Colorado Brevets 2004 Schedule

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Colorado Brevet Series 2004 - Brevet Schedule - Populaire 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. All routes finish where they start, unless otherwise indicated.

· 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!
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Colorado Last Chance 1200km ---- Rocky Mountain 1200 ---- Boston-Montreal-Boston

200km May 2 Sun.	Sign-in: 7:00 am Depart: 8:00 am I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66) SW Corner P+R	Horsetooth and Beyond - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - then the 9% to 15% grades up to scenic, backcountry Stove Prairie. Wintry weather alternate: Horsetooth - Rawhide course, climbs plus antelope.
Flèche May 8 Sat.	Departure time and place set by team.	Front Range Fleche - 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 May 15 Sat.	Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am Mineral & Santa Fe P+R	Littleton - Black Forest - Elbert and back - A roller-fest, straddling the spine of the Palmer Divide! *Lights required.*
400km June 12 Sat.	Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am US-36 Superior Exit P+R	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. *Lights required. Registration required by June 5.*
1000km June 12 Sat.	Sign-in: 3:30 am Depart: 4:00 am US-36 Superior Exit P+R	Superior - Platteville - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington - Fort Morgan - Big Thompson Canyon - The first 400km follow the route of the 400km Brevet, followed by an excursion down the South Platte to Ft. Morgan, and ending with a climb up Big Thompson Canyon. Lights required. Subject to cancellation. Registration required by June 5.
600km June 26 Sat.	Sign-in: 3:00 am Depart: 4:00 am US-36 Superior Exit P+R	Superior - Brighton - St. Vrain Canyon - Estes Park - Big Thompson Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington - Kersey - 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. *Lights required. Registration required by June 19.*
310km July 10 Sat.	Sign-in: 2:30 am Depart: 3:00 am Golden - 10th & Washington	"The Grand Loop" - Boulder - Estes Park - Trail Ridge Road - Berthoud Pass - Idaho Springs - "Mile for mile, the toughest ride in the RMCC schedule." *RUSA (not ACP) brevet. Lights required. Registration by June 15. Qualification required. Cost-recovery fee.* A UMCA JMC Event
200km July 31 Sat.	Sign-in: 7:00 am Depart: 8:00 am Castle Rock	Castle Rock - Black Forest - Larkspur - New route! - The heart of the spring 300km route, lots of rollers.
300km Aug 7 Sat.	Sign-in: 3:30 am Depart: 4:00 am Mineral & Santa Fe P+R	"Denver-Aspen" - Fairplay - Buena Vista - Independence Pass - Aspen - Woody Creek - The Joe Lookingbill Memorial 300km Brevet with 13,000 ft. of climbing over Kenosha, Red Hill, Trout Creek, and Independence Passes, and finishing in Woody Creek. Lights required. Registration required by July 31. A point-to-point route .
300km Aug 21 Sat.	Sign-in: 4:00 am Depart: 5:00 am US-36 Superior Exit P+R	"Peak-to-Peak" - Coal Creek Canyon - Estes Park - Big Thompson Canyon - New Route! Climbs Coal Creek Canyon for an extended jaunt on the Peak-to-Peak Highway, descending from Estes Park over Devil's Gulch through Glen Haven. *Lights required. Subject to cancellation. Registration required by August 13.*
1200km Sept 13 Mon.	Sign-in: 2:00 am Depart: 3:00 am US-36 Superior Exit P+R	*Colorado Last Chance 1200km Randonnée - "Venture to Kansas"* - Boulder to Kansas and return, mainly on US-36. Rolling to flat terrain, featuring expansive views. Audax-style format an option. Bag drops provided. "Our third year!" Lights required. Qualification required. Cost-Recovery Fee. Registration required by August 24. More info A UMCA JMC Event**
200km Sept 19 Sun.	Sign-in: 7:00 am Depart: 8:00 am I-25 Exit 243 (Co. Hwy. 66) SW Corner P+R	Horsetooth and Beyond - Horsetooth plus Stove Prairie or Rawhide loop - see spring 200km.

	· 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 RUSA and Longer Randonnées - Populaires are a good chance to learn about Randonneurs USA and think about longer randonnées such as the Colorado Last Chance or Boston-Montreal-Boston.

120km Apr 4 Sun.	Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am 120th Ave. and Huron in Northglenn	Ft. Lupton - Keenesburg - Brighton - A wide-open Plains ride!
120km Apr 11 Sun.	Sign-in: 8:30 am Depart: 9:00 am I-25 exit 255	Horsetooth - Ft. Collins - Windsor - Preview part of the Spring 200km course!
120km Apr 24 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!
108km Jul 18 Sun.	Sign-in: 7:30 am Depart: 8:00 am 120th and Huron in Northglenn	Northglenn-Airport Loop - A circuit around the popular DIA Loop out on the plains!
125km Sep 11 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!
120km Oct 2 Sat.	Sign-in: 9:30 am Depart: 10:00 am East Boulder Community Center at 5660 Sioux Dr.	Boulder-Apple Valley loop - a scenic foothills ride with autumn foliage potential!

	· 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. All routes finish where they start, unless otherwise indicated.
	· 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! .