Recent Announcements

2018 Election Results

RUSA is pleased to announce that Debra Banks and John Lee Ellis have been re-elected to serve 3-year terms on the Board of Directors and that Jake Kassen has been re-elected as RBA Liaison for 2019. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to Bruce Herbitter who also stood for election. The election results are as follows:

For Board of Directors:
Debra Banks: 392
John Lee Ellis: 273
Bruce Herbitter: 147

For RBA Liaison:
Jake Kassen: 28

2019 RUSA Board of Directors and RBA Representative Elections

Election of Board of Directors and RBA Liaison take place from October 1st to November 15th. Please visit this year's Election Page to learn about the candidates and vote if you are an active member. Members may vote for Board of Directors candidates and RBAs may vote for their RBA Representative. RUSA sincerely thanks all of those who have stepped up to stand for election this year.

Advertising Editor sought for American Randonneur

Jim Poppy, our magazine's Advertising Editor for years, will be stepping down, and we are seeking a successor. If you are interested, please contact Janice Chernekoff at editor@rusa.org or for more info on the job, Jim Poppy at advertising@rusa.org.

This is a volunteer position.

New PBP'19 Start/Finish - Rambouillet

Audax Club Parisien has announced that PBP 2019 will start and finish in Rambouillet, rather than in St. Quentin-en-Yvelines, as it has done for the past six editions. This was necessitated by difficulties in making event arrangements for that locale.

We will pass along more information as we have it.

2019 Board Nominations

Two positions on the RUSA Board of Directors will become available at the end of the year.  The terms of John Lee Ellis and Debra Banks are expiring.  They are both eligible for re-election.


Members may nominate up to two current RUSA members to run for those two positions.

Additionally, RBAs may nominate an RBA for the position of RBA Liaison. MA: Boston RBA Jake Kassen currently holds this position and is eligible for re-election.

A nomination form can be found on-line here.  

Email nominations to secretary@rusa.org or mail the form to:


Lois Springsteen
226 West Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060


Nominations must be received by Sept 15, 2018

20th Anniversary Apparel, Patches & Medals

RUSA 20th Anniversary Items!

We are pleased to offer these commemorative items for purchase, to earn, or simply to receive, in celebration of our 20th Anniversary:

  • jerseys and caps, plus a new non-20th-anniversary cap, which you can purchase now directly from Voler,
  • commemorative patches - sent to members with a purchase from the RUSA Store, and handed out on events by RBAs who order them,
  • commemorative medals -  presented for completing a qualifying event in August.

Jerseys and Caps - Order these directly from Voler. You can see these and our other offerings - and place your order for these items - at Voler's RUSA Collection page.  The new 20th Anniversary jerseys and caps are color coordinated to match between caps and jerseys, and the 20th Anniversary items and the "national" jerseys, shorts, and caps, so you can mix and match freely.  

The jerseys are available in men's and women's, and race and club cuts.

20th Anniversary Jersey

20th Anniversary Cap:
20th Anniversary Cap
 
"Regular" Cap:
"Regular" Cap

​Commemorative Patches - If you make a purchase in the RUSA Store, a patch will be included with your order (one patch per member)​, while supplies last​.​ A reminder about Store orders that more than one volunteer may ​be involved fulfilling parts of your order, so your patch may be in one of those multiple shipments.

RBAs can also order patches to hand out at their events. They can do that throughout the season.

20th Anniversary Patch

Commemorative Medals - If you ride a RUSA 1200k in August, or any event on the RUSA calendar the week of Monday, August 13 through Sunday August 19, you will be presented a medal.

One medal per rider. Calendared events only, permanents not included.​

20th Anniversary Medal
 
We hope these items will help celebrate our 20th Anniversary, and that many of you will enjoy wearing the cap and jersey!

 

Paris-Brest-Paris 2019 Info from Audax Club Parisien

The ACP has now published details about PBP'19, including start times, qualifying, and pre-registration opportunities based on your longest ACP or RM randonnée in 2018. We've uploaded this document - under "2019 PBP Brochure (english)" to our PBP Wiki, which is full of info about PBP, including bagdrop and other options available to you. So please have a look!

American Randonneur Printing Glitch

A few members have reported that their copy of the Spring issue of American Randonneur contains duplicate pages in place of some missing ones. We are working with the printer to address this. For any of you whose copy of the magazine has this issue, please let us know by writing to editor@rusa.org. You will be sent a correct copy. We apologize for your inconvenience.

Shab Memarbashi Honored with 2017 American Randonneur Award

Shab has been volunteer par excellence at 1200k's around the world and brevets in Florida and along the East Coast. Always ready to pitch in and make a difference for every rider, we laud her years of service in what is an essential part of our sport: supportive, skilled, and energetic volunteers. 

Thank you, Shab!

Shab at ARA presentation

Shab at ARA presentation

 

2018 RUSA Officers Elected

The RUSA board elected its officers for 2018 at its January meeting on the 10th:

  • President - John Lee Ellis
  • Vice President - Debra Banks
  • Treasurer - Dave Thompson
  • Secretary - Lois Springsteen

In addition to these, our 2018 board consists of John Cap'n Ende, Nigel Greene, and Jake Kassen (RBA Liaison).

The board extends its sincere appreciation to departing board members Susan Otcenas and Paul Rozelle.