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Audax.ie
Six riders in hi-vis with lights on, gathered with their bikes in a car park at dawn before the Birr 200

Audax is long-distance, non-competitive cycling.

Ride 200 km or more on a set route, at your own pace but inside a time limit. Nobody wins: everyone who finishes has done it.

The start of the Birr 200, at dawn.

Early starts, late controls, good company.

Four randonneurs standing with their bikes in front of a plaque honouring Sean Kelly
A stop at the Sean Kelly plaque.
Randonneurs stopped under the Ballymote town sign at a control on the Mayo 200 Audax
A control on the Mayo 200, near Ballymote.
Three riders in Carrick-on-Shannon at midnight during a 600 km Audax
Carrick-on-Shannon at midnight, 370 km into a 600.

How a ride works

  1. Enter online

    Enter online through Eventmaster with a Cycling Ireland licence. You don't need to be a club member. Most rides add you to a WhatsApp group.

  2. Ride between controls

    Follow the route at your own pace. At each control, post a photo to the ride's WhatsApp group as proof you passed. Your brevet card lists the controls.

  3. Finish inside the time limit

    Once you start, the clock doesn't stop, not for café stops and not for rests.

  4. Get the ride validated

    The organiser checks your proof of passage. BRM results are also homologated by Audax Club Parisien in France, and the ride then counts towards awards.

How to enter an event

The time limits

BrevetFinish within
200 km13h 30m
300 km20h
400 km27h
600 km40h
1,000 km75h
1,200 km90h
About 15 km/h over a 200, stops included. There is time to eat, rest, and on the longer rides, sleep.

Coming up in Ireland

The full calendar

No date that suits? Ride a permanent on any day you choose.

The award tracker · free

You're closer to more awards than you think.

One ride often counts towards several awards at once. The tracker works out which, and shows you what's left.

18Apr

Wicklow 200

202 km · Leinster

Example

Counts towards

  • Super Randonneur200 km done
  • RRTYApril, month 8
  • 4 ProvincesLeinster done
  • Brevet 2000+202 km
  • ACP Randonneur 5000+202 km

Then it keeps count.

  • Super Randonneur3 of 4

    A 600 to go

  • RRTY8 of 12 months

    Ride next month to keep it going

  • 4 Provinces3 of 4

    Ulster to go

  • Brevet Hiberniae23 of 128

    Munster medal: 2 landmarks to go

Knowing you're one 600 away from Super Randonneur is a good reason to enter one. Bring in your past Audax rides from Strava, check each one, and when an award is complete the tracker fills in the claim form.

Connect with StravaWhat the tracker does

New to Audax?

There's nothing to import yet. Sign in, add a first ride from the calendar as planned, and the tracker shows what it will count towards.

Find a first ride

More on the site

  • About Audax

    Rules, ride types, awards, training and kit, in plain English.

  • Brevet Hiberniae

    Visit 128 landmarks around Ireland by bike, in your own time.

  • Paris-Brest-Paris

    The 1,200 km ride every four years, and how to qualify for it from Ireland.