Randonneuring is a long-distance cycling sport. These riders try courses of 200 km or more, passing predeterminated checkpoints or controls within specified time limits.
These kind of events are called brevets. The usual time limits are the following:
- 200 kilometres (120 mi) – 13.5 hours
- 300 kilometres (190 mi) – 20 hours
- 400 kilometres (250 mi) – 27 hours
- 600 kilometres (370 mi) – 40 hours
- 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) – 75 hours
- 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) – 90 hours (or 80 or 84 hours)
