2008 Summary of Results

These tables include results submitted and fully processed through 2008/03/31.

USA 2008 Finishers by Region (year to date)

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

ACP Points

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)

USA 2008 ACP Points by Organizing Club (year to date)

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

Domestic Points

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

USA 2008 RUSA Points by Region (year to date)

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

Makeup of Participants (year to date)

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?

USA Historical Trend

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

Other than PBP, this table includes only those events run by USA clubs.
It does not include events done by USA participants in other countries.

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.

World Rankings -- Clubs

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

World Rankings -- Nations

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

¹ACP sometimes reports points for the Catalan and Vasco regions of Spain separately. This is a combined total.

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