Marko Polo Century for Mark Sachnik's birthday with Plano Bicycle
Association and the Lone Star Randonneurs
Sunday 07/06/08 at Alma/Hedgecoxe in Plano, 8:00 am start
How about a birthday party! Oh, too busy riding the bike to make a
party? OK how about a birthday ride. Better yet, a birthday century!
Here are alll the details regarding this Sunday's Populaire (also
posted to the PBA site):
Ride leader and devoted PBA/LSR member Mark Sachnik, who passed away
December 31,2007, would be celebrating his birthday on Monday July
7th. So how about a birthday ride in his honor on Sunday July 6th!
This is a joint ride with the Plano Bicycle Association (PBA) and the
Lone Star Randonneurs (LSR), and open to any other riders wanting a
nice route with great riders. No entry fee, no requirements, unless
you want distance credit with the randonneurs (RUSA). The main rules
are ride safe and HAVE FUN, as Mark would want it!
This is the same route and same guidelines from the Marko Polo Century
earlier this year (February 17th). Most of the following information
is the same from that ride:
Fellow randonneur and friend of Mark, George Evans, mapped a 171 km
route (106 miles) in Mark's honor called the "Marko Polo Century."
The route is a variation of the PBA fall century route.
This ride is a "Populaire," and there are no randonneur or RUSA
membership requirements for a Populaire. Thus, any and all are
welcome to come out and join PBA and LSR for this special tribute to
Mark! We would love a large turnout, as would Mark. Mark promoted
cycling, and he liked to recruit others to challenge their own speed
and distance limits.
This is also a great introduction to the Lone Star Randonneurs, meet
some new faces, and maybe test the long distance waters for anyone
interested. If you would like credit for the ride with RUSA, you are
welcome to join RUSA for $20 (you receive interesting newsletters and
a booklet about long distance cycling) but again, not mandatory.
Also, we will have Populaire pins available to all finishers again for
$2.00, and they look great!
The main requirements for this ride are:
Sign the waiver
Wear a helmet
Night/reflective gear if riding after sunset (should not be an issue
with daylight savings)
Carry a control card (designated stops in Caddo Mills, Celeste, and
Princeton to have the card signed, this is easy and we can walk you
through it)
RSVP, even if you are only halfway interested, so that we have enough
cards.
MORE DETAILS:
DATE: Sunday, July 6, 2008
TIME: 8:00 AM departure (please arrive early enough to be ready)
LOCATION: Tom Thumb parking lot, SW corner of Alma and Hedgecoxe in
Plano
PACE: Everyone may ride at their own pace, or with a group as they
like. The only qualification is that there is both a minimum and
maximum speed (9.3 - 21 mph) average that must be maintained. The
cutoff time for completing the ride is approx. 7:30 PM. The ride is
non-competitive and all finishers from first to last are given equal
recognition.
WEATHER: Let's hope for cooperative conditions, but we ride at 8:00
am rain or shine
LIGHTING: Riders who might be riding after sunset are required to
have at least one front and two rear lights (all working), reflective
ankle bands, and a reflective sash or vest (again, should not be an
issue with daylight savings).
ROUTE: Modified PBA Century - see the route and cue sheet at
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Marko-Polo-Century RSVP: Please respond on this list, or to me at smst...@yahoo.com
and / or to George Evans at supreme.comman...@combatsent.com
RUSA INFO: More info can be found at the RUSA main site http://www.rusa.org/ Official rules can be found at http://www.rusa.org/brvreg.html
Any questions, please let us know. We are looking forward to seeing
y'all there!
I should be there unless something goes awry with the family
schedule. I'm also bringing a buddy to try to get him interested in
the rando thing. You'll all be on your best behavior, won't you?? ;^)
Steve Barlow
On Jun 30, 9:15 pm, Sharon Stevens <sstev...@deep-south.com> wrote:
> Marko Polo Century for Mark Sachnik's birthday with Plano Bicycle
> Association and the Lone Star Randonneurs
> Sunday 07/06/08 at Alma/Hedgecoxe in Plano, 8:00 am start
> How about a birthday party! Oh, too busy riding the bike to make a
> party? OK how about a birthday ride. Better yet, a birthday century!
> Here are alll the details regarding this Sunday's Populaire (also
> posted to the PBA site):
> Ride leader and devoted PBA/LSR member Mark Sachnik, who passed away
> December 31,2007, would be celebrating his birthday on Monday July
> 7th. So how about a birthday ride in his honor on Sunday July 6th!
> This is a joint ride with the Plano Bicycle Association (PBA) and the
> Lone Star Randonneurs (LSR), and open to any other riders wanting a
> nice route with great riders. No entry fee, no requirements, unless
> you want distance credit with the randonneurs (RUSA). The main rules
> are ride safe and HAVE FUN, as Mark would want it!
> This is the same route and same guidelines from the Marko Polo Century
> earlier this year (February 17th). Most of the following information
> is the same from that ride:
> Fellow randonneur and friend of Mark, George Evans, mapped a 171 km
> route (106 miles) in Mark's honor called the "Marko Polo Century."
> The route is a variation of the PBA fall century route.
> This ride is a "Populaire," and there are no randonneur or RUSA
> membership requirements for a Populaire. Thus, any and all are
> welcome to come out and join PBA and LSR for this special tribute to
> Mark! We would love a large turnout, as would Mark. Mark promoted
> cycling, and he liked to recruit others to challenge their own speed
> and distance limits.
> This is also a great introduction to the Lone Star Randonneurs, meet
> some new faces, and maybe test the long distance waters for anyone
> interested. If you would like credit for the ride with RUSA, you are
> welcome to join RUSA for $20 (you receive interesting newsletters and
> a booklet about long distance cycling) but again, not mandatory.
> Also, we will have Populaire pins available to all finishers again for
> $2.00, and they look great!
> The main requirements for this ride are:
> Sign the waiver
> Wear a helmet
> Night/reflective gear if riding after sunset (should not be an issue
> with daylight savings)
> Carry a control card (designated stops in Caddo Mills, Celeste, and
> Princeton to have the card signed, this is easy and we can walk you
> through it)
> RSVP, even if you are only halfway interested, so that we have enough
> cards.
> MORE DETAILS:
> DATE: Sunday, July 6, 2008
> TIME: 8:00 AM departure (please arrive early enough to be ready)
> LOCATION: Tom Thumb parking lot, SW corner of Alma and Hedgecoxe in
> Plano
> PACE: Everyone may ride at their own pace, or with a group as they
> like. The only qualification is that there is both a minimum and
> maximum speed (9.3 - 21 mph) average that must be maintained. The
> cutoff time for completing the ride is approx. 7:30 PM. The ride is
> non-competitive and all finishers from first to last are given equal
> recognition.
> WEATHER: Let's hope for cooperative conditions, but we ride at 8:00
> am rain or shine
> LIGHTING: Riders who might be riding after sunset are required to
> have at least one front and two rear lights (all working), reflective
> ankle bands, and a reflective sash or vest (again, should not be an
> issue with daylight savings).
> ROUTE: Modified PBA Century - see the route and cue sheet athttp://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Marko-Polo-Century > RSVP: Please respond on this list, or to me at smst...@yahoo.com
> and / or to George Evans at supreme.comman...@combatsent.com
> RUSA INFO: More info can be found at the RUSA main site http://www.rusa.org/ > Official rules can be found at http://www.rusa.org/brvreg.html
> Any questions, please let us know. We are looking forward to seeing
> y'all there!
> Marko Polo Century for Mark Sachnik's birthday with Plano Bicycle
> Association and the Lone Star Randonneurs
> Sunday 07/06/08 at Alma/Hedgecoxe in Plano, 8:00 am start
> How about a birthday party! Oh, too busy riding the bike to make a
> party? OK how about a birthday ride. Better yet, a birthday century!
> Here are alll the details regarding this Sunday's Populaire (also
> posted to the PBA site):
> Ride leader and devoted PBA/LSR member Mark Sachnik, who passed away
> December 31,2007, would be celebrating his birthday on Monday July
> 7th. So how about a birthday ride in his honor on Sunday July 6th!
> This is a joint ride with the Plano Bicycle Association (PBA) and the
> Lone Star Randonneurs (LSR), and open to any other riders wanting a
> nice route with great riders. No entry fee, no requirements, unless
> you want distance credit with the randonneurs (RUSA). The main rules
> are ride safe and HAVE FUN, as Mark would want it!
> This is the same route and same guidelines from the Marko Polo Century
> earlier this year (February 17th). Most of the following information
> is the same from that ride:
> Fellow randonneur and friend of Mark, George Evans, mapped a 171 km
> route (106 miles) in Mark's honor called the "Marko Polo Century."
> The route is a variation of the PBA fall century route.
> This ride is a "Populaire," and there are no randonneur or RUSA
> membership requirements for a Populaire. Thus, any and all are
> welcome to come out and join PBA and LSR for this special tribute to
> Mark! We would love a large turnout, as would Mark. Mark promoted
> cycling, and he liked to recruit others to challenge their own speed
> and distance limits.
> This is also a great introduction to the Lone Star Randonneurs, meet
> some new faces, and maybe test the long distance waters for anyone
> interested. If you would like credit for the ride with RUSA, you are
> welcome to join RUSA for $20 (you receive interesting newsletters and
> a booklet about long distance cycling) but again, not mandatory.
> Also, we will have Populaire pins available to all finishers again for
> $2.00, and they look great!
> The main requirements for this ride are:
> Sign the waiver
> Wear a helmet
> Night/reflective gear if riding after sunset (should not be an issue
> with daylight savings)
> Carry a control card (designated stops in Caddo Mills, Celeste, and
> Princeton to have the card signed, this is easy and we can walk you
> through it)
> RSVP, even if you are only halfway interested, so that we have enough
> cards.
> MORE DETAILS:
> DATE: Sunday, July 6, 2008
> TIME: 8:00 AM departure (please arrive early enough to be ready)
> LOCATION: Tom Thumb parking lot, SW corner of Alma and Hedgecoxe in
> Plano
> PACE: Everyone may ride at their own pace, or with a group as they
> like. The only qualification is that there is both a minimum and
> maximum speed (9.3 - 21 mph) average that must be maintained. The
> cutoff time for completing the ride is approx. 7:30 PM. The ride is
> non-competitive and all finishers from first to last are given equal
> recognition.
> WEATHER: Let's hope for cooperative conditions, but we ride at 8:00
> am rain or shine
> LIGHTING: Riders who might be riding after sunset are required to
> have at least one front and two rear lights (all working), reflective
> ankle bands, and a reflective sash or vest (again, should not be an
> issue with daylight savings).
> ROUTE: Modified PBA Century - see the route and cue sheet athttp://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Marko-Polo-Century > RSVP: Please respond on this list, or to me at smst...@yahoo.com
> and / or to George Evans at supreme.comman...@combatsent.com
> RUSA INFO: More info can be found at the RUSA main site http://www.rusa.org/ > Official rules can be found at http://www.rusa.org/brvreg.html
> Any questions, please let us know. We are looking forward to seeing
> y'all there!
