May Brevet Weekend

[Matthew O'Neill/WLS]

Registration is open and details are up for the May 18/19th weekend of various brevets.  Registering early is highly advised as this helps us appropriately plan the amount of support that we provide.  As always, registration is available at www.pchrandos.com

Matthew

[Matthew O'Neill/WLS]

The route is very rural.  There are only a few instances where you pass through towns when things will be open (possibly Big Sur, but certainly Carmel Valley, Gonzalez, Paso Robles, Cambria).  So riders are advised to carry more of everything than they usually would (including water).  We will have someone out watching over the course; as well as some secret controls and water caches. There are very long stretches with no services.  After leaving the overnight, it is approximately 120 miles until the next town.  There will be a staffed control and a water cache along the way.

Typically, Carmel Valley will be the first non-staff control.  There is a wide variety of things there, grocery store, gas station, restaurants, cafes.  I am not picky about where you get your signature from as long as it is close to the intersection mentioned on the route sheet.  Gonzales has a pizza place and some other random eateries, but is not a huge town.  Most things will likely be closed by the time that you get to SJB, we will have some food there for riders.  Most riders in the past typically stay at SJB for 1.5-3 hours as the first day is a very long day.

Hope to see you on the ride!

Matthew O'Neill

On Friday, May 3, 2013 5:47:01 PM UTC-7, robe...@cox.net wrote:

Greetings! I'm looking into coming up from San Diego to ride the 600. Just curious if there are any little details I ought to know in regards to the route. I'm completely unfamiliar with that area. In regards to food, will there be burger joints or delis, or is it mainly gas stations/quick-marts? With the recommended sleep stop in San Juan Bautista, how far after will I travel without any services? I can carry a fair amount of food, so as long as there is a park or such with access to water, I don't need much else. I'd rather not have to stay over for more than 3 hours, if any time at all. With my normal brevet pace, I will likely be leaving SJB quite early in the morning anyhow.

Thanks a bunch.

Robert Abraham

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[Matthew O'Neill/WLS]

Just a reminder, this weekend is the May Brevet Weekend.  Registration at the start is okay, just get there in time.  After the official start time the ride officials will not be hanging around much.  So, get there earlier rather than later.

Matthew

On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:51:13 AM UTC-7, Matthew O'Neill/WLS wrote:

[Stacy Kline]

Good luck, everyone! Here's to fair winds and quiet roads!

Stacy