Do we have any randonneurs here? We have several in our club and those folks both amaze and frighten me....frighten mostly because I can't imagine doing it.
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12-07-2012, 07:18 PM #1
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Randonneurs
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12-07-2012, 09:23 PM #2
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I sometimes go to 200 km brevets because they are good for base training. I race XC and I do not have a road bike so I ride my mountain bike.
Next week I'll do my second 200 k this year if the temperature is over 40 F.
This is the route
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12-08-2012, 02:11 AM #3
What's over that hill?
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There are several here who have done some serious randonneuring over the years - I am sure they will speak up when they see this thread. During my first year of cycling I had an intention of doing this but over-use injuries prevented it. My goals have been less...aggressive since then
I still hope to do a brevet someday, we will see.
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12-08-2012, 04:30 AM #4
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Re: Randonneurs
Wow on a mtb that's impressive!
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Last edited by thekarens; 12-08-2012 at 06:13 AM.
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12-08-2012, 04:35 AM #5
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This, and touring, is the type of cycling that attracts me, but I don't have the time right now to consider it. It's regularly featured in my " if I win the lottery" type fantasies.
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12-08-2012, 05:53 AM #6
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RUSA #5603 here!
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12-08-2012, 12:52 PM #7
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I used to be a randonneur ... not remotely hardcore compared to some here, but I managed to eeke out a few 200Ks back in the day. I was even a permanent "owner" for a while (look up permanents on the RUSA site if you know not of what I speak), mainly because back when I got into randonneuring and was persuing an R12 there were hardly any perms in my area. After my bike crash 3 (yikes, almost 4!) yrs ago I gave away my permanent routes to others in my club (SF Randonneurs) since during my recovery I wasn't able to maintain my routes.
My enthusiasm for cycling in general has been waning over the last couple of years and has really taken a nosedive in the past few months.
My RUSA membership renewal is coming due the end of this month (I had a 3-yr membership) and I'm not sure I'm going to renew. Eh, maybe I'll renew for one more year in case I catch the cycling bug again. Randonneuring was such a large part of my life several years ago that it's kind of hard to let go of it completely.
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12-08-2012, 03:28 PM #8
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RUSA # 7236, and my husband Chris and I just earned our first P-12 award on our tandem (http://www.rusa.org/award_p12.html)--and we'll probably start on our second soon. I've done at least one RUSA-official 200k, but truthfully, a 100k ride totally works for me. Chris, of course, is in deep, having done multiple 1200ks including Paris-Brest-Paris. So I'm a rando but definitely on the weenie end of the continuum. They're nice folks, randos--I like them a lot. Unpretentious, welcoming, pleasant--just regular folks who like to ride long.
Jobob, you've had a tough year. Don't know if you'll want to rando more but I do know things will get better and more fun again. Hugs to you."My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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12-08-2012, 09:11 AM #9
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Hello, This year was I started that amazing non competitive and long distance cycling. I live in Portugal and the Randonneurs Portugal are very recent. In 2012 I did four brevets of 200kms and one of 300kms. I was very injured of a fall, so I did not participate in the 400kms brevet. I was DNF at 600kms (only ride 389kms), because of backpain, knee pain and so. Originally Posted by thekarens
I remember every quilometer as special moment, with good weather, stormy weather, riding by day or by night, and so many times alone. I remember once, I had to hide my hair under the helmet because my female condition could affect my safety during a long night ride. I was lost so many times, because my garmin became crazy and the road book did not seem very clear.
But I am lanning to return to the road in 2013.
You can see more about Randonneurs Portugal, our Calendar and also some photos of the 2012 brevets, here
http://www.randonneursportugal.pt/
Bonne route
Angela
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