Date: March 24, 2012

Distance: 125 miles

Start Time: 8:00 AM. There will be a mass start at 8:00 AM and announcements and time for questions at 7:45.

Start Location: Shopping center at the southeast corner of the intersection at Twin Peaks & Coachline Road in Marana.

Directions from I-10: Get off I-10 at Twin Peaks Rd. If you're coming from Phoenix or points north, take exit 244. If you're coming from the south, take exit 245. Go west on Twin Peaks Rd for about 1 mile. Turn left into the mall on the southeast corner.

Time Limit: 13 hours, 30 minutes

Sunrise: 6:22 AM

Sunset: 6:38 PM

Cost: $10.00 All riders must pre-register. (No day of event registration.)

ACP sanctioned.

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.

 

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5,300 feet of elevation gain - but much of this is at around 2% grade

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.

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

Carlton van Leuven, Chandler, AZ
Doug Goodwin, Pahrump, NV
Mark Doumas, Tucson, AZ
Paul Layton, Mesa, AZ
Roger Peskett, Tucson, AZ (pre-ride & trail boss)