The Jon Banks Memorial

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.

Warmley, City of Bristol | Sat 24th Oct 2026 @ 07:00

Summary

When

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Sat 24th October 2026
07:00 - 21:24

Where

Warmley Station
Bristol And Bath Railway Path
Warmley, BS30 5JB

Who

Organiser: Luke Hounsome

What

Series: Audax Club Bristol

The Jon Banks Memorial 1

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

Cost:
£10
Type:
BR
Eligible:
Audax Awards
Award Distance:
200
Total Distance:
200 km
Speeds:
15-30 kph
Duration:
14h24
AAA: 0
Rainbow Flat
Climb:
2019m

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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.

Fantastic 300k

14th February 2020

I took the train over from Paddington for this ride, and really enjoyed it.

It was well organised and the route is excellent, the riding over night was worth it for the trip back from Poole to Bristol.

Milton Abbas was certainly the hi-light for me, followed by the Somerset Levels. The variety of landscapes is exceptional, but the Strawberry Line on paper looks great, however the reality is somewhat chaotic!

Adrian

Excellent Ride

10th February 2020

Well organised , really enjoyed the ride, plus ECE to extend to 200!

Mike

Great night out

10th February 2020

What a great night out!

Fast start, keep your wits about you in the unfamiliar bustling throngs of the big smoke, before dawn and a return to the rolling west. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

A unique feel to an Audax and helped get me to PBP. After this ride I’ll always keep an eye out for more of Will’s routes

Craig

First fixed 200

10th February 2020

I chose this as a first go at a 200km on the fixed gear, and it’s a great route for it. Main roads and steady gradients mean it’s also nicer winter riding, albeit with a touch more traffic in places. Nice selection of stops at Cirencester and helpful staff in both cafes later on. If you hit the halfway cafe in the ‘bulge’ you will have to be prepared to be outside, which may be weather dependent.

Luke

Good winter route

10th February 2020

I rode this in December 2018. It’s a well organised ride with a higher number of stops than you might usually expect (four, with two of them ‘free’ controls). This makes it much more of a day out than a race round, but I felt was a real help given the colder conditions. Basically riding a couple of hours between each stop. Some challenging climbs, and be prepared for messy winter lanes. Great fun!

Luke

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