Salt Lake Randonneurs

Salt Lake Randonneurs is a regional chapter of the national organization Randonneurs USA. RUSA is part of an international cycling group that does long distance, unsupported (or minimally supported) road bicycling events. We started in the spring in 2011 offering three brevets that first year. We are co-sponsored by Bonneville Cycling Club (BCC), which is the largest cycling club in Utah.

As a volunteer, I manage this region and have the title of Regional Brevet Administrator. I design the routes, create the maps and cue sheet (formatting the cue sheets takes hours), and on some rides, provide a little support along the way. On some rides, I ride with the group instead of providing support. All our routes have to receive approval from the national organization.

A brevet or permanent is a timed, long distance road cycling event. Brevet means certificate which refers to the card carried by randonneurs which gets stamped or signed at checkpoints along the way. It is also used to refer to the event itself, that is, a certificated ride. A brevet (bruh vay) is not a race, although riders seek to improve their personal best times. For many, the goal is simply to finish and to go farther than they have before.
This type of cycling is called randonneuring (rahn doe ner ing) and is a type of ultracycling

For further information on myself or to view my Permanent routes, please visit my blog Rando Richard.

Cheers,

Richard Stum
RBA, SLR
Mt Pleasant, Utah (some 90 miles south of Salt Lake City)