Here are some last minute notes regarding this weekend's events. Please read all of them. There are important bits throughout. A copy of these notes is linked here: https://www.azbrevet.com/assets/downloads/JnotB-LastMinuteNotes.htm If I think of anything else, I will put that info in this link.
About the routes:
- Cue sheets and RWGPS have been updated and are linked on the web (www.azbrevet.com). If you previously downloaded them, do it again! Some things have changed. The cue sheets will say "3-25-2023" on them.
- I will NOT have printed cue sheets or Brevet cards at the start. You must print your own documents if you want them.
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National Park Entry: As was noted on your registration page description, you will be riding through Saguaro National Park and this requires an entrance fee. You will enter the park at Mile 12. If you have a National Park Pass, please bring it. Each pass will allow the rider + 3 additional riders to enter. I will be at the Park gate with my pass which will allow 4 riders to enter.Information may be found here: https://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/fees.htm
- COLD!
You will also be in Arizona's high desert as the sun
sets. Sonoita is notorious for causing cyclists to
shiver for 3+ hours as they try to get off the
mountain. Lows will be in, or approaching, the 30s F.
Plan accordingly!
- Lunch
will be served at mile 108 in
Tombstone! I will be stationed at the Longhorn
Restaurant at Allen St & 5th St. Look for me setup
on the wooden sidewalk on 5th St. Pictured here
denoted by the arrow. You MUST check in with me.
- The Sonoita Control is at mile 199. The Dollar General Store is the latest open store for refueling. It closes at 9pm. I plan to be stationed there with food/water. Depending on the time split between the first and last riders, I may miss the fastest riders. I will definitely be there before the store closes and for the later riders.
- Rumble
Strips when descending from Sonoita at
mile 210. These are nasty and there are 10-12 of them.
They stretch all the way to the white fog line. If you
ride the white line you can miss most of them, but
must use extreme caution because of plants growing
into the road. They are all in the first 2.5 miles of
the descent, so don't take your hands off the bars
during this section! They are hard to see, even in
daylight.
- For those finishing very late, the latest open food will be In-N-Out Burger right at the finish. They are open till 1:30 am. Other options in the finish plaza:
- Chick-fil-A, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Walmart: 11 pm
- There is an alternate 24 hour Control at mile 249.5 that you can use if you're finishing the first 400k after 11 pm.
- Proof of
passage for RUSA/ACP credit. You have 3
options and you only need to choose one of them.
They
are linked on the web and may be found here: https://www.azbrevet.com/EPP.html.
You MUST read, understand, and follow these
instructions. Ask questions if you don't
understand them. As Brad says, "Learn it. Know it. Live it."
- GPS Track of your ride
- Photos at each control
- Traditional brevet card with receipts and/or Informational questions.
- Brevet cards may be found here. If you want a Brevet Card, you must print it yourself.
- 400k: https://www.azbrevet.com/assets/brevetCards/JNotB_400k_3-25-2023.pdf
- 600k: https://www.azbrevet.com/assets/brevetCards/JNotB_600k_3-25-2023.pdf
- If you
are running late to the start, you MUST
text (602.702.2132)
me to let me know you still plan to ride. Otherwise,
you will be listed as DNS and will not receive credit
for the ride.
-Mike