2013 Brevet Schedule

Jan 1 - Augusta 200k

Jan 19 - Athens 200k

Feb 2 - Grovetown 300k

Feb 16 - Little White House 200k (Griffin, GA)

Mar 2 - Athens 300k

Mar 16 - Augusta 400k

Mar 30 - Fleche (Easter)

Apr 13 - Sweet Onion 600k (also 200k loop, 300k options)

Apr 27 - Dawsonville 400k

May 25 - Double Caesar 600k (or 200k Saturday to the Clemson cabins, 200k Sunday from the cabins)

Jun 22 - Solstice 300k

Jul 20 - Huddle Up 200k (night brevet)

Aug 17 - Acworth 200k

Sep 27+28 - Double Cross Georgia 1000k (or 400k loop to SC border Fri., 600k loop to AL border Sat.)

Oct 12 - Bundrick’s Revenge 200k

Nov 9 - Rome 300k

Dec 7 - Silk Sheets 200k

It’s time to thank everyone for riding our brevets in 2012.  We had a very good, safe year.  I also want to thank all those that helped out by mapping routes, hosting events, or helping run rest stops for our riders.  Each volunteer’s contribution has made our brevet series much better than anything I could have produced on my own. 

I would encourage everyone to keep in shape for 2013 because we have another busy year planned.  The brevets begin on  January 1st and ramp up quickly.  There should be plenty of events to choose from.  If you decide that you can’t ride an entire brevet, we can always use some volunteer help supporting those that  do. 

Highlights for 2013 include another fleche, a new 600k from Athens to Vidalia (Sweet Onion Six-hundred), and the Double Cross Georgia 1000k starting in Dublin.  It should be noted that all of our longest rides have shorter options available for those interested.  I don’t want our most hardcore riders to think I’ve gotten soft, so I’m also finishing up a new 600k permanent  starting in Clayton that will have a very conservative 34,000 feet of climbing called the Georgia Super Randonnee.  Keep riding.

If the Georgia brevet dates don't fit your schedule, there are still plenty of ride options available.  You can find several great permanent routes in the Georgia and South Carolina area from the RUSA site here.  There are also a multitude of brevets now in our neighboring states, including:

Alabama:  Birmingham

Florida:   Central , Gainesville , and Southern

North Carolina:  High Point and Raleigh

Tennessee:  Nashville

Training for a big ride for 2013?  Here is a listing of some worthy domestic 1200k goals:

May 1st:  Texas Rando Stampede

June 6th:  Shenandoah 1200k

June 24th - Gold Rush Randonnee

July 21st - Big Wild Ride (Alaska)

August 8th - Endless Mountains 1200k

September 11th - Colorado Last Chance

October 10th - Taste of Carolina

There are also several international 1200k's including:

March:  Wangaratta Wahine 1200k (Australia)

July 28th - London-Edinburgh-London 1400k (England)

August 19th - Madrid-Gijon-Madrid (Spain)

August 22nd - Granite Anvil 1200k (Canada)

September 2nd - South Gippsland 1200k (Australia)