Originally Posted by
atwl77
Sounds like a great ride; very, very nice ride organizer.
Though I am continually surprised that I hear about a lot of randonneuring events with that few participants. Maybe it's a culture thing, or maybe I'm just lucky, but over here even a turnout of less than 100 is considered not great and typically, 200k attracts a lot of riders.
I'm not sure if attendance rates are higher in other parts of the country. Thus far I have only ridden brevets in the Midwest area and now Virginia. I can't even fathom 100 people showing up for a ride (with the exception of organized century events where there are course markings, sag support, and fully supported rest stops). Maybe the experience of others on this forum is different?