gay randonneurs?
Newbie
I hope I don't start a flame war, but I'm curious if there are any
LGBT folks in the randonneuring community here. I know that cycling
has nothing to do with being gay, and I've certainly had nothing but
fantastic experiences and phenomenal support from the cycling
community at large, but it's Pride month in the US (happy Pride month,
everyone!) and the curiosity cells in my brain are begging me to
inquire. I certainly can't be the only one!
Would be great to hear from other like-minded folks.
--Curious Gay Randonneur.
dirtyc...@comcast.net
| Newbie No flaming, just welcoming! Thanks for the Pride month reminder. Randonneurs ride bikes long distances but that's about it for defining who we are near as I can tell. The most quoted phrase I hear is "randonneuring is a big tent", and you're under it with the rest of us. Thanks for being out and open. And no, you are not the only one. See you on the road! Peace Steve |
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Leslie Tierstein
http://www.fastnfab.org/index.html
Might be worth sending an inquiry ...
Leslie
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>At 6:42 PM -0700 6/16/11, dirtyc...@comcast.net wrote:
>>Newbie
>>
>>No flaming, just welcoming! Thanks for the Pride month reminder.
>>
>>Randonneurs ride bikes long distances but that's about it for
>>defining who we are near as I can tell. The most quoted phrase I
>>hear is "randonneuring is a big tent", and you're under it with the
>>rest of us.
>>
>>Thanks for being out and open. And no, you are not the only one. See
>>you on the road!
>
>Randonneuring always has welcomed everybody. Women were part of
>randonneuring from the onset during the late 19th century. The
>randonneur PBP always had women participating. That history of
>inclusiveness is something most of us are proud of, and that we want
>to further in the future.
>
>Randonneuring is about riding bikes, and silly differences are left
>behind at the start. Gender, income, political or sexual orientation
>all don't play a role. In fact, we don't even discriminate among
>bicycle types, welcoming recumbents and tricycles as well as more
>conventional machines.
>
>It's always been that way. Paulette Porthault, who rode extensively
>in the 1930s and 1940s with the ACP, told me: "I used to know these
>people for years, before I found out that one was a superior judge,
>the other the head of the state-owned French aluminum conglomerate,
>and the third a simple factory worker at Renault. On the bike, you
>could not tell any difference between them."
>
>Jan Heine
>Editor
>Bicycle Quarterly
>http://www.bikequarterly.com
>
Newbie
Yes, I do feel that the randonneuring community is very special,
indeed, with its focus on camaraderie over competitiveness. That said,
it's always a wonderful treat to discover even more traits about
others that are similar to your own.
Happy riding, and happy Pride!
:-)
On Jun 17, 7:04 am, Leslie Tierstein <ltierst...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Years ago, when I was living near New York City, I used to run across riders from the Fast and Fabulous Cycling Club. I just checked, and the club is still there, with a very nice web site:
>
> http://www.fastnfab.org/index.html
>
> Might be worth sending an inquiry ...
>
> Leslie
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John Hughes
I've been involved in randonneuring and ultracycling for decades and
I've never known sexual orientation nor relationship status to be an
issue. Welcome!!!
John Hughes
www.coach-hughes.com