When:

Jul 19, 2025
8:00 am

Where:

904 Meadow Ave, Shoreview

Ride Distance:

120k

Contact:

Norman Ehrentreich
763-360-9538
Norman.Ehrentreich@mnrando.org

This is a repeat of ast year's popular Team Dart with start and finish at the RBA's house in Shoreview.

The Dart 120 team ride consists of several teams, each team (between 3 and 5 riders) with their own route, leaving the start location at the same time, returning 120k and 8 hours later to celebrate with the whole group. The ride starts at 8am at 904 Meadow Ave, Shoreview and finishes at 4pm at the same location. Please use side street parking in the neighborhood. House will be open for bathroom access and pre- and post ride socializing. 

There will be a BBQ afterwards with hotdogs, burgers, salad, and cold drinks.  

I currently have created three route options:

1. Shoreview Dart 120k - Option 1 · Ride with GPS: Team Captain Norman Ehrentreich
2. Shoreview Dart 120k - Option 2 · Ride with GPS: Team Captain TBD
3. Shoreview Dart 120k - Option 3 · Ride with GPS: Team Captain TBD

These are just initial proposals that team captains can use. Team captains, please check the RUSA website for the Dart rules. Here are some highlights:

• Each Dart team is limited to a maximum of five members and a minimum of three members."Each team is to design its own route of at least 120 km.
• A successful Dart Populaire ride counts as the official 120 km in RUSA distance awards, even if a longer distance was covered in the event time period. It counts as credit towards the P-12 award
• At least 25 km must have been ridden within the last two hours of the event.
• At least 3 team members must legally complete the team's course and arrive at the finish together.
• All riders arriving with this group who have legally completed the course receive credit. Riders arriving before or after will not, even if they've legally completed their team's course.

Please check out the RUSA website for the detailed Dart rules (Dart Populaire Rules | Randonneurs USA (rusa.org). 

The idea behind the dart is to ride as a group, to emphasize camreaderie by encouraging one or two sit down meals along the course and for the different teams to arrive at close as possible to the 8 hours time limit. After arriving at 904 Meadow Ave in Shoreview, we'll have a pool party with BBQ and beverages. Come prepared for hopping into the pools or hottub if interested (changing location available).