Ronde van White Clay 200k Ride Report

 On Saturday, March 21, The 2026 SR Series kicked off from the Chamounix Carriage House in Philadelphia. Of the 59 who clipped in, 55 finished in good time for a 93% completion rate. Preliminary results have been posted. Please review the results and let us know if something is not quite right. The results will be submitted to RUSA after review and will become official once certified.

This event boasted several newly minted randonneurs who completed their first 200K! Hala Asraf, Kenneth Darby Jr, Joseph Duffield, Dan Evanko, James Karadagli, Alexa Ringer, and Allan Wallace. Additionally, several riders were with us for their first PA Rando event: Matthew Arlyck, Daniel Becker and Samuel Tarlow. Well done and WELCOME! Hope to see you all at future events. 

Photo by Brad Layman

Photo by Brad Layman

A misty morning eventually gave way to blue skies and temperatures in the low 60s, making for a perfect day for this early spring event.

Photo by Peter Eby

Photo by Brad Layman

Photo by Anthony DiNolfo

After a big day, riders returned to Chamounix with many praises for this new & challenging route and unanimous gratitude for on-course support from Sean Martin in the form of cider donuts at a well-timed control. Much chatter among the finishers of this route being an "instant classic!"

Photo by CJ Arayata

Photo by CJ Arayata

Thank you to the volunteers who ensured the event ran smoothly and the riders were well taken care of! Appreciate all your support.

• Kate Sparacio: pre-ride and lead organizer
• Pat Gaffney: pre-ride, breakfast set-up, start control, finish support
• Cece Gaffney: pre-ride and finish control support
• Ello Shertzer: Friday evening check-ins at Chamounix
• Joe Ray: cleanup at Chamounix
• Erik Wright: pre-ride and finish control support
• Amanda Jones-Layman: Sunday Chamounix clean-up
• Sean Martin: staffed control at Laurels Preserve
• Annie Zisk: finish control support and punchcard stamper
• CJ Arayata: finish control photos

Congrats again to all our riders. With all those miles & hills under your legs, I hope you'll consider joining us next month for the Hawk Mountain 300k!

Ben Keenan writes:

Thank you Kate and all volunteers for a great day of early spring riding. The course was beautiful, a worthy successor to the Covered Bridges route (high praise). I’m carrying the memories of the quiet roads and lanes and trails with me into the week and looking forward to the season ahead. Special mention to Sean Martin for a legendary control with cider donuts! Congratulations to everyone that set foot to pedal on this challenging course and hope to see you at the next ride.

Nick Manta writes:

Thank you to you and all the volunteers for running such an excellent brevet. I also want to thank Brad for planning a fantastic route in and out of Philadelphia without using the SRT. It was an excellent start to the SR series and an instant classic!

Brad Layman writes:

Congratulations to everyone who showed up. After a long winter, this was a bold way to jump back into rando, and you all looked strong and had fun doing it. It was great to see so many riders happy to be back on the road. I hope to see you all at the 300K next month. Those hills were not just for fun. They will be paying dividends in about three weeks, right on schedule.

Kenneth Darby Jr writes:

Thanks for a Very Thrilling Adventure!!