May events and AMCUP updates

[RBA Pittsburgh]

Hi, all!

The website is updated for May. On the 10th, we have the Meanville Greenville 200K out of Zelienople; on the 17th, the Cranberry Cruise 300K out of Cranberry; and on the 24th, the inaugural offering of the Lazing through Layton 100K populaire out of McKeesport.

I'm also happy to report that I've submitted the new AMCUP 100K route for June 7th, as well as added the AMCUP 200K on the same day. The 100K route has seen some significant revision since my initial plan; after the car scout with the numerous charging dogs and 20%+ grade rutted dirt hills, I reluctantly switched to a new route that goes through Confluence before heading northeast towards New Centerville. On the bright side, we've added the ever-popular Jim Mtn Rd climb to Normalville into the mix, and will pass not-one-not-two-but-three covered bridges on the way to Connellsville before a gentle return to Ohiopyle via the GAP. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50438642  is the current revision...I car-scouted most of it today, and I'm genuinely looking forward to it. Very hard, but I think it'll be fun :-)

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Dan Blumenfeld

RBA, Pittsburgh Randonneurs

(412) 915-6206

https://pittsburghrandonneurs.com/