► Nominations open through December 15. ·  Nominate  via this form or by sending Johnny Bertrand. (amrandaward@rusa.org). · You must include a supporting statement for your nomination to be considered. · View past awardees here.

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Once a year, the Randonneurs USA (RUSA) Board of Directors and the Awards Committee present an award to a member of the organization who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to randonneuring in the United States.

This person is recognized for having gone above and beyond the call of duty to help our niche of cycling grow. It can be a Regional Brevet Administrator (RBA) who has dramatically increased brevet participation, a hard-working RUSA volunteer, or someone who has helped randonneuring flourish by a selfless act, good sportmanship, camaraderie, or by being a good samaritan.

We wish to recognize this special volunteer and inspire others to do the same. This is a most prestigious award, a high honor of American Randonneuring. It is the only award we have that names a single winner; all other awards can be earned each season by any number of our members who qualify successfully.

This person must be a RUSA member. (Check the RUSA website Members Search to see if the person that you have in mind is a current member and note their membership number).

The American Randonneur Award is given by the Board of Directors. The nominees' names come from the general membership. The Board then votes on the award winner. Please note that the Board has decided to exempt itself from any active nominations for this award in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest that could then affect other Board matters. If an American Randonneur Award nomination comes in for someone who is on the Board during the nomination period or when the vote is taken, it is held over until the year after that person leaves the Board and then placed among the next batch of nominees.

You may also nominate a member by email as well. To make a nomination by email, send your name and your RUSA membership number with your nominee's name, RUSA membership number and explanation of the nomination to: Johnny Bertrand. (amrandaward@rusa.org)

Please submit your nomination by December 15 with a short explanation of why your nominee is deserving of the award.  

NOTE:  If there is no supporting explanation to the nomination, your nomination will not be accepted.  

Election of Board of Directors and RBA Liaison take place from November 1st to November 30th. Please visit this year's Election Page to learn about the candidates and vote if you are an active member. Contact Johnny Bertrand at election@rusa.org with any questions you may have.

Members may vote for Board of Directors candidates. RBAs may additionally vote for their RBA Liaison. RUSA sincerely thanks all of those who have stepped up to stand for election this year.

These are the members who have been nominated and have accepted as of 1-Oct-2023. This list will be updated as accepted nominations come in.

Regular Board Positions

RBA Liaison

Nominations for the RUSA Board of Directors opened on October 1.

We are looking for members to run to be a board member and/or nominate another member(s). We encourage individuals of all identities (racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality, ability, size, age, etc.) to apply. We are seeking members whose experience, expertise, perspective and passion will help us fulfill our mission. That might include experience with (in no particular order):

• Passion and commitment to Randonneurs USA
• Strategic thinking and visioning
• Cultivating inclusive, diverse, and equitable community
• Connections in the cycling community
• Public relations, marketing and communications
• Development and fiscal oversight

Your Board of Directors meets one time per month, virtually. The time commitment is variable, based on position and responsibility on special projects/committees. Board of directors act as representatives of Randonneurs USA and are responsible for ensuring we are executing our mission, being accountable to our membership, and keeping our organization healthy.

• Board member responsibilities here. 
• Mission, values, organizational objectives, strategic goals here. 

If you're interested and would like to inquire more, please reach out to any board member.  

Two positions on the RUSA Board of Directors will become available at the end of 2022. The terms of Dan Driscoll and Dawn Piech are expiring. Both are eligible for re-election, but Dan has decided not to run in this election. Members may nominate up to two current RUSA members to run for those two positions. The term limit is three years.  

To nominate a fellow member and/or yourself, you may email election@rusa.org listing the member(s) you're nominating with their RUSA member number(s) and your contact information.

Additionally, the Regional Brevet Administrator Liaison (RBA-L) position is also open. This position is a one year term. Rob Hawks currently holds the position and is eligible for re-election. NOTE: Only Regional Brevet Administrators (RBA's) are eligible to nominate and vote for the RBA Liaison. 

Nominations must be received by October 20th, 2023.

We are excited to unveil our new Randonneurs USA YouTube channel AND the first of 5 short reels about randonneuring and Randonneurs USA, titled Why Randonneuring. ["Reels" because they are snippets of one larger video, but posted in bite-sized pieces.]  Our home page has the link under Quick Links:

Randonneurs USA YouTube channel

These were produced by Mercator Films, under the vision and leadership of Tim Sullivan (RUSA #28). Big thanks also to Dawn Piech for coordinating the effort, and to Ben Everett, our Instagram chairperson, for setting up the channel. We are cross-promoting on Instagram.

This initial content is designed to interest and engage folks who are just discovering randonneuring. So as members, please think of your non-rando friends who might enjoy our sport, and give them this link.

Future content could include our PBP Zoom seminars, and much more!

Deadline is April 23 to order a RUSA PBP'23 jersey direct from Voler:

RUSA PBP'23 Ordering Page

This snazzy jersey is a great way to show your visibility as part of l'equipe americaine!

Rob Hawks, our RBA Liaison, reports:

At this point, there are no slots left in the 90 hour group for riders on regular bikes. I suspect the same is true for the 80 hour group as well. The webpage shows slots in those groups in very low numbers (see below), however those are almost certainly for special bikes or may be reserved internally in some other way. There are abundant slots left in the 84 hour group. If you want to complete *pre-registration* the best advice to give right now is to select a slot in that 84 hour group, continue to complete your 2023 qualifiers, and on or after May 27th, convert to full registration and hope that there are openings as some pre-registrants decide to drop out. You have until later in June to convert to full registration so you don't lose anything on May 28th.

Additionally, now is a good time to point out that any one capable of completing a 90 hour PBP is very likely able to complete an 84 hour PBP given that one would begin the 84 hour start with a full night's sleep and would be riding PBP in more daylight hours than those in the 90 hour group.

There will be a RUSA sponsored PBP Prep seminar on Sunday, April 2nd, 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern, that will primarily be about the Bag Drop Services offered by some RUSA members, but will also include a short segment by Mark Thomas on what to expect next for those that have pre-registered. if you have seen Mark's previous presentations in the PBP Prep seminar series, you know it will be thorough. 

Rob has already posted details about this webinar. It will be recorded, in case you can't make the live session, or wish to review.

Pre-registration