Start Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Registration Closes: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 @23:59:00
Distance: 125 miles
Start Time: 06:00

Time Limit: 13.5 hours
Sunrise: 4:55 am
Sunset: 7:52 pm
Moonrise: 4:28 am
Moonset: 6:01 pm
Cost: $30
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.

Sunset Over Sedona Dramatic Sedona Red Rocks to forested Mingus Mountain summit over and back via scenic roads. 125mi/200km~9000 ft climbing (85% RWGPS).

This challenging ride starts and ends at the west side of Sedona, AZ, at approx. 4500 ft. As billed, the route goes over and back up Mingus Mountain thru the historic mining town of Jerome (approx. 7000 ft). Along the way, riders will descend to the Verde River Valley in Cottonwood (3300 ft) towards the turnaround in Dewey/Prescott Valley (4800 ft). Riders will be rewarded with a big roller coaster ride thru Red Rock country, a seldom visited section of Oak Creek (thru Page Springs and Cornville), Jerome’s unique art and architecture, and plenty of dramatic views. Climbing is approx. 9,000 ft on mainly secondary roads and highways. Mountain descents are included out and back.

Directions to the start:
Location: Bashas Grocery: Sedona, AZ
Address: 160 Coffee Pot Drive; Sedona, AZ
Directions: Google map: Click here

From Phoenix: I-17 to Exit 298 onto AZ-179 N to Sedona, AZ

Route map:
View RWGPS online map here



Elevation profile:
Total 9,000 ft of climbing

Cue sheets may be downloaded.

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Required reflective wear – jacket/vest/ankle bands/SamBrowne belt, head+tail lights; Recommended helmet light, cell phone, repairs kit (bike shops in Sedona, Cottonwood, Oak Creek Village on or near route)

Services are available at regular intervals. Scenic road sections are well paved but without shoulders. Dramatic climb and descents on the Mingus Mtn Scenic Road – ride with awareness and caution in these sections. Well-maintained brakes necessary for mountain switchback descents out and back. Much of the route is posted with “Share the Road” signs and include good designated shoulders/bike lanes in the non-mountain sections. Plenty of motels near ride start/finish and also (less expensive) in nearby Village of Oak Creek or just south in Cottonwood.

10 Registered Riders.

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Rider Name	RUSA #	City	State/Prov
Steve Atkins	3359	Tempe	AZ
Jan Cesnek	10270	Phoenix	AZ
Craig Falasco		Chandler	AZ
Jonathan Falasco		Chandler	AZ
John Ingold	3065	Flagstaff	AZ
Ian Keen	10531	Tucson	AZ
Robert Larson	9945	Phoenix	AZ
William Timothy	10090	Brooklyn	NY
Carlton van Leuven	4713	Chandler	AZ
Lee Wilkening	10293	Phoenix	AZ

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