hi, they are also called BRMs (brevet randonneur mondiaux) and since these are long distance endurance events to be completed within stipulated times, and the clock is always ticking, taking tents and sleeping bags is unthinkable because of the weight. and yes, bus shelters are where we mostly catch 40 winks before plodding on into the night...
like Bob said, the most prestigious and the oldest of them all is the Paris-Brest-Brest randonnee, first held in 1891, now held every four years. the next one is happening this month, from the 16 to the 20th. 1230 km to be done in 90 hours. about 6090 riders from 66 countries are participating this year. and there are about 55 of us from india doing it, including two women. if i remember right, i think Stan Halpin did this in 1987 or so. really looking forward to it. this will also be my first time in paris. not taking a pentax though. just a p&s (rx 100). hoping to finish the brevet and hoping to bring back some memorable photos. thanks for the mention Bob. regards, subash p.s.: still lurking here but not contributing much because i haven't done any worthwhile photography for a couple of years. On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:08:48 +0100 Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > [...] By the way many riders carry their > > sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. > > > > That's called "randonnée" or "audax". The real hardcore don't use > tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus shelters > or on the floor of halls. > > The most famous event is Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). One of our very own > PDMLers is doing it this year - 16-20 August. Perhaps he'll show > himself and we can follow his exploits online. > > http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?cat=accueil&lang=en&page=edito > > B > > > > >> [...] > >> > >> This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of > >> their stop. Some Pentax; some not. C&C as always. > >> > >> https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
