Summary
Where
Warmley Station
Bristol And Bath Railway Path
Warmley, BS30 5JB
Who
Organiser: Luke Hounsome
What
Series: Audax Club Bristol
Brief
In memory of Jon Banks, a much-loved friend and cycling companion in Audax Club Bristol and across the Audax Community, who died suddenly in 2025. Based on Jon’s classic North Wessex Downs event.
Event Info
£10
BR
Audax Awards
200
200 km
15-30 kph
14h24
Rainbow Flat
2019m
Facilities
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Overview
In memory of Jon Banks, a much-loved friend and cycling companion in Audax Club Bristol and across the Audax Community, who died suddenly in 2025.
Description
Based on Jon's classic North Wessex Downs event, we roll east from Bristol across the Cotswolds before arriving at the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
White Horses, natural downlands and historic Marlborough all feature on 100km riding through some of the best of our region's countryside. After a village hall stop for tea and cake, we roll west into the setting sun before crossing the Cotswolds once more for a well earned finish.
What others think.
BCM 2024
Stunning Welsh Scenery all the way round, fantastic route and really well organised, loved it.
FML PPP
Just completed the 2024 PPP! What a stunning event! Huge thanks to will and all that were involved at the controls and kings yha, the climbs were brilliant and the views even better.
Like audax...but enjoyable!
Having ridden the BCM before and never done a Populaire we were looking forward to a more relaxed pace, quieter roads and enjoying the tremendous views: we were not disappointed! But don’t be lured into thinking this is an easy ride…Mr Pomeroy has a knack for finding the most obscure, scenic, hidden and astounding roads in Wales.
We thought we knew the route and boy we were wrong! There was a surprise turn around ever corner, coupled with a climb and more scenery.
The set up at King’s was amazing, the volunteers were fantastic and the controls on the route very well chosen. The pace meant this was the most social audax I have been on and we made some great new audax chums. Did I mention the scenery?
Will also did a great job booking the weather some experienced 2 drops of rain. Would do again 10/10.
We won’t mention the gates…
Be Prepared!
What a ride… you know it’s going to be tough, it goes the length of Wales ??????? & back, Wales isn’t flat, yet knowing this it still doesn’t prepare you for how tough this ride is. It takes you through some amazing countryside, alongside some beautiful coastline & some vicious climbs, it’s definitely “beauty & the beast”.
We were fortunate to have excellent weather, the sun shone & the winds light, rides are always more enjoyable in such conditions, but they bring challenges… climbing Gospel Pass in the midday heat wasn’t easy, however as I summitted the climb, there, amongst the parked cars, an ice cream van- bliss! A 99 thoroughly enjoyed whilst looking out over the views.
For the “average” rider you know you’re in for a long day (or 2), it was great to have a sleep control just shy of 400km, managed 2hrs Kip (don’t forget your ear plugs!)
A big thanks to everyone who organised & helped along the way, everyone was great & helped put a smile on the faces on the tired & weary.
Cracking route
Great start at Warmley, with breakfast available if you want it. Nice amble to Bath and detour to miss the tunnels. Some challenging hills thrown in. Cheddar at 100m. Dry weather, but cold some floods to contend with, but overall another great WP and ACB event.
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