Registration is now open for the Randonneurs Nova Scotia 2019 “South Shore 1000k” brevet.
If you wish to register for the ride, please download the fillable pdf form; complete it and save it to your desktop; then email it to the email address on the form; then tap the paypal.me link to pay your deposit to hold your spot. http://www.paypal.me/markbeaver61/100
Otherwise if you prefer, you may print the form, fill it out, and mail it to the address below along with a cheque for $100 or Interac E-Transfer.
The deposit is to hold your place for the ride; we do have to pay deposits for the hotels a month before the ride. The cancellation policy is as follows:
Cancellation before June 15 2019 – 100% refund
cancellation between June 15 and July 1st – 75% refund
cancellation after July 1st – no refund
Estimated total cost for the 1000 is $350 (CA$) for double occupancy (or $500 for single occupancy if preferred). The final payment of $250 will be due June 15th. Registration includes two night’s hotel accommodation on the course, bag drop service at both night’s hotels, with supper and breakfast food included. Riders will share the cost of the support vehicle and crew.
Registration is limited to twenty riders. Should registration meet the limit, we will keep a waiting list for cancellations.
Link to the route is https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28691548
The ride will take place from Saturday July 6th to Monday July 8th, 2019.
The route takes us along the spectacular shorelines of the South Shore on day one, along the shorelines and valleys of the Bay of Fundy on day two, and through the quiet river valleys of central Nova Scotia on the third day.
For those riders training to ride Paris Brest Paris in August, this will be similar elevation gain per kilometer compared to PBP with gently rolling to rolling terrain.
We will depart from Halifax early Saturday morning and follow the coastline southwest along Route 3 to Mahone Bay then ride quiet rural coastal roads past Lunenburg to Liverpool. We continue along the coastline toward historic Shelburne, then follow coastal roads to Barrington and Pubnico to Yarmouth where we will overnight at a hotel.
The next morning, we ride coastal roads through the French Acadian shoreline through Meteghan to Weymouth and Digby, then visit scenic Bear River and historic Annapolis Royal before crossing the Fundy coastal hills to the spectacular shoreline of the Bay of Fundy, riding through Hampton and Port Lorne and Margaretsville, before heading over the range again into the Annapolis Valley to our second overnight at Coldbrook.
The third morning follows the Gaspereau Valley to Avonport and Hantsport and Windsor, then heads inland along the river valley of the Kennetcook River across Hants County to Maitland; then inland up the Stewiacke River valley and returning to Halifax again along the pastoral Musquodoboit River valley.
For riders from out of province who intend to join us, we can advise you on hotels nearby the starting location – let us know. Hope to see you in July!
Mailing address: Randonneurs Nova Scotia, 5274 Russell Street, Halifax, NS B3K 1W6
