Colorado Brevets 2023 Colorado Brevet Series Schedule

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About the Brevets · About the Populaires

Brevets and the Flèche are ACP-sanctioned unless otherwise noted (® = RUSA sanctioned).
Populaires, Darts, and Dart Populaires are RUSA-sanctioned.
1200k's are sanctioned by Randonneurs Mondiaux.

200km

Jan 7
Sat.

Windsor Wanderer - A Plains visit to Hudson, Platteville, and Windsor! Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Feb 4
Sat.

Rawhide Ramble - Horsetooth - Rawhide Powerplant - Through Masonville, over Horsetooth Reservoir, and up to northern Larimer County and the Rawhide Powerplant. Lights and reflective gear required. · Cue Sheet · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Pascal Ledru) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

I-25 Exit 243
(Hwy. 66) NE Corner Conoco

112km

Mar 12
Sun.

Carter Lake - Campion - Populaire - A tranquil visit to pre-season Carter Lake. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Dustin Harding)

Sign in:	8:45 am
Depart:	9:30 am

I-25 Exit 243
(Hwy. 66) NE Corner Conoco

200km

Mar 18
Sat.

Kersey Kick - A plains foray in Boulder, Weld and Larimer Counties, visiting Kersey and Hudson. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

125km

Apr 2
Sun.

Horsetooth Hop - Populaire - Scenic climbs over Horsetooth Reservoir. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Bennett Sigmond) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	8:45 am
Depart:	9:30 am

I-25 Exit 255
RTD lot SW corner

200km

Apr 8
Sat.

On-A-Lark - A Black Forest excursion straddling the Palmer Divide. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Vernon Smith) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Castle Rock
Near I-25 Exit 181

200km

Apr 16
~~Apr 15~~
Sun.

Stove Prairie - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - Stove Prairie - Through Masonville, over Horsetooth Reservoir, up Poudre Canyon, then up to Stove Prairie, returning via Masonville. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

I-25 Exit 243
(Hwy. 66) NE Corner Conoco

360km

Apr 28
Fri.

Colorado Front Range Flèche - Teams of between 3 and 5 team members design routes and ride at least 360km over 24 hours to a common destination. RUSA allows teams to start as early as Friday. We suggest that teams start at 8am on Saturday, so that teams can share in the post-event get together. Lights and reflective gear required. · Team Rosters · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis)

Depart:

various

Louisville
US-36 Louisville-Superior Exit

300km

May 6
Sat.

Glen Haven - James Canyon - Glen Haven - Horsetooth - A jaunt up two canyons with possible cinnamon rolls. · RideWithGPS Map · Lights and reflective gear required. · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Pascal Ledru)

Sign in:	4:00 am
Depart:	5:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

COLORADO BREVET WEEK comprises a complete Super Randonneur series of 400k, 300k, 200k brevets, plus the Poudre Canyon 600k the following weekend. Questions about Brevet Week? Brevet Week Details

400km

May 8
Mon.

Lefthand Canyon - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Paul Foley)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Quality Inn

300km

May 10
Wed.

Glen Haven - James Canyon - Glen Haven - A jaunt up two canyons with possible cinnamon rolls. · RideWithGPS Map · Lights and reflective gear required. · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (David Weigel)

Sign in:	4:00 am
Depart:	5:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Quality Inn

200km

May 11
Thu.

James Canyon Jaunt - A nice climb up Lefthand Canyon to James Canyon, and a transit of Masonville! · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Paul Foley)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Quality Inn

300km

400km

600km

May 13
Sat.

Poudre Canyon (300k/400k/600k) Lights and reflective gear required. · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register

300km: - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - The 300km uses most of the 400km route. 300k Cue Sheet · 300k RideWithGPS Map

400km: - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - Wellington - · 400k RideWithGPS Map

600km: - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - Wellington - Kersey - The first 400km of the 600km shares the route of the 400km brevet. · 600k RideWithGPS Map (first 400km) · 600k RideWithGPS Map (final 200km) · · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

600km

May 20
Sat.

North Park - Laramie - Cheyenne Lights and reflective gear required. · Cue Sheet · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Corinne Warren)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

400km

600km

Jun 3
Sat.

Lefthand Canyon - Lefthand Canyon - St. Vrain Canyon - Horsetooth - Wellington Lights and reflective gear required. · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register

400km: 400k RideWithGPS Map

600km: The first 400km of the 600km brevet shares the route of the 400km brevet, followed by a 'quick' visit to Kersey. · 600k RideWithGPS Map (first 400km) · 600k RideWithGPS Map (final 200km) · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Jun 10
Sat.

Kersey Kick Audax - A plains foray in Boulder, Weld and Larimer Counties, visiting Kersey and Hudson. NOTE: This is an Audax event sanctioned by the UAF. Everyone rides together under the supervision of a captain. Lunch and other breaks are scheduled. Intro to Audax · Audax Cue Sheet · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek)

Sign in:	6:00 am
Depart:	7:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

400km

600km

1000km

Jun 17
Sat.

Lefthand ~~St. Vrain~~ Canyon Lights and reflective gear required. · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Jason Turner)

400km: - Lefthand - ~~St. Vrain Canyon - Glen Haven~~ - Wellington - 400k RideWithGPS Map

600km: - Lefthand - ~~St. Vrain Canyon - Glen Haven~~ - Wellington - Kersey - The first 400km of the 600km brevet shares the route of the 400km brevet, followed by a 'quick' visit to Kersey. · 600k Cue Sheet · 600k RideWithGPS Map (400km loop) · 600k RideWithGPS Map (200km loop)

1000km: - Lefthand - ~~St. Vrain Canyon - Glen Haven~~ - Wellington - Kersey - Ft. Morgan - Big Thompson - The first 500km of the 1000km brevet shares the first 500km of the 600km brevet (to Kersey), followed by an excursion down the South Platte to Ft. Morgan, and ending with a climb up Big Thompson Canyon. · 1000k Cue Sheet (PDF) (Excel) · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 1) · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 2) · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 3)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

1000km

1200km

Jun 24
Sat.

Colorado Front Range 1200 Lights and reflective gear required. · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis) · Consult the Colorado Front Range 1200 main page for qualifying, registration, and route details. · Express Interest

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Quality Inn

600km

Jun 24
Sat.

Colorado Climby 600 #1 - Golden - Peak-to-Peak - Trail Ridge - Walden - Poudre Canyon - Horsetooth - This single-loop 600k brevet has over 8,100m (26,800 ft.) of climbing, which means it can be used towards the 8000m requirement of the ACP Randonneur 10000 Award. There is an entrance fee to transit Rocky Mountain National Park. Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register (required) · More Info · Contact Ride Coordinator (John Lee Ellis)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Jul 8
Sat.

Vail Pass Volley - Frisco - Vail Pass - Gypsum - Climbs both sides of Vail Pass (10,674 ft.) with a jaunt down the Eagle River to Gypsum. · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Debbie Bush)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Frisco
I-70 Exit 201

600km

Jul 15
Sat.

Colorado Climby 600 - Golden - Peak-to-Peak - Trail Ridge - Walden - Poudre Canyon - Horsetooth - This single-loop 600k brevet has over 8,100m (26,800 ft.) of climbing, which means it can be used towards the 8000m requirement of the ACP Randonneur 10000 Award. There is an entrance fee to transit Rocky Mountain National Park. Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · This ride has a fee of $25 to cover event support, bag drop, and some on-course monitoring. Fee collected via online registration. · Register (required) · More Info · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

400km

Jul 22
Sat.

St. Vrain Canyon - Glen Haven (ACP Centenary 400k) - A climb up St. Vrain Canyon through Estes Park and down the Devil's Gulch switchbacks through Glen Haven. ACP Centenary 400k - This celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first 400k brevet organized by Audax Club Parisien. A commemorative medal - a replica of the original medal - will be available from RUSA. · Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Dustin Harding) · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

300km

Aug 5
Sat.

Peak-to-Peak - Coal Creek Canyon - Glen Haven - Platteville - Climbs Coal Creek Canyon for a jaunt on the Peak-to-Peak Highway to Allenspark, descending through Glen Haven down Big Thompson Canyon, then Masonville and Platteville. Lights and reflective gear required. · RideWithGPS Map · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek)

Sign in:	4:00 am
Depart:	5:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

1000km

Aug 12
Sat.

-- CANCELLED -- Lefthand Canyon - Pawnee Grasslands - Devil's Gulch - The route is three loops. Loop 1 up Lefthand Canyon and out to Wellington, Loop 2 out to the Pawnee Grasslands, and Loop 3 up to Jamestown then to Estes Park, descending via Glen Haven. · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 1) · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 2) · 1000k RideWithGPS Map (loop 3) · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Dustin Harding)

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Aug 19
Sat.

Glen Haven Gallivant - Lyons - Meeker Park - Devil's Gulch - Glen Haven · RideWithGPS Route · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (David Nelson)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

300km

400km

600km

Sep 9
Sat.

Poudre Canyon (300k/400k/600k) Lights and reflective gear required. · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Register

300km: - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - The 300km uses most of the 400km route. 300k Cue Sheet · 300k RideWithGPS Map

400km: - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - Wellington - · 400k RideWithGPS Map

Sign in:	3:00 am
Depart:	4:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Sep 16
Sat.

Stove Prairie - Horsetooth - Poudre Canyon - Stove Prairie - Through Masonville, over Horsetooth Reservoir, up Poudre Canyon, then up to Stove Prairie, returning via Masonville. · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Dustin Harding)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

I-25 Exit 243
(Hwy. 66) NE Corner Conoco

200km

Sep 23
Sat.

Colorado Front Range Dart - Teams of between 3 and 5 team members design routes and ride at least 200km over 13½ hours to a common destination. · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start)

Depart:

various

Louisville
US-36 Louisville-Superior Exit

200km

Oct 7
Sat.

Carter Lake Cakewalk - Rabbit Mountain - Carter Lake - Masonville - A pleasant early-fall Front Range 200k with visits to Rabbit Mountain, Carter Lake, and Buckhorn Road · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (David Weigel)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Nov 4
Sat.

Platteville Poke-Along - A burrito giganto and BBQ bacon cheeseburger escapade via Platteville and Sandy's! · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Pascal Ledru)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

200km

Dec 10
Sun.
~~Dec 9~~

Roggen Roundabout - Heads out east to the breezy plains, back via Platteville, 'the rando vortex'. Our easternmost 200k! Lights and reflective gear required. · Cue Sheet · RideWithGPS Map · Register · Waiver (print, sign, bring to start) · Contact Ride Coordinator (Mike Turek)

Sign in:	7:00 am
Depart:	8:00 am

Louisville
Louisville Conoco

Randonneurs USA Event Fee - RUSA is not charging an event fee in 2023

Volunteering to Lead a Ride - To volunteer to lead a ride, simply contact us! For brevets and populaires, you just need to arrive well in advance of the start, and collect riders' waivers. For team events - the Flèche or Darts - you just need to coordinate the teams. Thank you!

‡If you are not a current RUSA member, join/renew online.
If you are not a current RMCC member, join/renew online (preferred), or print the membership application
and either mail it in or bring it, along with a check for the membership fee, to the ride start.