“Mixed Media Mayhem 100K”

This is the first of the four rides needed for the RUSA Rouleur award. We offered this route for the first time in 2022 and those of us that rode it really enjoyed the mix of pavement and gravel.

Completion of this ride will count for the RUSA Rouleur award AND you’ll get credit for 36K of gravel – how cool is that?

We’re going to follow the same format as 2022 with a twist – we’ll start later than normal (10:00) so you can drive to the start on the morning of the ride but the “day 2” ride will be out of Le Claire and will start at 08:00 so you can head home after the ride.

After the ride we’ll have an informal and completely optional gathering for dinner and beverages (location to be argued over during the ride!) where we can review the days activities (also known as “talk about how great we are”) and discuss the next days ride.

The route will start and finish in Stockton, Il. This is a relatively easy gravel route but 28mm tires or greater are recommended for easier negotiation of the gravel sections. Roughly 23% of the route is on gravel including some gravelly climbs so we’ll get the full experience. We’ll be using the RUSA “gravel timer” to account for the somewhat slower pace on the gravel segments.

There are ample stops to refuel and refresh water bottles along the route.

The ridewithgps route is here.

This is going to be a fun weekend of riding and you won’t want to miss it!

To register for this event complete the registration form below. You’ll receive a confirmation email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!

Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.

Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add qcrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.