Start Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Registration Closes: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 @23:59:00
Distance: 188 miles
Start Time: 06:00
Registration opens at 5:30 AM. There will be a mass start at 6 AM.

Time Limit: 20 hours
Sunrise: 6:54 AM
Sunset: 6:26 PM
Cost: $30 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.

Carlton Crossing Gillespie Bridge with Friends

Desert 300 Description

The Desert 300 brevet route can be described as City meets Desert meets Farm meets Reservation in a repeating cycle. The route starts and finishes in Chandler and travels in a counter-clockwise direction.

The route travels along most of the length of the Valley of the Sun. This is on roads that generally only skirt the southern reaches of the cities of the Valley, which together comprise the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The roads were chosen to minimize traffic and stop lights, and many are formerly key roads that have been superseded by Interstate and highways, leaving them for cyclists to enjoy. For the first 140 miles, it follows the exact same route as the 400k and 600k events running concurrently. It diverges from those routes in Maricopa, taking a shorter way back to the finish.

Services are located at regular intervals along the route. Towns and cities visited: Chandler, Estrella, Laveen, Phoenix, Estrella, Buckeye, Gila Bend, Maricopa, Sacaton and Sun Lakes.

Terrain: The route follows the Gila and Salt River Valleys as it winds between several mountain ranges. While this route is relatively flat by Arizona brevet standards, with 2150 feet of total climbing, it differs from flat routes in other parts of the country in that it offers continually changing views of mountains in all directions along the entire course.

Directions to the start:
Location: Start Location is at I-10 & Chandler Blvd in Chandler
Address: This address is outside the Denny's. See map.
7400 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226
Directions: Parking lot behind Denny's

Click here for a Google map to the ride start location.

Route map:
View RWGPS online map here



Elevation profile:

~2150 feet of climbing.



Farms Meet Mountains

Cue sheets may be downloaded.

(Excel format is not available.)

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Lights, reflective vest, ankle bands: Required. There will be a light inspection at check-in to verify front and rear lights are working and are sufficient for night riding.

Services are spaced at regular intervals and are noted on the cue sheet and in the GPS file.

Please review this information prior to the ride so that you are familiar with what's available, and where it's located.

8 Registered Riders.

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Rider Name	RUSA #	City	State/Prov
Steve Atkins	3359	Tempe	AZ
Alejandro Ayala	16656	Surprise	AZ
Debbie Bush	13567	Fort Collins	CO
Paul Danhaus	1940	Wausau	WI
Yonnel Gardes	12559	Bellevue	WA
Stephen Kenny	11376	Calgary	AB
Ned Newlin	16627	Wickenburg	AZ
Ben Schauland	15330	Seattle	WA

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