We’re really excited for the upcoming Keystone Brevet Co 200k Brevet on Saturday. This event begins and ends at 1800 North American Street and starts at 6:00AM, with rider meeting at 6:50AM and departure starting at 7AM. Please see Event Page for all of the pertinent information. This past week, Nick Manta prerode the course and updated the GPS File and Cue sheet to reflect road closures and updated road conditions. The latest cues are Version 3 and the RWGPS route was last updated 2024-06-12 22:55:15 EDT. Read on for Nick's ride report.
The pre-ride was completed on May 10th and it was a beautiful sunny day. The weather on Saturday looks to be equally as nice. Due to a closure on MLK drive, the route now follows the Cecil B. Moore west across the city. Cecil B. Moore is a narrow two way street across philadelphia. You will pass Temple University and through the historic Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The road will be very quiet at 7am on a Sunday but be aware of buses that often stop or pull over for oncoming traffic. At this time of day the road is very quiet. From there, the updated route takes you along 33rd street and over the historic Strawberry Mansion Bridge and onto the familiar greenland drive and climb up to Chamounix. From there the route rejoins the original course at Wynfield Ave. Front there the route winds through the Philadelphia suburbs on some very beautiful roads. The only other major change to the route is along the Perkiomen trail. Riders who completed this route in the past will be happy to know that repairs to the Perkiomen trail allow us to avoid a short detour and a steep climb. Once you're past the short steep climb on the Perk is flat to the finish.
***Please make sure you have the most current versions of the cue sheet and ride with GPS file! The can be found here make sure you have cue sheet version 3***
Continuing along the route and making my way out of the city, I made a few notes on areas to use caution.
- At Mile 51.6 (R. Onto Bollinger Road) I advise caution when turning since you will be turning onto a gravel road.
- At Mile 70.5 (BL + QR on Kemp Road, Crossing Hanover Road). This is a busy road so please use caution. Additionally, be sure to make the right turn as continuing onward will bring you off course and climb an unnecessary hill.
- At mile 83.9 (L onto Zieglerville Road) the sign is blocked by a bush and not visible. It is the first left after the traffic circle: if you’ve passed Mr. Lees Gourmet you’ve gone too far.
- At mile 85.6, updated Info Controle 4: Look for blue sign for Info answer.
Overall it's a great route and the majority of the climbing happens in the earlier part of the ride. The finish on the Schuylkill River trail will be familiar to Philly riders and is an easy way to make your way back to the city.
Riders and friends are welcome to hang out at Sor Ynez afterwards for food and drinks.
Here are some photos from Nicks preride!
The riding gets particularly scenic after Morgantown.
The course is fairly reasonable by PA standards for climbing but there is climbing right up untill you get on the Perkiomen trail.
See you Saturday!
-Zack
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