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Endurance and Randonneuring ... Through the Eyes of the Rider

Rocky Mountain Cycling Club

Tuesday 22 March – 6-8 pm – REI Denver Flagship Store

AGENDA

 

  1. John Hughes, moderator, introduces the evening’s offerings:
    1. Profiles of the featured cyclists (Sheridan, Kerry, Bob, Mike)
    2. Follow-on topics – RMCC training schedule, paceline group, nutrition
  2. Featured Riders – Each rider describes his/her goal (century, brevet series, 1200k, fast 1200k) and the hurdles / breakthroughs to get there, highlighting nutrition, equipment, training and ride strategy where appropriate.  10 mins. Each
    1. Sheridan Garcia – building to proficient centuries
    2. Kerry Higgins – building to full SR series and a 1200k
    3. Bob Barday – overcoming obstacles and coming back (1200k’s)
    4. Mike Fulton – from brevets on a mountain bike to riding with the front group
  3. RMCC’s Progressive Training Schedule (John Hughes and Charlie) - Leading to the successful riding of brevets, double centuries, and other endurance events
  4. A Word about Liquid Nutrition (Charlie)
  5. Intermediate Training Group (Rick Russan) – “Filling in the missing link”
  6. Question and Answer Session – Open forum with the audience
  7. Endurance and Randonneuring ... Through the Eyes of the Rider

 

Rocky Mountain Cycling Club

Tuesday 22 March – 6-8pm – REI Denver Flagship Store

 

Learn how to carry your endurance cycling to new heights – from centuries to 1200k events such as Paris-Brest-Paris and Boston-Montreal-Boston – from those who have done it.  Beyond the science of good training, nutrition, and equipment – and no less important – are determination and adaptability.

 

Featured Speakers

 

·          Sheridan Garcia – Club rider and self-supported tourist who has become an accomplished century-distance cyclist through focused training and nutrition.

·          Kerry Higgins – Progressed in three seasons of riding brevets from the shorter events in 2001 and 2002 to finishing his first 1200k, the Last Chance, in 2004.

·          Bob Barday – BMB and PBP finisher – the epitome of the determined randonneur who has overcome adversity under rough conditions to reach the finish line.

·          Mike Fulton – Went from riding his first brevets on a mountain bike in 1994 to being first American to finish PBP in 2003.


Panel Chairpersons

 

·          Charlie Henderson – Multi-time finisher of PBP, BMB, and the Last Chance 1200k; president of the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club.

·          John Hughes – Since 1983, multi-time veteran of PBP, BMB, and the Rocky Mountain 1200k, Race Across America finisher, managing director of the Ultra-Marathon Cycling Association.

·          John Lee Ellis – Multi-time BMB and PBP finisher, RAAM veteran, organizer of the RMCC / RUSA Colorado Brevet Series, chair of UMCA Mileage Challenge and Year-Rounder.

·          Rick Russan – USA  Cycling Coach, developed a program for people with limited time to better their bicycling abilities.

 

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