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

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:

Eligible:

Award Distance:

Total Distance:
200 km

Speeds:
15-30 kph

Duration:
14h24

AAA: 0

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.

MP Air Mail 200 Review

1st February 2020

Excellent pumcture free December ride through the Cotswolds.

Mike

Tough for a first Audax

1st February 2020

My first Audax, a really good route, well organised with well thought out controls. Lucky with the weather, highly recommend. Great fun.

Nat

Response from Pedalution

Chapeau!

Grimper Gold

1st February 2020

What an incredible route with beautifully brutal climbs, brilliant scenery and an epic feat of endurance. Myself and a friend took it on as we were keen of the medal for our collection. What I remember from all those months ago:

• Very well organised, with complimentary breakfast early doors, and friendly faces at several check points.

• A number of the published ‘Greatest Climbs’ en route

• Volunteers waiting a good few extra minutes for us at the top of the mighty Gold Hill

• An unforgettable pedal through the disused railway lines almost home and dry in Bath

• The view looking back to the coastline on the image above

• Will kindly waiting up for us in the early hours as we rolled in after the PBP cut-off time

…and then there’s our stats: 9,403 calories, 4951m of elevation gain, Bristol-Weymouth-Bristol, start time 6AM, finish time 2:38AM.

Alex

Chalke and Cheese January jaunt

1st February 2020

Well done Will! What a great January ride. Covered much of the country I knew on many roads that I had never ridden before. The ride up Cheddar Gorge in the dark really was a highlight. I also loved the glimpse I had of all the riders coming down the Bristol Bath cycle track with their front lights on – quite magical. Did 220km in all including two and from the car. It was my first Audax and I enjoyed every minute (even the final climb up to Queen Charlton). I will be riding the Chalke and Cheese next year and will try to get more of my club mates to join me.

Mark

Response from Pedalution

First ones are always the best 😉

Easton Connection 2019

1st February 2020

An awesome ride but took me a good couple of hours longer than my usual 300k time. The ride down a Portland to the Lighthouse was amazing all be it there was a gratuitous hill on the way. The stage via Burton Bradstock was deceptively hilly and I bottled out of riding up Gold Hill as it was lethal on wet cobbles! Riding across the Longleat Estate at dusk was amazing. The cycle path and tunnels were exciting although I wish I’d got there before dark and the final climb up Lansdown Lane almost finished me off. I lost my way coming into BrIstol so local knowledge may help. The Dahl at the end was scrummy. A really challenging and varied route with amazing scenery and landscapes but possibly one of the hardest 300s I’ve done. But in a good way.

Antonia

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