John is our Regional Brevet Administrator (RBA). John says that one of his duties as RBA is to ride in the last 1/3 of the riders so that if any rider has a problem, he can offer verbal encouragement as he rides by. However, since he has to ride near the rear, he is allowed to have a designated rider (DR). John picks a rider who will carry both his own as well as John's Brevet card, and get it signed along the way. That way, John can have a better time posted, and still ride near the back. I wanna be an RBA, too.