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Mingus Squared 200k
200 km Brevet

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Date:  Saturday, April 12, 2025

Distance: 126 miles

Start Time: 7:00 AM
There will be a mass start at 7 AM and announcements and time for questions at 6:50.
Start Location: Bashas Grocery: Sedona, AZ (Get directions)

Time Limit: 13.5 hours

Sunrise:  6:04 am
Sunset:  6:47 pm
Moonrise:  2:24 am. Waning Crescent with 12% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Moonset:  4:51 pm

Cost: $15 All riders must pre-register. There is no day-of-event registration.

ACP sanctioned.

WAIVER NOTE: You will be automatically directed to the online waiver after you submit your PayPal payment. If you are not automatically directed to the online waiver after your pay, you may press the "Return to Merchant" button to sign the waiver. The online waiver may also be found at tinyurl.com/AZBrevetWaiver.

REGISTRATION NOTE: Once you are registered for a ride, you will see your name in the Registered Riders tab. It may take a day or so for it to appear. Registered riders WILL be sent a "Last Minute Notes" email the day after registration closes, normally the Thursday before the ride. If you do not receive it, please let me know. Also, check your spam folder for the email.

RIDE VERIFICATION: All of these events are sanctioned by Randonneurs USA (RUSA). As such, all of them will be verified using approved RUSA methods. Click HERE to see the details of available options for AZ Radonneurs' events.

Description

This route starts in Sedona. It will first visit one of Arizona's wine producing regions in Page Springs and Cornville. These sleepy hamlets are beautiful hidden spots. After wine come the climbs! We will start our first ascent of Mingus Mountain by riding through the hippy town of Jerome. It's a fun town to visit, but we'll just pass thru as we head up to the 7030' summit. Take a look around on the 10 mile descent because you'll be going back up it in a couple hours. We'll take a quick tour of Prescott Valley while our legs recover a bit. Soon we'll be climbing Mingus the "easy" way back to the summit. The descent down to Cottonwood is some of the most fun you can have on a bike! The route takes the "scenic route" back to Sedona by going back thru Cornville then riding straight into the Red Rock beauty of the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona. Don't forget your cameras!

Terrain: The route is heavy on the climbing with summits of Mingus Mtn in both directions. There are also plenty of other climbs that don't show up in the profile, but will be very apparent in your legs. Don't burn too many matches too early. Just enjoy the beauty of Arizona's high country.


Directions to the start

Location: Bashas Grocery: Sedona, AZ

Address: 160 Coffee Pot Drive; Sedona, AZ

Directions:  Google map: Click here

From Phoenix: I-17 to Exit 298 onto AZ-179 N to Sedona, AZ

 

 

Route Map

View  RWGPS online map here


Cue sheets may be downloaded and printed by riders if they wish. Cue sheets will NOT be passed out at the start. Make sure you have a cue sheet as a backup in case your GPS fails.

Download cue sheet (xls)

Download cue sheet (pdf)

Elevation Profile

Total elevation gain for the 200k is ~10,000 feet.


It kinda looks like there are only 2 climbs. That would be a lie!

Requirements

Lights: We will start in daylight so lights and reflective vest/ankle bands are not required at the start.

But, ALL ARE required if riding after sunset. If you think you might take longer than 10 hours to complete the ride, please take them with you. There is less than 11 hour of daylight.

Services

Services will be available at regular intervals, except on the Mingus climbs. You should make sure you top up your bottles in Jerome on the first summit.

If the day is chilly or has threatening weather, you should be prepared for cold descents off of Mingus. They are long and fast!

1 Registered Riders.

Rider Name RUSA # City State/Prov
Mike Sturgill 1847 Phoenix AZ