Originally Posted by
hamster
... RUSA membership ... something like $10/year ..., but your accomplishment would not be recorded.
$20 a year.
Originally Posted by
MilesDealer
Unless there has been a very recent rules change, RUSA does not require someone to be a RUSA member to ride a brevet. However RUSA only records members' results in their online database. Some brevets may require sponsoring club memberships for insurance reasons. While finish times are indeed recorded at brevets, they are not to be confused with gran fondos or ultra-distance races.
The database does include the names and times for everyone. However, it is true that on-line, only the names (and times) of "then-current" RUSA members are shown.