Calendar for 2009

All events start on a Saturday unless otherwise listed.
DATE	BREVET	VALIDATION	CLIMBING	LOCATION	START TIME
April 18	200km	ACP	4200’	Waterloo, IA	08:00
May 9	300km	ACP	11800’	Waterloo, IA	07:00
June 20	400km	ACP	13200’	Waterloo, IA	06:00
July 11	600km	ACP	22700’	Waterloo, IA	06:00
August 29	160km	RUSA	3700’	Cedar Falls, IA	08:30
Sunday September 13	105km	RUSA	2100’	Cedar Falls, IA	09:00

Please see Registration page for entry forms, and details of entry fees.

Iowa Brevet Series

Riding the Iowa Brevet Series in 2009 should qualify you to enter any 1200km Grand Randonnée. However, it is up to you to confirm any required qualifying event completion deadlines for the event you are targeting.

The Mississippi river bridge at Lansing Resting as an Amish buggy goes by

The Iowa Brevet Series is an ACP validated Super Randonneur series of 200, 300, 400km and 600km rides. The routes are nested, and head NE from Waterloo. All routes are out-and-back, except for the 600km, which forms a “lollipop”. The 300km route heads out into the return leg of the 600km route, and turns around in McGregor, IA. Control points are as follows (click on each link to see the route map and profile):

200km (Map)(Profile): Oelwein, Volga, Oelwein, Dunkerton, Finish

300km (Map)(Profile): Oelwein, Elkader, McGregor, Elkader, Oelwein, Finish

400km (Map)(Profile): Oelwein, Monona, De Soto (WI), Monona, Oelwein, Finish

600km (Map)(Profile): Oelwein, Monona, De Soto (WI), Wilton (WI), Richland Center (WI), Prairie du Chien (WI), Oelwein, Finish.

The control in Monona includes a Subway sandwich bar. There is another Subway on the 600km route in Viroqua (WI), between De Soto and Wilton. A bag drop on the 600km will transport riders’ gear to the Center Lodge in Richland Center (see below). Controls in Richland Center (600km), Prairie du Chien (600km) and Oelwein (400km and 600km) are all open 24 hours.

Lodging: All the Iowa Brevet Series rides will start and finish at the Heartland Inn, 1809 Laporte Rd., Waterloo. For those traveling from out of town, you are recommended to stay at the Heartland Inn, tel. (800) 334-3277 or (319) 235-4461. A group block of rooms has been reserved for the Friday night preceding each ride, also the Saturday night for the 400km. These will be held until four weeks before each event. The Heartland Inn is a 100% smoke free facility. Please make your own individual reservation with the Heartland Inn. We have been given a preferential group room rate for 2009 of $74.99+tax, so be sure to identify yourself as being with the Iowa Randonneurs bike event. Directions to this motel are given on our Directions page. There is a 24-hour IHOP restaurant close to the motel, and several other restaurants and a 24-hour HyVee grocery store nearby in the Crossroads Mall area. Heartland Inn provides breakfast starting at 6am on Saturdays. I normally try to request an early breakfast before the 400km and 600km, but I make no guarantees…..

600km: For riders on the 600km who plan to take a nighttime rest stop, this will be at the Center Lodge motel (formally a Super 8 motel) in Richland Center, WI, tel. (608) 647-8988. A group block of non-smoking rooms has been booked there for Saturday night, July 11. These will be held until June 11. We were given a preferential room rate for 2009 of $67+tax for 1 person, and $72+tax for 2 people. Please make your own individual reservation, identifying yourself as with the Iowa Randonneurs bike event. Richland Center is reached after 370km (230 miles) of riding.

IMPORTANT: Brevets are long, tiring rides. There have been a few recorded instances of randonneurs drifting off at the wheel with expensive and painful consequences when returning home from a long brevet. Don’t let this happen to you – stay an extra night!

Late Summer 173km Populaire

This 100 mile Populaire on August 29 will start in the parking lot of Birdsall Park, W. 12^th St., Cedar Falls. It will be a loop heading to Clarksville and Sumner. The course is very gently rolling and should appeal to any recreational cyclist. A complimentary RUSA Populaire lapel pin will be issued to each successful finisher. Controls are as follows (click on each link to see the route map and profile):

(Map)(Profile): Clarksville, Sumner, Denver, Finish.

Fall 105km Gravel Populaire – a Gravet!

On Sunday September 13^th, Iowa Randonneurs plans to hold our first off-road event, to complement the September 12^th State Championship Gravel Road Race being run by the Bike Tech Racing Team. Full details of this event will be published when available. The intent is to provide a full weekend program of gravel riding to appeal to racers and non-racers alike. A complimentary RUSA Populaire lapel pin will be issued to each successful finisher. CX or mountain bikes are strongly recommended for this event. Controls are as follows (click on each link to see the route map and profile):

(Map)(Profile): Clarksville, Janesville, Finish.

Come ride our Populaires to finish your season with a bang!