This page is solely for qualifying BRM events for Audax Club Parisian’s legendary Paris Brest Paris 1200km randonnee. A 200, 300, 400 & 600km are needed within specific date windows; Audax Club Bristol & Great Western Randonnees have you covered!
This list is currently being updated and a couple more will appear soon.
Jan 2027
Chalke & Cheese 200
Saturday 9th: 07:00 - 20:30
Day and night, fast and slow! Beautiful valleys including the Chalke with the odd hill thrown in; plus Cheddar Gorge, maybe in the dark with its looming walls. Stunning views en route, you may just see The Needles…
Warmley Station, Bristol And Bath Railway Path, Warmley, BS30 5JB
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 209km
CLIMB: 2450m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Feb 2027
Air Mail 200
Saturday 13th: 07:00 - 20:30
Head into The Cotswolds and fly along its border with the Thames Plain to Chadlington & pick up the post. Return through the Thames Water Park. Easy ride with one major #wills_hills!
Gary Harris Cycles, Common Mead Ln, Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 202km
CLIMB: 1903m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Mar 2027
A Shifty 200
Wednesday 10th: 07:00 - 20:30
A Shifty 200 mid week X-rated BRM event with basic controls for proof of passage. Aimed at those working shifts & weekends who want a crack at PBP.
Headquarters, Berwick Road, Easton, BS5 6NG
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 209km
CLIMB: 2066m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Apr 2027
Barry’s Bristol Butt Buster 200
Sunday 4th: 08:00 - 21:30
A challenging event with legendary catering that takes riders on an orbital route around Bristol before heading south to the Mendips and Somerset Levels.
Long Ashton Community Centre, 5 Keedwell Hill, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9DP
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 200
Actual: 215km
CLIMB: 2300m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
A Shifty 300
Wednesday 7th: 06:00 - Thursday 8th: 02:00
A Shifty 300 mid week X-rated BRM event with basic controls for proof of passage. Aimed at those working shifts & weekends who want a crack at PBP.
Headquarters, Berwick Road, Easton, BS5 6NG
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 300
Actual: 310km
CLIMB: 3303m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Reading Test on A4 300
Friday 23rd: 22:00 - Saturday 24th: 18:00
Reading Test on A4 whooshes you east from Bristol along the A4 in the quiet of night passing Silbury Hill to Reading. Then pick up smaller roads over into the Test Valley to Mottisfont and back through Salisbury and up the Wylye Valley.
Felix Road Adventure Playground, Felix Road, Easton, BS5 0JW
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 300
Actual: 307km
CLIMB: 2517m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
May 2027
A Shifty 400
Tuesday 11th: 23:00 - Thursday 13th: 02:00
A Shifty 400 mid week X-rated BRM event with basic controls for proof of passage. Aimed at those working shifts & weekends who want a crack at PBP.
Headquarters, Berwick Road, Easton, BS5 6NG
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 400
Actual: 410km
CLIMB: 3461m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat
Bryan Chapman Memorial 600
Saturday 22nd: 06:00 - Sunday 23rd: 22:00
The Classic End 2 End. Legend has it Bryan Chapman would cycle the length of Wales and back to go see his mechanic; come follow in his pedal strokes!
Bulwark Community Centre, Laburnam Way, Bulwark, Chepstow, NP16 5RF
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 600
Actual: 606km
CLIMB: 7987m
AAA: 8.00
Platinum Grimpeur
Jun 2027
A Shifty 600
Tuesday 8th: 06:00 - Wednesday 9th: 22:00
A Shifty 600 mid week X-rated BRM event with basic controls for proof of passage. Aimed at those working shifts & weekends who want a crack at PBP.
Headquarters, Berwick Road, Easton, BS5 6NG
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 600
Actual: 605km
CLIMB: 7285m
AAA: 7.25
Gold Grimpeur
Paddington Express 400
Saturday 19th: 15:00 - Sunday 20th: 18:00
A great qualifier for Paris Brest Paris. With a late start to mimic PBP and get you used to riding through the first night. You’ll get to Paddington in the early hours.
Bakehouse @ Cakesmiths, St Philips Road, Bristol, BS2 0JZ
TYPE: BRM-PBP
Speed: 15-30kph
DISTANCE:
Award: 400
Actual: 409km
CLIMB: 2955m
AAA: 0.00
Rainbow Flat