First brevet of the season!

[Central Iowa Randonneurs]

Greetings randonneurs!

Well, spring is slowly making its way to the Midwest and that can only mean one thing - time to ride! 

Our first brevet of the 2023 randonneuring season will take place on April 8th. We'll be riding the always popular "Brushy Trestle 200K" route which is perfect for those early season legs with a relatively low amount of climbing. Let's hope the weather cooperates and we don't have one of those "into the wind in every direction" days that Iowa is famous for!

We'll meet at the front of the Quality Inn in Ames, 2601 E. 13th St. The ride starts promptly at 08:00 but please be there at least 20 minutes early to get checked in.

The days are getting longer and the sun goes down at 19:50 and most riders should be able to complete the ride during daylight hours so lights and reflective gear are not mandatory for this ride but they're always a good idea in case you get held up.

Here are our ride procedures, please review them carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions before the ride:

• The ride will start at the posted start time. You can start up to an hour later but the clock starts ticking at 08:00
• Our rides are paperless. We'll use Electronic Proof of Passage (EPP) for all rides. Cue sheets are available via the ridewithgps route on the web site for you to print.
• If you'd like to have a souvenir brevet card, they are available on the web site for you to print (card stock paper recommended!). Complete your card during the ride, enter the time and sign it. You will receive a certification number available on the RUSA site after I post results that you can add to your card. 
• You will receive an email from me no later than Monday following the ride requesting your EPP. This will be a link to the Strava , Garmin Connect or Ridewithgps file for your ride. Make sure the ride is marked public so that I can see your results and please reply promptly. If you haven't received this email by Tuesday morning check your spam folder.
• It is strongly recommended that you take time stamped photos at all controls (including the start and finish) as a backup should you have GPS problems. I will accept these as an alternative or you can upload them to your Strava/Ridewithgps account and attach them to your ride.

Look forward to seeing you there!

[Greg Gabrilson]

To all of my riding Buddies,

 

Some of you know, I have had 9 months (3 surgeries) of eye problems.  This has limited my training (1 month downtime after each of the surgeries)!  I got my last check up on the 15^th of March and I’m in good shape.  This issue is, on the 7^th of April, I need to have the mineral bubble taken out of the repaired eye!  This is a simple surgery (15-20 min) and will only keep me down for 2 weeks.  I have been working hard at the gym and on my Peleton, before this surgery, to get in as good of shape as this old body will do!  I hope to do my first 200K sometime in May and I look forward to seeing all of you! 

Have a great ride on the 8^th and be safe!

 

Regards,

 

Gregory B. Gabrilson, CEM®, BEP®, CEA®

Vice President

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