All randonneurs love to ride but some love it so much that they need to squeeze every available second out of every Brevet. A new organization is now forming to support this worthy goal. It’s called Cyclos Escargot (CE). We are establishing a series of honors to recognize achievement in full time riding in ACP sanctioned events. The catagories R95 and the coveted R99 recognize riders that finish a Super Randonneur series of 200, 300, 400, and 600 km rides at 95 and 99 percent of the time limit for each ride. There are no awards but all participants are given the honorary title “finisher” and their names are entered in a roll of honor maintained by the Audax Club Parisien.
Rules: In keeping with the rule for Fleches, the rider cannot spend more than an hour at any control, unless they visit the same control twice due to poor navigation. Bonus miles are OK as long as they are accidental. Other than slow riding, typical forms of delay include changing clothes, dithering about changing clothes, eating multiple gas station burritos, stopping for gastric distress, inadvertent sleeping, fixing multiple flats on the same tire, and repairing mechanical problems with duct tape and ingenuity.
Time limits are:
R95
200 12:50
300 19:00
400 25:39
600 38:00
R99
200 13:22
300 19:48
400 26:44
600 39:36
Enjoy the ride!
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