Recent Announcements

Results Submission Update, Aug 2, 2016

Results submission for all brevets and permanents is now operational.

Results submission for Team Events (Fleche, Dart, and Arrow events) is not yet ready for use.  Expected completion is by the end of August/early September.

Results submission for SR 600 permanents is also not yet ready.

When Team Events and SR 600 results submission is ready for use, there will be an announcement here and on the RBA list.

New RUSA Logo - Call for Submissions

RUSA Logo

 

 

 

 

New RUSA LOGO
 
Calling all graphic design-minded randonneurs! 
 
We are looking for submissions from the community for a new RUSA logo. 
 
The parameters for the new logo must convey/include:
1. Our name, Randonneurs USA.
2. It needs to communicate that we are a long distance cycling organization, and 
3. That we are from the USA (so that anyone from the larger randonneuring community would understand that they were seeing the American logo).
4. Use up to 3 colors + black & white.
 
Electronic only submissions (in .pdf form) must sent into Debra Banks (Banksdebra@gmail.com) by August 1, 2016.
 
We hope to have a finished logo by the end of the year.

Budget Forces Changes to Mondial and Galaxy Award Program

RUSA's Mondial award, and later the Galaxy award were conceived as a way to acknowledge members who had completed what at the time might have been considered a lifetime's worth of cumulative event distances.

In our organization's early years there were fewer regions offering fewer events, thus accumulating the kilometers equaling the Earth's circumference, and even further, accumulating 100,000 kilometers, was more challenging, because riders lacked opportunities.  With many more regions offering far more events, coupled with the increasingly popular Permanent program, members are reaching those 'lifetime' totals in far greater numbers and much more quickly.

With the awards' cost being subsidized by RUSA, they have grown to be a much larger part of RUSA's annual budget. Alas, the time has come for these two awards, the Mondial and the Galaxy, to be in line with the other awards offered by RUSA, and have them pay for themselves, which will allow the RUSA store to be self-sustaining. Going forward, RUSA members will still automatically be recognized when they reach these milestones and may then purchase the award through the RUSA Store.

2015 American Randonneur Award

RUSA is pleased to announce that Vincent Muoneke is the recipient of the 2015 American Randonneur Award. Read the article in the current issue of American Randonneur.

Congratulations Vinny!

Brevet and Permanents Results Submission Update

Brevet results submission is offline while changes required by RUSA's new insurance scheme are incorporated.  The announcement will be made here and on the RBA list when it is again available.  We thank you for your patience.

Permanent results submission IS available.

NOTE: It is not working with the Internet Explorer browser.  No problems have been reported with other browsers.  We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, or Safari to submit your permanent results.

This IE issue should now be resolved. If the submit button break again please re-open /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44

RUSA Passings

Randonneurs USA is sad to report the passing of founding RUSA member # 346, Victor Gallo, of Melbourne Beach, Florida.


 Victor was 84, a member of the Spacecoast Freewheelers and a very accomplished, and respected long-distance cyclist.


We send our condolences to his wife Gladys, and his family.

RUSA Board Elects 2016 Officers

RUSA's governing body is pleased to announce the list of officers for 2016. The election was held during a board meeting in January:

  • President — Rob Hawks. Hawks, the RBA for the San Francisco region, was elected as president.
  • Vice President — John Lee Ellis. Ellis, the RBA for the Boulder region, was elected as vice-president.
  • Treasurer — Susan Otcenas. Otcenas, a Desert River Randonneurs member, was re-elected as treasurer.
  • Secretary — Lynne Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons, an Oregon Randonneurs member, was elected as secretary.

The 2016 board will be comprised of Deb Banks, John Lee Ellis, Lynne Fitzsimmons, Rob Hawks, Spencer Klaassen (RBA-Liaison), Susan Otcenas, and Mark Thomas.

The board extends its sincere appreciation to departing Board members Mike Dayton and Bill Beck, for their many years of service.

2016 Board Election Results

November 17, 2015

We are pleased to report that Deb Banks and John Lee Ellis have been elected to the RUSA Board of Directors. Spencer Klaassen has been re-elected as the RBA Liaison.

The vote tally for board candidates was:

  • Deb Banks: 311
  • Roland Bevan: 176
  • Dan Diehn: 83
  • John Lee Ellis: 241
  • Nigel Greene: 174
  • Luke Heller: 93

In voting for the RBA Liaison, these votes were recorded:

  • Spencer Klaassen: 26
  • John Lee Ellis: 1

Only RBAs can vote for RBA Liaison candidates.

We express our thanks to all of the candidates who stood for election this fall.

RUSA Annual Dues Increasing Today

October 1, 2015

RUSA annual dues are increasing to $25/individual, $40/household, effective today.