Riders must be present at least 30 minutes prior to the start to allow for bike inspections, filling out paper work, etc. The 600 km route is an out and back route with the start-finish located near Georgetown, Kentucky. The other brevets are subsections of the 600 km route. Doing the 200 and 300 km brevets allows you to see the route to be ridden in the dark on the 400 and 600 km brevets. Routes have been selected to be challenging, but not impossible.
Most climbs are less than one mile, but a few are a bit steep.
A triple could be of great help. All routes are marked with white Dan Henry arrows. Only turns are marked. Routes are NOT marked inside towns . Route maps with full details are provided.