Hope you ride our Audax ride the 1st Indian BRM 200km on 31jan to Mahalakshmi temple Dahanu.
We are sinking our meager resources with no strings attached,to introduce the concept of cycling allure libre (at your own speed) and cycle touring.Such disciplined rides are expected to give cyclists confidence and courage to do tours independently on their own,the resulting fillip to cycle touring would be awesome.
I happen to be the Audax Club Parisien representative, but any club is free to organize such rides.We will provide all help in documentation and in getting the sanction from ACP France.
I am just the vehicle for all to benefit and I do not hold a monopoly in holding such events!!
We are supposed to have at least 2 events of the categories 200/300/400/600
every year.
And all the categories 200 to 600 for the PBP years that's 2011,2015 and so on.
If we fail to do so for 2 years in succession India will be back to square one with no representation in ACP.In this eventuality any one who wishes to ride th PBP will have to go out of India to ride the qualifying Brevets.
One has to do the full series in the PBP year to qualify to ride the prestigious Paris Brest Paris 1200km.This is like an Olympics of cycle touring and is only once every four years.
So please make the most of this.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Randonneurs India
Randonneurs India
Welcome to Randonneurs India !
Our passion cycling with our friends doing Long rides
Audax Randonneurs has been created in Nov 2009 aiming at sending some Indians to the Olympic of amateur endurance cycling : Paris Brest Paris 2011.
We have been authorized by the Audax Club Parisien to organise rides called brevets of 200, 300, 400 and 600km from Mumbai or any place in India.
The spirit of Audax is to ride in a non-competitive environment, and yet challenging rides because of the terrain, or distance and independence from the conducted tours.
We look forward to ride with YOU !
Randonneurs India is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization whose primary goals are to promote randonneuring in India and to serve Indias randonneuring community. Randonneurs India is sanctioned by the Audax Club Parisien and affiliated with the Randonneurs Mondiaux.
Randonneuring: 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.
The audacity to ride at one's own speed great distances on a bicycle,allure libre as the french call it.But why?It is just like a marathon where a select few run for the prize money but for the vast majority it is pitting oneself against the clock running for a personal best or may be for a personal record.With only ones wife or ones chidren or a solitary friend or two to applaud one at the finnish,but then there is the multitude the masses cheering for all.
The sheer exhileration of being a part of this vibrant mass of humanity united in one great show of strength more mental than physical.
We are bringing to you now in India the sport of Randonneuring (Cycling marathons).This is cycling long distances.the distances are fixed.200kms ,300kms , 400kms ,600kms.
The route is fixed and checkpoints are put up on the route.All participants have to check in at each Controle(checkpoint).This to confirm non deviation from the predesignated route.These controles have fixed timings when they open for check in and when they close.
A wide range of cyclists are covered.
eg.from the slowest cyclist riding at about 15kph to the fastest averaging 30kph.So for a 200Km
ride if there is a controle at 50kms it will open at 1.5hrs from start and close at 3.5hrs from start.
All participants will be issued a Card called the Brevet Card which is stamped and signed at the controle.This card on successfull completion will be sent to Paris for homologation with the world body,Audax Parisienne.After which it will be returned to the cyclists and he becomes a part of cycling history.
Every four years Audax Club Parisienne conducts the olympic of randonneuring a 1200kms ride,Paris-Brest-Paris,popularly known as PBP.
Welcome to Randonneurs India !
Our passion cycling with our friends doing Long rides
Audax Randonneurs has been created in Nov 2009 aiming at sending some Indians to the Olympic of amateur endurance cycling : Paris Brest Paris 2011.
We have been authorized by the Audax Club Parisien to organise rides called brevets of 200, 300, 400 and 600km from Mumbai or any place in India.
The spirit of Audax is to ride in a non-competitive environment, and yet challenging rides because of the terrain, or distance and independence from the conducted tours.
We look forward to ride with YOU !
Randonneurs India is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization whose primary goals are to promote randonneuring in India and to serve Indias randonneuring community. Randonneurs India is sanctioned by the Audax Club Parisien and affiliated with the Randonneurs Mondiaux.
Randonneuring: 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.
The audacity to ride at one's own speed great distances on a bicycle,allure libre as the french call it.But why?It is just like a marathon where a select few run for the prize money but for the vast majority it is pitting oneself against the clock running for a personal best or may be for a personal record.With only ones wife or ones chidren or a solitary friend or two to applaud one at the finnish,but then there is the multitude the masses cheering for all.
The sheer exhileration of being a part of this vibrant mass of humanity united in one great show of strength more mental than physical.
We are bringing to you now in India the sport of Randonneuring (Cycling marathons).This is cycling long distances.the distances are fixed.200kms ,300kms , 400kms ,600kms.
The route is fixed and checkpoints are put up on the route.All participants have to check in at each Controle(checkpoint).This to confirm non deviation from the predesignated route.These controles have fixed timings when they open for check in and when they close.
A wide range of cyclists are covered.
eg.from the slowest cyclist riding at about 15kph to the fastest averaging 30kph.So for a 200Km
ride if there is a controle at 50kms it will open at 1.5hrs from start and close at 3.5hrs from start.
All participants will be issued a Card called the Brevet Card which is stamped and signed at the controle.This card on successfull completion will be sent to Paris for homologation with the world body,Audax Parisienne.After which it will be returned to the cyclists and he becomes a part of cycling history.
Every four years Audax Club Parisienne conducts the olympic of randonneuring a 1200kms ride,Paris-Brest-Paris,popularly known as PBP.
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