About Audax
Audax isn't a race, a sportive or a club spin. You ride a set route at your own pace, inside a time limit, and everyone who finishes has done it. Here's everything about riding it in Ireland.
Start here
Short pages, in order: what a ride is like, through to your result.
- What is Audax?
What a ride is like, the time limits, and why nobody wins.
- Questions people ask
Is it a race, do I need a club, how fast, what bike: short answers for new riders.
- Entering an event
Licences, Eventmaster, proof of passage, and whether you need to join the club.
- Checking your results
Find your homologation numbers in your ACP account, step by step.
- Ride types & distances
BRMs, permanents, the Flèche, SR600s, 1,200s and PBP explained.
- Rules & practical info
Time limits, controls, lighting, and self-sufficiency requirements.
Riding
Getting ready for longer rides, and riding on your own schedule.
- Training for distance
From a first 200 to a 600: pacing, food, night riding, and Irish riders’ advice.
- Gear & bike setup
What’s required, your bike, the route on your device, what to carry, and bags.
- Permanents guide
Ride an approved route on a day you choose: entry, proof and what counts.
- The Audax season
How the November to October season shapes award eligibility.
Awards
What each award asks for, from Super Randonneur to Paris-Brest-Paris.
- All awards
Every award, who gives it, how to claim it, and how one ride counts for several.
- ACP Randonneur 5000 and 10000
What the two ACP distance awards ask for, what counts, and how to apply.
- International Super Randonneur
The international challenge: 200, 300, 400, and 600 km across four countries.
- Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP)
PBP 2027 for Irish riders: qualifying, pre-registration, the route and getting there.
- Brevet Hiberniae
128 landmarks, four in each county: the rules, the proof, and claiming the medals.
Reference
The background, and the words riders use.
- How Audax is run
From Rome in 1897 to today: who recognises each ride, and how it becomes a result.
- Audax glossary
Every term the guides use, in plain English and searchable.
- Organisers & volunteers
Who runs Irish events, putting one on, helping out, and the committee.
Using the tracker? Tracker help has step-by-step guides to every part of it.