Originally Posted by
StephenH
By the way, I never had heard the term "sportive"
Sportives, sportif's - like your definition says, another name for randoneuring - they've become hugely popular over here... amazing what a change of name can do to break down the perception that an event is elitist/serious, or otherwise. The marathon analogy is a good one... it seems sportive's are at the stage marathon running was at 25 years ago.