[OrRando] Additional ORR RUSA Populaires & Brevets

[David Rowe]

Have you ever organized an Audaux style Brevet?  That might be
interesting...

dr

On 7/30/06, Susan France <susanfrance at teleport.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been getting some requests for some entry level brevets & populaires
> for later this summer. We have 2 populaires that are 90% firm, both in
> Nov.
> I just need to finalize routes before submitting to RUSA for approval:
>
> Nov 4 (Sa) Verboort Sausage Populaire (about 100k), start in Forest Grove
> (maybe Grand Lodge), finish in Verboort (2.2 mile north). You can feast on
> homemade sausage and kraut that Verboort in known for. After stuffing
> yourselves and your panniers(you can purchase bulk links) it's a slight
> flattish downhill back to your car, hotel room or soaking pool. Every
> cyclist in the Portland area rides to Verboort the first Saturday in
> Nov...
> unless they are vegetarian.
>
> Nov 25 (Sa) Wine Country Populaire (about 100k), starts at Grand Lodge,
> Forest Grove. Paul and Julie Whitney have volunteered to organize the 2nd
> annual event as they had so much fun last year. No plans to run a
> concurrent
> 200k brevet but you can always sign up for one of the numerous permanent
> brevet routes available if you've just not had you fill of riding (or
> tasting) and you've traveled far. This is a ride well-suited for rando
> widows and widowers. And let's not forget, the soaking pool.
>
> Additionally:
> Sept & Oct 200k. >>Any ideas?<< If no suggestions, I'll likely design
> Portland/Washington Co routes and pick a date that doesn't clash with any
> of
> the scheduled long brevets. Maybe a trip to the coast in Sept?
>
> Susan.
>
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