Organisers and volunteers

Every Irish audax is put on by a volunteer, for Audax Ireland or their own club. This page is for riders who’d like to help, or to run a ride of their own. For how the clubs and ACP fit together, see how Audax is run.

Who runs the events

Thirty-three organisers ran those events. On the day, an organiser usually:

• emails the route and the ride’s WhatsApp group a few days before
• hands out brevet cards and briefs riders at the start
• is the contact if anyone stops or gets into trouble
• checks everyone’s proof of passage and sends the results on

Putting on an event

Audax Ireland’s organiser notes set out the process. In short:

1. 1
   Talk to the calendar co-ordinator

   The notes ask for a new event’s route by June of the year before, and a returning event’s date by August. The committee reviews new routes before anything is announced.
2. 2
   For a BRM, get it on ACP’s calendar

   Ireland’s ACP representative approves a new route and sends ACP the dates, which must reach the representative before 1 October. The 100 and 120 km events skip this step.
3. 3
   The permit and insurance

   Audax Ireland’s Secretary applies to Cycling Ireland for the event permit, usually in November. Without one there’s no event insurance. A risk assessment follows before the day.
4. 4
   Open entries

   Entries go through Eventmaster, usually 6 to 8 weeks before, announced on the website, Facebook and the club WhatsApp group.
5. 5
   Ride the route

   Organisers and helpers can ride a BRM up to 15 days either side of the event and have it count as that event. In Ireland this is usually the route check.
6. 6
   Run the day, then send the results

   Brevet cards come from the calendar co-ordinator. Afterwards, send the results to Ireland’s ACP representative within 10 days.

Permanents

Most calendar routes can also be ridden as permanents, each looked after by an organiser who sends riders the route and checks their GPS track. They keep RRTY and 4 Provinces going through the winter, when the calendar has only one or two events a month. To add a new one, talk to the committee first.

Helping out

Most Irish events run without marshals, so the usual help is at sign-on, which speeds the start up a lot. The multi-day rides are different: Míle Fáilte 1200 in 2026 and the 1,000 planned for 2027 need people at controls through the night. Tell the organiser you can help, and ride the route yourself as a volunteer ride.

The committee

A committee of volunteers runs the club: the President, Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer, and a handful of general members, one of whom looks after permanents. It’s elected each November at the AGM, where any member can be nominated. Audax Ireland’s committee page lists this year’s.

Staying in touch

• audaxireland.org: the calendar, permanents, awards and membership
• Facebook: event announcements and ride reports
• Strava club: the official club, for riders’ activities
• The club WhatsApp group: by invitation. Ask a member who’s in it, or the Chairperson.