Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations! And you managed to document it with some nice images. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/1/2016 1:37 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I have this years dipped my toes in a flavour of cycling called > randonneering, from the French ?randonn?e?. It is a form of long distance > cycling, with events of 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, 600 km, and, once every 4 > years, the crown jewel of the sport, Paris-Brest-Paris at 1200 km. The > sport originated in France, and all rules are set by Audax Club Parisien, > for all such events worldwide. The events are called ?brevet?. > > A brevet is not a race in the sense that you try to come first. What you > have to do is to show up at the controls along the route within the > specified time windows and to complete the course within the maximum time > allocated. Yesterday, I participated in my second such event, a 300 km > brevet in Northern Jutland, with my friend Lars. It was cold, rainy and > windy most of the time. The time limit for a 300 km brevet is 20 hours. We > completed it in about 15 hours?good thing too, since I had not taken > sufficiently warm clothing (living in Spain, keeping warm during rides is > usually not a big issue) and the temperature dropped down to 2C/36F after > sunset. > > Here is a brief record of the event, composed of my pictures, taken before > the event and during rest (or pee) stops, and a few from Lars in which I > appear, taken while we were cycling?he is a more skillful and braver > cyclist than I and so is able to take picture iwhile in motion: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/ARD-Brevet-Nordjylland-30/ > > All images with the Ricoh GR, both Lars and I use those as our cycling > cameras. > > I can now call myself a randonneur. To become one, you have to complete > the 200/300/400/600 series in one season. I did 200 km in Mallorca in > February and have now done the 300 km. I am looking at a 400 km in > northern Spain in June. We?ll see. RIght now I have sore legs and have > enjoyed a relaxed Sunday with Lars before I leave for Brussels tomorrow. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >