Centuries?

[Maxine]

What's a 600 K brevet? (Maybe the question is, what's a brevet?)

A brevet is a randonneuring bike ride. Now, THAT was helpful, wasn't it??

Randonneuring is: "long-distance unsupported endurance cycling. This style of riding is non-competitive in nature, and self-sufficiency is paramount. When riders participate in randonneuring events, they are part of a long tradition that goes back to the beginning of the sport of cycling in France and Italy. Friendly camaraderie, not competition, is the hallmark of randonneuring."

(Quoted from the Web site of the U.S. governing body for these events, Randonneurs USA -- http://www.rusa.org.)

The term "brevet" most often refers to the (relatively!) shorter qualifying rides that cyclists must complete in order to participate in the *really* long rides -- the 1200 kilometer events. A typical brevet series consists of 200k, a 300k, a 400k, and a 600k.

[pooks]

Thank you!