Driftless Randonneurs

Off to Elkader 400K
2023-05-27 06:00 - 2023-05-28 09:00 (America/Chicago) | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
One of our favorite 400K routes. This one takes you through Muscoda then features a beautiful stretch on CR-G over to Fennimore followed by an even nicer section from Fennimore over to Prairie du Chien with a long stretch along the Green River before a couple of challenging climbs on CR-C. We’ll then cross the Mississippi at PdC and you know what that means! Any time you go East or West from the Mississippi your next destination is “up” as you climb away from the river. You’re rewarded with some beautiful views before turning Westward toward Elkader with a nice stop at the control for lunch should you choose a longer break. Then it’s North through Monona (lots of rollers and generally uphill – this stretch can be tough with a North wind!) where a break at the Casey’s is suggested before heading on to the next control at Lansing.
Leaving Lansing there’s that “cross the Mississippi” thing again with the requisite climb away from the river before heading toward Viroqua. This is a fairly tough stretch, your RBA has done it in both directions and it’s a toughie both ways! At Viroqua you can either stop at the Kwik Trip or any other place that appeals to you (Culver’s, Dairy Queen, Community Co-Op, etc) as it’s an open control.
Then we’ll head off to Ontario. There’s a convenience store there but unless you’re pretty quick it’s likely to be closed. You can either stop at the bar for food or there’s a place on your brevet card & cue sheet where you can top up water bottles (it’s an info control). Leaving Ontario, we’ll head back to Richland Center.
The total distance is 255.7 miles with 13,050 feet of climbing according to ridewithgps.
The ridewithgps route is here.
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email with a PayPal link to complete your registration. Note that a PayPal account is not required to register. Also note that for 2020 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Cranberry Country 600K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 22:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is “Version 2” of an event that we’ve held several times. V2 breaks things up a little differently. The first day is shorter, the second day is correspondingly longer but has less climbing (in feet/mile) than the original version. Here’s the brief:
ACP sanctioned, 373.7 miles, 14,015 feet of climbing, full ridewithgps route here
Day one route here
Day two route here
Brevet Card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Back in Black (River Falls) 400K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 09:00, 2022-09-17 06:00 - 2022-09-18 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
The brief for this ride is the same as the Norwalk, Wildcat Mountain and Cranberry Country rides: challenging but not overly brutal climbs mixed with long stretches on ridge tops and rolling through river valleys. Store stops placed at regular intervals to give you a chance to refresh and regroup. Lots of beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
251.9 miles, 9,264 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Wildcat Mountain Wander 300K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 06:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This was a new route for 2017 which shares the first few miles with our “Back in Black (River Falls) 400K” route so riders can roll out together. The controls for the first 90 miles are the same and there’s considerable overlap between the routes so riders doing any of the events typically held on this day should get a number of opportunities to see other riders during the first part of the ride.
The route has some testing climbs, especially the long climb up the eponymous Wildcat Mountain, but nothing too severe. Ridewithgps reports 7115 feet of climb in the 195 mile distance for an average of 36 feet/mile which is generally considered “hilly”. There aren’t any “shift all the way down and grind” sorts of climbs, mostly “pick your gear and spin” (assuming of course you aren’t riding a 39×25 as your easiest gear!).
There are plenty of food opportunities along the route with c-stores and/or restaurants available in Ontario, Norwalk, Warrens, Sparta, Cashton and LaFarge. This being the small town midwest you can expect everything to fold up at 22:00 so plan your food/water stops accordingly.
This is a lovely route on mostly quiet two-lane roads. Try it, you’ll like it!
187.2 miles, 8022 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Nowhere but Norwalk 200K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 19:30, 2022-05-07 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is a route that we always enjoy doing. Why? Quiet roads, ample stops for refueling, through the Amish areas of Ontario, Norwalk and Cashton, challenging but not overly brutal climbing mixed in with some long stretches on ridge tops and through river valleys.
124.7 miles, 5276 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Scale the Mound 400K
2023-04-29 06:00 - 2023-04-30 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news! Due to flooding along the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers we’re making a detour. Make sure you get the latest route (linked below) and brevet card should you want one.
This route is identical to the Going for the Green 300K route all the way to Hazel Green so there should be ample opportunity to ride with others for the first part of the ride. Most of the climbing on the route is stacked toward the last two thirds of the ride so make sure you don’t burn too many matches early in the ride!
ACP sanctioned, 248.8 miles, 11,278 feet of climbing
Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Going for the Green 300K
2023-04-29 06:00 - 2023-04-30 02:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news! Due to flooding on the Wisconsin and Mississippi we’ve been forced to do a couple of detours. Make sure you download the detour route (below) and a brevet card should you want one.
This route is identical to the Scale the Mound 400K for the first 120 miles so riders will have the opportunity to ride with others for a considerable distance before the routes separate. The route has a moderate amount of climbing but also features some lengthy stretches on relatively flat roads or ridge tops so it’s fairly accessible for a 300K.
ACP sanctioned, 192.3 miles, 9,361 feet of climbing
Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore 200K (reprise)
2023-04-29 06:00 - 19:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Another option for those who don’t want to ride the 300K/400K scheduled on the same day: we’re going to offer another outing on the always popular Fennimore route. The bonus for this route is it’s exactly the same as the 300K/400K for roughly the first 30 miles so everyone can roll out together. Note that this is a RUSA SANCTIONED brevet – not ACP – so it won’t count toward PBP qualification.
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, RUSA certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore Frolic 300K
2023-04-15 07:00 - 2023-04-16 03:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
The longer version of our always popular 200K for those who are looking for a bit more of a challenge. It hits all of the “high points” of the 200K but adds distance by heading out to West Lima from the start and making a segue through Spring Green and Plain toward the latter part of the ride.
186.4 miles, 6,565 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration link below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore Frolic 200K
2023-04-15 07:00 - 20:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Our traditional season opener features a beautiful route with long stretches in river valleys and quiet roads with just enough climbing to get those early season legs pumping! It’s an annual favorite for good reason!
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Season finale/Support Ukraine
2022-10-15 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
In the face of continued suffering in war-torn Ukraine, and under the guidance of the Audax Club Parisien (ACP), randonneuring clubs throughout the world are being asked to schedule a 200K or a 300K ride in October and designate it as a Ukraine Support ride. The funds collected from these rides will be used to support the Ukrainian war effort. The results will be homologated to ACP by the Ukrainian Mariupol/Lviv randonneur club, representing a city that has been especially hard hit by the Russian onslaught.
To show our strong support for Ukraine, RUSA is coordinating with the Mariupol/Lviv club to provide a simple way for US randonneurs to support Ukraine by utilizing our current ride recording structure to make it easy for US riders to participate and show their support. When you register for the ride and select “Support Ukraine” as a payment option in PayPal, 100% of the proceeds will go to Mariupol Randonneurs. Your results will be collected by RUSA and the Mariupol club will enter your ride with the ACP which will accept these as official rides. The end result is you will get credit for an ACP event in Ukraine and will be doing something to help. The Mariupol club will receive funds to contribute to war support efforts in Ukraine through the Ukrainian charity foundation “Come Back Alive” for the purchase of bulletproof vests, helmets and tactical first-aid kits for the defenders of Ukraine.
If you do not wish to contribute, please select the regular brevet registration option in PayPal.
The route for this ride will be our “Where Fledglings Dare” route. This route features long runs on the ridge tops (and some steady but not too steep climbs to get there!) with excellent views of the fall colors which should be at their peak. Here are the details:
128.1 miles, 5,354 feet of climbing, ACP sanctioned, ridewithgps route here.
Brevet card here.
Darkness is coming earlier so lights and reflective gear are required for this ride.
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fall Series 200K
2022-09-17 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
For our penultimate 200K of the year, we’ll be doing the “Nowhere but Norwalk” route. This is a route that we always enjoy doing. Why? Quiet roads, ample stops for refueling, through the Amish areas of Ontario, Norwalk and Cashton, challenging but not overly brutal climbing mixed in with some long stretches on ridge tops and through river valleys.
124.7 miles, 5276 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Cranberry Country 600K
2022-09-17 06:00 - 2022-09-18 22:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Looking to finish that first (or second) ACP Super Randonneur series? Maybe your goal is to secure an early registration spot at PBP or perhaps this is your first multi-day ride.
No matter what your goal – we’ve got you covered! We’ll be doing our “Cranberry Country” route. The first day runs up toward Black River Falls. Day two does a loop through Baraboo and Spring Green. Here are the details:
375.5 miles, 14,688 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps day one: here
Ridewithgps day two: here
Brevet card here
More info for day one here. Note that this will take you to the info page for the 400K, the two routes are similar (though not exactly the same!) but you should find the information useful.
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Wildcat Mountain Wander 300K
2022-09-17 06:00 - 23:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news!
There is a bridge out in Sparta! I’ve done a route that detours around it but note that if you need to resupply it’s roughly 54 miles from the control in Norwalk to Cashton.
If you need to resupply, I recommend you turn right on Hill St (mile 90.3) to where it “T’s” with WI-27/Citizen Soldier Hwy, make a left where you’ll see lots of food & drink options (Burger King, Culvers, McDonald’s and a Kwik Trip) then retrace your steps to rejoin the detour route. On Saturday you might be able to get across the bridge (it was complete when I previewed it on Monday 9/12) if they’re not working on it but be aware you might need to retrace your steps.
We’ll be running this route in conjunction with shorter and longer events and roll out together so even if you’re the only rider signed up for your particular distance it’s likely you’ll have company for at least part of the way.
The brief for this ride is the same as the Norwalk, Black River and Cranberry Country rides: challenging but not overly brutal climbs mixed with long stretches on ridge tops and rolling through river valleys. Store stops placed at regular intervals to give you a chance to refresh and regroup. Lots of beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
187.2 miles, 8022 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fitchburg Frolic 600K
2022-09-10 05:00 - 2022-09-11 21:00 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
For this new for 2022 ride, we abandon our moniker and ride east through the heavily glaciated regions of SE Wisconsin.
The ride starts at the Wyndham Garden Inn Fitchburg and head east across the Lower Yahara River Trail boardwalk as we make our way out to Holy Hill through the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. From this high point of SE WI, we descend our way through Sinissippi Lake and the Horicon Marsh before we turn back towards home through the classic bucolic countryside of Southern WI to where we started for a few hours sleep before heading out on day 2.
The second day will take us back across the boardwalk out to East Troy and up through the Southern Unit of the Kettles before making the turn back home.
This is an ACP sanctioned event. 373 miles, 13,412 feet of climbing.
Ridewithgps full route here
Day One here
Day Two here
At 36ft/mi this isn’t a hilly route by typical Driftless standards, but bring your legs, just in case!
Many thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing this new route!
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fitchburg Frolic 400K
2022-09-10 05:00 - 2022-09-11 08:00 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
For this new for 2022 ride, we abandon our moniker and ride east through the heavily glaciated regions of SE Wisconsin.
The ride starts at the Wyndham Garden Inn Fitchburg and head east across the Lower Yahara River Trail boardwalk as we make our way out to Holy Hill through the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. From this high point of SE WI, we descend our way through Sinissippi Lake and the Horicon Marsh before we turn back towards home through the classic bucolic countryside of Southern WI.
After 202 miles we’ll head south for a “quick 50″mile loop that’ll complete the 400K distance.
This is an ACP sanctioned event, 251 miles, 9,562 feet of climbing. Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
At 36ft/mi this isn’t a hilly route by typical Driftless standards, but bring your legs, just in case!
Many thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing this new route!
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fitchburg Frolic 200K
2022-08-27 08:00 - 21:30 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
This is a new route in 2022 and many thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing the route!
The ride will start and finish in Fitchburg at the Wyndham Gardens hotel. This is quite a hilly route so you’ll want to bring your “climbing legs” or some easy gearing and maybe a bit of both! Although there are some pretty stiff climbs there are also lots of sections where you’re rolling along in a river valley or on a ridge top (but you gotta climb to get there!) so it’s reasonably well balanced.
Leaving Fitchburg we’ll head over to Mt Horeb then Northward through Cross Plains and then up to Prairie du Sac (AKA “Sauk Prairie”), over to Plain then Southward to Spring Green. We’ll then “head to the barn” via Barneveld (and a fairly stiff climb!), Blue Mounds before completing the loop to Mt Horeb and finally returning to the start in Fitchburg.
This is an ACP approved route of 128.6 miles with 6,425 feet of climbing so right at 50 feet/mile which is generally considered “hilly”.
Ridewithgps route here: here.
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fitchburg Frolic 300K
2022-08-27 06:00 - 23:00 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
Another new route for 2022 and thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing the route!
The ride will start at the Wyndham Garden motel in Fitchburg, head over to Mt Horeb then Northward to Baraboo via Sauk City and a ride on the Lake Wisconsin ferry.
From Baraboo we’ll head South East to Spring Green and Dodgeville then start working our way back to Fitchburg with stops in Hollandale and New Glarus.
The route has some climbs that’ll test the legs but is about “average” for riding in the Driftless so that means about 61 feet/mile so you’ll want to make sure you’re up for some climbing.
The ACP sanctioned route is just under 191 miles (307K so you’ll get your money’s worth!) with 11,840 feet of climbing.
Ridewithgps route is here: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Kickapoo Rouleur 150K
2022-07-17 08:00 - 18:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is the final event in our Rouleur Series. We’ll get an early start to allow those who came for the weekend to finish and get home at a reasonable time.
The ride is a nice route through the Kickapoo River valley taking in portions of the Reserve and Wildcat Mountain State Park. Hilly but not egregiously so for the area and a generally downhill run back to the “big city”.
95.8 miles, 4,553 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here.
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Dart Populaire - Rouleur Series
2022-07-16 10:00 - 18:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is the third event in our 2022 Rouleur Series. As before, we’ll start the Saturday ride a little later to give those coming from afar the ability to drive to the start in the morning.
We’ll be doing a Dart Populaire Team Event for this ride. This is a ride with a minimum of 120 Km that must be completed in 8 hours. Briefly, the rules are as follows:

Teams consisting of minimum of 3 and no more than 5 riders.
Minimum distance of 120 Km.
A minimum of 25 Km must be ridden in the last 2 hours. This must be verified by a timed and dated receipt.
Three team members must finish together in order to receive credit for the ride.
Any team members not finishing with the rest of the team will not receive credit for the ride.

The complete rules can be found here.
Note that the Dart Populaire counts as a team event for a RUSA cup!
Here’s the plan for the day:

Assuming there will be a lot of solo riders who are interested in doing this ride, we’ll form teams on the day of the ride. The main ground rule is: everybody rides! So don’t worry if you don’t have a team – come anyway! We’ll form or reform teams as necessary to make sure that everybody rides!
Although for longer events e.g., a flèche, it’s customary for riders to form their own teams and develop their own route for this event we’re assuming that most people will be unattached and won’t want to do their own route design. Accordingly, we’ve developed three routes that meet the rules criteria.
The Blue River – Spring Green populaire
The Boaz to Boscobel populaire
The Plain and Fancy populaire

Note that the three routes are within .1 of a mile of each other for distance with the Boaz route having about 1,000 feet more climbing.
It sounds more complicated than it is – the absolutely most important thing is we’ll ride in small groups and HAVE FUN!
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Spring Green Populaire - Rouleur Series
2022-07-09 10:00 - 17:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is the first outing in our Rouleur Series. We’re doing a later than normal start to allow those who are coming for the weekend (there’s another event on Sunday) to drive up in the morning. This is a shorter ride so we should all get finished early to late afternoon.
We’ll be doing the always populaire (get it?) route over to Spring Green. We’ve made Spring Green an open control so those who are so inclined can stop at the Spring Green General Store for lunch and of course there are always the alternatives of Culver’s or the Shell station that’s the official control.
64.3 miles, RUSA certified, ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Tour of the Driftless 1000K
2022-06-24 04:00 - 2022-06-27 07:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news! There’s road construction (bridge replacement) on the day 3 route. The good news is that there’s a reasonable detour that doesn’t add much distance to the route. Please download the detour route here.
628.4 miles, 24,659 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Day One: 233.6 miles, 10,170 feet of climbing, ridewithgps day one: here
Day Two: 214.6 miles, 8,497 feet of climbing, ridewithgps day two: here
Day Three: 174.9 miles, 5,651 feet of climbing ridewithgps day three: here
More details: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Centenary 300K
2022-06-11 07:00 - 2022-06-12 03:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This ride is to commemorate the first 300K brevet ridden 100 years ago. And what better way to do it than with a route that has a great mix of climbing, spectacular ridge top vistas and a final relaxing roll-in from Spring Green? We’ll celebrate the occasion with our “Where Eagles Dare” 300K route. We’ve done this one several times and it’s always a favorite.
Details: We’ll leave from the rear parking lot of the Ramada Inn at 1450 Veterans Drive at 06:00 sharp. Lights and reflective gear are required for this brevet
188.5 miles, 8030 feet of climbing, ACP certified.
Ridewithgps link: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Perfectly Horeble 400K
2022-06-04 06:00 - 2022-06-05 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
A perfect ride over to Mt Horeb that is! The 400K shares the same route as the “Not so Horeble 300K” through mile 175 then we’ll take a jaunt over to Soldiers Grove before heading out to Viroqua and then making our way back to the start via Avalanche, Liberty and Ash Ridge.
253.4 miles, 10,145 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps route: here
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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Not So Horeble 300K
2022-06-04 06:00 - 2022-06-05 06:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Not Horeble at all! A very nice route over to Mt Horeb via Spring Green and Barneveld then making our way to New Glarus where an open control lets you pick among the many food and drink establishments before continuing on to Muscoda. Then cross the mighty Wisconsin River and ride up the beautiful CR-E through Boaz (fun fact: Richard Brewer was born in Boaz. He was the leader of “The Regulators” who were involved in the infamous Lincoln County Wars) then on toward Ash Ridge then back to the start in Richland Center.
192.5 miles, 7056 feet of climbing, ACP certified, start time 06:00
Ridewithgps link: here.
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore Frolic 200K
2022-04-30 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Our traditional season opener features a beautiful route with long stretches in river valleys and quiet roads with just enough climbing to get those early season legs pumping! It’s an annual favorite for good reason!
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
News flash!
CR-Q at mile 59.2 is closed for construction to replace a bridge. As of 4/23 the bridge is still there BUT it’s possible it’ll be demolished and therefore impassable between now and the brevet.
So, here’s what we’re going to do:

download the route given above. If it’s been a while since you downloaded it you should do so again as I’ve changed a section of the route to avoid a section of road that’s being repaved.
also download the alternate route which detours around the construction.
I’ll scout the route on Friday before the ride and will announce which route we’re going to use for the brevet. It’s important to note that will be the official route for the brevet. Should you decide to follow the original route and swim across the weather your ride will be disqualified (and you’ll be very wet!).

Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an 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 driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Via Viroqua 200K
2021-10-09 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is a fun season ending ride. We’ll head out to Viroqua where we’ll make a stop at the Viroqua Co-op for lunch (or for those on a deadline, get the brevet card signed) then return. Note that since it’s the end of the year and the days are getting shorter lights and reflective gear are required for this ride.
124.3 miles, 5903 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
To register:
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.

Happy Anniversary 200K!
2021-09-11 08:00 - 21:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
In addition to remembering the people who lost their lives on Sept 11, the date holds additional significance in 2021: it is the 100th anniversary of the first ACP brevet. Both RUSA and the ACP are planning on issuing something that will be available for purchase as a memento for riders participating in a brevet on that day. Here’s a bit of background about the first brevet courtesy of Bill Bryant (RUSA 7):
The Audax Club Parisien was founded in November of 1904 to participate in the new “audax” 200k endurance rides that were starting to take place. “Audax” signified always riding in a group at about 16-18 kph with a road captain who kept the group together the entire time, and from going too fast. The rides often lasted from dawn to dusk and were fairly popular around the Paris region. Upon a successful completion of the ride, participants were awarded a certificate or diploma (brevet in French) for their athletic feat– no small thing in a time of dirt roads and cobblestones and fairly primitive bicycles and cycling clothes and equipment
Over time some of the riders began to itch to go faster than the steady audax pace, others wanted to also include audax hiking activities with the group cycling, while others wanted the club to remain true to its audax group cycling format. Club meetings became pretty heated affairs and in the summer of 1921 it all exploded. A majority of the ACP members voted to start doing “allure libre” or free-pace brevets that allowed riders to choose their own pace so long as they stayed inside the minimum and maximum speeds, and they could ride alone or in a group– the same as we do today. The audax cyclists angrily decamped and formed their own organization, as did the hiking contingent.
So, there was no more “audax” in the Audax Club Parisien. On Sunday, September 11, 1921 the ACP held its first free-pace brevet of 200 km. The route was a big loop that went west and south of Paris to Dreux, Chartres, and then back to Paris. Twenty-six randonneurs and randonneuses completed the ride, arriving at intervals back in Paris. Brevet #1 was issued that day, starting a continuous string of numbered brevets that we still earn today. The free-pace randonneuring begun that day eventually spread through France in the 1920s and -30s, around the globe starting in the 1970s, and here we are in the 21st century, still out earning our diplomas while choosing to ride our own pace and how many people we want to ride with. This is the formula of the Brevets de Randonneurs Mondiaux, or BRM that you see on the front of brevet cards sanctioned by the ACP.
For this special event we’ll be riding the “Fledglings Dare” route:
128.1 miles, 5354 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
To register:
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.
