Keep it up for the YRR - I've got 6 of them but can't see another year on the horizon for another. I'm doing a Petit Oppy of 250 km with a couple of like minded people. We only have to ride a maximum of 14 hours and sleep and eat the rest!

That's a Draconian measure taken in Spain - who thought it would be a good idea to ban recreational cycling???!!!

[Calvin27]

Sorry I can't do those distances without at least one bakery in the middle

[queequeg]

Sorry I can't do those distances without at least one bakery in the middle

There's usually multiple bakeries on these routes. Some riders take it as a challenge to see how many they can visit and still make the time cut for getting their ride homologated! I take the opposite approach and see how far I can go before having to stop. The weekend just gone was an exception because it was Gravel 150km BA and I was doing it purely for fun and not as part of my awards. Just as well, because it was awful roads, lots of rain and wind, and worse was only one food stop in the middle of nowhere (Colo Riverside, a surprisingly great spot to go, now added to my list when out that way!). A couple of the guys found a place in Lower Portland near the Ferry. It pays to ask a local apparently, because I certainly have never recalled seeing anything. Just realised it's because the cafe is on the waterfront, and I literally ride straight past it coming off the ferry.

[rolandp]

The challenge is when the ride is no longer "self isolation" and in worst case, requires hospitalisation where there may not be one available.

The above applies to all modes of transport.

It is about "flattening the curve". I'm not 100% sure enough is being done in Australia.

[queequeg]

The challenge is when the ride is no longer "self isolation" and in worst case, requires hospitalisation where there may not be one available.

The above applies to all modes of transport.

It is about "flattening the curve". I'm not 100% sure enough is being done in Australia.

I've seen Spain's argument that they have banned riding outside due to the risk of accident and needing a hospital. I find that rather amusing because they haven't asked people to stop driving, and that's the number one cause of trauma admissions to most hospitals worldwide (except maybe certain parts of the USA where it might be gunshot wounds).

[cavebear2]

I've ridden 279 brevets between 50 and 1230 kms and only had 3 accidents, 1 requiring hospitalisation. However I'm not drafting, racing or taking risks downhill and also avoiding built up areas and those with significant traffic volumes. This is easy to do in WA especially with our expanding PSP network and relatively quiet rural roads.

[hamishm]

I've ridden 150 brevets of 100-1200km and never had a crash. In the last four years I've mostly been riding permanents for YRR. I don't see any reason to suspend permanents, but Audax UK has done that apparently.

[cavebear2]

I've ridden 150 brevets of 100-1200km and never had a crash. In the last four years I've mostly been riding permanents for YRR. I don't see any reason to suspend permanents, but Audax UK has done that apparently.

+1

[ColinOldnCranky]

You want self isolation riding? I've got that sorted in spades! No-one rides that slow.

And after a decade I am still waiting forlornly for my first co-rider sitting down at the same table at the mid-ride coffee stop.

[fat and old]

The challenge is when the ride is no longer "self isolation" and in worst case, requires hospitalisation where there may not be one available.

The above applies to all modes of transport.

It is about "flattening the curve". I'm not 100% sure enough is being done in Australia.

I've seen Spain's argument that they have banned riding outside due to the risk of accident and needing a hospital. I find that rather amusing because they haven't asked people to stop driving, and that's the number one cause of trauma admissions to most hospitals worldwide (except maybe certain parts of the USA where it might be gunshot wounds).

Errr…...Spain banned recreational riding. Riding to the shops is ok. Spain also banned recreational driving. Driving to the shops is ok. May as well be accurate.