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The French word “randonnée” is not exactly translatable into English. The closest is probably “hike”, which is not commonly used in bicycle contexts. A randonnée is an organized group ride, with some emphasis on speed, but it is not a race. Riders will typically be on road-racing or light-touring bicycles. Randonnées
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are often quite long, but do not normally involve stopping for the night away
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One of the most famous (and most rigorous) is the quadrennial Paris-Brest-Paris ride, 1200 kilometers, (750 miles) stopping only for meals and catnaps. Soon as I got the course map off Matthew Lucas from Velosophy, there was only one place I wanted to go - the first dirt section. At 6.30am, having driven to the second gate, I knew this was the spot.
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I took about 600 images along that section of dirt. Many of these photos are part of a sequence. For me - black and white is the only way to go. There might be a big enlargement here somewhere. If you see something you like, let me know - bigguy@sweatandgears.com 4
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