Sunrise over Usery Mountain



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Desert Loop 125
125 km Brevet

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Date:  Saturday, March 1, 2025

Distance: 79 miles

Start Time: 6:00 AM
Registration opens at 5:30 AM. There will be a mass start at 6 AM.

Start Location: Start Location is at McClintock Dr & Chandler Blvd in Chandler (Get directions)

Time Limit: 8.2 hours

Sunrise:  7:01 AM
Sunset:  5:25 PM

Cost: $15 All riders must pre-register. (No day of event registration.)

RUSA 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


Views of 4 Peaks while riding Bush Hwy

Desert Loop 125 Description

The Desert Loop 125k brevet route can be described as a sampler of some enjoyable riding areas in the Valley of the Sun. The route starts and finishes in Chandler and travels in a counter-clockwise direction.

The route travels coincident with longer events on the day so that riders will be able to ride with friends early on. Some highlights include Usery Pass, Lower Salt River Valley, "Kong" (a fun climb) and some bike trails thru Gilbert.

Services are located at regular intervals along the route.

Terrain: The route follows the Lower Salt River Valley where wild horses are often spotted. This route only climbs 1400' and is a nice sampler of the area where locals often ride.


Directions to the start

Location: Start Location is at McClintock Dr & Chandler Blvd in Chandler

Address: 4040 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226
     > This address is a Circle K. See map linked below.

Directions:  Click HERE for a Google map to the ride start location.
     > Please park in the large lot north of the Circle K.

 

 

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.

(Excel sheet is not available.)

Download cue sheet (pdf)

Elevation Profile


~1400 feet of climbing.

Requirements

Lights, reflective vest, ankle bands are Required. Since riders will be starting coincident with the longer routes, the sun will not have risen yet at the start. This will be good practice for longer rides.

Services

Services are spaced at regular intervals and are noted on the cue sheet and in the GPS file.

Please review this information prior to the ride so that you are familiar with what's available, and where it's located.

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