Audax UK or AUK is the Audax Club Parisien

Audax Club Parisien

Audax Club Parisien is a cycling club founded in Paris in 1904. It organises long-distance challenge rides in France and administers a branch of cycling known as randonneuring around the world. A randonnée in cycling is a challenge to ride distances up to more than 1,000 km between a minimum...

 sanctioned brevet coordinating organization for the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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UK Cyclists riding in the Paris–Brest–Paris qualify for the event through AUK.

Audax UK also promotes long-distance cycling, or "randonneuring" or "audax

Audax (cycling)

Audax is a cycling sport in which participants attempt to cycle long distances within a pre-defined time limit. Audax is a non-competitive sport: success in an event is measured by its completion. Audax has its origins in Italian endurance sports of the late nineteenth century, and the rules were...

", within the UK, there are about 4000 members but the calendar of events is open to all cyclists.

Randonneuring is a style of bicycle riding that requires covering long-distances over an unmarked course of challenging terrain within a generously allotted time period of almost continuous riding. Riders do not compete against their fellow cyclists, but only against their own personal best, the weather and the mind's desire for sleep. Skills in self-sufficiency, bicycle mechanics, night-riding and endurance are all valued over ability to cycle at racing speeds or with racing strategies.

Awards

Audax UK allow members to qualify for numerous awards. The tables below describe the achievements required to receive one.

Distance Awards

Award Name	50k	100k	150k	200k	300k	400k	500k	600k	1000k	1200k+	E2E	PBP	LEL	24TE	Timespan	Notes
50k (M/CB)	Y														N/A
100k (M/CB)		Y													N/A
150k (M/CB)			Y												N/A
200k (M/CB)				Y											N/A
300k (M/CB)					Y										N/A
400k (M/CB)						Y									N/A
600k (M/CB)								Y							N/A
1000k (M/CB)									Y						N/A

Randonneur Awards

Award Name	50k	100k	150k	200k	300k	400k	500k	600k	1000k	1200k+	E2E	PBP	LEL	24TE	Timespan	Notes
Randonneur 500	Y	Y	Y	Y											1 season
Randonneur 1000		Y		Y	Y										1 season	see note 1
Super Randonneur (M)				Y	Y	Y		Y							1 season	see note 2
Super Randonneur 2000 (M)				Y	Y	Y	Y	Y							1 season
Randonneur 5000 (CB)	Audax events totalling 5,000 km														1 season
Randonneur 10000 (CB)	Audax events totalling 10,000 km														1 season

Brevet Awards

Award Name	50k	100k	150k	200k	300k	400k	500k	600k	1000k	1200k+	E2E	PBP	LEL	24TE	Timespan	Notes
Brevet 500		x5													1 season	see note 3
Brevet 1000 (M)		x10													infinite	see note 4
Brevet 2000		x20													infinite	see note 5
Brevet 3000		events totalling 3000 km													infinite
Brevet 4000 (CB)				x20											infinite
Brevet 5000 (M)				Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		either			Y	4 seasons	see note 6
Brevet 25000 (CB)				x3	x3	x3		x3	Y	Y		either		Y	6 seasons	see note 7

Special Awards

Award Name	50k	100k	150k	200k	300k	400k	500k	600k	1000k	1200k+	E2E	PBP	LEL	24TE	Timespan	Notes
Randonneur Round the Year (CB)				x12											infinite	see note 8
International Super Randonneur (CB)				Y	Y	Y		Y							infinite	see note 9
Bronze Grimpeur (M)	any Audax event worth ¼ to ½ AAA point														N/A
Silver Grimpeur (M)	any Audax event worth ¾ to 1¾ AAA points														N/A
Gold Grimpeur (M)	any Audax event worth 2 or more AAA points														N/A
Audax Altitude Award (M/CB)	accumulation of 12 or more AAA points, i.e. 20,000m of climbing														infinite
AAA Triple Award (CB)	accumulation of 3 Audax Altitude Awards														infinite
AAA 3x3 Award (CB)	accumulation of 3 AAA Triple Awards														infinite

Key

• 1200k+ - another ride of 1200 km or more not including PBP or LEL
• E2E - End 2 End (aka Land's End to John o' Groats
  Land's End to John o' Groats
  Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities; in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is and takes most cyclists ten to fourteen days; the record for running the route is nine days. Off-road...
  
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• PBP - Paris–Brest–Paris
• LEL - London–Edinburgh–London
• 24TE - 24 hour Team Event
• (M) - Medal available
• (CB) - Cloth Badge available
• (M/CB) - Medal and Cloth Badge available

See also

• Audax (cycling)
  Audax (cycling)
  Audax is a cycling sport in which participants attempt to cycle long distances within a pre-defined time limit. Audax is a non-competitive sport: success in an event is measured by its completion. Audax has its origins in Italian endurance sports of the late nineteenth century, and the rules were...
  
  
• Brevet (cycling)
• Cyclosportive
  Cyclosportive
  A cyclosportive, or often simply sportive, is a short to long distance, organised, mass-participation cycling event, typically held annually....
  
  
• Randonneur
• Bicycle lighting
  Bicycle lighting
  Bicycle lighting improves the visibility of the bicycle rider to others in dark conditions, i.e. to increase the rider's conspicuity and to enhance the ability of the rider to see, illuminating the way forward. Both reflectors and active lights are used to make the rider more visible, and many ...
  
  

External links

• Audax UK
• RUSA
• Audax Club Parisien