In most years the Bluegrass Cycling Club (BCC) hosts a series of Brevets de Randonneurs Mondiaux (BRM). BCC is sanctioned by Randonneurs USA (RUSA) to organize these long-distance touring rides. The BRM serve as qualifying eventsfor Boston-Montreal-Boston (BMB), Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP),and other events sanctioned by the Audax Club Parisien(ACP) and Randonneurs Mondiaux (RM). Check the event calendar for current Brevet events.

For further information on Paris-Brest-Paris, Randonneurs Mondiaux, Randonneurs USA, etc., please see the RUSA and Randonneur Mondiaux web sites.

Typically, BCC organizes a full BRM series in the PBP yearand the year prior. In the post-PBP year usually only a200 is organized. The year after, a 200 and a 300 areorganized. The next PBP year is 2007.

For full details on the current year's brevets, please download the brochure.

Rules

Please see the full set of rules governing brevets on the RUSA web site for detailed requirements. In addition to the rules above, the following specifics apply tothe BCC brevet series:

1. Kentucky law requires that all bicycles used after dark be equipped with a front, white light visible from 500 feet anda rear red reflector.
   
2. A front and rear light with spare bulbs (or back uplights) are required on all brevets. Additionally, after dark all riders must wear a reflective safety device, e.g.vest, jacket, etc.
3. All riders must wear an ANSI or Snell approved helmet.
   
4. All riders must sign a standard BCC waiver of liability.
   
5. All riders must carry at least one (1) spare tube, a pump,and a water bottle.
   
6. Bikes and riders will be inspected for compliance prior tothe start of each brevet.
   
7. No support vehicles are allowed on the route. Personalsupport vehicles may meet riders only atcontrôles (i.e. checkpoints). NO OFFICIAL SUPPORT is provided.
   
8. Riders must stay on the brevet route. If riders get offroute, they must return to the route at the point ofdeparture from the route prior to continuing the brevet.
   
9. Riders must arrive and sign in at allcontrôles, while they are open; have theirbrevet cards stamped and initialed; and sign and leavetheir brevet cards with the organizer at thelastcontrôle, i.e. at theend of the brevet. Don't go home with your card!
   
10. Riders must be present at least 40 minutes prior to thestart to allow for bike inspections, filling out paperwork,etc. Do not be late!
    

Routes

The 600 km route is an out and back route with thestart-finish located near Georgetown, Kentucky. The otherbrevets are subsections of the 600 km route. Doing the 200and 300 km brevets allows you to see the route to be riddenin the dark on the 400 and 600 km brevets.

Routes have been selected to be challenging, but not impossible. There are approximately 6,000 feet of climbingper 200 km for each brevet, about the same as PBP. Most climbs are less than one mile, but a few are a bit steep. A triple could be of great help.

All routes are marked with white Dan Henry arrows. Only turns are marked. Three arrows are used at each turn(before, at, after). Routes are NOT marked inside towns. Cue sheets with full details are provided.No maps are provided. Each rider receives a brevet cardwith contrôles locations and opening andclosing times.