Randonneurs USA Colorado Brevet Series 2000
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Colorado Brevet Series 2000 -- Results

Here are the results for our 2000 brevet series. We had 18 participants, 6 of them rookies – pretty good for a non-Paris-Brest-Paris year – with 15 riders on the 200km, 12 on the 300km, 10 on the 400km, and 6 on the 600km. Two riders went on to complete Boston-Montreal-Boston (their first time): Merle Baranczyk and Chris Grealish.

200km Results    300km Results    400km Results    600km Results

Bear in mind that brevets are not races, and people have different goals in riding a given brevet – fast finishing time; riding in a group; testing out nutrition, equipment or sleep deprivation.

In the tabulations below, make-up rides are denoted below as "[mu]" – those riders did not benefit from the same comraderie of riding with the others, and did not enjoy the same weather phenomena of the official date’s ride.

Comparisons with 1999 – We include the elapsed times for 1999 and 1998 brevets, for this year’s riders who rode them. The conclusions to be drawn are limited at best, since riders’ goals and circumstances often overshadow course or weather differences. For example, Bob Fourney compared his 1999 times on an enclosed recumbent HPV with this year’s standard bike.

Cinnamon Rolls! – Finally, this series allowed participants to compare the most highly vaunted cinnamon rolls of the area – Vern’s in LaPorte on the 200km; the Glen Haven General Store’s (secret checkpoint) on the 600km; and Johnson Corner’s (600km second loop).

200km Brevet - 14 May 2000

Northglenn - LaPorte - Niwot – A new course, with a fair amount of climbing over Horsetooth Reservoir to LaPorte. We had good, mild weather, with a noticeable headwind the entire way back from LaPorte. Comparison with 1999 – With more hills, this year’s 200km added a few minutes, but not many, for riders in comparable condition both years

200km Brevet

5/14/00

Time of Day

Rider

Elapsed 2000


1999


1998

1 North-glenn

2 LaPorte

3 Niwot

4 North-glenn

GREALISH, Chris

7:35

9:10

12:40

15:12

16:45

HOLLAND, Gregory

7:35

9:10

12:40

15:12

16:45

CHAFFEE, Carol [mu]

8:00

ELLIS, John Lee

8:18

7:26

9:10

13:03

15:57

17:28

FARNSWORTH, Rex

8:18

8:26

9:10

13:03

15:58

17:28

HERRICK, Jack

8:18

8:08

8:54

9:10

13:05

15:58

17:28

HOWARD, Mark

8:18

9:10

13:03

16:10

17:28

SMITH, Vernon

8:18

9:10

13:03

15:58

17:28

BODEUX, Reynald

8:43

9:10

13:11

16:18

17:53

BILLINGSLEY, Ken

8:43

8:35

9:10

13:07

16:25

17:53

WERNER, Glen

8:43

7:47

9:10

13:07

16:25

17:53

BARANCZYK, Merle

8:48

7:57

7:46

9:10

13:02

16:03

17:58

BARDAY, Bob

8:49

10:15

9:10

13:02

16:21

17:59

BOYLE, Tom

8:49

9:10

13:13

16:15

17:59

HENDERSON, Ch. [mu]

9:02

8:40

9:10

13:16

16:35

18:12

HUGHES, John

9:02

9:10

13:16

16:35

18:12


300km Results   400km Results   600km Results

300km Brevet – 11 June 2000

Littleton - Castle Rock - Black Forest - Chatfield – Same course as last year, with only moderate breezes, not the strong southerly wind of 1999 (and many other years). Running the brevet on Sunday this year did not seem to lessen the traffic on Co.86 or Santa Fe. Comparison with 1999 – Without last year’s hefty southerly wind, riders finished much closer together – early riders finished the same time as last year, but the spread for the later riders was only 1˝ hours vs. than 3˝ hours in 1999.

300km Brevet

6/11/00

Time of Day

Rider

Elapsed 2000


1999


1998

Little- ton #1

Castle Rock #2

Elbert #3

Black Forest #4

Castle Rock #5

Roxbo-rough #6

Little-ton #7

FOURNEY, Robert

11:26

11:19

10:42

4:04

7:26

9:30

11:18

13:27

14:45

15:30

GREALISH, Chris

11:56

4:04

7:26

9:42

11:40

14:00

15:16

16:00

HOLLAND, Gregory

11:56

4:04

7:27

9:42

11:35

13:57

17:20

16:00

HOWARD, Mark

11:56

4:04

7:27

9:42

11:35

13:57

17:20

16:00

SMITH, Vernon

11:56

4:04

7:27

9:50

11:35

14:36

15:16

16:00

ELLIS, John Lee

12:11

12:04

11:55

4:04

7:27

9:50

11:35

14:10

15:18

16:15

HENDERSON, Ch. [mu]

13:16

15:34

HUGHES, John [mu]

13:30

13:30

BARANCZYK, Merle

13:31

14:50

13:08

4:04

7:30

10:05

12:25

15:17

17:20

17:35

FARNSWORTH, Rex

13:31

15:30

4:04

8:13

10:46

12:50

15:30

17:04

17:35

HIGGINS, Kerry

13:31

4:04

8:00

10:30

12:42

15:32

17:04

17:35

BARDAY, Bob

13:33

17:29

4:04

8:13

10:46

12:50

15:31

17:04

17:37


200km Results   400km Results   600km Results

400km Brevet – 24 June 2000

Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington – Almost the same course as last year, but without violent weather. But the early finishers had to fight a big headwind the last 50 miles, while later riders were treated to a tailwind. Lefthand Canyon – picturesque as always – again posed a good test in pacing for veteran and rookie alike. Comparison with 1999 - With no weather problems, the finishing times were much closer together (3˝ hours spread vs. 7 hours in 1999). An added factor was that the first three finishers this year fought a strong headwind the final 50 miles, while later riders had a tailwind!

400km Brevet

6/24/00

Time of Day

Rider

Elapsed 2000


1999


1998

Super-ior #1

Platteville #2

Niwot Secret

Ward #3

Carter Lake #4

Welling- ton #5

Windsor #6

Superior #7

FOURNEY, Robert

15:15

14:55

12:37

4:10

5:54

7:32

9:42

12:15

15:00

16:15

19:25

ELLIS, John Lee

16:30

16:39

14:52

4:10

5:54

7:32

9:40

12:10

15:00

16:15

20:40

GREALISH, Chris

16:40

16:39

14:52

4:10

5:54

7:32

9:41

12:50

16:00

17:30

20:50

SMITH, Vernon

17:40

4:10

5:57

7:32

9:45

12:35

15:42

17:15

21:50

BARANCZYK, Merle

18:10

20:15

16:40

4:10

5:57

7:32

9:50

12:55

16:00

17:45

22:20

HENDERSON, Charles

18:10

22:37

4:10

6:20

8:22

11:22

14:20

17:20

18:50

22:20

HERRICK, Jack

18:10

4:10

6:00

7:52

10:36

13:44

17:20

18:58

22:20

BARDAY, Bob

18:55

4:10

5:54

8:24

11:24

14:19

17:50

19:15

23:05

FARNSWORTH, Rex

18:55

22:37

4:10

6:17

8:22

11:22

14:20

17:50

19:15

23:05

HIGGINS, Kerry

4:10

5:59

7:47

10:30


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600km Brevet – 8-9 July 2000

Superior - Brighton - St. Vrain Canyon - Estes Park - Big Thompson Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington - Evans – Similar route to 1999, but this year the first loop omitted Evans, while the second loop added a country escapade beyond Evans to Kersey, which most riders enjoyed, though Merle Baranczyk was accosted by coyotes at 4am. Comparison with 1999 – Even less can be concluded from the 600km, since most people took at break between loops – from two hours for some riders to nine for your author.

600km Brevet

7/8/00

Saturday

Time of Day

Sunday

Rider

Elapsed 2000


1999


1998

Super-ior #1

Brighton #2

Lyons #3

Meeker Park #4

(s) Glen Haven

Welling- ton #5

Wind-sor #6

Louis-ville #7

Evans
#8

Super-ior #10

GREALISH, Chris

25:30

4:10

5:40

7:56

10:13

11:35

14:30

15:45

18:30

1:41

5:30

BARANCZYK, Merle

27:30

33:58

38:27

4:10

5:40

7:57

10:36

12:07

16:15

17:25

20:58

3:11

7:30

FOURNEY, Robert

31:05

22:10

19:11

4:10

5:25

7:55

10:18

11:35

14:30

15:45

4:05

7:25

10:55

ELLIS, John Lee

32:26

29:58

4:10

5:40

7:56

10:09

11:20

14:30

15:45

18:48

8:00

12:26

HENDERSON, Charles

32:56

4:10

5:50

8:32

13:06

16:55

18:30

22:30

7:00

12:56


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