New England Randonneurs

Now that the 2021 Season is winding down, a reminder that all NER Event Results going back to 1994 can be found at http://results.ner.bike. You’ll also be able to see results from our neighbor region in the Berkshires (Westfield, MA). Generally preliminary results appear a few days after the conclusion of the event and ACP certification comes a few months later.

Planning your 2022 year of rides? You can find all upcoming NER Events approved by RUSA, plus all other RUSA events in the US, at this lookup page. Enter a city or zipcode to see what’s closest to you for Brevets and Permanents.

Note that we’ll be adding more NER events throughout the year so check back periodically.

Some news from Rob Hawks at RUSA:

PBP 2023 is nearly two years away, and like a kid on December 1st waiting for that holiday to arrive, the wait may seem like forever. However, there is a lot you can be doing and for some of those things, two years may be barely enough time.

Come join us for a PBP Prep seminar on October 30th (6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific) when some PBP anciens et anciennes will offer presentations on some of those long range aspects of getting ready for PBP. To sign up for this Zoom meeting, please fill out this form. You may also wish to sign up for this google group devoted to PBP preparation.

Speakers:
Greg Merritt
Deb Banks
Mark Thomas
Eric Norris
Rose Cox
Bryan Kilgore
Dawn Piech
Martin Ortega

The popular Fleche and Trace team events are scheduled for a very rare late September offering with the destination being Brattleboro, VT. The events happen on the weekend of September 25th.

Next year the events will go back to their traditional May timeline so if you’ve been wanting to try a team event when the weather is a bit warmer, this would be a good year. Electronic Proof of Passage is acceptable so the events can be done with little contact with people outside the team if desired.

The events in a nutshell: The Fleche & Trace are team events where riders form teams of 3-5 bikes for the Fleche or 2-6 for the Trace. For the Fleche, teams have *exactly* 24 hours to ride a 360km+ route of their own design with no stop being longer than 2 hours. For the Trace, the route is between 200-360km but teams can may stop for as long as they’d like, including riding the event over the course of two days. Both events end in Brattleboro, VT and start from any location the team chooses.

Many people find these events to be the most enjoyable of the Randonneuring offerings. You have fun riding with friends and the route can be as challenging or easy as you desire.

More information including registration.