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.
A blast through many villages and cakes!
This was my first BBB and very enjoyable. I rode with three friends, foolishly adding a return trip from Bishopston to the start/finish at Long Ashton, so clocking in at 139km total. The route was excellent and it was great to see some villages that had not featured on regular Sunday rides before. A driver kindly pulled aside ahead of us giving us priority on a single track road with 30km total go and told us she had finished earlier and was on her way home! Obviously didn’t spend as much time at the cake stops as us and reinforced the point that the ride was open to all abilities and ages! The GPS route was very clear, organisers were great, friendly and jovial and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the event or do it again. Thanks for a great day!
Another ACB excellent event
From the organisation at the start through a great route and some great cake a simply great event. Very popular and had a similar feeling to Moonrakers and Sunseekers except there was no need for lights…
Pavlova at Hill, banana cake at Doynton
It’s a very enjoyable event but with some challenges:
– cake or pavlova at Hill? (Solution: have both)
– sandwich, soup or cake at Doynton? (Solution: have all three)
– cake or savoury at LA? (Solution: running out of room so just had cake)
Oh, and the cycling was fun too! Well done on keeping the Spirit of Barry going. Thanks to all organisers/volunteers/bakers/participants.
My favourite Audax ride!
This was my introduction to the world of Audaxes. Many years later, it’s my favourite Audax ride. It is a fantastic route along mainly quiet lanes with stunning scenery and some absolutely legendary cake stops. I look forward to Barry’s Bristol Bash each and every year!
Brilliant ride with stunning views
Fantastic catering at the cake stops, cake you wouldn’t believe and fabulous scenery on a well thought out route that almost totally avoids main roads.
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