These tables include results submitted and fully processed through 2008/03/31.
| Region | # of finishers | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACP events | RM events | RUSA events | |||||||||||||
| 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 1000 | flèches | <200 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 1000 | darts | arrows | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Casa Grande, AZ | 32 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Desert Camp, AZ | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis, CA | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles, CA | 67 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego, CA | 20 | 17 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco, CA | 32 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz, CA | 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| Central FL | 31 | 27 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Gainesville, FL | 42 | 31 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA | 34 | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City, MO | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson, MS | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| High Point, NC | 30 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Portland, OR | 84 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| San Juan, PR | 73 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Spartanburg, SC | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Nashville, TN | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Austin, TX | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX | 52 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Houston, TX | 34 | 17 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Seattle, WA | 100 | 110 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 708 | 280 | 98 | 255 | 126 | 23 | |||||||||
The ACP assigns "points" for each rider that completes an ACP-sanctioned event. The number of points assigned depends on the brevet distance as indicated by the table below. Nations and organizing clubs are ranked by the number of points accumulated during the year and the results are listed in the annual ACP plaquette (magazine). PBP completions accumulate ACP points; however, other 1200km+ events such as BMB do not. There are no ACP points for fleches nor are there any for domestically-sanctioned events such as populaires, arrows, and domestic brevets.
| Distance | ACP Points (per finisher) |
|---|---|
| 200km | 2 |
| 300km | 3 |
| 400km | 4 |
| 600km | 6 |
| 1000km | 10 |
| 1200km (PBP only) | 12 (male finisher) 18 (female finisher) |
| Club | Finishers | ACP Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 1000 | ||
| Lone Star Randonneurs/943026 | 52 | 30 | 36 | 338 | ||
| San Juan Cycling Club/952001 | 73 | 30 | 236 | |||
| Gainesville Cycling Club/909005 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 233 | ||
| Los Angeles Wheelmen/905063 | 67 | 32 | 230 | |||
| Central Florida Randonneurs/909062 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 227 | ||
| Seattle International Randonneurs/947018 | 100 | 200 | ||||
| Houston Randonneurs/943030 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 183 | ||
| San Francisco Randonneurs/905030 | 32 | 31 | 157 | |||
| Davis Bike Club/905014 | 70 | 140 | ||||
| San Diego Randonneurs/905140 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 135 | ||
| Audax Atlanta/910004 | 34 | 18 | 122 | |||
| Southern Arizona Randonneurs/903020 | 32 | 16 | 112 | |||
| Bicycle For Life Club/933057 | 30 | 6 | 78 | |||
| Harpeth Bicycle Club/942046 | 8 | 16 | 64 | |||
| Santa Cruz Randonneurs/905106 | 31 | 62 | ||||
| Freewheelers of Spartanburg/940046 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| TexSun Randonneurs/943048 | 3 | 9 | 33 | |||
| Hill Country Randonneurs/943025 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| Crescent City Randonneurs/918002 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| Kansas City Ultra Cycling/925001 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| PAC Tour/949005 | 0 | |||||
| DC Randonneurs/946012 | 0 | |||||
| Magnolia State Randonneurs/924002 | 0 | |||||
| Central Arkansas Brevet Series/904003 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon Randonneurs/937020 | 0 | |||||
| Santa Rosa Cycling Club/905048 | 0 | |||||
| TOTALS | 708 | 280 | 98 | 2648 | ||
RUSA also has developed a system of points that includes all events on its calendar, some of which are not counted under the ACP points system. For example, a small region that organizes a 1200km event or a series of populaires may accumulate more domestic points than ACP points during a season. Domestic points recognize RBAs who are expanding the range of randonneur event types in their regions. The domestic points system may be used in various cost-sharing formulas or rebate systems intended to assist RBAs.
| Type and Distance | Domestic Points (per finisher) |
|---|---|
| RUSA Populaire | 1 |
| ACP or RUSA 200km | 2 |
| ACP or RUSA 300km | 3 |
| ACP or RUSA 400km | 4 |
| ACP or RUSA 600km | 6 |
| ACP or RUSA 1000km | 10 |
| RM-sanctioned 1200km (e.g., BMB) | 12 |
| ACP flèche or RUSA arrow | 4 |
| RUSA dart | 2 |
| Region | RUSA Points |
|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 395 |
| Seattle, WA | 350 |
| San Juan, PR | 236 |
| Gainesville, FL | 233 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 230 |
| Central FL | 227 |
| Houston, TX | 191 |
| Atlanta, GA | 166 |
| San Francisco, CA | 157 |
| San Diego, CA | 151 |
| Davis, CA | 140 |
| Washington, DC | 116 |
| Casa Grande, AZ | 112 |
| Portland, OR | 90 |
| High Point, NC | 78 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | 66 |
| Nashville, TN | 64 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 |
| Brownsville, TX | 38 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 32 |
| Austin, TX | 28 |
| New Orleans, LA | 26 |
| Jackson, MS | 18 |
| Little Rock, AR | 7 |
| Kansas City, MO | 6 |
| Desert Camp, AZ | 4 |
| Region | # of finishers | % RUSA members (see note A) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 1000 | total ACP brevets | ||
| Little Rock, AR | n/a | ||||||
| Casa Grande, AZ | 32 | 16 | 48 | 65% | |||
| Desert Camp, AZ | n/a | ||||||
| Davis, CA | 70 | 70 | 61% | ||||
| Los Angeles, CA | 67 | 32 | 99 | 72% | |||
| San Diego, CA | 20 | 17 | 11 | 48 | 83% | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 32 | 31 | 63 | 78% | |||
| Santa Cruz, CA | 31 | 31 | 94% | ||||
| Santa Rosa, CA | n/a | ||||||
| Washington, DC | n/a | ||||||
| Central FL | 31 | 27 | 21 | 79 | 90% | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 42 | 31 | 14 | 87 | 94% | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 34 | 18 | 52 | 87% | |||
| New Orleans, LA | 12 | 12 | 100% | ||||
| Kansas City, MO | 3 | 3 | 100% | ||||
| Jackson, MS | n/a | ||||||
| High Point, NC | 30 | 6 | 36 | 94% | |||
| Portland, OR | n/a | ||||||
| San Juan, PR | 73 | 30 | 103 | 83% | |||
| Spartanburg, SC | 20 | 20 | 75% | ||||
| Nashville, TN | 8 | 16 | 24 | 100% | |||
| Austin, TX | 14 | 14 | 93% | ||||
| Brownsville, TX | 3 | 9 | 12 | 100% | |||
| Dallas, TX | 52 | 30 | 36 | 118 | 100% | ||
| Houston, TX | 34 | 17 | 16 | 67 | 82% | ||
| Seattle, WA | 100 | 100 | 93% | ||||
| TOTALS | 708 | 280 | 98 | 1086 | |||
| % RUSA finishers |
81% | 90% | 99% | % | % | 85% | |
Note A: This percentage is calculated on ACP-sanctioned brevets only. Populaires and 1200km randonnees attract a significant percentage of non-member and foreign participants. Including these types of events would skew the results for those regions that offer them.
The "RUSA finishers %" is calculated for each brevet length and each region. It is no surprise that the longer brevets attract the more dedicated riders who are more likely to be RUSA members. What is unexpected was the wide variation in RUSA participation among the regions. While there is a correlation between this figure and the number and types of brevets offered in each region, there are still wide variations among regions offering the same set of brevets.
| total participants | 932 |
|---|---|
| participants who are RUSA members | 660 |
| % of participants who are RUSA members | 71% |
At first, the "% of participants who are RUSA members" figure seems improbably low because it is well below most of the "% RUSA finishers" figures from the table above. However, they are not directly comparable figures. The first table calculates brevets done by RUSA members as a fraction of total brevets, whereas the second table calculates RUSA member participants as a fraction of total participants. To see how there can be such a wide discrepancy, consider the following example. Suppose there are two brevets and 100 riders finish each one. At each event, there were 80 finishers who were RUSA members and 20 finishers who were non-members. In the first table, we would show that 80% of the finishers were RUSA members. But the second table will depend on who came to the brevets. If the same RUSA members finished both brevets but the 20 non-members who finished the first brevet were not the same 20 non-members who finished the second, the "% RUSA participants" figure would be 80/120=67%. Even though non-members may account for a small percentage of brevet completions, they represent a significant percentage of our total "head count." We typically see these non-members just once at a 200km or populaire. One could view this population as a reservoir of potential members. However, it is not clear from this analysis alone whether RUSA has been successful in converting these non-members to members.
| total number of RUSA members | 1909 |
|---|---|
| participants who are RUSA members | 660 |
| % of RUSA members doing one or more brevets | 35% |
There is a significant fraction of RUSA members who do not do brevets. Have these members lost interest in RUSA?
| Year | ACP Events | RM Events | RUSA Events | Partici- pants |
Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevets | Flèches | PBP (M) | PBP (F) | 1200+km | Populaires | Brevets | Arrows | Darts | Perm'ts | ACP | RUSA | ||
| 1999 | 3438 | 69 | 262 | 42 | 0 | 964 | 15558 | 10186 | |||||
| 2000 | 1430 | 75 | 104 | 0 | 760 | 4530 | 6078 | ||||||
| 2001 | 2023 | 90 | 122 | 0 | 957 | 6406 | 8250 | ||||||
| 2002 | 2745 | 71 | 93 | 27 | 0 | 1242 | 8618 | 10035 | |||||
| 2003 | 4697 | 81 | 344 | 56 | 153 | 62 | 1610 | 20019 | 15481 | ||||
| 2004 | 2721 | 142 | 99 | 363 | 37 | 90 | 1437 | 8136 | 10346 | ||||
| 2005 | 3338 | 142 | 209 | 387 | 253 | 282 | 1673 | 10280 | 14270 | ||||
| 2006 | 3901 | 153 | 186 | 670 | 860 | 33 | 775 | 2258 | 12216 | 17858 | |||
| 2007 | 6845 | 216 | 385 | 44 | 743 | 874 | 17 | 1705 | 2684 | 22490 | 26296 | ||
| 2008 (ytd) | 1086 | 255 | 126 | 23 | 296 | 932 | 2648 | 3201 | |||||
The 1999 ACP points figure includes brevets run under both the RUSA and the International Randonneurs organizations. RUSA does not have any of the data from International Randonneurs in its database.
ACP points accumulated by each organizing club in the world are listed in the annual plaquette. The top 10 clubs organizing brevets in 2007 were:
| Rank in 2007 | Club | ACP Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 (ytd) | ||
| 1 | Audax Australia - Victoria (AUS) | 1131 | 3949 | ||||||||
| 2 | A.R.A. Nordbayern (DEU) | 188 | 342 | 617 | 925 | 0 | 925 | 1344 | 2513 | ||
| 3 | Audax Club Parisien (FRA) | 2466 | |||||||||
| 4 | Randonnerus Cyclos de l'Anjou (FRA) | 2153 | |||||||||
| 5 | AS Cheminots Rennais (FRA) | 2149 | |||||||||
| 6 | Cyclo Club de Mours (FRA) | 2048 | |||||||||
| 7 | Seattle International Randonneurs (USA) | 563 | 251 | 404 | 845 | 1921 | 967 | 1164 | 1536 | 2022 | 200 |
| 8 | Audax United Kingdom (GBR) | 0 | 124 | 906 | 638 | 5372 | 1928 | ||||
| 9 | A.R.D. Sjaelland (DEN) | 1762 | 589 | 398 | 503 | 553 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 1872 | |
| 10 | Club Cyclotouriste du Poner (FRA) | 1743 | |||||||||
ACP points are accumulated for each of the world's nations and these are also ranked. The 2007 standings were:
| Rank in 2007 | Nation | ACP Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 (ytd) | ||
| 1 | France | 69371 | 3817 | 3374 | 5355 | 58301 | 4239 | 3953 | 5029 | 54970 | |
| 2 | USA | 15558 | 4530 | 6406 | 8618 | 20019 | 8136 | 10280 | 12216 | 22490 | 2648 |
| 3 | England | 15880 | 4621 | 3284 | 3895 | 15384 | 3348 | 2305 | 2591 | 13070 | |
| 4 | Italy | 3856 | 1642 | 785 | 2080 | 7645 | 1814 | 1365 | 2701 | 9119 | |
| 5 | Germany | 3265 | 954 | 924 | 1418 | 6294 | 1614 | 2075 | 2517 | 8293 | |
| 6 | Australia | 4772 | 2241 | 2460 | 2794 | 3661 | 2448 | 3278 | 3329 | 6457 | |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 1354 | 1475 | 3037 | 4759 | 5988 | |
| 8 | Spain1 | 3138 | 301 | 453 | 342 | 6056 | 527 | 3087 | 1750 | 5387 | |
| 9 | Canada | 3608 | 1718 | 1887 | 2404 | 4406 | 3053 | 3368 | 3140 | 4429 | |
| 10 | Denmark | 4358 | 688 | 644 | 767 | 5628 | 555 | 827 | 1064 | 3941 | |
| 11 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 990 | 0 | 468 | 2527 | |
| 12 | Sweden | 1938 | 359 | 671 | 593 | 1743 | 489 | 585 | 676 | 2290 | |
| 13 | Russia | 813 | 307 | 359 | 598 | 1062 | 462 | 1146 | 1988 | 2250 | |
| 14 | Belgium | 2920 | 1040 | 1232 | 1529 | 3774 | 2078 | 2810 | 829 | 1956 | |
| 15 | Holland | 2406 | 311 | 375 | 597 | 2201 | 287 | 331 | 539 | 1795 | |
| 16 | S. Africa | 585 | 418 | 326 | 356 | 773 | 132 | 892 | 1020 | 1001 | |
| 17 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 536 | 627 | 718 | 964 | |
| 18 | Switzerland | 60 | 0 | 78 | 156 | 454 | 117 | 75 | 111 | 776 | |
| 19 | Austria | 579 | 131 | 110 | 87 | 454 | 6 | 128 | 124 | 765 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 279 | 221 | 351 | 255 | 467 | 310 | 296 | 441 | 594 | |
| 21 | Norway | 1084 | 317 | 396 | 310 | 807 | 236 | 185 | 213 | 467 | |
| 22 | Ireland | 48 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 97 | 26 | 80 | 26 | 230 | |
| 23 | Finland | 216 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 209 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 230 | |
| 24 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | |
| 25 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 148 | |
| 26 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
| 28 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
| 29 | Ukraine | 110 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 87 | 45 | 30 | 36 | |
| 30 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| 31 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
In non-PBP years, the USA typically leads all nations in ACP points. In PBP years, France dominates the competition. For example, in 1999, France had 69371 points versus 15558 in the USA. Points resulting from PBP completions make a huge difference: 20034 for France vs. 3900 for the USA in 1999.
In 2003, ACP reported national rankings for BRM brevet points (200km-1000km) just as it does in non-PBP years. However, it also published the "Challenge ACP" which ranked nations and clubs for 200km through 600km brevets and PBP finishes (inexplicably, this ranking omits points for 1000km brevets). The table above uses the "Challenge ACP" rankings and totals for 2003; for all other years, the totals include points for 1000km brevets. In 2007, ACP reported national rankings but excluded points for PBP finishes. This makes the 2007 points total incomparable with the 1999 and 2003 totals (which included PBP points).
An interesting statistic is the number of ACP points accumulated relative to the nation's population, a crude measure of the popularity of randonneur cycling in that country. The following table is based on the points from 2007 and the population estimate of 2000.
| Rank in 2007 | Nation | ACP Points | Population (millions) | ACP Points per million people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 54970 | 59.1 | 930 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3941 | 5.3 | 744 |
| 3 | Australia | 6457 | 18.9 | 342 |
| 4 | Sweden | 2290 | 8.9 | 257 |
| 5 | England | 13070 | 58.8 | 222 |
| 6 | Belgium | 1956 | 10.2 | 192 |
| 7 | Italy | 9119 | 57.3 | 159 |
| 8 | Canada | 4429 | 30.2 | 147 |
| 9 | Spain1 | 5387 | 39.6 | 136 |
| 10 | Holland | 1795 | 15.8 | 114 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 776 | 7.4 | 105 |
| 12 | Norway | 467 | 4.5 | 104 |
| 13 | Germany | 8293 | 82.2 | 101 |
| 14 | Austria | 765 | 8.2 | 93 |
| 15 | Greece | 964 | 10.6 | 91 |
| 16 | USA | 22490 | 273.8 | 82 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 594 | 8.2 | 72 |
| 18 | Ireland | 230 | 3.7 | 62 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 190 | 3.9 | 49 |
| 20 | Japan | 5988 | 126.7 | 47 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 92 | 2 | 46 |
| 22 | Finland | 230 | 5.2 | 44 |
| 23 | S. Africa | 1001 | 40.4 | 25 |
| 24 | Israel | 148 | 6.2 | 24 |
| 25 | Brazil | 2527 | 170.1 | 15 |
| 26 | Russia | 2250 | 146.9 | 15 |
| 27 | Singapore | 51 | 3.6 | 14 |
| 28 | Taiwan | 102 | 22.2 | 5 |
| 29 | Hungary | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 36 | 50.5 | 1 |
| 34 | China | 16 | 1277.6 | 0 |