Vocabulary question

[uk elephant]

I have a question too....
Several of you people are doing brevets, but what are they? From what I understand it is something impressive that I'm not anywhere near ready to try myself, but I have no idea what it entails....

[Tuckervill]

It took me a long time, but I finally found a definition for brevet that was cycling related:


A brevet or randonn饼/span> is an organised long-distance bicycle ride. Cyclists - who, in this discipline, may be referred to as randonneurs - follow a designated but unmarked route (usually 200km to 600km), passing through check-point controls, and must complete the course within specified time limits. These limits, while challenging, still allow the ride to be completed at a comfortable pace - there is no requirement to cycle at racing speeds or employ road bicycle racing strategies.
Randonn饼/span> is a French word which loosely translates to 'ramble or 'long journey'. Brevet means 'certificate' and refers to the card carried by randonneurs which gets stamped at controls; it is also used to refer to the event itself, ie: a certificated ride.

http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki..._%28cycling%29

Sounds interesting...but 200km? Are there shorter ones?

Karen

[Geonz]

I think 200 is the shortest (with a name like "brevet" it *should* be somethng short!)

Yea, Fred can be said insultingly... but the recipient gets to choose whether or not to be insulted. I have great respect for Freds. I'd like to become a Frieda...

[DirtDiva]

Yea, Fred can be said insultingly... but the recipient gets to choose whether or not to be insulted. I have great respect for Freds. I'd like to become a Frieda...

I believe it was etablished in a previous thread that the correct feminine derivative of "Fred" is "Fredwina."