Brevet des Grimpeurs du Sud

   A Local Award for Local People

"the most wanted badge in the South"

The award is available to anybody who completes 5 rides of 100km or over eligible for AAA points starting in the counties of Essex, Herts, Bucks, Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent and Greater London within the same calendar year (from 1st Jan to 31st Dec; not the AUK calendar year)

AUK membership is not required.

                   Successful Grimpeurs du Sud so far are: 158 riders!

O: Grimpeur d'Or. 10 eligible events ridden in the same year.

R: GdSRTY. 12 eligible events completed in consecutive months.

F: 5 eligible events ridden on fixed-wheel.

S: Super Randonneur (200, 300, 400, 600km) in eligible rides (DS 2 SR series in same year)

V: Grimpeur du Vectis; 5 Isle of Wight eligible rides.

T: 5 eligible rides ridden on tandem

B : 5 rides completed on Bike Shaped Object (eg £79 Halfords bike

Eligible events

         Calendar events:

 Note to organisers; please email your details for this year's qualifying events so they can be updated

       2024 events

• 17th March- from Otford- Kent Invicta Grimpeur 100 2AAA

• 24th March from Greenwich- The Shark 200km 3.25AAA

• 5th May- Isle of Wight - 100km Randonnee 1.5 AAA

• 4th May- from Dulwich Village - Fast Times in the High Weald 200km- 3.25 AAA

• 11th May - from Streatham - Around Weald Expedition 200km 3.5 AAA

• 11th May - from Streatham - Brief Weald Excursion-120km 1.75 AAA

• 18th May from Uckfield - D2DR  100km 1.75 AAA

• 20th July from Stevenage - Gospel Pass 600km 2.25AAA

• August - from Shere - Tour of the Hills 115km 2.25AAA

• September from Greenwich - Greenwich Mean Climb 300km 4.5AAA

• 19th October -from Uckfield - Mid Sussex Hilly 100km 1.5AAA

• 19th October -from Uckfield - Mid Sussex Hillier 100km 2AAA

• 16th November - from Basingstoke - Humbug Audax 200km 2.75AAA

Permanent events: 

Crowborough or Ripe near Lewes, East Sussex - The Reliable 100Km AAA 1.75  

Edenbridge, Kent - Down to Downs 100Km AAA 1.75

East Grinstead, West Sussex - AAA Milne 100Km AAA 1.75

Oxted, Surrey, - Sussexy Beast 160Km AAA 2.75

     Edenbridge, Kent - Around Weald Expedition 200Km AAA 3.5

London. - Cornish Riviera Express 1000km, AAA10

Great Bookham, Surrey Surrey Secrets DIY AAA 2.0

DIY Audaxes in the Chilterns WEST LONDON CYCLING 

Isle of Wight - 100km Randonnee AAA 1.5 (NB: see rule 5)

Romsey Hampshire Sea Lovers 600 600km 8AAA

                                                               Shiny stuff:

• A 25mm metal badge is available for successful riders (design above) for £3 inc. p/p (please Paypal to the email address listed below) or £2.50 direct at some events.

• A free gold cloth badge of the same design is available to any rider who has completed 5 years of the award (10 events in one year count double).

Rules:

• Any event in the qualifying series (i.e. 100km or over; eligible for AAA points, starting within the specified counties) is valid.

• The 5 rides must all be completed within the same calendar year (from 1st January to 31st December).

• 2 or more eligible rides may be ridden in the same day and each will count; unless they are combined into a DIY or ECE ride in which case only one ride will count. 2 50k rides each eligible for AAA ridden in the region will count as a GdS if both ridden on the same day

• Any eligible event which is extended to a longer distance either "for fun" or as an Extended Calendar Event is eligible.

• Any Permanent, Extended Calendar Event or "DIY by GPS" ride anybody wishes to organise which qualifies will be valid; although proof of completing such a ride will need to be submitted separately to Martin Malins.

• The "Isle of Wight Randonnée" is not an AUK ride but has been measured as having the required amount of climbing and distance and is therefore included as a discretionary qualifying ride once a year per rider. This includes riding the 100km route in either direction at any time. The Randonnée and "round the island" ride is subject to verification as a qualifying AUK DIY by GPS following introduction of new AUK validation, please check before entering as a DIY.

• A list of all awarded riders and non-AUK members who have claimed the Brevet will be displayed as soon as riders who have claimed have qualified.  If you do not wish your qualification to be published on this webpage please advise Martin Malins

Why not make the Brevet one of your goals and see the best of the region from the saddle?

Contact Martin Malins:

malinseastg(remove this)@tiscali dot co dot uk