Date: 11 April 2026
Distance: 600km
Start Time: 0400
Official Finish Cut-off: 2000 Sunday (40h)
Location: Comfort Suites, Tavares, Florida
Climbing: TBD
Cost: $50
Cue Sheet: coming
Check-in: Evening of 4/10 or starting 0330 on 4/11 in the lobby; details to follow
Registered Riders (1): Rozelle P
Other Requirements: Current RUSA membership; sign the waiver at the ride start
Food & Drink: We’ll have snacky things at the start and dinner at the overnight & finish. Bring your own coffee. Riders will be on their own for food/drink on route.
SAG: None. There is no event/volunteer SAG. Riders need to make their own arrangements for return to the start/finish in the event they abandon.
Brevet cards: Use is mandatory; this is not an electronic-proof-of-passage brevet.
Ride Description: This is the out-and-back to Maxville returning to Tavares at the 400K mark, followed by an out-and-back to Polk City for the final 200K. There are some lumpy bits on the northern end of Day 1. Day 2 passes twice through the hills west of Lake Apopka, but the Van Fleet offers 40 miles of shaded relief. The route has been run three times, last in 2022.
Note: I’ve really been enjoying the civilized 300/300 format of the 600K these past few years. I’m a big fan of the rule change eliminating intermediate control times, which is what enabled this. Getting back at a reasonable hour is great! But it’s back to reality, y’all, for this season and the next. Paris-Brest-Paris is in 2027, and the point of these brevets (yes, they’re fun in their own right) is to prepare and qualify riders to complete PBP. I don’t believe you’re prepared or, frankly, qualified, if you’re riding your 600K as a 300/300. You need the experience of riding 400km and then following that up with another ultradistance ride. I think it’s poor planning to attempt PBP as a 300/300/300/300 (even that won’t work; the ride is typically 1220 to 1230km). Successfully completing a 1200K isn’t about putting time in the bank, it’s about putting distance in the bank. Putting road behind you. I think that means going to Illifault (400km) or much better still, Loudeac (450km) on Day 1. I’m sure there are people who finish PBP within time by overnighting at Tinteniac (360km) or Fougeres (300km), but I don’t know any of them. And I know some very strong riders who DNF’d using such a strategy. So, welcome back to the 400/200. Civilization and a full night’s sleep will return in ’28.
Registration
You MUST pre-register for this event! No day-of registrations. Preregistration must be completed by no later than April 10 at noon.
There are two steps to completing your registration.
Step 1. Please fill in the information here.
Step 2. Send in your $50 payment using Zelle (most US banks support this) or contact me for instructions for check/money order or wire transfer instructions. Registration = completed form + payment.
Last revised: 11 November 2025