Ride Across INdiana (RAIN) 2006: July 15

2006 PRELIMINARY Results: results by time (Excel file)
results by last name (Excel file)
results by time (Plain Text)
results by last name (Plain Text)

2005 results: results by time (Excel file)
results by last name (Excel file)

The latest RAIN jersey, the Route 40 jersey, will be for sale in 2006.

Am I registered for RAIN? Look at this Excel file to find out.

This list is up-to-date for online registrants by July 7th and mail-In registrants received by June 30. If you mailed in your registration in late June, we have probably received it. Please don't call or e-mail for confirmation, as we are extremely busy this week. You may want to bring proof of registration with you when you come to pick up your registration packet in Terre Haute. We will take care of any problems on site.

Entry forms | Ride description, rest stops, and SAG info | Training tips | Ride reports | Jerseys | Accommodations |

Registration details | Transportation | Schedule | Past results | Contact information

RAIN 2006 entry forms

• Print the PDF. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

• Fill out a registration form and print it using your browser.

• Register through Active.com using your credit card through July 12, 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Click on the logo.

Ride description, rest stops, and SAG info

RAIN is an annual ride across the State of Indiana sponsored by the Bloomington Bicycle Club. Its 160-mile length runs mostly on the Historic National Route 40, an older divided four-lane road with light traffic. It has gentle rolling hills. You should be able to average at least 12 to 14 mph for over 11 hours.

Riders MUST wear helmets and must obey all Indiana traffic laws. This includes stopping at all stop signs and red lights. You must finish your ride by 9:00 pm (dark) to be an official finisher of RAIN. This is a maximum of a 14-hour ride. Rider numbers will be provided.

If you plan to participate in RAIN, you will need to arrange your own SAG vehicle support or contract for transport with Mark Robinson. (See Transportation below.)
For details on rest stops, please read the Personal SAG Vehicle Information Sheet carefully.

Training tips

Read these articles from the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association for guidelines on how to prepare for RAIN.

Ride Reports

Ride reports from 2005 (Word documents):

• Ride Director's RAIN 2005 report

Jerseys

The latest RAIN jersey, the Route 40 Jersey, will be for sale in 2006.

A limited number of Lightning Jerseys and Raindrop Jerseys by Revi is still available.

Accommodations

• The Drury Inn of Terre Haute, at the corner of US 41 and I-70, is RAIN 2006 headquarters.
• Blocks of rooms with special RAIN rates have been set aside until June 14 at the following hotels:
  • Drury Inn, $72.99: 812.238.1206 (early breakfast)
  • Pear Tree Inn, $67.99: 812.234.4268
  • Best Western, $62.00: 812.238.1461 (early breakfast)
  • Econo Lodge, $59.00, 812.234.9931
  
  
  
• Call the Terre Haute Visitors & Convention Bureau (1.812.234.5555) for visit their website (http://www.terrehaute.com) for information on other accommodations. (This link will open a new browser window.)

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Registration details

Fees for RAIN 2006 are $35.00 for each rider up to and including June 14, and $45 thereafter. You may pick up rider packets on Friday between 3:00 and 10:00 pm EDT at the Drury Inn, or on Saturday morning early at the Drury Inn only. Fees are 80% refundable until June 15, 2006; thereafter, fees are non-refundable.

Please register early (at least 2 weeks) so we can have the right amount of food at the rest stops. There will be no day of event registration.

Your entry fee includes:

• t-shirt
• fanny flag with your number
• maps
• instructions
• 3 rest stops with food and drinks
• full lunch stop
• food at the finish
• a finish line souvenir

Showers will be available in Richmond at Earlham College's new athletic facility.

Transportation

Mark Robinson of Robinson Hand-Bilt Wheels is offering return transportation from Richmond back to Terre Haute with two buses for 2006. For more information, see http://www.busdog.com/index_files/rainridesupport.htm. He does not have the ability to transport recumbents or trikes; he can only transport singles or tandems.
Contact information:
phone: 618.521.5207
e-mail: bikesurgeon@hotmail.com

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Schedule for RAIN 2006

• Registration packet pickup at Drury Inn from 3:00 to 10:00 pm EDT

• early: late packet pickup at the Drury Inn only
• 6:55 am EDT: pre-ride briefing
• turn on cycling computers
• 7:00 am EDT: planned police escort: start of RAIN
• 9:00 pm EDT: official end of RAIN

Past RAIN results, 2000-2004

View the results of past events, 2000-2004

Contact information

Phone 812.332.6028 with questions. E-Mail your questions to rain@rainride.org

Mail your entries to:

RAIN
Bloomington Bicycle Club
P.O. Box 463
Bloomington, IN 47402-0463

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