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BRM is an abbreviation for BREVETS DE RANDONNEUR MONDIAUX

“Randonnee ?, a French word loosely transalates to go on a long trip, tour, outing, usually on foot or on a bicycle, along a defined route. A person who goes on a “randonnée ? is called a “randonneur ?. In cycling, it means a long distance ride to be completed within allotment time. Randonnee is not a race and is more about camaraderie, enjoying the route, self-sufficiency and love for the outdoors. it is ideally characterized by cooperation over competition. All finishers are winners.

Brevet (pronounced breh-WAY), again a French term, refers to the certificate (brevet) a participant gets after completion of a particular distance. Randonneur events are 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, 600 km, 1000 km, and 1200 km.

To qualify a for a brevet, the event must be completed within set time limits, typically

200 Km  – 13.5 Hrs
300 Km  – 20 Hrs
400 Km  – 27 Hrs
600 Km  – 40 Hrs
1000 Km – 75 Hrs

Any randonneur who successfully completes a sequence of 200, 300, 400 and 600-kilometer brevets in a single calander year is considered to be a “super randonneur ?. A special medal is awarded to Super Randonneurs.

Please refer to – BRM India Calendar 2020-21

As of Dec 2020 following cities in India are organising ACP authorised BRMs

CLUBS

  1. AGARTALA | TRIPURA RANDONNEURS
  2. AHMEDABAD | CYCLONE CYCLING CLUB
  3. AHMEDNAGAR | DECCAN WANDERERS
  4. AMARAVATI | AMARAVATI RANDONNEURS
  5. AURANGABAD | AURANGABAD RANDONNEURS
  6. BANGALORE | BANGALORE RANDONNEURS
  7. BAREILLY | BAREILLY RANDONNEURS
  8. BARODA | THE CYCLING CLUB OF BARODA
  9. BATHINDA | BATHINDA RANDONNEURS CYCLING CLUB
  10. BELGAUM | BELGAUM PEDALLERS CLUB
  11. BHAVNAGAR | BHAVNAGAR BICYCLE CLUB
  12. BHOPAL | BHOPAL RANDONNEURS
  13. BHUBANESWAR | BHUBANESWAR CYCLING AND ADVENTURE CLUB
  14. BHUJ | BHUJ BICYCLE CLUB
  15. CALICUT | CALICUT PEDALLERS
  16. CHENNAI | MADRAS RANDONNEURS
  17. COIMBATORE | COIMBATORE CYCLING
  18. DHULE | DHULE CYCLISTS
  19. DULIAJAN | DULIAJAN CYCLING CLUB
  20. GURUGRAM | UDAAN RANDONNEURS
  21. GUWAHATI | GUWAHATI RANDONNEURS
  22. GWALIOR | GWALIOR CYCLING RANGERS
  23. HIMATNAGAR | 2GATHER CLUB
  24. HISAR | HISAR RANDONNEURS
  25. HUBBALLI | HUBBALLI BICYCLE CLUB
  26. HYDERABAD | HYDERABAD RANDONNEURS
  27. IMPHAL | IMPHAL RANDONNEURS
  28. INDIA | AUDAX INDIA WOMEN
  29. INDORE | INDORE RANDONNEURS
  30. JABALPUR | JABALPUR SUPER RIDERS
  31. JAIPUR | JAIPUR CYCLING COMRADES
  32. JALANDHAR | HAWK RIDERS JALANDHAR
  33. JAMMU | JK RANDONNEURS
  34. JAMNAGAR | JAMNAGAR CYCLING CLUB
  35. JAMSHEDPUR | STEEL CYCLOS
  36. JINTUR | JINTUR RANDONNEURS
  37. KAKINADA | GODAVARI CYCLING CLUB
  38. KANPUR | KANPUR RANDONNEURS
  39. KARIMNAGAR AREA, INDIA | KARIMNAGAR RANDONNEURS
  40. KARNAL, HARYANA | KARNAL RANDONNEURS
  41. KOCHI | COCHIN BIKERS CLUB
  1. KOLKATA | CYCLE NETWORK GROW
  2. KOTA | KOTA RANDONNEURS
  3. LUCKNOW | LUCKNOW RANDONNEURS
  4. LUDHIANA | LUDHIANA RANDONNEURS
  5. MADURAI | MADURAI RANDONNEURS
  6. MANGALORE | WE R CYCLING
  7. MEHSANA | INDIAN CYCLE CLUB
  8. MUMBAI | MUMBAI RANDONNEURS
  9. MUMBAI | CYCLING FOR ALL
  10. MYSORE | AUDAX MYSURU
  11. NAGPUR | NAGPUR RANDONNEURS
  12. NANDED | NANDED CYCLIST
  13. NASHIK | NASHIK CYCLIST
  14. NAVI MUMBAI | NAVI MUMBAI – KALYAN
  15. NEW DELHI | LAKSHYA RANDONNEURS
  16. NEW DELHI / NCR | DELHI RANDONNEURS
  17. PANJIM | TRI GOA FOUNDATION
  18. PARLI VAIJNATH | PARLI CYCLING CLUB
  19. PATIALA | PATIALA RANDONNEURS
  20. PIMPRI – CHINCHWAD | PCMC CYCLISTS
  21. PONDICHERRY | PONDY PEDALERS
  22. PUNE | PUNE RANDONNEURS
  23. RAIPUR | RAIPUR RANDONNEURS
  24. RAJKOT | RAJKOT RANDONNEURS
  25. ROURKELA | ROURKELA RIDERS
  26. SALEM | SALEM CYCLING CLUB
  27. SANGLI | SANGLI RANDONNEURS
  28. SATNA | SATNA CYCLING CLUB
  29. SAWANTWADI | KONKAN RANDONNEURS
  30. SECUNDERABAD | SECUNDERABAD RANDONNEURS
  31. SONEPAT | SONEPAT BICYCLECLUB
  32. SURAT | SURAT RANDONNEURS
  33. TIRUNELVELI | NELLAI RANDONNEURS
  34. TRICHY | TRICHY RANDONNEURING
  35. TRIVANDRUM | TRIVANDRUM BIKERS CLUB
  36. UDAIPUR | UDAIPUR CYCLING CLUB
  37. UDHAMPUR | U B RANDONNEUR
  38. VALSAD | VALSAD RACERS GROUP
  39. VIJAYWADA | VIJAYWADA RANDONNEURS
  40. VISAKHAPATNAM | SPARTANS – PEDAL N CHAIN CYCLING CLUB
  41. WASHIM | WASHIM RANDONNEURS

After successfully completing any ACP-sanctioned BRM brevet, you may purchase a handsome commemorative medal from the event organizer. It usually takes several months to arrive from France, but it’s worth all the wait.

First run in 1891, Paris-Brest-Paris or “PBP ? is a grueling the 1200-kilometer test of human endurance and cycling ability. Organized every four years by the Audax Club Parisien, the Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneurs is the oldest bicycling event. Beginning from the French capital, it travels west 600 kilometers to the port city of Brest on the Atlantic Ocean and returns to Paris.

A 90-hour time limit ensures that only the hardiest randonneurs earn the prestigious PBP finisher’s medal and have their name entered into the event’s “Great Book ? along with every other finisher going back to the very first PBP.
The Next PBP will be held in Aug 2023. for more details refer to https://cyclone.org.in/brm/pbp-2023/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audax_Club_Parisien

http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/index.php

https://www.audaxindia.in/