FLCC Spring Clinic Randonneuring

Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
PBP 2007 by Greg Bleakney
Randonneuring
Juan Pablo de Lima Costa Salazar
Finger Lakes Cycling Club - Spring Clinic
April 5, 2009
Juan PLC Salazar, Finger Lakes Cycling Club - Spring Clinic An introduction to randonneuring 1/31
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Outline
1 Introduction
What is randonneuring?
Types of event
Types of randonneuring
Organizations
Premier Randonées
2 Equipment
Bicycle
Auxiliary equipment
Gallery
3 Strategy
4 Useful resources
5 PBP 2007 by Greg Bleakney
Introduction What is randonneuring?
Equipment Types of event
Strategy Types of randonneuring
Useful resources Organizations
PBP 2007 by Greg Bleakney Premier Randonées
Randonneuring is all about riding long distances and being

self-sufficient
Randonneuring is
organized event with contrôles (check points), each with opening and
closing times
rides are typically 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, 600 km or 1200 km in length
no support allowed in between contrôles
camaraderie
self-sufficiency
endurance
determination
Randonneuring is NOT a race!
There are a variety of rides
A brevet is a long distance event of at least 200km.

A Flèche is a team event consisting of 3 to 5 machines, 24h in duration
and 360km in length. At least three members must finish together.
A permanent is a type brevet ridden alone or in a small group at a time
and date of choice. All standard brevet regulations apply.
A populaire is a shorter event (often 100 km or 150 km), also with
contrôles and time limits, used primarily for training purposes and to
introduce new riders to the sport.
allure libre
Self-paced, long distance cycling. Each rider is free to go as fast or as slow
as desired, so long the time limits of the brevet are observed.
audax
A steady pace is set by a road captain, who is in charge of a group of
teammates. The pace is typically 22 km/h (14 mph) between stops. Audax
groups ride 16-20 hours per day until they reach their pre-arranged sleeping
points.
These are the organizations that regulate randonneuring in the US and

abroad
Audax Club Parisien (ACP) was founded in 1904 to promote the audax
style of randonneuring, becomming a allure libre randonneuring club in
1921. ACP grants approval for and registers the results from every allure
libre brevet around the world.
Randonneurs Mondiaux (RM) was created by ACP in 1983 to serve as
an umbrella organization of the national randonneuring leagues. Its
primary functions are to organize foreign participation in
Paris-Brest-Paris and other 1200 km brevets, encourage the exchange of
information of interest to randonneurs and reward clubs’ and individuals’
participation in long distance events with various medals and trophies.
Randonneurs USA (RUSA) is the national randonneuring organization
for the US, created in 1998. RUSA oversees and coordinates all regional
brevet series. RUSA collects and sends all American brevet results to
France for processing and registration, as well as dispersing French
randonneuring medals and awards to American riders at the end of each
season via their Regional Brevet Administrator (RBA).
Regional randonneuring organizations such as : Central and Western
New York Randonneuring, PA Randonneurs, DC Randonneurs, etc.
In order to qualify for these one must complete a Super-Randonneur

Series: 200 km, 300 km, 400 km and 600 km brevets
Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) 1200 km

London-Edinburgh-London (LEL) 1400 km
Boston-Montreal-Boston (BMB) 1200 km – discontinued
1001 Miglia Italia (1600 km)
Colorado Last Chance 1200 km
Gold Rush Randonée (GRR) 1200 km
Shenandoah 1200 km
Rocky Mountains 1200 km
Endless Mountains 1240 km
Cascade 1200k km
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Strategy Auxiliary equipment
Useful resources Gallery
The most important is bicycle fit, not type of bicycle
Some recommendations from a successful randonneur (Bill Bryant)

Handlebars are usually set a bit higher than what is common in road
racing.
Find a comfortable saddle. Forget about how it looks.
Look for lightness without compromising reliability.
The geometry of the bike should provide stability.
Keep your bicycle well maintained.
Use old-fashioned and reliable 32 or 36 spoke wheels.
Use fenders!
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Randonneuring is about self-sufficiency

Items you should have for a brevet
spare tire and tubes
spare spokes (e.g. FiberFix replacement spokes)
head and tail lights (powered by either batteries or a generator hub)
multi-tool
patch kit
pump or CO2 cartridges
zip-ties
water bottles
food
electrolytes
pen
ziplock bags
cue-clip or other device to secure your cue-sheet
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Cannondale Touring
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Surly Long Haul
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Rivendell Rambouillet
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Surly Cross Check
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Merlin Extra Light
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Rivendell Atlantis
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Bianchi L’una
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Trek 5.2 Madone
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Viner
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Fuji Team RC
Introduction
Equipment Bicycle
Litespeed Classic
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Before the brevet
Increase your mileage incrementally.

Be an all-weather rider (in a brevet you don’t get to choose).
Use weekends to ride brevet distances.
Test all equipment on long rides before the brevet.
See adversity as an opportunity to learn.
Experiment eating strategies and observe how your body reacts.
Never shy from hills.
Read ride reports from other randonneurs. This is extremely useful!
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
During the brevet
Do not push too hard at the beginning. Many DNF’s come from very fast
riders who pushed too hard too early.
Be efficient at contrôles. 0 mph is a lot less than 10 mph.
Ride at your own pace. Find liked-pace riders.
Learn from more experienced randonneurs. This is a friendly community
and people share knowledge.
Eat and drink every few miles. Many randonneurs keep small pieces of
energy bars within reach for constant fueling.
Enjoy the ride!
There are many other tips for multi-day events, but all the above applies
irrespective of distance.
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
The best resources I found are
Randonneurs USA
www.rusa.org
BC Randonneurs Cycling Club (Comprehensive information on PBP)
www.randonneurs.bc.ca
Google group “randon”
http://groups.google.com/group/randon?hl=en
The Daily Randonneur (great blog)
http://thedailyrandonneur.wordpress.com
Cycloblogger (my blog, a good source of ride reports)
http://www.cycloblogger.info
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Day 2 morning Villaines-la-Juhel contrôle
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Moving along...
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Corlay, night 3
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Loudeac contrôle at 3am. Can you find your bicycle?
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Loudeac contrôle - inside
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Lending a helping hand
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Nap time
Introduction
Equipment
Strategy
Useful resources
Support from the locals - leaving Brest

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Introduction

Juan Pablo de Lima Costa Salazar

Finger Lakes Cycling Club - Spring Clinic

Randonneuring is all about riding long distances and being

There are a variety of rides

A brevet is a long distance event of at least 200km.

These are the organizations that regulate randonneuring in the US and

In order to qualify for these one must complete a Super-Randonneur

Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) 1200 km

The most important is bicycle fit, not type of bicycle

Some recommendations from a successful randonneur (Bill Bryant)

Randonneuring is about self-sufficiency

Surly Long Haul

Surly Cross Check

Merlin Extra Light

Trek 5.2 Madone

Before the brevet

Increase your mileage incrementally.

During the brevet

The best resources I found are

Day 2 morning Villaines-la-Juhel contrôle

Loudeac contrôle at 3am. Can you find your bicycle?

Loudeac contrôle - inside

Lending a helping hand

Support from the locals - leaving Brest

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