Randonneurs USA or ''RUSA'' is affiliated to

Audax Club Parisien The Audax Club Parisien (ACP) is a French Cyclist Touring Club. It is a non-profit voluntary association formed in Paris in 1904. It organizes long-distance rides in France. The most popular event is the Paris-Brest-Paris, Paris-Brest-Paris Rand ...

and coordinates and promotes the

randonneuring Randonneuring (also known as Audax in the UK, Australia and Brazil) is a long-distance cycling sport with its origins in audax cycling. In randonneuring, riders attempt courses of 200 km or more, passing through predetermined "controls" ( ...

style of cycling within the US. Many cycling events, or brevets, which are organized by local RUSA clubs in the United States are sanctioned by the Audax Club Parisien and therefore can be used to qualify for

Paris–Brest–Paris Paris–Brest–Paris (PBP) is a long-distance cycling event. It was originally a bicycle race in France from Paris to Brest and back to Paris in 1891. The last time it was run as a race was 1951. The most recent edition of PBP was held on 20 ...

and other long brevets around the world.

History

''RUSA'' was formed in 1998 by Jennifer Wise, Johnny Bertrand and John Wagner, along with six others.
Members from the first year (as of October 1998)

RUSA specific events

In addition to the support for ''ACP'' events, ''RUSA'' offers several other events including ''RUSA-ONLY'' brevets. A very popular RUSA only event is the Permanent. The ''Permanent'' is a ''members-only'' event where previously a member would contact an individual Permanent Owner to sign up to do the Permanent and then eventually ride the Permanent. By the beginning of 2021, for insurance purposes RUSA became the owner of Permanent routes, and members now register online to ride a route (immediately after registration, if desired). The Permanent can be used to help complete other RUSA ONLY awards such as the R-12 or RUSA Distance Awards. A great way for a rider to get introduced to Randonneuring is by riding a Populaire, which is a shorter distance Brevet - 100-199 km in length. By doing so, newcomers get to know and learn about long distance rides style and rules of Randonneuring.

Major brevets

The longest brevets organised by RUSA include: *Cascade 1200 ( Seattle International Randonneurs) *Colorado High Country 1200 (Rocky Mountain Cycling Club) *Cracker Swamp 1200 (Central Florida Randonneurs) *Endless Mountains 1240K Randonnée (PA Randonneurs) *Florida Sunshine 1200k (Central Florida Randonneurs) *Gold Rush Randonnée (Davis Bike Club) *Last Chance 1200k Randonnée (Rocky Mountain Cycling Club) *Taste of Carolina (Bicycle for Life) *Texas Rando Stampede (Lone Star Randonneurs)

External links

RUSAAudax Club Parisien
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