The Railroad Brevet (Gauribidanur 200)

The Ride

For our first Non-ACP brevet we introduce the Railroad brevet - a route through the beautiful outskirts north of Bangalore. Starting from IISc, riders will head north via Jalahalli, Yelahanka Satellite town and Doddaballapur. The ride past Makalidurga Railway Station captures the view of a beautiful valley all the way till Gauribidanur. The only significant climb is en route to Chikaballapura; it is short but features some steep sections. Riders then head east to Sidlaghatta and then take the scenic State highway south to Hoskote. After a small detour through the semi-urban areas of Bagalur and Sathnur, the ride back to the end control at IISc is on the Bangalore-Hyderabad expressway (NH7).

This is a non competitive, self-supported ride.

Non-ACP Event

This event is NOT sanctioned by the ACP (Audax Club Parisien). Completing this event DOES NOT count towards ACP awards like Super Randonneur, R5000 etc. In that sense this event is just like a Populaire.

However, a completed ride counts towards Club Awards like NSR, Distance, R60/70/80, etc.

Ride Summary

Date: Saturday, 16th August 2014. 06:00

Start: Gymkhana gate, IISc Bangalore

End: Gymkhana gate, IISc Bangalore

Distance: 200 km (nominal)

Time limit: 13.5 hours

The ride is open to all cyclists regardless of their affiliation.

Rules and Regulations

The rules and regulations apply with the following caveats: Article 1 and 14 do not apply since this is not an ACP sanctioned event. In respect of Art. 12, no medals will be given for completion.

Lights, helmet and reflective jackets are compulsory for this brevet. You will not be allowed to start without them. This brevet may require riding in the dark, please ensure you have extra batteries, and it is recommended to have spare lights. Riding without lights and/or reflective jacket in the dark or in low light conditions will lead to disqualification.

The rider must return his/her brevet card to the organizers at the end of the brevet for their ride to be homologated. Cards will be returned after a few months.

The time limit for this ride is 13.5 hours, calculated for the nominal distance of 200km. No extra time is granted on account of the actual distance being greater.

Registration Information

Online registration and advance payment is compulsory.

Registrations are charged a fee of INR 75. Registration will be through the BrevetMgr website. Payment can be made by Credit/Debit Cards, net banking etc.

[Online Registrations extended until 23:59 Aug 13th]

To register, click here

Online registrations will close automatically on Wednesday 13th Aug 2014 2359 hrs. There will be no refunds for No-show / not started / Did Not Finish.

Please note there are no spot registrations at the venue because we are extremely lazy people with no interest whatsoever in taking the hassles of few such isolated cases. So please do register online before the time limit.

You can see the current lists of registrants here.

You will need to sign a waiver at the start, if you haven't done so already.

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Route information

Please see the Railroad 200 route page for details and draft cue sheet. Riders will be provided a copy of the cue sheet and a schematic map at the start.

Results

Cumulative statistics:

Total number of registrants    : 23

Riders started : 12 (52%)

Riders who completed           :  9 (75%)

Did not finish (DNF)           :  3 (25%)

Results are available through BrevetMgr

Volunteers:

Photos / Poster: Abhijit, Sourav, Shaunak

Website: Sourav, Shaunak, Abhijit

Controls: Abhijit, Shaunak, Rishav, Vijay