The Grand Annual August Bank Holiday Randonax 2026 edition takes place on Monday 31st August from St.Martin’s Church Hall in Ruislip … three new routes and plenty of value just as you like it ….
£14 entry via British Cycling
JUST £14 ENTRY, INCLUDES: Coveted Finisher’s Roundel, GPX Files, Souvenir Brevet Card, Free Refreshments at start and finish and more.
The 2026 edition of our popular Randonax Rides takes place on the traditional August Bank Holiday Monday as usual, Monday 31st August from 8am from St.Martin’s Church Hall in Ruislip, our usual HQ for the event. But of course, we have three brand new routes (200km, 100km or 75km) for you cycling pleasure and a brand new design finisher’s roundel to add to your collection …. it promises to be another great day out with West London cycling. Just £14 entry via British Cycling.
A super fun audax style spin featuring a choice of three rides in the glorious Chilterns. Finishers will get one of our sought after patches / roundels as a trophy, all included in the (petite) price. It’s a value for money, not to be missed, gala occasion celebrating West London Cycling’s fifth birthday; A Bank Holiday Bash brought to you by the same organisers as the legendary Tour de Ricky, Ronde Van Rusty and the May Day Chiltern Audaxes from Ruislip in years past. Expect the same fun as those.
The 200km (1,543m ascent … less than last year) route, heads out into the Chilterns towards our cafe control at Pitstone then spears out from the Chiltern hinterland on a picturesque and cycling friendly route westwards towrads Oxforshire then back through Berks and Bucks. The 100km (955m ascent … less climbing than last year) is slightly over distance this year, at 104km (less than last year) and the route, as usual, shares the 200km route to Pitstone (cafe stop) through the Chilterns but then turns Southwards and loops back through some classic Chiltrern lansdscape in another all new route. We have slightly extended the shorter route from the usual 70km to 75km this year to fit in some nice features we think you’ll enjoy. The 75km (670m ascent … less than last year!) route is a great Chiltern route encompassing Great Missenden before returning, no really testing climbs but a few that you’ll feel proud of achieving at the top, envigorating but manageable hilly terrain with some nice lanes.
This is an Audax style event and isn’t for beginners, no signage nor rescue but who needs those in the era of bike computers and mobile phones? There will be free refreshments at the start and finish with a GPX file to navigate from and a Route Sheet as back up, all for just a £12 entry fee. Bring your own bars/gels etc for the ride, or stop at one of the cafes en-route. Entry may be available at £17 on the day if spaces are still available.
You can ride at any speed you like, but we would expect you to average between, say, 15kph and 33kph depending on your chosen ride / fitness / what you did the night before.
Like an audax, you get your Brevet Card stamped at our cafe stop control, answer a couple of simple questions on the route and write the answers in your Brevet Card (which is also stamped upon completion). At the end you get to keep your Brevet Card and also get cloth patch / roundel to prove you did it and keep as a prestigious souvenir … oh and the mudguard / frame sticker which is relective and enhances your visibility.
We will email you a GPX file of the route during the fortnight leading up to the event, together with a route-sheet for you to print out as back up. You will need a bike computer (eg Garmin or Wahoo) to load the GPX file in to. This is easily done by synching a Wahoo with Strava or Ride With GPS etc (free online) or using Garmin Connect if you are a Garmin user.
It’s fun, fun, fun with 75km, 100km or 200km options.
