Sunrise & Snowdrop Express Audaxes 2012

The Beacon RCC February Audaxes are now well established on the Audax calendar, attracting over 150 participants each year. The 123km routes, starting from Hartlebury near Stourport on Severn, were defined by Alan Mason, the Beacon member who was the original organiser and we think they are so good that they have remained largely unchanged. Alan aimed to find easy routes on quiet country roads that all cyclists could be confident of completing, even on a chilly winter's day when nobody is at their fittest! For some riders our event provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy rural Worcestershire on a crisp winter's day. For others it provides the perfect motivation to get out with friends when they might otherwise be tempted to stay indoors. In recent years we have also been delighted to welcome several local racing men and women who used it for steady winter training. We hope you find everything you need to know about the Beacon's February Audaxes in these pages. If you have any further questions please contact the organiser below. For details of what an Audax ride entails see our description of audaxes. In the case of icy conditions on minor roads we make available alternative routesheets using treated roads. If the event has to be cancelled due to exceptionally dangerous road conditions everywhere, riders will be allowed to complete the route under 'permanent audax' conditions on any day during the following 6 weeks.