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Melbourne, FL, RUSA Permanents

These events are official RUSA permanents that are 200 km (125 miles) or longer. You can ride them and get credit toward RUSA awards such as the R-12 award and UMCA awards such as the "Year Rounder". All of the rides start at Panera Bread at Wickham and Post roads, in Melbourne, Florida.

I developed these routes over the last 20 years of cycling in Brevard County to provided you the best possible cycling experience on the Space Coast. Each ride has a cue sheet, GPS file, and brevet card (to record your arrival at each checkpoint). All of the ride materials are free, however, to receive credit toward RUSA awards or UMCA "Organized Century" there is a charge of $10 for insurance and results processing. Your welcome to do any of these rides on your own unofficially.

Each rider package zip file contains a cue sheet as an Excel spreedsheet, and two GPS files. The gdb file is for Garmin MapSource users and the GPX file for Garmin and all other GPS software that can import GPX files and transfer them to your GPS device.

If you want RUSA credit for one of these events do the following:

1. Email me your RUSA # and a rough idea of when you want to ride.
2. I will email you my mailing addresses.
3. Mail me $10, a signed copy of the appropriate waiver (see below), your mailing address, and the date and time that you want to start the ride.
4. I will send you a brevet card.
5. Do the ride on the predetermined date and time, completing the brevet card as you go
6. When you are finished, sign the card and mail it to me.
7. I'll enter the results on the RUSA website, sign it and mail it back to you.

For questions and entry submissions just write to me Tom Jordan

Melbourne 5-Bridges, 200 km
Traverses five popular tall bridges in Brevard County: Eau Gallie Cswy, Sebastian Inlet, Wabasso Cswy, Melbourne Cswy, and 520 Cswy. It also travels over Mathers Bridge, but it is not included in the tally since it is flat. This southern route touches Indian River Count in Wabasso and Felsmere then north to Malabar, Melbourne Beach, Cocoa, to the northern turnaround in Sharpes, then south again to the start.

Rider Package (cue sheet and GPS files) updated 3/24/2008
Google Map
waiver

Cape Explorer, 200 km
This route explores Cape Canveral to the maximum extent possible without a NASA ID card. It crosses 520, then follows Tropical Trail north to the Nasa Cswy, through Titusville. Then over the Max Brewer Cswy, to a beautiful and desolate 22-mile section through the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and up to the nothern turn-around checkpoint at Oak Hill. The route then returns to the start through Titusville, Sharpes, back to the start along the entire length of Rt 515 with its stunning Indian River views.

Rider Package (cue sheet and GPS files)
Google Map
waiver

Melbourne to Mt Dora, 207 km
This is a point-to-point route. The first half of this route is exactly the same a "Cape Explorer, 200 km", but after the Oak Hill turn-around you head west to Mt Dora instead of south to the start. It is reversible so, you can ride to Mt Dora one day, then back to Melbourne on the next day and receive credit for both rides.

Rider Package (cue sheet and GPS files)
Google Map
waiver

Start Location for all rides is Panera Bread in the Post Commons Shopping Center, Wickham and Post Rd., Melbourne, FL; Open Hours are 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM Monday thru Saturday.

Melbourne, FL, RUSA Permanents

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