Centuries?

[Summer23]

Okay. I give. What's this "century" and "metric century" and like stuff that you guys keep talking about?

[enzed]

Century = 100 miles
Metric Century = 100Km or 62.137Miles
Generally, the milage needs to covered within a 1 day period, to be considered a "true" century.

I've done 5 metric centuries in the past year. If it doesn't rain this Sunday, I might try for another one.

By the end of the year I plan to complete a 100mile ride, to see if it is possible.

[Summer23]

Oh wow, cool! Thanks for explaining it.

[enzed]

No problem, I'm glad I was of some help.

Happy Riding

[Veronica]

Then there are Double Centuries - 200 miles

and

200 K, 300 K, 400 K, 600 K brevets...

V.

[pooks]

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

And Summer -- I LOVE YOUR AVATAR.

[Summer23]

Thanks, Pook! Isn't it awesome? I love it, and really want to buy the print of it. The woman who did it did three others similar, must have been a series. Check my signature for a link to them. They're nifty.

[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!