Randonneuring is a type of organised long distance bicycle riding,
with rides typically covering between 100 and 1,200 kilometres (60-750 miles).
A participant is known as a randonneur, and an event is a randonnée.
The term brevet is used interchangeably with randonnée, although strictly speaking, a brevet is one specific type of event.
From Wikipedia article
Here in the Pittsburgh region, randonneuring as a sport is in its infancy.
We have a few local riders who participate in events in Ohio, DC, and eastern PA;
in addition, Jim Logan has completed the 2007
Paris-Brest-Paris randonnée
as documented in his ride report.
Local Rando Mailing List
There's a newly formed Google mailing list, available at http://groups.google.com/group/pittsburgh-randos.
This list is used to plan attendance at long-distance rides, whether it be informal spur-of-the-moment centuries
or trips to ride brevets in other states.
2008 Calendar of Randonneuring-ish Events
These are the events in which one or more local members is planning to participate. (Note that, much like the benefit and regional rides, these are not "official" WPW club rides unless stated as such.)
The most up-to-date version of this is available here.
| Dates | Event | Distance | Attendees |
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| 04/12/2008 | PA 200K Brevet | 122 miles | Dan, Jim, Matt, Steevo(?) | | 04/19/2008 | NJ 200K Brevet | 122 miles | Brian | | 05/10/2008 | PA 300K Brevet | 184 miles | Dan, Jim | | 05/16 - 05/18/2008 | Crush The Commonwealth | 400-ish miles | Eric, Matt | | 05/24/2008 | PA 400K Brevet | 246 miles | Dan, Jim | | 06/07 - 06/09/2008 | MS 150 Escape to the Lake, plus possible return | 150/300 miles | Jim (return ride as well) | | 06/07/2008 | PA 600K Brevet | 368 miles | Dan | | 06/21/2008 | OH 600K Brevet | 368 miles | Jim | | 06/21/2008 | The Longest Day | 200 miles | Lance | | 07/04/2008 | PGH 100K Populaire | 70 miles | Brian, Dan | | 07/11 - 07/13/2008 | Pitt-Erie-Cleveland-Pitt | 400 miles | Dan, Jim, Aaron | | 08/01 - 08/04/2008 | PA 1000K | 614 miles | Dan(?), Jim | | 08/16/2008 | Nightmare Tour | 200 miles | Jim, Lance |
More information will be added here as time permits; if you are interested in learning more about the sport,
feel free to contact Jim Logan (jimlogan@verizon.net)
or your friendly neighborhood Webmaster with any questions.
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