Sadaf and Rob

Congratulations to the 24 riders who started and completed the Apple Valley 200k on Saturday. The weather was a little foggy and damp early on, but the skies cleared and a pleasant tailwind nudged the riders home from Zumbrota.

Nansen Informational Control

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Congratulations to the riders on the Apple Valley 600k Fall Classic September 10-11.  The weather was mostly great, but got pretty warm in the middle of the day, and a brisk west wind kept the returning rider’s heads down on Sunday.

                        Ed Hassler, Renee Schepers and Marlin Mangels at the finish (more…)

Heat, Hills and Hanging Together

Thirteen riders started the challenging AV 400k course, twelve finished. It was a tough ride. Interestingly, everyone on Saturday ended up in two groups, one finishing in the middle of the night, the next early in the morning. Both groups had a fun ride and helped each other out through the long hills, nutritional issues and threatening weather.

First Finishers Craig Futterer, Mark Olsen, Jonas Nygard, Hall Sanders, Richard Miller

The final finishers: Phil Foss (support), Ronaele Foss, Phil Jemielita, Michele Brougher,

Bob Booth, Renee Schepers

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Randonneur Midnight in Eyota

Richard Miller, Jonas Nygard, Greg Silver, Craig Aamodt, Alan Becke

Great weather, great rides! 25 riders started out Saturday morning, 19 on the 600k, four for the 400k and one rider each on the 300k and 200k. 24 riders successfully completed their brevets, the only rider not to finish still rode 200 miles, for a grand total of 8,700 miles logged for the group.

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Rain, rain, rain! The 22 riders that set out from Apple Valley on Saturday morning certainly had their share of wet weather for the 200k, 300k and 400k routes. Apparently there is a renewed interest in fenders after this one. Congratulations to the finishers for another character building ride.

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