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"Randonneuring" is a term to describe a non-competitive endurance event, by which so called brevets (written acknowledgements) are given for riding a certain distance within a time-window. Common distances and their max time to arrive:

200km 13.5h (14.8km/h): e.g. 1 day: 200km (6:00 - 19:30)
300km 20h (15km/h): e.g. 1 day: 300km (4:00 - 00:00)
400km 27h (14.8km/h): e.g. 2 days: 200km (12:00 - 22:00), 200km (5:00 - 15:00) - 5 hours sleep
600km 40h (15km/h): e.g. 2 days: 300km (6:00 - 22:00), 300km (6:00 - 22:00) - 8 hours sleep
1200km 90h (13.3km/h): e.g. 4 days: 350km (5:00 - 24:00), 350km (5:00 - 24:00), 300km (6:00 - 20:00), 200km (6:00 - 15:00)

The most well known 1200km brevet is the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) tour, which is held every 4 years, and the last time in 2007. In order to participate PBP one has to do 200, 300, 400 and 600km brevets in the same year the PBP is held.

With the trip to Strasbourg I rode 525km in 41.75 hours with 15kg baggage - so the 600km brevet in 40 hours is doable for me.

Race Across America

is an ultra cycling event, non-stop cycling, their route in 2006 was, from west to east:

Oceanside, CA - Lake Henshaw, CA - Salton City, CA - Chiriaco Summit, CA - Blythe, CA - Hope, AZ - Congress, AZ - Prescott, AZ - Williams, AZ - Flagstaff, AZ - Tuba City, AZ - Kayenta, AZ - Mexican Hat, UT - Montezuma Crk, UT - Cortez, CO - Durango, CO - Pagosa Spgs, CO - South Fork, CO - Alamosa, CO - La Veta, CO - Trinidad, CO - Kim, CO - Springfield, CO - Ulysses, KS - Montezuma, KS - Mullinville, KS - Pratt, KS - Mount Vernon, KS - El Dorado, KS - Yates Center, KS - Fort Scott, KS - Collins, MO - Camdenton, MO - Jefferson City, MO - Marthasville, MO - Mississippi River, MO - Greenville, IL - Effingham, IL - Marshall, IL - Putnamville, IN - Indianapolis, IN - Cambridge City, IN - Troy, OH - London, OH - Circleville, OH - Athens, OH - Parkersburg, WV - Smithburg, WV - Grafton, WV - Gormania, WV - La Vale, MD - Hancock, MD - Rouzerville, PA - Hanover, PA - Georgetown, PA - Del Mem Bridge, NJ - McKee City, NJ - Atlantic City, NJ

Total 3043 miles or 4897 km, ridden in 8-12 days - a real torture for the body.

Race Across America (RAAM) , 3000 miles in 8-12 days
Adventure Cycling Association.com , different routes, coast-to-coast as well north-south variants, detailed maps
LeTourDirect.nl , non-stop "Tour-de-France", 4000 km in 7-8 days
Cycle America.com , organized coast-to-coast in 9 weeks or 63 days

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