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Definition from Bicycling Dictionary:
Randonneur – a cyclist who participates in rides from 100 to 1,200K (60 -750 miles), who enjoy the endurance and self sufficiency of these rides. They are often noted for being slightly different, not normal, off-kilter, needing psychological help, or just plain wacko. Statements like “I’m only getting warmed up after 5 hours of riding” or “When you see the sun come up on the second day of riding.” and that is the same ride. See photo below of a randonneur who fits this description.
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Randonneur – a cyclist who participates in rides from 100 to 1,200K (60 -750 miles), who enjoy the endurance and self sufficiency of these rides. They are often noted for being slightly different, not normal, off-kilter, needing psychological help, or just plain wacko. Statements like “I’m only getting warmed up after 5 hours of riding” or “When you see the sun come up on the second day of riding.” and that is the same ride. See photo below of a randonneur who fits this description.
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Disclaimer: If you are not normal, off-kilter, needing psyschological help, or just plain wacko I don't mean to offend you by comparing you to a randonneur.
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I just shot coffee ot of my nose!
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
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WooHoo! My first personalized thread!
Someone at work asked me (after seeing my Seattle Randos jersey) what "Randonneur" meant, and I told him "It's a French word which literally translated means #$%! this noise, I'm going to ride my bike."
(I did explain the actual meaning, after the laughing subsided.)
Someone at work asked me (after seeing my Seattle Randos jersey) what "Randonneur" meant, and I told him "It's a French word which literally translated means #$%! this noise, I'm going to ride my bike."
(I did explain the actual meaning, after the laughing subsided.)
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