Colorado Brevets 2003 Schedule

Colorado Brevet Series 2003 -- Schedule

· RMCC Membership - Membership in the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club is required, for insurance reasons.
· Sign-In/Inspection/Departure - All riders depart together at the prescribed departure time. Be ready to sign in and have your bicycle inspected at least one half hour before departure and especially for the shorter (better attended) brevets, plan to arrive an hour before departure.

· Pre-Registration - Pre-registration allows us to staff and supply the ride appropriately. If the ride must be cancelled or rescheduled, registered riders can be informed. Pre-registrants may also receive materials such as route maps in advance.
· Qualifying - If a brevet requires pre-qualification, the event director will contact you after you register.
· Rules - Please read the brevet rules carefully before coming to the ride. On the rules page, you will also find the waiver which riders sign on day-of-event sign in. Bonne route!

200km

4 May 2003 (Sun.)
Sign-in: 7:00 am
Depart: 8:00 am
I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66)

Horsetooth and Beyond - Last year's challenging route: Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - then the 12% to 15% grades up to scenic, backcountry Stove Prairie. Wintry weather alternate: Horsetooth - Rawhide course, climbs plus antelope.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

Flèche

10 May 2003 (Sat.)

Front Range Flèche - Applicants form teams and design routes of at least 360km, finishing 24 hours after they start. Très français! Lights required. Team registration required by April 15. Flèche Info and Application

300km

17 May 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:00 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe

Littleton - Black Forest – Elbert and back - New route! Quieter roads with more - seemingly endless - rollers, straddling the spine of the Palmer Divide! Lights required.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

400km

31 May 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:00 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at US-36 Superior Exit

Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth – Wellington - Climbs Lefthand Canyon (4500 ft. of climbing to 9250 ft.), descends St. Vrain Canyon, then climbs Carter Lake and south Horsetooth Reservoir. 14,000 ft. climbing. Similar to last 4 years’ routes. Lights required. Registration required by May 17.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

600km

14 June 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:00 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at US-36 Superior Exit

Superior - Brighton - St. Vrain Canyon - Estes Park - Big Thompson Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington – Evans - Climbs St. Vrain Canyon (4300 ft. of climbing to 9200 ft.), descending past Estes Park through Big Thompson Canyon, over south Horsetooth Reservoir and out onto the Plains through Wellington and Windsor. 18,000 ft. of climbing. Similar to the last 4 years’ routes. Lights required. Registration required by June 1.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

1000km

28 June 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:30 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at US-36 Superior Exit

Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth – Wellington - Fort Morgan - Big Thompson Canyon - The first 400km follows the 400km route, followed by an excursion down the South Platte to Fort Morgan, and a final climb up Big Thompson Canyon. Lights required. Subject to cancellation. Registration required by June 15.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

300km

12 July 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:30 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe

Pine Junction - Woodland Park - Manitou Springs - A scenic climbfest past the Rampart Range to the Colorado Springs area (8000 ft. climbing in first 80 miles), a rolling return via Palmer Lake and Chatfield. Lights required.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

300km

2 Aug 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 3:00 am
Depart: 4:00 am
P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe

Fairplay - Buena Vista - Independence Pass - Aspen - The Joe Lookingbill Memorial 300km Brevet reprising the Denver-Aspen Classic course, with 13,000 ft. of climbing over Kenosha, Red Hill, Trout Creek, and Independence Passes. RUSA-sanctioned but not ACP-sanctioned. Lights required. Registration required by July 15.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

1200km

Colorado Last Chance 1200km Randonnée - "Venture to Kansas" - Next scheduled for 2004 - check back with us then!

200km

20 Sept 2003 (Sat.)
Sign-in: 7:00 am
Depart: 8:00 am
I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66)

Horsetooth and Beyond - Horsetooth plus Stove Prairie or Rawhide loop - see spring 200km.
Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

	· What is a Populaire? - A Populaire is a brevet-format ride shorter than 200km, run under the same rules and using the same kind of control cards as brevets. Our populaires are in conjunction with RMCC club rides.
	· Learn about Brevets - Populaires let you learn how brevets work and get inside tips from brevet veterans.
	· Prepare for the spring Brevets - Spring populaires help you build conditioning and pacing for the brevets that start the next month (in May).
	· Learn about Paris-Brest-Paris and RUSA - Populaires are a good chance to learn about Randonneurs USA and think about PBP.

120km	6 Apr 2003 (Sun.) Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am 120th Ave. and Huron in Northglenn	*Fort Lupton, Keenesburg, Brighton* - A wide-open Plains ride! Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
120km	13 Apr 2003 (Sun.) Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am I-25 exit 255	*Horsetooth - Fort Collins - Windsor* - Preview part of the Spring 200km course! Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
120km	26 Apr 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am 4th and Broadway in Lyons	*Lefthand Canyon - Allenspark - Estes Park* - Preview the big climbs of the 400km and 600km Brevets! Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
125km	13 Sep 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am Service Sta. at Copper Mtn. and I-70	*COPPER TRIANGLE: Copper Mtn - Vail Pass - Minturn - Tennessee Pass - Leadville - Fremont Pass* - Enjoy fall foliage and three passes! Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.

	· RMCC Membership - Membership in the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club is required, for insurance reasons.
	· Sign-In/Inspection/Departure - All riders depart together at the prescribed departure time. Be ready to sign in and have your bicycle inspected at least one half hour before departure and especially for the shorter (better attended) brevets, plan to arrive an hour before departure.
	· Pre-Registration - Pre-registration allows us to staff and supply the ride appropriately. If the ride must be cancelled or rescheduled, registered riders can be informed. Pre-registrants may also receive materials such as route maps in advance.
	· Qualifying - If a brevet requires pre-qualification, the event director will contact you after you register.
	· Rules - Please read the brevet rules carefully before coming to the ride. On the rules page, you will also find the waiver which riders sign on day-of-event sign in. Bonne route!

200km	4 May 2003 (Sun.) Sign-in: 7:00 am Depart: 8:00 am I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66)	*Horsetooth and Beyond* - Last year's challenging route: Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - then the 12% to 15% grades up to scenic, backcountry Stove Prairie. Wintry weather alternate: Horsetooth - Rawhide course, climbs plus antelope. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
Flèche	10 May 2003 (Sat.)	*Front Range Flèche* - Applicants form teams and design routes of at least 360km, finishing 24 hours after they start. Très français! Lights required. Team registration required by April 15. Flèche Info and Application
300km	17 May 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe	*Littleton - Black Forest – Elbert and back -* New route! Quieter roads with more - seemingly endless - rollers, straddling the spine of the Palmer Divide! *Lights required.* Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
400km	31 May 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at US-36 Superior Exit	*Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth – Wellington -* Climbs Lefthand Canyon (4500 ft. of climbing to 9250 ft.), descends St. Vrain Canyon, then climbs Carter Lake and south Horsetooth Reservoir. 14,000 ft. climbing. Similar to last 4 years’ routes. Lights required. Registration required by May 17. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
600km	14 June 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at US-36 Superior Exit	*Superior - Brighton - St. Vrain Canyon - Estes Park - Big Thompson Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington – Evans -* Climbs St. Vrain Canyon (4300 ft. of climbing to 9200 ft.), descending past Estes Park through Big Thompson Canyon, over south Horsetooth Reservoir and out onto the Plains through Wellington and Windsor. 18,000 ft. of climbing. Similar to the last 4 years’ routes. Lights required. Registration required by June 1. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
1000km	28 June 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:30 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at US-36 Superior Exit	*Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth – Wellington - Fort Morgan - Big Thompson Canyon -* The first 400km follows the 400km route, followed by an excursion down the South Platte to Fort Morgan, and a final climb up Big Thompson Canyon. *Lights required. Subject to cancellation. Registration required by June 15.* Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
300km	12 July 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:30 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe	*Pine Junction - Woodland Park - Manitou Springs* - A scenic climbfest past the Rampart Range to the Colorado Springs area (8000 ft. climbing in first 80 miles), a rolling return via Palmer Lake and Chatfield. Lights required. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
300km	2 Aug 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am P+R at Mineral & Santa Fe	*Fairplay - Buena Vista - Independence Pass - Aspen* - The Joe Lookingbill Memorial 300km Brevet reprising the Denver-Aspen Classic course, with 13,000 ft. of climbing over Kenosha, Red Hill, Trout Creek, and Independence Passes. RUSA-sanctioned but not ACP-sanctioned. Lights required. Registration required by July 15. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.
1200km		*Colorado Last Chance 1200km Randonnée - "Venture to Kansas" -* Next scheduled for 2004 - check back with us then!
200km	20 Sept 2003 (Sat.) Sign-in: 7:00 am Depart: 8:00 am I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66)	*Horsetooth and Beyond* - Horsetooth plus Stove Prairie or Rawhide loop - see spring 200km. Also an RMCC Challenge Series ride.