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Meet our brand NEW Randonneurs USA gear bag! We are excited to unveil this brand new Randonneurs USA bag. We collaborated with Pedal Industries to design & produce this resourceful gear bag.
Questions about the bag, contact Pedal Industries directly Big thanks to Patrick Chin-Hong (#6365) and Amy Gumprecht (#11669) on some of the design elements represented in this bag. |
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The Board has posted a statement on Gender Data in RUSA, reflecting the findings of the survey to members in 2024, focus groups, and individual feedback. Many thanks to all who've been involved - including members who responded to the survey - to inform the Board's findings and policy going forward.
The RUSA Board has published their 2025 goals, and a review of their 2024 goals in retrospect:
Some of these are goals for the Board or certain Board members to carry out. Others are goals for committees (e.g., Marketing or Website) or other volunteers, made in agreement with them.
PHILADELPHIA BIKE EXPOSITION 2025 MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL
As part of our participation at the 14th annual Philadelphia Bike Expo, we are discounting our membership fees by $5 across the board for 7 days.
This applies to new memberships, our main focus, as well as renewals. This special price will apply for 7 days. This will start when the bike show opens on March 8th and ends on March 14th at 11:59 pm. (NOTE: the table of pricing you see may not reflect the discount, but when you check out, you will see the correct discounted pricing.)
The Philadelphia Bike Expo has more than 5,000+ attendees registered in 2025. It's truly a national event and we are excited to showcase our organization there. We have a booth, a dynamic panel presentation and a 100k hosted by the Pennsylvania Randonneurs. Additionally, come and visit our members at the booth and our seminar: Deb Banks, Lisa Charlebois, Nigel Greene, Josh Haley, Jake Kassen, Jonathan Karpick, Paul Kramer, Brad Layman, Chris Newman, Emily O'Brien, Dawn Piech, Ello Shertzer and Mac Vergara.
Please share this exciting announcement within your respective communities/regions and share with your friends, family and cycling buddies who have always wanted to join our Big Tent of Cycling. Additionally, please share this with your friends who may need to renew their existing Randonneurs USA membership.
COME ON EVERYONE, LET'S GROW RANDONNEURS USA!
JOIN / RENEW: https://rusa.org/
Dawn Piech, on behalf of the Board of Directors
Vice-President, Randonneurs USA
Deb BanksLisa CharleboisNigel GreeneJosh HaleyJake KassenJonathan KarpickPaul KramerBrad LaymanChris NewmanEmily O'BrienDawn PiechEllo ShertzerMac Vergara
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The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the 2024 American Randonneur Award was just awarded to Susan Gryder (#9931). Susan has been a member of Randonneurs USA since 2014, volunteering and supporting events for all three Florida regions, from 200k to 1600k and everything in between. She manages a major part of the RUSA store and exemplifies the “unsung hero” RUSA volunteer. Susan steps up to the plate whenever that’s required. Additional details will be in the next issue of our American Randonneur magazine as well as the February issue of Between Controls, our monthly newsletter. |
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The Board has elected the following as 2025 Officers:
President - Dave Thompson
Vice President - Dawn Piech
Secretary - Gardner Duvall
Treasurer - Lois Springsteen (not a Board member)*
Non-Officer Board members: Bill Bryant, John Lee Ellis, Charlie Martin, and Chris Argo (RBA Liaison)
* President, VP, and Secretary must be Board members. Treasurer can be someone not on the Board.
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Starting 1/1/2025, finishers will get credit for unpaved distance on team events (Flèche, Arrow, Dart, and Dart Populaire). The credit will work the same as for brevets and other events, and permanents. Team Event organizers will compile the unpaved distance that each team actually rode when submitting results. The Team Events page has been updated to reflect this. |
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The Web Team sends updates to the Board every month, and now these have been posted for you to see. There's lots going on with the website. This is a way to keep up with new features you may like, and issues you may find interesting.
► Web Team Updates to the Board (12/2022 to present) ... linked on the Records page.
Each year current RUSA members can nominate another current RUSA member to be considered for the American Randonneur of the Year award. To nominate someone, you need to submit an explanation of why they should be considered, by Dec. 15th. Once those nominations are received, the *incoming* board (those on the board on January 1st) will discuss, consider and vote on who should get the award.
The person you wish to nominate needs to be a current RUSA member in good standing. The board will only vote on nominations for RUSA members who are not currently on the board during the nomination period or not on the board when it reviews, discusses and votes on the recipient for that year. You can still nominate someone that fits that description, but any nominations for someone on the board at those times will be held over until that person is eligible.
Nominations without supporting statements will not be considered, so take the time to explain why you feel they should be nominated.
For more information on the award, a link to where to send your nomination and supporting statement, and a list of past recipients, please go to this page.