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organistion'></a><br><a href='http://www.aukweb.net/home/' target='_blank'><img src='logo/AUK.gif' width='100' height='50' border='1' ALT='AUK: the UK&#39;s premier long distance cyclists&#39; association'></a><br>page last updated:<br>19/4/2012 16:3<tr class='BKs b' valign='top'><td colspan='5'><table class=TAB100 align='center'><tr><td class='HOMtab boxC'><a class='BKm b' href='index.htm' target=_top title='go to Peak Audax Home Page '>Home</a><td class='CALtab boxC'><a class='WIm b' href='calendar.htm' target=_top title='go to Peak Audax Calendar of Events '>Calendar</a><td class='PRMtab boxC'><a class='WIm b' href='permanent.htm' target=_top title='go to Perm Events in the Peak Audax area '>Perms</a><td class='RTYtab boxC'><a class='WIm b' href='rrty.htm' target=_top title='go to Randonneur Round the Year '>RRTY</a><td class='DATtab boxC'><a class='BKm b' href='datc.htm' target=_top title='go to DATC in the Peak Audax area '>DATC</a><td class='MADtab boxC'><a class='WIm b' href='MAD.htm' target=_top title='go to Home Page of Manchester &amp; District CTC '>M &amp; D CTC</a></table> </table><br><table class=TAB95 align='center'><tr><td><table class='bottomC marR10' align='left' cellspacing='0'><tr><td class='CALtab topL pad5'><a class='WIm b' href='calendar.htm' target='_top'> Peak&nbsp;Audax&nbsp;Calendar</a></tr><tr><td class='CALser topL pad5'><a class='WIm b' href='winter.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WINTER SERIES &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></tr><tr><td class='CALevt topL'><a class='WIm b' href='eurkC.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eureka 200 &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></tr><tr><td class='CALevt topL'><a class='WIm b' href='safaC.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Safari 150 &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></tr><tr><td class='CALevt topL'><a class='WIm b' href='solsC.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Solstice 200 &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></tr><tr><td class='CALevt topL'><a class='WIm b' href='hopeC.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Year 100 &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></tr><tr><td class='CALevt topL'><a class='WIm b' href='mer2C.htm' target='_top'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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Whatever your aim for the new year, it&#39;s important to get some early season rides into your legs.<br><br>If you&#39;re working on a <a href='rrty.htm'>Round the Year Randonnee</a> challenge, have a go at the <a class=CALpst href='eurkC.htm'>Eureka! 200</a> in November, the <a class=CALpst href='solsC.htm'>Winter Solstice 200</a> as your December ride, followed by a <a class=CALpst href='mer2C.htm'>Mere Two Hundred 200</a> in January and the <a href='newpC.htm'>Newport 200</a> in February, all from the Stockport area and onto the Cheshire Plain.<br><br>If it&#39;s just a Century ride you&#39;re after, we&#39;ve got events of about 100 miles with the <a class=CALpst href='safaC.htm'>Cheshire Safari</a> 155km, the <a class=CALpst href='mer1C.htm'>Mere One Hundred</a> 160km, and the <a href='radwC.htm'>Radway</a> 153km.<br><br>For a fun day out in the Peak District, try the <a class=CALpst href='hopeC.htm'>Hopey New Year</a> 108km. We&#39;re certainly hoping for better weather than last year&#39;s ride!<br><br>If you missed it, the <a href='solsC.htm'>Winter Solstice</a> is being ridden as a Perm by a few of us on Sunday 6th May 2012, so you can join us by entering the Holt Perm.<br><br></table><table align='right' cellspacing='0' class='bottomC'><tr><td class='TOPtab topL'><a href='#top'>Top of Page</a><tr><td class='HOMtab topL'><a class='BKm b' href='index.htm' target='_top' title='go to Peak Audax Home Page '>Home</a><tr><td class='CALtab topL'><a class='WIm b' href='calendar.htm' target='_top' title='go to Peak Audax Calendar of Events '>Calendar</a><tr><td class='PRMtab topL'><a class='WIm b' href='permanent.htm' target='_top' title='go to Perm Events in the Peak Audax area '>Perms</a><tr><td class='RTYtab topL'><a class='WIm b' href='rrty.htm' target='_top' title='go to Randonneur Round the Year '>RRTY</a><tr><td class='DATtab topL'><a class='BKm b' href='datc.htm' target='_top' title='go to DATC in the Peak Audax area '>DATC</a><tr><td class='MADtab topL'><a class='WIm b' href='MAD.htm' target='_top' title='go to Home Page of Manchester &amp; District CTC '>M &amp; D CTC</a></table><p><a href='http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highergrangefarm.fsnet.co.uk%2FPeakAudax%2Fwinter.htm&amp;charset=%28detect+automatically%29&amp;doctype=Inline&amp;group=0'> <img src='http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401' alt='Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional' height='31' width='88'></a></p><p><a href='http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highergrangefarm.fsnet.co.uk%2FPeakAudax%2Fwinter.htm&amp;profile=css21&amp;usermedium=all&amp;warning=1&amp;vextwarning=&amp;lang=en'><img style='border:0;width:88px;height:31px' src='http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss-blue' alt='Valid CSS!'></a></p></BODY></HTML>