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Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Distance: 125 miles Start Time: 8:00 am Time Limit: 13.5 hours hours Sunrise: 6:22 AMSunset: 6:38 PM Cost: $10 All riders must pre-register. (No day of event registration.) ACP sanctioned. Description The route starts in Marana and heads north on the I-10 frontage road before turning east on Park Link Road. Park Link Road has recently been paved, and offers little traffic, and a beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape Park Link Road ends at AZ 79/Pinal Parkway, where we head south. Before reaching Tucson, we turn east to the town of Oracle. The turnaround is in the town of San Manuel. Being a brevet, riders must collect proof of passage in San Manuel which may be a receipt from a store, ATM, or restaurant. After the turnaround, riders will experience Webb Rd, another quiet and recently paved desert road. Then the route heads south on Oracle and Tangerine. Directions to the start Location: Twin Peaks Rd, Marana Address: Intersection at Twin Peaks Rd and Coachline Rd, southeast corner Directions: From I-10: Get off I-10 in Marana, at Twin Peaks Rd Exit 244/245. Follow Twin Peaks Rd in a SW direction for 1.2 miles. The brevet start is at the intersection of Twin Peaks Rd and Coachline Rd, SE corner, where you will see, on your left, Walgreen's and the Rock & Java Cafe.
Cue sheets will be handed out at the start of each event. Copies are provided here for planning purposes. Make sure you use the cue sheets provided on the morning of the ride. They will be the most up to date. (PDF format is not yet available.) Elevation Profile
5,300 feet of elevation gain - but much of this is at around 2% grade. Requirements Riders are expected to do simple repairs such as repair a flat tire. Lights: Optional. However, if you're still riding after sunset, you need lights as required by law. Services Mile 0: Bathroom and coffee at the start at Rock n Java Cafe. Mile 13: Circle K in Marana. No services next 40 miles. Mile 52: Roadside station with food and snacks on AZ-79/Pinal Parkway Mile 76: Mini Market & Subway sandwich shop Mile 103: McDonald's in Catalina Mle 107: Convenient store on the corner of Oracle & Rancho Vistoso. Registered Riders
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