On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have this years dipped my toes in a flavour of cycling called
> randonneering, from the French “randonnée”. It is a form of long distance
> cycling, with events of 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, 600 km, and, once every 4
> years, the crown jewel of the sport, Paris-Brest-Paris at 1200 km. The
> sport originated in France, and all rules are set by Audax Club Parisien,
> for all such events worldwide. The events are called “brevet”.
>
> A brevet is not a race in the sense that you try to come first. What you
> have to do is to show up at the controls along the route within the
> specified time windows and to complete the course within the maximum time
> allocated. Yesterday, I participated in my second such event, a 300 km
> brevet in Northern Jutland, with my friend Lars. It was cold, rainy and
> windy most of the time. The time limit for a 300 km brevet is 20 hours. We
> completed it in about 15 hours—good thing too, since I had not taken
> sufficiently warm clothing (living in Spain, keeping warm during rides is
> usually not a big issue) and the temperature dropped down to 2C/36F after
> sunset.
>
> Here is a brief record of the event, composed of my pictures, taken before
> the event and during rest (or pee) stops, and a few from Lars in which I
> appear, taken while we were cycling—he is a more skillful and braver
> cyclist than I and so is able to take picture iwhile in motion:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/ARD-Brevet-Nordjylland-30/
>
> All images with the Ricoh GR, both Lars and I use those as our cycling
> cameras.
>
> I can now call myself a randonneur. To become one, you have to complete
> the 200/300/400/600 series in one season. I did 200 km in Mallorca in
> February and have now done the 300 km. I am looking at a 400 km in northern
> Spain in June. We’ll see. RIght now I have sore legs and have enjoyed a
> relaxed Sunday with Lars before I leave for Brussels tomorrow.
>
It actually looks pretty miserable to me. I'd rather run in that kind of
weather than ride in it. Hat's off to you!
Joel W.
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