As I thought about it on the ride home now I remember using a card on a populaire--I got to the end and was so excited about the beer that I forgot to get my card stamped, adding twenty minutes to my already unremarkable time.
Additional advice: Remember card and remember beer, in that order. Ryan On Mar 6, 4:31 pm, NickBull <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that all RUSA-sanctioned populaires are required to use > cards. Part of the point of populaires is to get new riders used to the > complexities of randonneuring, one aspect of which is carrying a card. > > RUSA's web page has a glossary that says: > > *populaire* (pope u lair) - A shorter "randonneuring" event usually run > under the regulations and pace of a standard *brevet*, but being less than > 200 kilometers in length, they lack the official sanction of the Audax Club > Parisien. *Populaires* are often 100 or 150 kilometers in length and > frequently used by experienced *randonneurs* for training and/or > socializing, as well as introducing new riders to the ways of > "randonneuring". > > Nick > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:10:04 PM UTC-5, rcnute wrote: > > > Are there populaires where cards are used? I haven't seen them on the > > SIR ones. > > > Smitty, you'll be fine. Don't overcook it too early, don't be a hero > > on the climbs, eat a bit of something every 25 miles and you're all > > set. > > > Ryan > > > On Mar 6, 1:04 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2012-03-06 at 12:21 -0800, Smitty-A-Go-Go wrote: > > > > This is all very comforting. Not that I was anxiety stricken but I was > > > > definitley feeling a little cautious stepping into a new world. The > > > > distance isn't intimidating but the timed aspect has me a little > > > > concerned. Will ride the bike I have and report back with pics how it > > > > goes. > > > > The time aspect does add a bit of pressure, but you really don't have to > > > maintain a very fast overall average (just under 10 mph). And you > > > absolutely positively do have to remember to get your control card > > > signed at the controls, and at the end you have to sign the card. Don't > > > lose the card! > > > > You need to keep in mind the things you need to accomplish at the > > > controls. Take care of those things in an efficient manner and you > > > won't end up wasting a lot of time at the controls. Just remember that > > > the clock is always ticking, and try to get some cushion built up early > > > so that in case you get a flat or have a mechanical you don't fall > > > behind and end up feeling a huge amount of pressure. > > > > Beyond that, 100km isn't a very long distance. It's a good opportunity > > > to experience the "conforming with the rules" aspect of randonneuring > > > (except for those related to night riding) without the additional > > > challenge of really longer than normal distances. Think of it as a > > > "dress rehearsal". > > > > You might find this summary of interest: > >http://www.dcrand.org/dcr/randoinfo.php?page=about-randonneuring -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
