I apologize if you receive multiple copies of this - I know several of you are on more than
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The end point of the Florida Fleche is in Gainesville. I am putting together a team to ride
from near Gainesville north and back in a loop.

I spoke with Joe Arnold, the organizing RBA, about the rules,  and I checked them this
morning, and we can make a route from near Gainesville - i.e., Williston, and finish in
Gainesville.

I'd like to invite you  to join the team - keep it social, no heroics for speed or
distance, stops to eat, relax, sightsee, whatever.

A Fleche is a minimum 360 K in 24 hours. No stopping point can be more than 2 hours, and 25K
has to be covered in the last 2 hours. The idea is to meet up with other teams,usually for a
meal, then disperse. There can be a maximum of 5 members to a team, and 3 must finish togther
for the team to suceed.

Why ride a fleche? It is a ride the French love. For those not yet convinced, it is a
requirement for a Super Randonneur 5000 medal, which includes PBP, a 1000K and 5000K of
brevets in a four year period. The year I got mine, there were only about a dozen in the U.S..

The deadline for submitting a team is March 1, so please let me know. It is a team event, so
once you commit, please keep in mind how important your participation would be to the team.
Right now, there are two of us committed (to the fleche, not an institution) and we are
looking for three more riders.

se

see ya,
Peter

"Seeing the U.S.A. one brevet at a time"

Colorado, North Florida, NW Florida, Washington, BC Randonneurs... more to come!

321-794-0500 cell
352-275-5888 home
Skype me at Peter.F.Noris

Yes, I know British Columbia is in Canada.

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