Pittsburgh Randonneurs

An Activity of the Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen 
 

Randonneuring is a type of organised long distance bicycle riding, with rides typically covering between 100 and 1,200 kilometres (60-750 miles). A participant is known as a randonneur, and an event is a randonnée. The term brevet is used interchangeably with randonnée, although strictly speaking, a brevet is one specific type of event.  
From Wikipedia article , 2008 
 

Pittsburgh Randonneuring Schedule 2009 

Other Rides of Interest to Randonneurs 

We have plans to submit these for RUSA sanctioning in 2009. 
 

Several Key Points:

1. For 2009, we require Western PA Wheelmen membership for all brevets ($17 annual).
2. For more information on randonneuring and brevets, see the Randonneurs USA website at www.rusa.org.
3. For 2009, Pittsburgh brevets are sanctioned by RUSA not ACP (Audax Club Parisien).  This matters if your goal is earning ACP medals (for example, either the 200 km medal or the Super Randonneur medal for a 200 km, 300 km, 400 km , 600 km series).  It also matters if you preparing for an event that requires ACP sanctioned rides. 
4. The Fall Rally 200 km collocated with the WPW Fall Rally event, is operated as a separate event with separate registration to comply with RUSA regulations.
5. Just to keep things straight, RBAs are approved solely by RUSA, and Jim’s RBA responsibilities are separate from his WPW responsibilities.  However, for Pittsburgh brevets to succeed, he’ll need close coordination with the WPW.

For More Information:

1. Pittsburgh RBA (Regional Brevet Administrator) is Jim Logan.  Contact Jim at: 
         email:      jimlogan@verizon.net

            Phone:    412-580-8575

      Address: 215 Lindenwood Dr

                  Pittsburgh, PA  15209

2. Pittsburgh Randonneurs (an activity of the WPW) has a Google mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pittsburgh-randos.  We encourage you to sign up for it, as for 2009 it is the main mechanism we will use to broadcast information on Pittsburgh brevets to interested parties.
3. Randonneurs often write trip reports.  To introduce Dan and Jim, you can find our reports at:
1. Dan Blumenfeld reports on many brevets and long rides at:  http://randanneuring.blogspot.com/.
2. Jim Logan has completed the 2007 Paris-Brest-Paris randonnée as documented in his ride report.

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It’s Going to Take a Club for Pittsburgh Randonneurs to Succeed:

• The two key contributors as we start the year are Jim Logan as RBA and Dan Blumenfeld as Routemeister. 
• In Loganesque style, expect emails from me soliciting additional volunteers.