The Boston Brevet Series

The Boston Brevets are a series of long distance cycling events which are also training and qualifying rides for other randonneuring events such as Boston-Montreal-Boston (BMB, summer of 2004) and Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP, summer of 2003). The series is made up of 4 traditional brevets:

200k (125 miles) • 300k (190 miles)
400k (250 miles) • 600k (375 miles)

This web site contains all the information about these rides and a downloadable registration form. If you'd like a hardcopy brochure and registration form, send your postal address to Bruce and Tracey Ingle, series organizers.

The 2003 Series

All rides start and end at Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA, and average about 3000 feet of climbing for each 100 kilometers. Because of Paris-Brest-Paris qualifying requirements, the 2003 series will start very early (early April) and the events will be relatively close together. We expect to use a new, flatter, 200k route which should be ridable with less training. We hope to arrow the 200k route, but weather conditions may make that impossible. The 2003 series is tentatively scheduled as follows:

200k: Start: April 5, 2003 7:00 am
Route: 125 miles, southeast toward Cape Cod; fully arrowed, if possible
Time Limit: 14 hours
Lights: Optional
Cost: $20.00
300k: Start: April 19, 2003 4:00 am
Route: 190 miles, south into western Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut
Time Limit: 20 hours
Lights: Required
Cost: $25.00
400k: Start: May 17, 2003 1:00 am or 4:00 am
Route: 250 miles, west to the Connecticut River valley and Berkshires
Time Limit: 27 hours (1:00 am start) / 23 hours (4:00 am start)
Lights: Required
Cost: $30.00
600k: Start: June 14, 2003 3:00 am
Route: 375 miles, southwest to Connecticut, then northwest to Vermont
Time Limit: 40 hours
Lights: Required
Cost: $45.00 (includes rustic overnight accommodations)

Support is provided for all rides, including the following:

Checkpoints at regular intervals
Detailed cue sheets
Water, fruit, cookies, etc., at all checkpoints
Validation of UMCA NPC forms
Bag transport to some checkpoints for the 300k, 400k and 600k
Challenging courses, covering almost all of the Massachusetts portion of BMB
The camaraderie of like-minded cyclists

Registration Form

The 2003 registration form will be available shortly. You can download the 2002 registration form and print it using Adobe Acrobat 4.0. (If you haven't already got Acrobat 4.0, you can download it from this link.)

Boston-Montreal-Boston - Paris-Brest-Paris

Boston-Montreal-Boston is run every year except when PBP is run. The next BMB is scheduled for the summer of 2004. Paris-Brest-Paris is run once every four years. The next PBP is scheduled for August, 2003.

Route Map

Take a look at a map of New England with BMB and the 2001 brevet routes sketched in. Note that the 2003 brevet routes may differ from the routes currently shown on the map. The map may be updated when new route information is available.

Details

Here's a bunch of detail information (directions to the start, preregistration requirements, etc., etc.)

Cue Sheets

Cue sheets from the 2002 series are available as PDF files. Note that future routes may have changes - minor changes, major changes, or completely different routes. In particular, it is anticipated that the 200k route for 2003 will be completely different.

Final 2002 Boston Brevet Series Cue Sheets