{"id":3484,"date":"2020-01-16T19:14:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridarandonneurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=3484"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:14:25","slug":"200-300-weekend-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/floridarandonneurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=3484","title":{"rendered":"200\/300 Weekend; Other News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffloridarandonneurs.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D3484&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=arial\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy New Year and new brevet season to all!<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 The list of registered riders has been updated on the events pages and is current as of 7pm, Thursday. You\u2019ve still got some time to register, so come out and ride with us. It\u2019s going to be a good weekend! If your plans have changed and you can no longer make it, please let me know.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Please <a href=\"https:\/\/rusa.org\/cgi-bin\/membersearch_GF.pl\"><strong>verify that your RUSA membership is current<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0because RUSA\u2019s insurer requires that all event participants be current, paid-up members of RUSA; no exceptions. Chasing folks down to renew or join RUSA is a drag and I\u2019d rather be cooking and brewing for you guys. So, please take a minute and <a href=\"https:\/\/rusa.org\/pages\/memberservices\">take care of it now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Also a reminder that <strong>anyone riding any of our events without registering for them or without being a current RUSA member will be DQ\u2019d and permanently banned<\/strong>. That means no \u201cride alongs\u201d and no having friends meet you anywhere on the route other than at a control. This is the warning.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 The <strong>200K workers\u2019 ride<\/strong>\u00a0took place Wednesday. The cue sheet is now current and final. Here are some notes from the workers\u2019 ride: (1)\u00a0Although lights and reflective materials are not required, they are STRONGLY recommended; it was very foggy and you should expect the same conditions this weekend; (2)\u00a0the Howey bridge is still under construction; be careful!; and (3)\u00a0there is construction on US 301 north of Coleman; be careful!<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 The <strong>300K workers\u2019 ride<\/strong>\u00a0is taking place as I write this. Any notes from that ride and the final cue sheet will be posted on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Although you\u2019re on your own for food during the events, plan on <strong>dinner following each ride<\/strong>. You can\u00a0<strong>check-in<\/strong>\u00a0for the 200K on Friday evening at the hotel or on Saturday morning, before the start, and for the 300K following the 200K on Saturday or on Sunday morning. Reminder that\u00a0<strong>there is no on-route SAG<\/strong>\u00a0on these rides. If you DNF, your plans for returning to the start\/finish should not involve an event volunteer. We will never leave anyone out there, but you will wait many, many hours for a ride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0 Other events and news<\/strong>: Remember that we have a full audax series this year as well as 400 and 600km ACP events. We\u2019ll also be putting up information on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crackerswamp.org\/\"><strong>Cracker Swamp 1200K<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0very soon, so watch for that; registration will open in February. Speaking of 1200s, get with me ASAP if you\u2019re interested in riding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audax-uaf.com\/cyclotourisme\/paris-brest-paris-2016-2\/\"><strong>PBP-Audax<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0this year. I\u2019ve not forgotten your\u00a0<strong>2019 brevet cards<\/strong>; they\u2019re coming soon, as are the last of the 2019 audax medals \u2013 I am awaiting the last of them from France and will send them all out together. While the insurance snafu and the suspension of the permanents program may have some of you feeling down or like we\u2019re all lost at sea, I can\u2019t stress enough how much excellent, selfless work the RUSA Board has done to ensure the continuation of randonneuring in the United States. In particular, when you see\u00a0<strong>Dave Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0this weekend, please be sure to thank him for keeping the ship afloat with a wise, confident, and steady hand on the tiller and congratulate him on his very deserved elevation to the RUSA presidency! We\u2019re lucky to have him and his leadership; thank you, Dave!<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 <strong>Dude, where the are the GPS files?<\/strong>\u00a0There are not any. The official routes are the cue sheets. I can\u2019t vouch for any GPS files that people put on the internet or share among themselves. Navigation is a fundamental part of the self-sufficiency that is a key pillar of randonneuring. I\u2019m glad to help teach you to navigate and read a cue sheet if they are unfamiliar or confusing to you; just get with me, anytime. However you navigate, please remember that staying on route is your responsibility \u2013 not your computer\u2019s or your friend\u2019s \u2013 and pay close attention to where you are, ensuring you\u2019re on route and oriented. Every year we have multiple navigational DNFs due to GPS failures or misprogramming or because someone\u2019s (not very good) plan was to follow the group or a friend and they got dropped or the \u201cfriend\u201d DNF\u2019d, leaving the person with no idea where they were or where they were going. Please don\u2019t let this be you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year and new brevet season to all! 1.\u00a0 The list of registered riders has been updated on the events pages and is current as of 7pm, Thursday. 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