Start Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Registration Closes: Friday, January 11, 2013 @14:30:00
Distance: 125 miles
Start Time: 07:30
There will be a mass start at 7:30 AM and announcements and time for questions at 7:15.
Time Limit: 13.5 hours
Sunrise: 7:30 am
Sunset: 5:40 pm
Cost: $20 All riders must pre-register. (No day of event registration.
ACP sanctioned.

WAIVER NOTE: You will be automatically directed to the online waiver during registration. The online waiver may also be found at tinyurl.com/AZBrevetWaiver.

REGISTRATION NOTE: Once you are registered for a ride, you will see your name in the Registered Riders tab. It may take a day or so for it to appear. Registered riders WILL be sent a "Last Minute Notes" email the day after registration closes, normally the Thursday before the ride. This will highlight any route updates, construction, etc. that needs to be communicated. If you do not receive it, please let me know. Also, check your spam folder for the email.

RIDE VERIFICATION: These events are sanctioned by Randonneurs USA (RUSA) and will be verified using approved RUSA methods. Click HERE to see the details of available options for AZ Radonneurs' events.

This route is composed of two sections; both sections begin and end in Casa Grande. The first section is a loop that travels north through the Gila River Indian Community with a checkpoint at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The second section is out and back and goes south through the Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham reservation.

First loop: The route travels north out of Casa Grande and onto SR 387 which is the Gila River Indian Community. This is the only climb on on the ride. (SR 387 has a 3 mile climb, 6% grade) These mountains provide a sanctuary for saguaro and other cactus, making SR 387 one of the prettiest roads around Casa Grande.

At the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, write down on your brevet card the answer to the question posed on the cue sheet.

This 40-mile loop ends where it begins - at the Round Trip Bike Shop in Casa Grande. You will have access to your car to shed some clothes and pick up supplies.

Second loop: The second section is out and back on Indian 15. It travels south out of Casa Grande and into the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation. This area is mostly undeveloped and composed of rolling hills dotted with sahuaro cactus. The terrain is flat with a few long, rollers. (Total 1,480 feet of accumulated elevation. See elevation profile.)

This second loop in particular is very remote. The only services you will find are our checkpoints. Checkpoints are about 40 miles apart. A hydration system such as CamelBak is highly recommended.

Directions to the start:
Location: Round Trip Bike Shop
Address: 1148 E. Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ.

Click HERE for a Google map of the start location.
Lodging in the area:   View List

Route map:
View RWGPS online map here



Elevation profile:

1. "Big" hill just north of Casa Grande. 4% grade at most.

2. Woodruff Road, after the college.

3. Back at the Round Trip Bike Shop

4. Entering the reservation. Long rollers after that and nothing I would stand up for.

5. Turnaround and lunch stop.


1480 feet of climbing.

Minimum/maximum elevation: 1360 / 1786 feet above sea level.

Cue sheets may be downloaded.

Download cue sheet (xls)

(PDF format is not available.)

Create custom cuesheet

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: The bike shop will be open before the ride at checkpoint #1. Bathrooms available.

Mile 31: Bathrooms and water are available at the ruins checkpoint #2.

Mile 32: Fast food and grocery stores in Coolidge after you leave the ruins.

Mile 53: Free snacks and water in the bike shop, checkpoint #3. You will also have access to your car here. You may want to shed some clothes and pick up a hydration system for the southern loop.

Mile 88: Free sandwiches, snacks, and soda at the lunch checkpoint #4 on Indian 15.

About mile 120: Bob's Market on the left after you leave the reservation.

26 Registered Riders.

You KNOW you want to join us!

Rider Name	RUSA #	City	State/Prov
Steve Atkins	3359	Tempe	AZ
Allen Booker	8286	Tempe	AZ
Philip James Conmy		Phoenix	AZ
David Draper	5254	Las Vegas	NV
Mike Enfield	2751	Mesa	AZ
Jim Flesch	6292	Scottsdale	AZ
Fran Flesch	6293	Deerfield	IL
Ryan Guzy	6005	Tempe	AZ
Dale Jacobs	7379	Peoria	AZ
Matthew Jungers	8020	Phoenix	AZ
Tom Kenny		Calgary	AB
Stephen Kenny	11376	Calgary	AB
Phil Kotofskie	6648	Tucson	AZ
Adam Lock		Chandler	AZ
Mark Mandel		Green Valley	AZ
Sarah Mason		Tempe	AZ
David Nyer		Tempe	AZ
Greg Olmstead	3318	San Diego	CA
Roger Peskett	3726	Tucson	AZ
Peggy Petty	4613	Gilbert	AZ
Steve Petty	4612	Gilbert	AZ
Rebecca Smith		Phoenix	AZ
Ilyssa Summer		Tempe	AZ
Mark Tauber		Tempe	AZ
Carlton van Leuven	4713	Chandler	AZ
Scott Walters	6036	Tempe	AZ

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