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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UPDATE: 2-1-11 – The final route sheet can be downloaded from here, if you would like to print your own copy. The file contains two tabs, one for the 200k route, and one for the 300k route. Printed copies of both routes will be available at the start. I created routes for each loop at [...]

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Just for fun, I tried to use Google Maps to give me directions from my house to the start of PBP: View Larger Map No luck, all I get is a message that says: We could not calculate directions between Hillsboro, OR and Gymnase des Droits de l Homme, Rond point des Saules, 78280 Guyancourt, [...]

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December 27 update: Due to potential flooding of the Tulatin River south of Forest Grove on a section of the original route, the first few (and last) miles of the route have been changed. This makes for a much more pleasant ride, along scenic farmland, with relatively low traffic, but it adds about 4 miles [...]

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I have not done as much night riding this year as I hoped. With three nights of riding coming up at the Gold Rush in just four weeks, I decided to ride one of my permanents, Hillsboro-Dallas 200k, starting at sunset. So on Saturday night, I was joined by two other riders, Ray and Bill, [...]

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After much deliberation, I sent in the registration forms for the Gold Rush Randonnee this week. I am still not quite sure it is a good idea, but the past month I did a lot of long rides, and I am somewhat happy with how my training is going.

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The first long ride that I did on my current bike, three years ago, was a 200k permanent from Bingen to Roosevelt and back. I did not have a bike computer, so I took a GPS to keep track of distance and elevation. There is one hill on that climb that is a few hundred [...]

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A few weeks ago I bought a very nice attachment for my Flip camcorder that goes on the handlebar. My idea is that I would like to film some of my bike riding, and some of the scenery in the areas we visit. Unfortunately, the weather in all the randonneuring rides this year has been [...]

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Distance: 101 km (63 mi.) Total climb: 3000 ft, half of that on the climb to Bald Peak Short description: Beautiful views of the Tualatin and Yamhill river valleys, both from the Bald Peak ridge and from the rural roads below.

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Distance: 200 km (124 mi) Total climb: Not much, about 2000 ft, most likely no more than 3000 ft. Short description: A fairly flat 200k out and back. After reaching Forest Grove along TV Hwy, the route heads South along Spring Hill Road and other low traffic roads to Lafayette and Dayton, and then to [...]

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