Congratulations to Jim Joy, who has just completed the qualifications to be recognized as a RUSA Ultra Randonneur. This is a tremendous accomplishment, requiring the completion of 10 Super Randonneur series over several years. Jim has collected at least one Super Randonneur series in eight of the past 10 years.

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A couple more thoughts about PBP.

Drugs!! Not the kind Lance is accused of using, but over the counter stuff you might want to have along on PBP. Some sort of anti-inflammatory, be it Tylenol, Aleve, or what you like. This is going to probably be longer and harder then any other brevet you’ve done. You are going to get aches and pains, you’ll have to ride thought it and continue.

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Offered for the first time in 2011

Complete 3200k of any combination of Minnesota based brevets, permanents or populaires in 2011

You don’t need to ride the really long brevets to reach this goal

A very prestigious, highly coveted award will be conferred on all who reach this goal Contact [email protected] for more details

Minnesota
You Betcha Super Randonneur
As of September 25, 2011
KMs	Last	First
5239	Welsh	Rob
4353	Brougher	Michele
4014	Elias	Bob
3232	Bakke	Gary
3210	Nygard	Jonas
3018	Ehrentreich	Norman
2800	Olsen	Mark
2606	Fahje	Martin
2600	Miller	Richard
2506	Sanders	Hall
2400	Schepers	Renee
2300	Soderberg	Richard
2136	Diehn	Dan
2000	Hassler	Ed

Riding PBP is not for the faint of heart.  However, it is meant as an event that an average cyclist can complete. Difficult, but certainly doable.  Do the math yourself.  Averaging only 10 miles per hour you would complete the event in 75 hours.  Finishing near the 90 time limit would mean you averaged a little better than 8 miles an hour.
 
I know from watching many of you ride and complete the brevets that you all ride faster then this.  A key to completing PBP will be to be efficient.  Lost time is lost time.  That’s why I ride the brevets like I intend to ride PBP.  (more…)

      

Minnesota
Super Randonneurs
9/25/2011
	Randonneur	Grande Randonnees
	Craig Aamodt	PBP
	Gary Bakke
	Michele Brougher (3)	PBP
	Doug Carlson
	Dan Diehn	PBP
	Norman Ehrentreich	PBP
	Bob Elias (2)	PBP
	Martin Fahje (2)	PBP
	Craig Futterer
	Ed Hassler
	Bob Heath	PBP
	Kelly Hines
	Jerry Hofmann
	Jeff Hofstede
	Phil Jemeilita
	Jim Joy
	Jonas Nygard	PBP
	Will Oberton	PBP
	Steve Redelsperger	PBP
	Hall Sanders
	Renee Schepers
	Glenn  Seager	PBP
	Richard Soderberg	PBP
	Andy Tetmeyer	PBP
	Mark Olsen (4)	Taste of Carolina
		Colorado High Country
		Shenandoah
	Rob Welsh (3)	Taste of Carolina
Individual Super Randonneur Riders		26
Total Super Randonneur Awards		35
Grande Randonnees (1200k)		17
* in parentheses indicates number of SR series  completed

Here are thoughts about bag drops and PBP.

Most people have a bag drop at Loudeac on PBP.  This control works very nicely because it’s separates the event into thirds.  Meaning you get there about every 400 km. 

There is also an option to have a bag at the 200 km mark, which puts you back there after 1000 km on PBP. Having 2 bag drops could be useful, I have never used this bag drop so can not speak much about it.  (more…)