The Birds and the Bees (and the Bikes)

Ride: Night Time 200k Brevet
Organizer: Marcello Napolitano
Date: Saturday April 2, 2011
Start Time: 5:00 PM Registration from 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Start Location: 6675 SE Borwick St, Hilsboro, OR (near Baseline Rd/Cornelius Pass Rd. intersection)
Finish By: 06:30 AM ( on Sunday morning)
Entry Fee: $10 (additional $5 fee for non-RUSA members)

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The Route: This will be a repeat of my New Year’s day 200k brevet, with a twist: the late afternoon start means several hours of night riding on the quiet, flattish (about 3500 feet elevation total for the route), low traffic roads between Forest Grove and Dallas. The out and back route starts at my house on the east side of Hillsboro, goes west on rural roads through the farmland south of Hillsboro and Cornelius, and then turns south along familiar backroads to Lafayette and Dayton, then to Amity, and Perrydale. From there, it’s seven somewhat hilly miles (the only significant climbing along the route) to the turnaround point in Dallas. Then you return the way you came. I plan to ride, so there will be no support along the route. My wife Kathy will be available in case of an emergency.

Map, elevation profile, GPS files are here.

The January route sheet is here. There will be a minor change in Hillsboro due to the feedback from the riders, and a new route sheet will be posted in the next few days, well before the day of the ride.

A relatively flat ride, familiar to many people who have done it as a
permanent in the past couple of years. The out and back route starts at
my house on the east side of Hillsboro, goes to Forest Grove and then
turns south along familiar roads to Lafayette and Dayton, then to Amity,
Perrydale and - after a few final rollers - to the turnaround point in
Dallas. I will have some roving neutral support along the route (hot
cocoa anyone?). I am aware that this is on New Year's Day, and people
may have been up all night and may not want to get up early, or they may
prefer watching football on TV, but if someone wants to get a head start
on their mileage for the year and/or on their PBP qualification (this
will be an ACP brevet), what better way to spend a day?