Hello,
This post is in English, for anyone who is not fluent in Hebrew.
Israeli riders, please refer to the Hebrew version.
I am the representative of the ACP (Audax Club Parisien) in Israel.
This means that I'm entitled to send them the results of brevets held in Israel.
A few pointers to know if you want your rides in Israel to be recognized and homologated by the ACP:
*) All the ACP rules apply.
*) The dates for the Israeli brevet season of 2014:
22 November 2013, Brevet 200 Eshkol - Big Crater
20 December 2013, Brevet 200 Eshkol - Ezuz, or Einat - Muhraka, pending weather
24 January 2014, Brevet 200 Eskol - Mitzpe Ramon
14 February 2014, Brevet 300
7 March 2014, Brevet 400
4 April 2014, Brevet 600
9 May 2014, Brevet 200 Afula - Katzrin
28 October 2014, Brevet 1200
The dates are also available as a Google Calendar (HTML View link, or iCal import link.)
*) Exact start location and time will be available at least 2 weeks before each brevet.
*) Exact route will be published at least 2 weeks before each brevet.
There is a chance that the brevet route will change before the start, considering various conditions (e.g. weather, road works, etc.), or even postponed by a week or more.
*) Controls can take different shapes and forms. e.g. (non final list!)
- Manned Control, where a person will be present at the control and provide proof of passage.
- Receipt Control, where you need to buy something at a store that will be open during the control opening hours (e.g. 24/7 petrol station's convenience store,) and keep the receipt with printed time and place.
Only the rider can buy the item (meaning: if you ride in a group, each rider must buy something!)
- Photo Control, where you need to take a picture at a certain place.
Make sure that the rider (and/or the bike) are visible in the picture, as well a feature of the area.
The picture can be taken by anyone (meaning: if you ride in a group, not everyone need to take a picture.)
*) A GPS recorded track can be used as proof under these terms:
A GPS proof can only replace a Photo Control (meaning: it cannot replace a Manned Control, nor Receipt Control, or any other control type.)
The file should be in .gpx format.
The recording should prove passage in all control points. e.g. if the control is a petrol station, the recording should show passage through the service road.
The recording can only prove passage for the rider itself. Meaning: if you ride in a group, only those with a gps can use it as proof.
*) Every brevet has a designated "Reports Controller."
The Reports Controller collects all the proofs of passage in controls.
They will check the proofs of passage, and produce an Excel file with the results of all the riders.
That Excel file will be sent to me, and I will pass it on to the ACP.
The Reports Controller is in charge of collecting riders contact details before the ride, checking proofs of passage, collecting ACP Registration fees after a successful brevet, creating the Excel file, and sending it to me.
There are no other obligation and/or responsibilities for the Reports Controller.
As of writing of this post, the Reports Controllers for the 2014 brevet season are:
200 Nov 22: David
200 Dec 20: Menashe
200 Jan 24: David
300: Menashe
400: David
600: Menashe
200 May 9: Menashe
1200: David
I can be contacted first by email, and refer you to the relevant Reports Controller.
My contact details are listed at the relevant ACP page.
*) The Reports Controller must be contacted up to 2 weeks before a brevet, according to the brevet dates written above.
It will help them getting ready with everything that's needed to follow the riders.
A rider who finished a brevet successfully is entitled to register with the ACP. This will be recognized all over the world, and could be used when registering to any brevet anywhere in the world.
Registration fees are 40 NIS (roughly 11 USD / 8 EUR / 7 GBP) per rider per brevet.
You need to pay the registration fees within 48 hours after a successful brevet.
Registration schedule for a support car (that you can meet only at controls) are the same as the riders. There are no fees for a support car.
*) After a successful finish, you can also buy the official ACP medal at a price of 40 NIS (in addition to the registration fees.) Each distance has its own medal.
You need to notify the Reports Controller that you want to buy the medal, and pass the additional fees within 48 hours after a successful brevet.
The design of the medals changes every 4 years, after PBP.
*) The brevets are held on public roads.
Therefore, there's no way we can block any other rider from riding on the same road at the same time as the brevet. But if you want your ride to be recognized, you must notify the Reports Controller before the brevet.
The Reports Controller is entitled to not recognizing any ride without giving any reason (before or after the brevet!)
Good Luck!
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A few additional words about the brevets:
Like every year (even though it's not a PBP year,) we have a brevet SR Series (200, 300, 400, 600) in Israel.
As noted, 2014 is not a PBP year, so it is expected to have fewer riders than in a PBP year.
It is the same all over the world, but I'll be happy to be proved wrong.
Still, we will be having a full SR series, as well as several additional brevet 200, and a brevet 1200.
The first 3 brevet 200, in Nov-Dec-Jan, will be in the south.
Brevet 200 Nov 2013 will not be easy, continuation of the 2013 season.
Brevet 200 Dec 2013 will be very easy, our easiest ever.
Brevet 200 Jan 2014 will be relatively easy.
The fourth brevet 200, in May, will be held in the north, around the Sea of Galilee.
It will be held in daylight, so there will be no need for lights and a reflective vest.
*) 200 Nov 2013, Eshkol to Big Crater. not easy out-and-back, from the Western Negev Desert, to the Big Crater and back.
Start time is 05:00 am.
*) 200 Dec 2013, Eshkol to Ezuz. relatively easy out-and-back, from the Western Negev Desert, to Ezuz, and back.
Start time is 05:00 am.
*) 200 Jan 2014, Eshkol to Mitzpe Ramon. relatively easy out-and-back, from the Western Negev Desert, to Mitzpe Ramon and back.
Start time is 05:00 am.
If the weather will be nice, the route will be from Einat to the Muhraka, and back.
Mainly flat, with rolling hills in the middle.
Muhraka is a Carmelite monastery close to the top of Mount Carmel.
*) 200 May 2014, Afula to Katzrin and Gilboa. not easy circular, starting near Nazareth, going to the Sea of Galilee, passing near many early Christianity attractions (like Tabgha, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Bethsaida, etc.)
climbing to the Golan Heights, and Mount Gilboa.
Start time is 05:00 am.
*) 300, relatively easy out-and-back, from the center of Israel to the Western Negev Desert, and back.
There are no major climbs in this route.
Start time is 22:00 on a Thursday, finishing on Friday at 18:00.
*) 400, not easy on-way, from Eilat on the Red Sea, to Tel Aviv, crossing the whole of the desert in southern Israel, as well as the Ramon Crater.
Start time is 09:00 on Friday, finishing on Saturday at 12:00 noon.
*) 600, not easy out-and-back, from Central Israel to Mitzpe Ramon, and back.
Attractions: Climbing Nes Harim which is one of the most known climbs in Israel, and going through the Big Crater.
Start time is Thursday evening, finishing on Saturday at 12:00 noon.
*) 1200, not easy out-and-back, mainly in the south of Israel.
Start time is Tuesday at 22:00, finishing on Saturday at 12:00 noon.
The brevets have an increasing level of difficulty.
Starting with a relatively easy brevet 200,continuing with a night-start brevet 300.
Brevet 400 is a big jump above brevet 300, and brevet 600 is about the same level of difficulty.
The brevet 1200 has a post of its own in this blog, with all the relevant details.
Personally, I would recommend the following brevets for first time riders in Israel:
*) 200, on 22 Nov 2013. Unique scenery, mouthful of the Negev desert, including the Big Crater, a unique geological phenomenon.
You will see camels in this ride! :-)
*) 400, on 7 Mar 2014. From the southernmost town in Israel, Eilat, on the Red Sea, to Central Tel Aviv, crissing the whole Negev desert, and the Ramon Crater, the largest in the world!
On Saturday morning you'll be passing through Israel's hub of road cycling - You'll get a taste of what it's like. Then you'll go through one of Tel Aviv's main roads, full of cafes and restaurants full of people having a Saturday breakfast or brunch.
*) 200, on 9 May 2014. As mentioned earlier in this post. 'nuff said... :-)
*) 1200, on 21 October 2014. Almost all of the above. See more in the relevant post.
Tal.
Updates:
30/Dec/2013, Updates re the route of Brevet 200 in January
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