France 1904-1975 Famous Cycling Audax Club Parisien bicycle VIP medal
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100MM-90MM,small damage on rim,very big medal Audax Club Parisien Audax Club Parisien is a cycling club founded in Paris in 1904. It organises long-distance challenge rides in France and administers a branch of cycling known as randonneuring around the world. A randonnée in cycling is a challenge to ride distances up to more than 1,000 km between a minimum and maximum speed. The most prestigious event is Paris–Brest–Paris , which the Audax Club Parisien organises every four years. Contents [ hide ] 1 History 1.1 Paris–Brest–Paris 1.2 Flèche Velocio 1.3 Fléchette Vélocio 2 References 3 Presidents of the Audax Club Parisien 4 External links History [edit source | edit beta ]In April 1904, Henri Desgrange , the editor of the French daily sports paper, L'Auto , organised a 200 km ride from Paris to Gaillon and back, a course that riders had to cover at an average 18 km/h in groups led by so-called captains of the road. Desgrange had the idea from a similar event in Italy . The Italians had called it an Audax , based on the word "audace" meaning "audacious" ,[ 1] and Desgrange adopted the name.The event was a sufficient success that those who rode it and others formed the Audax Club Parisien on 30 November 1904. It was a non-profit organisation "to encourage the development of long-distance touring by bicycle, to educate cyclists, to
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