"I Got You Babe" 200k02-11-2023 06:005 Registered

02-11-2023
06:00
PST
02-11-2023
19:30
12-01-2022 00:00
02-05-2023 23:59
200
ACP 200
Flat
13:30
Sunrise at 6:31:34 AM Sunset at 5:27:49 PM
Ride Leader(s):
Wei Sun

Get me there
Christmas Circle Community Park
700 Christmas Cir
Borrego Springs, CA 92004

$10.00
Registration is not open

This 200k version of the Salton Sea series ventures out to the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge and back. Hence the brevet title for those who remember Sonny and Cher.

You will head out with the 300k riders to Westmoreland. Desert landscape on both sides, lots of ocotillos and other desert thriving plants. However, you'll ride out to the Sonny Bono Saltion Sea National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center before turning back. Retracing the route, you'll continue straight on Hwy 86 to Salton City before turning west on the Borrego Salton Sea Way. Expect headwinds and possible sandstorms as you climb back to Borrego Springs on a section of fairly crappy roads. It will add flavor to your ride description that you'll post on Strava! Very few traffic lights and only 2 controls between the start and finish. Just a lot of sand.

2 roads leading to Borrego Springs from San Diego are long and twisting (Banner Grade and Montezuma Valley Rd - aka Glass Elevator). From Escondido to Christmas Circle, Google Maps estimates about 1 hour 30 minutes travel time. Should you plan to stay in Borrego Springs before and/or after the brevet, please book early as it is a popular distination for northern snowbirds looking to escape the winter freeze. If you like to stay at an offbeat place, there is the Deserts Sands Vintage RV Park at 277 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 (https://desertsandsrvpark.net/) where you can rent out various old school camper trailers at a reasonable price (Don't mention you're part of a randonneuring event: in a prior non-San Diego organized brevet back in 2019, the organizer inadvertantly pissed off the manager). If you have a penchant for clothing-optional swimming pools before or after a brevet, there is the Borrego Valley Inn at 405 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 (https://www.borregovalleyinn.com/).

I have booked a room for the brevet HQ at the Borrego Springs Motel, 2376 Borrego Springs Rd, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 (http://www.borregospringsmotel.com/). The proprietor is Robin Reynolds. The room rate is $95 + 8% tax per night but she requires all bookings to be for 2 nights minimum. The brevet will end at Borrego Springs Motel just a block and a half north of Christmas Circle.

Here's a list of other motels for your consideration:

If you are joining us for the first time, you will need:

  1. Join RUSA for an annual membership of $30 at https://rusa.org/cgi-bin/memberjoin_GF.pl.
  2. After you receive your 5 digit RUSA number, register with San Diego Randonneurs by clicking on the link Join San Diego Randonneurs
  3. If you have any questions during the sign up process, send a quick note to sdrandos@gmail.com.

ALL SAN DIEGO RANDONNEURS EVENTS ARE ONLY OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS WHOSE RUSA MEMBERSHIP IS CURRENT.

You will need to register for this ride in advance. There is no day-of registration. Start/Finish will be staffed. SAG support and staffing at a control along the route will depend on volunteers available for this event.

All riders must follow RUSA rules. Helmet, lights and reflective gear are a must (lights and reflective gear must be worn between dusk to dawn). Riders must follow all local traffic laws and regulations.

Although bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motorists and are subject to the same rules and regulations, it is crucial that bicyclists pay attention to traffic signs and signals and follow all rules to reduce the risk of collisions, while on the road. Refer to the California Driver Handbook to become familiar with these rules. This excerpt is found at the DMV website for Sharing the Road (FFDL37) and can be read here.

 

 

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