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LATEST NEWS & BLOGS:
♦ New events are on tap for 2024:
Check out the calendar below!
♦ Note that the
2025 events have been accepted by RUSA.
Registration will open as I can get to them. Some of the routes are
still pending RUSA approval and will be open for registration once
approved..
♦ Steve Atkins rode and documented our ride up Kitt Peak.
Check out his blog report
HERE.
♦ NOTE: ALL
riders MUST be current RUSA members in order to ride any Brevets in
the US. This is an insurance mandate imposed by our insurer. To
join, please see:
https://rusa.org/pages/memberservices
♦ I travel with an S&S coupled Ti bike.
I get asked regularly how I pack it. I've put together a set of
instructions with photos on how I pack it. Find it
HERE if you're interested in seeing it.
♦ Have a Blog or report of one of our rides? Let
me know and I'll link it
or post it here!
ARIZONA 2024:
Notes |
1: "Main Series" - Brevets will have food, drink & support
volunteers at some of the controls. Also vehicle support for a
couple bikes/riders if needed. |
2: "Zero Support Series" - Brevets will not have any volunteer
support. You will need to be responsible for your own
nutrition and transportation plans (no SAG vehicle if you DNF) |
UTAH:
See:
http://www.saltlakerandos.org
COLORADO:
See: http://www.rmccrides.com/brevets.htm
AZRandon
Use our Google Groups to::
- Share a ride to and from the start
- Share hotel rooms
- Announce training rides
- Find other RUSA members to ride a permanent
- Ask question about AZ brevets
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Next up:
Nov 16th
Desert Loop 400k |
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Description:
The Desert Loop 400k brevet route
can be described as City meets Desert meets Farm meets Reservation in
a repeating cycle. The route starts and finishes in Chandler and
travels in a counter-clockwise direction.
The route travels along most of the length of the Valley of the Sun.
This is on roads that generally skirt the outer reaches of the cities
of the Valley, which together comprise the fifth largest metropolitan
area in the United States. The roads were chosen to minimize traffic
and stop lights, and many are formerly key roads that have been
superseded by Interstate and highways, leaving them for cyclists to
enjoy.
Services are located at regular intervals along the route. Towns and
cities visited: Chandler, Queen Creek, Mesa, Fountain Hills,
Scottsdale, Carefree, Cave Creek, Peoria, Sun Cities, Buckeye,
Estrella, Avondale, Laveen and possibly Phoenix somewhere in there!
Terrain: The route follows the Gila, Salt and Agua Fria River Valleys
as it winds between several mountain ranges. While this route is
relatively flat by Arizona brevet standards, with 6600 feet of total
climbing, it differs from flat routes in other parts of the country in
that it offers continually changing views of mountains in all
directions along the entire course.
The wild horses in the photo below are an iconic
centerpiece of the Lower Salt River. They can be spotted in numerous
locations along a roughly 15 mile stretch of the Forest Service land
in that area. More info on the horses may be found
HERE.
Desert Loop 400k
Details
HERE
Last Minute Notes
may be found
HERE. This link will be valid once available,
generally the day after registration closes. Please read them. There
will be a lot of information posted there. I will also send them out
to registered riders. If you don't receive them, please check your
spam folder.
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Wild horses roam the Lower Salt River Valley |
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