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The
Brute Challenge
Saturday,
May 16th
Starts: Memorial
Park, Arcadia,Wi
Check
in time: 6:30 to 7:30 am
Maps,
Rest
stops, sag support & dinner
On- line registration: $60.00
( includes Shirt)
Day-of Registration $75.00
(shirts available for purchase)
We
ride in any weather!
View 2009 Photos
On-line Registration Closed. Please register at the event.
Helmets
& Waiver Agreement are required
Volunteers needed.
Volunteer to mark the route on Friday and ride free
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Some
will say a challenge ride in May is too early. Taking on such a ride
after a long winter is absurd,
the experience 'brutal'. Then there are the defiant few that won't
have any of that. These are the riders that believe that whatever
the brute can dish out, regardless of how painful those last few
climbs become, they will prevail.
Once
again
the 2009 BRUTE will challenge cyclist with 100K & 200K routes.
Routes that will ascend 100 feet for every mile pedaled. Touring on
Wisconsin's endless network of paved backroads, the routes will lead
cyclists up scenic valleys to ridge lines with spectacular views.
Staged in a region where Wisconsin's' Driftless meets the
Mississippi, one of our riders put it best when describing the hills
as very Mississippian. Hills characterized by long climbs and
descents. For 2009, cyclists riding the 200K will have 14
'mile-long' climbs, 100k riders will have 6 'mile-long' climbs. Each
climb offering memorable moments of brief stretches of 17 to 23%
grades. This year, 200K cyclists will have another opportunity to
climb the 'Catfish Hill & Hip Breaker' sequence.
Six
rest-stops are planned for the 2009
event. Each stop will offer fruit, real food and plenty of fluids. Sag
support is provided & unwanted clothing transported back to
the finishing point. Our mechanic Ryan will be on hand to make sure
your bike doesn't become your excuse.
Cyclists
will find a warm dinner and
showers at the end of the ride.
Cyclists
wishing to record times can
download the course, with lap marks, into their Garmin GPS devices.
Upon completing the ride, cyclist can up-load their performance. Lap
times will be displayed at this web site several days after the
event. The lap times will show who's really 'King of the Hills'.
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Additional details
Riders are urged to use caution on unfamiliar downhills. A
few of the downlills will surprise you with tight sandy turns.
All Sag drivers will carry:
- water,
- maps,
- tubes & CO2,
- minor first aid items such as
band-aids and Tylenol.
It is early in the season and some riders may begin the ride with
extra clothing which they may wish to eliminate later in the ride.
Plastic sacks will be available at each rest stop for riders to label
with their names, then seal their unwanted gear inside. Riders can plan
to collect the clothing in Arcadia when they finish their ride. We
cannot guarantee the exact time the sacks will return back to Arcadia
but with support staff constantly traveling between stops, it's likely
the gear will arrive back in Acadia about the time a rider completes
the ride. We will do our best to accommodate your needs but will not
take responsibility for lost clothing.
This year the pre mixed drink located at every reststop is Heed.
Food at the rest stops will include
fruit, sandwiches, cookies, water, Heed. Rest stops
will
also have Endurolyte capsules and Chamois Cream.
Post ride dinner is a pasta dish, plus accessories.
Post ride showers are available at the Arcadia Recreation Center on
Main Street, from 10 am to 6:45 pm. The shower house next to
the
registration site is used for winter storage and is not available at
the time of this event.
GPS Timing: .tcx files are zipped and posted on the Brute web
page. Please have these loaded on your device before you
arrive
in Arcadia. Lap points are indicated on the map and are
positioned to measure the time it takes each rider to complete each
route leg. Each route leg will include one timed climb.
Generally
timing will start/stop roughly one mile from each rest stop.
If you are riding with
GPS and wish to have your lap times posted on the website; your device
must have the following settings:
- 'AutoPause/Lap' set to: 'Pause
when stopped'
- 'Data Recording' set for
'Smart Recoding'.
- You may wish to 'switch-off'
the 'Virtual Partner'.
There will be a laptop with 'Training Center' at Memorial park. The
person operating the rest stop will download the history off your
device. Before you leave, make sure your history file gets
downloaded (using your profile, as TC will not allow us to record
multiple devices under the same profile). For back up, the operator
will need your name or initials as they will then export the file and
save it under your name. Results will be analyzed/posted at
the
Brute web page Monday evening.
When completing the ride and returning to Memorial Park, please
have your name checked-off as
'returned'. I like to know that every rider has returned and that we
don't leave anybody walking thier bike home in the dark.
This years our volunteers include a few riders & family
members, and several Lions Clubs throughout the area.
Please call or email if you have questions.
See you Saturday!
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