Carlos,

Please post this to the news section of the website:

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The RUSA board has met and approved the SFR 2009 schedule and has
forwarded this to France for inclusion in the
ACP calendar. Here are our dates for 2009, and some brief details:

Date Type Dist
---------- ------ -------
2009/01/24 ACPB 200 km <-- Traditional course to Pt. Reyes
Lighthouse, Start Location: GG Bridge
2009/02/21 ACPB 300 km <-- Traditional course to Healdsburg, Start
Location: GG Bridge
2009/04/04 ACPB 400 km <-- Same course as in 2007, Start Location:
GG Bridge, Start time will change from 2007 (which was Noon, but will
likely be 6am instead)
2009/04/10 ACPF 360 km <-- Teams make their own route, Finish
Location is likely to be in SF at a location that serves food and can
accomodate all the teams
2009/04/26 ACPB 200 km <-- Note this is a sunday. This will
replicate the Aug. 08 Russian River course and start time.
2009/05/30 ACPB 600 km <-- Traditional course, Start Location: GG
Bridge. Note we are co-hosting this with SRCC who will staff a Fort
Bragg control
2009/06/13 ACPB 200 km <-- Course is not yet determined. This will
most likely be a night-time 200km with a goal of offering more night
time riding experience
for those riders
intending on doing the GRR *and* anyone else that would like to try a
night time ride.

I have not yet submitted a reprise of last weekend's Winters 200km but
my intention is to do that. It would be a RUSA brevet and not an ACP
brevet.
Additionally, there could be some off-road 100km or other populaires
added to the schedule.

Permanent routes approved by RUSA are administered by the route owners
and not SFR, but I'd encourage anyone looking to ride a permanent
with a group to post to the SFRandon list when you would like to get a
group together.

Lastly, thanks everyone for a successful 2008 series. I especially
appreciate the help of the volunteers who supported our four 2008
brevets and want to
make special mention of Mark Behning's work as volunteer coordinator
which made my job much easier, Carlos Duque for managing and hosting
our
website, Jim Gourgoutis for managing the email list, and Bruce Berg
for the volunteer work, plus advice and counsel all along the way.
Thanks again.

rob hawks
sfr rba