Shoulder2Shoulder 1200km Audax
A 1200km ride visiting every county on the island
This event was on the 2025 Audax Ireland and LRM Calendars
The name "Shoulder2Shoulder" is taken from "Irelands Call", the anthem used by the Irish rugby team.
Audax Version
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What is a Calendar Audax?
This is an audax formally scheduled on the calendar in a given year. This event was on the calendar in 2025.
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What is a Permanent Audax?
Permanents are audax routes that may be ridden on any date, usually by individual riders or small groups. By their nature they will be unsupported, and cannot be used for PBP qualification or any other award validated by ACP. However they do count towards AI Club awards such as RRTY and provide a flexible alternative for people whose schedule makes it difficult to ride calendar events.
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Is there a time limit?
For recognition as an audax, the 1200km must be completed in 90 hours.
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How do I enter?
Follow the Audax Ireland process for entering a calendar or permanent audax
Tourist Option
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What is the Tourist Option?
Planned for 2026 this is a more relaxed version of the audax event
(ie. it doesnt have the audax time limit). The intent is that this is still an unsupported ride. Riders may have arranged transportation to the start or from the finish. However, having a support vehicle on the route is not in the spirit of the event.
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Is there a time limit?
The time limit for the Tourist Option is 8 days (ie. an average 150km / day). Anyone finishing in 8 days or less will be recognised as a Tourist Finisher.
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How do I enter?
This well be via Eventmaster in 2026
FAQ
Route
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What is an Audax?
Audax is a form of long-distance cycling – riders strive to complete lengthy and often arduous routes within specified time limits.
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It is unsupported. The routes is not marked, riders navigate from a routesheet or gps file. Riders must follow the route, source food and accommodation ( if necessary, making their own repairs on the road ). A true test of self reliance.
This event is governed by the rules of the
Les Randonneurs Mondiaux (LRM)
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What support is provided?
NONE! (see LRM rule 3.11)
There are no support vehicles. Personal support is only allowed at checkpoints. Any other external support is expressly prohibited in the rules.
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Is there a time limit?
When run as an event on the Audax Ireland calendar, the full distance must be completed in an elapsed time of 90hours. -
The "tourist version" of the route must be completed in 8 days (average 150km per day).
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How do I enter / what are the entry requirements?
All event entries must be made through the online Eventmaster system.
A Cycling Ireland Licence is required. This can be any type of Annual Licence. If you are not a member or Cycling Ireland a single event licence is available via Eventmaster for €20. -
Calendar event entry is open to riders who have completed a multi day ride in the last 18 months. (eg. a 600km Brevet or equivalent). This is to ensure participants understand the challenge and are well prepared .
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The tourist version is open to all.
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How does this event it work?
Riders will be added to a WhatsApp group.
There are controls points along the route – listed on the Route Sheet. Riders must post a photo from each control in the WhatsApp group. This records the time of passage for each control.
(The calendar event may be secret controls on the route at times. Riders passing these controls will be asked to sign a control sheet).
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This is a MANDATORY route for the calendar audax. Riders must follow the GPX file or the routesheet and checkin at each control. Secret controls may also be used.
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Riders who leave the route (eg. for food, or to sleep) must return to the point where they left the route in order to continue.
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Entrants will be given an audax route sheet
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An archive of the route in gpx, tax & fit formats can be found here
Start Date & Time
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The calendar event starts at 06:00
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The tourist version can be started at any time
The Ride
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Controls are listed below
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To qualify successfully complete a calendar event or audax permanent - the route must be completed in 90hrs
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Those riding the tourist option must complete the route in 8 days (192hours)
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For the 2025 event, limited tracking was available: 2025 event tracking
Getting to the start
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The route starts at Heuston Station in Dublin.
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The route finishes at Heuston Station in Dublin
Finish and Getting home
Recognition
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Entrants will receive:
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A routesheet and a GPX file
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An event bidon
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Finishers will receive:
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An entry to be published on this page
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A limited edition event beer mat
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Optional LRM medal (audax version only)
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Entry
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All event entries must be made through the online Eventmaster system.
Calendar Event entry costs €20. -
The tourist version costs €10.
Formal Controls
Controls are listed below
(additional secret controls may be used)
Dist
Location
Control
Map
Streetview
Service Hrs
km
Location
Control
Map
Street
Food
Name | Club | When | Event Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Ryall | Audax UK | 19/08/2025 | Audax Calendar | Finished |
Valerie Plant | Orwell Wheelers | 19/08/2025 | Audax Calendar | Finished |
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