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2008 NM Brevet Series
Please be at the starting location
15 minutes before the start of the brevet for announcements. We will include information about the course, current road conditions,
construction issues, and a discussion about the weather. We are usually camped in our old Airstream and therefore not necessarily current on developing weather, your
collective input is helpful for others who might be new to the area and/or less experienced, or less connected to current
information for whatever resaon. This is team work all around. Those who will finish the quickest, usually
have the most knowledge to impart...please impart as needed and please ask more experienced riders as you need. Ultra-distance
riding makes all this elemental anyway, so ask or impart away. Knowledge fosters comfort which fosters exploration, let's
help each other out in this regard. We are all here for the love of long distance cycling and few informational 'secrets'
are worth withholding compared to the mutual gain from sharing to where you all gain. The greater the distance the more need
of sharing the pain. This being said, don't give up on your personal goals as your partners may change. That is
creedo with randonneuring, do your best! Forming teams is important,encouraged, especially if conditions change. Be
ready to help each other, but there are times when your preparedness cannot overcome your new found partner's lack thereof.
Preparation and anticipation are the keys to success. We ask you to get to know your riding partners. How and why are
you together at this moment? Ultra-distance riding is more about relating to and diminishing your fellow riders pain than
inflicting it. You both will do better with each other exponentially as the distance grows. Ultimately, this is about
everyone finishing safely. As you sign we will ask to see your lights and reflective gear. RUSA rules require reflective
gear to be worn during night riding. This is especially helpful in our longer brevets as there are many narrow, winding roads
where visual sighting is restricted. Reflective tape on moving parts such as ankle bands or heel tape, several pieces of tape
on rims all give drivers a sense that #1, you know what you are doing and you will be treated more respectfully by them.
NM State laws require a headlight and a tail light that can be seen 500'. We find that a blinking headlight is helpful
in dawn and dusk conditions and while the law states that the tail light is a constant light, we find blinking lights to much
more visible and we often use more than one. When you show up at the start you
should already have already checked in and received your brevet card, route sheet, have your gear and cycle in order, have
said thanks for creating this challenge, because you are going to hate us afterward...kidding of course...hopefully.
200k- MANZANO MOUNTAIN AIR
March 29, 2008 - Start - 6:45 AM 300k - EL MAILPAIS
April 26, 2008 - Start Time 6:00
AM
400k - SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN SACRIFICE
May
31 + June 1, 2008 - Start 5:00 AM
600k - EL SANGRE DE CRISTO
June 28 + 29, 2008 - Start 5:00 AM
200k - VALLES CALDERA DOUBLE CROSSING
2009 (Pending Route Approval!)
400k CAPULIN VOLCANIC CLASSIC
October 4, 2008 (Pending Route Approval!)
300k - BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE
October 25, 2008 - Start Time 5:00 AM
200K - RADIUM SPRINGS
December
6, 2008 - Start Time 7:00 AM
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