SOUTH FLORIDA BREVETS FOR 2024 | |||||
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DATE | START TIME | EVENT (CLICK TITLE FOR MORE INFO) | START LOCATION | REGISTRATION | |
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 07:00 | ACP 200k Brevet - Lake Okeechobee Loop | South Bay, FL | Event completed. | |
Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 06:00 | ACP 300k Brevet - Fort Denaud Swing Bridge | Ochopee, FL | Event completed. | |
Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 05:00 | ACP 400k Brevet - Pompano-Wabasso-Pompano | Pompano Beach, FL | Event completed. | |
Saturday, April 6, 2024 | 04:00 | ACP 600k Brevet - Jupiter-Okeechobee-Indiantown-Melbourne Beach | Jupiter, FL | Registration now open. |
NOTE: Please pre-register! Registration is only available for one event at a time.
APRIL 6, 2024 ACP 600K INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:
Date: Saturday, April 6th, 2024
Time: 4:00 AM (check-in will start at 3:40 am)
Time limit: 40 hours
Latest finish time for credit: 8:00 PM, Sunday, April 7th
Starting Location: Comfort Inn & Suites, 6752 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33458 - Tel +1-561-748-5252 (Note: There is an alternate Hotel Choice (across the road): Fairfield Inn & Suites, 6748 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33458 - Tel +1-561-748-5252)
Booking Rooms: Booking a hotel room is optional. Some riders may ride straight through, while others might opt for a short nap in their car. If you want a room, call one of the hotels above or book it online. Reserve your room ASAP. Room availability is limited. If you're not sure what you want to do, I suggest you book a room and cancel it later if you don't need it.
Route: Jupiter-Okeechobee-Indiantown-Melbourne Beach 600k (last used April 2022) - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45841531 (please note: this route has a slight adjustment to detour around a road closure).
Ride Info/Description: THIS WILL BE A "BUDGET BREVET" WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT. Riders will be responsible for obtaining their own food and supplies. This is a 600k brevet in two sections of about 300k each, both starting and ending in Jupiter, FL. The first loop circles south and then west to Canal Point on Lake Okeechobee, then goes north to the town of Okeechobee, before heading back south and east, visiting Port St. Lucie before returning to Jupiter. The second leg goes from Jupiter north to Melbourne Beach and back along Florida's scenic East Coast. Riders can take a sleep break in Jupiter between the sections, or they may choose to ride straight through.
How to Sign Up:
Ride Setup and Proof of Passage:
On the Ride: If you have issues, Josh will be on the bike; otherwise located during the event. Your Emergency Contact if there are issues is Mark who will be helping coordinate any needed calls to emergency contacts. Mark’s Phone Number(s): Home: 954-680-8371 Cell: 754-366-6668
Time: 4:00 AM (check-in will start at 3:40 am)
Time limit: 40 hours
Latest finish time for credit: 8:00 PM, Sunday, April 7th
Starting Location: Comfort Inn & Suites, 6752 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33458 - Tel +1-561-748-5252 (Note: There is an alternate Hotel Choice (across the road): Fairfield Inn & Suites, 6748 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33458 - Tel +1-561-748-5252)
Booking Rooms: Booking a hotel room is optional. Some riders may ride straight through, while others might opt for a short nap in their car. If you want a room, call one of the hotels above or book it online. Reserve your room ASAP. Room availability is limited. If you're not sure what you want to do, I suggest you book a room and cancel it later if you don't need it.
Route: Jupiter-Okeechobee-Indiantown-Melbourne Beach 600k (last used April 2022) - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45841531 (please note: this route has a slight adjustment to detour around a road closure).
Ride Info/Description: THIS WILL BE A "BUDGET BREVET" WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT. Riders will be responsible for obtaining their own food and supplies. This is a 600k brevet in two sections of about 300k each, both starting and ending in Jupiter, FL. The first loop circles south and then west to Canal Point on Lake Okeechobee, then goes north to the town of Okeechobee, before heading back south and east, visiting Port St. Lucie before returning to Jupiter. The second leg goes from Jupiter north to Melbourne Beach and back along Florida's scenic East Coast. Riders can take a sleep break in Jupiter between the sections, or they may choose to ride straight through.
How to Sign Up:
- Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/p3HN535BfmKhEe7j6
- Pay event fee ($15) to [email protected] via Paypal
- Please sign up before noon on April 5th! If you sign up but can’t make it, please let Josh know!
Ride Setup and Proof of Passage:
- Dave Brillhart will be collecting waivers for me! To save time, print and bring your own waiver if you can. We will have a few blanks, but the party train will leave at 4am on the dot. Email me if you need a waiver blank to print and bring with you.
- I will accept EPP or A brevet card! If you want to use a card, please print and bring your own card! (Email Josh for the card)
- You will be required to submit pictures/scans of your proof of passage to [email protected] within 48 hours of finishing the ride. Please text Josh your finish time when you finish at (813) 850-9237. Failure to provide proof of passage within the 72 hours may result in DNF
- If using EPP; Email me a public strava (or similar) link AND your RUSA #
- If using a card, pictures/scans of the card and receipts will suffice.
On the Ride: If you have issues, Josh will be on the bike; otherwise located during the event. Your Emergency Contact if there are issues is Mark who will be helping coordinate any needed calls to emergency contacts. Mark’s Phone Number(s): Home: 954-680-8371 Cell: 754-366-6668
Randonneuring and South Florida Randonneurs
Randonneuring is the sport of self-paced, long-distance, unsupported bicycle riding along predetermined routes within certain time limits. Randonneurs are the people who do it. There are many types of randonneuring events; collectively they are known as randonnées. This site contains information about randonneuring in South Florida.
South Florida Randonneurs is a cycling club affiliated with Randonneurs USA (RUSA), the national organization of the sport. Randonneurs are a friendly bunch and all cyclists with an interest in this style of riding are welcome to join us.
South Florida Randonneurs is a cycling club affiliated with Randonneurs USA (RUSA), the national organization of the sport. Randonneurs are a friendly bunch and all cyclists with an interest in this style of riding are welcome to join us.
RANDONNEURING is unsupported long-distance endurance cycling under prescribed time limits. It is non-competitive and self-sufficiency is paramount. Tenacity is more celebrated than speed and finishing is most important. When riders participate in randonneuring events, they are part of a tradition that goes back to the beginning of the sport in France and Italy in the late 19th century. Camaraderie is the hallmark of randonneuring.
Other Sites and Useful Links
Vélocio (Paul de Vivie)
French cyclist, writer, and publisher of Le Cycliste, Paul de Vivie (1853-1930) is regarded as the father of cyclo-tourisme and an inspiration for randonneurs. He is better-known by his nom de plume: Vélocio. He was an early proponent of dérailleurs, inventing a two-speed rear derailleur in 1905 that he used in the Alps. He also advocated for the use of wider tires on smaller-diameter rims, something gaining popularity today. The annual ACP Flèche Vélocio 24-hr team event is named in his honor.
Paul bought his first bicycle in 1881. He was so enamored with it that by 1887 he moved to Saint-Étienne, opened a bicycle shop, and started a cycling magazine. His 1889 La Gauloise was the first bicycle produced in France. De Vivie liked a challenge. He once wrote, "After a long day on my bicycle, I feel refreshed, cleansed, purified. I feel that I have established contact with my environment and that I am at peace. On days like that I am permeated with a profound gratitude for my bicycle. Even if I did not enjoy riding, I would still do it for my peace of mind. What a wonderful tonic to be exposed to bright sunshine, drenching rain, choking dust, dripping fog, rigid air, punishing winds!" Spoken like a true randonneur! Ironically, despite riding many miles near and far during his cycling adventures, Vélocio was killed while walking his bike across a street in his hometown, aged 76 (he was struck by a tram). He is interred at the Cimetière de Loyasse in Lyon. His plaque reads: "To their venerable master, the cyclo-tourists of St-Étienne." Vélocio's Seven Rules for Successful Long-Distance Cycling:
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