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Audax UK is the world's largest long distance cycling club, and the validating body for Audax/Randonneuring in the United Kingdom This account promotes events Visit www.audax.uk for audacious enlightenment

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Nov 4

The spirit of long distance cycling is audacious - chapeau to all whose adventures take them beyond the horizon. A calendar of events can be found here: www.audax.uk/choose-a-rid...
#Cycling #Audax #Randonneur #AUK

Calendar Events| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · 21d

Lol

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PC @pcorfe.bsky.social · Sep 6

Pace has picked up from Hay to here🚴🏼💨🥳👍 @audaxuk.bsky.social

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PC @pcorfe.bsky.social · Sep 6

Job done👍 Headwinds from Hay made it very hard going💨💨🚴🏼👍
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Owen @owenaudax.bsky.social · 26d

Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R.
214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed.

05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 21d

Audax cyclists have this too, but it measures in km. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock

They located this key area of function by recording the brain activity of running rats.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Aug 22

"London Edinburgh London 2025 must have been the best ‘cancelled’ ride in the history of cycling. Quickly relabeled “London Floris London”, it was a mass application of the principle that “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
#LEL25 #LEL2025 #Randonneur #Cycling #Audax #CyclingStories

Olaf Storbeck @olafstorbeck.ft.com · Aug 22

My account of London Edinburgh London 2025 - the best 'cancelled' bike ride in the history of cycling: cycling-intelligence.com/2025/08/21/w...

Why LEL 2025 was the best ‘cancelled’ Audax in the history of cycling

When I checked my iPhone on Monday morning after just two hours of sleep, I thought the weather app had frozen. The wind maps for both Monday and Tuesday seemed identical: a solid mass of red and a…

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · Jul 24

👀 Coming this August… a new long-distance cycling route awaits!

Expect stunning views, historic trails, charming villages, well-timed stops for coffee and cake. Filming location for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang… 🎬

⬇️ Can you guess where?

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Nov 4

Calendar Events| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Aug 8

Also a shout out for Aidan Hedley (VC167) who also completed the route, albeit one week earlier as a solo "Helper Ride". His name would have been recorded among the finishers too.

Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Aug 8

ITV covered the LEL/Storm Floris situation:
"ITV Border reporter caught up with Ian McBride as he reached the checkpoint at Brampton in Cumbria."
#LEL25 #LEL2025
www.itv.com/news/border/...

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Aug 5

Henri Desgrange, the founder of the Tour de France, dreamed of a race so challenging that only one rider would finish. Thanks to Storm Floris, this year's London-Edinburgh-London audax may attain this dubious accolade. #lel2025

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Sir Balthazar Wobbly @sirwobbly.bsky.social · Aug 6

It seems the event has officially been renamed.

#LEL2025

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Graeme Holdsworth 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · Aug 4

As you cycle back, the peloton should grow in number... a party peloton on the return. That'd be awesome! 🎉🚴🎉🚴‍♀️🎉🥰

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Audax UK @audaxuk.bsky.social · Aug 4

UPDATE 19:30 MONDAY

From tomorrow morning, we're asking you to start the Southward journey. The weather still looks challenging and we are not confident we can declare the northbound route safe. Our southbound controls will be open to welcome you and look after you.
#LEL2025 #LEL25

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UPDATE 19:30 MONDAY

Continuing weather uncertainty means we have reached a decision point. We are inviting riders to join us on the Southern Route from tomorrow morning.

If you don't wish to follow the southern route now and decide to travel home now, please let your controller know.

London Edinburgh London attracts adventurous riders from around the world - thank you for being part of it.

Sadly, this year, the adventure is going to have to be a little briefer than before. From tomorrow morning, we're asking you to start the Southward journey from wherever you are. Our southbound controls will be open to welcome you and look after you. The weather still looks challenging and we are not confident we can declare the northbound route safe in time for the ride to continue to work for riders and the helpers who have made plans around the event. People have jobs to get back to and flights to catch.

By deciding to pull the plug now we can support the amazing people who ride with the amazing people who help. There will still be a challenging ride homeward. The flat lands of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire will provide a test for audacious souls and people will need to work together to get home.

Riders are being invited to stay until the morning in their current positions. This will give us time to reposition teams and materials to support you and ensure that you still have a great ride. In a couple of places we will need to bring in staff earlier than planned so we'll need to manage that.

If you decide to make your own way home, please help us by telling your control that you are going. That will help us with planning and organisation. We'll communicate more information later for people planning on heading south.

We're sorry that the weather has beaten us this time but rider safety is paramount and cannot be compromised. We're looking forward to you joining us again in the future. Thank you for your understanding, support and company.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · Aug 4

Go anywhere nice for that week off in August, Dave?

Aye. I spent a few days at an austere retreat, where we took regular cold showers, ate experimental cuisine, and the beds were hard. Managed to top up my tan though.

#LEL2025

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Graeme Holdsworth 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · Aug 4

None of this is breaking news to dot watchers - I've been crashed asleep since finishing my volunteering shifts. Looking at where tracked riders are paused:
Hawick 7
Brampton 20
Mickleton 58
Richmond 258
Malton 144
Hessle 25
..if this translates to all riders, Richmond could be chaos!

View of rider tracker page showing where tracked riders are waiting - as per main body skeet.

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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · Aug 4

"Blown right across road multiple times": London–Edinburgh–London ultra cycling event suspended due to "really treacherous" Storm Floris conditions

Riders told once they reach next control checkpoint they must stay put or face disqualification, as 100mph gusts hit Scotland

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · Aug 4

London-Edinburgh-London update at 15:30 Monday

MESSAGE TO RIDERS
*** UPDATE MONDAY 1530 ***
Thank you to everyone for their help, good humour and understanding whilst we pause LEL.
We will keep the pause in place for at least another four hours and will update you all again at 1930.

#LEL2025

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Steve Bryce @stevebryce.bsky.social · Aug 4

#LEL2025

road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · Aug 4

"Blown right across road multiple times": London–Edinburgh–London ultra cycling event suspended due to "really treacherous" Storm Floris conditions

Riders told once they reach next control checkpoint they must stay put or face disqualification, as 100mph gusts hit Scotland

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Dan Birchett @dbirchett.bsky.social · Aug 4

Three night shifts done (all overtime). Now to get a few hours sleep, then dot watch for #LEL2025 & #TCR #TranscontinentalRace

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Beacon RCC @beaconrcc.bsky.social · Aug 4

How's your Monday morning going? Whatever you're doing, spare a thought for the five Beacon riders who started the @audaxuk.bsky.social London-Edinburgh-London yesterday and are currently heading into the eye of a storm! #LEL2025

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · Aug 4

Just crossed the Humber Bridge to Hessle. There is some serious #TypeTwoFun being had here tonight.

#LEL2025

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Tony @onetwotony.bsky.social · Aug 2

Final fettling done and time for bed. It was three years ago when @karlonsea.bsky.social talked me into (suggested) this, now it’s just half a day away. Bonne route everyone. #LEL2025

A loaded red bicycle a hotel room with L E L rider plate A B 20.

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Peter Harper @peterharperuk.bsky.social · Aug 3

Start. London is rather nice on a weekend morning #lel2025

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Kakesu @kakesu.org · Aug 3

Just saw @kellewatts.bsky.social off at the start line for #LEL2025!

A group of cyclists sets off from the LEL 2025 start line in Writtle, UK.

A woman in cycling kit wearing a yellow hi-vis vest stands behind her bike, loaded with multiple bags of gear, while a man in an orange hi-vis vest holds a pink light saber behind her head.

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