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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 SessionOpen 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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