frkl
Retro Guru
About a year ago, I decided I needed something to motivate my riding. I have been known to use "waiting for that part to arrive" as an excuse not to get outside, so I thought I should set some sort of goal to help me choose routes and get out on the bike.
I decided to work towards Club des Cent Cols membership, retro style, and was wondering if anyone else here has already earned membership or is working towards it? Last summer, I rode/pushed my bike over 69 of the 100 passes required for membership, I but am worried my motivation might stall this summer for the remaining 31. I thought posting this would provide that necessary perception of peer pressure to get it done
If you don't know the club, you become a member after you ride over 100 passes, 5 of which must be over 2000m high. The passes have to be included in the club's official lists, which are based largely on local, historical place-naming traditions, meaning that not everything that looks like a pass counts as one. So it's a little arbitrary, but what game isn't?
Anyway, there is no time limit to complete the game, and once you have the "collected" enough passes, you mail in a list and get a patch!
I decided to work towards Club des Cent Cols membership, retro style, and was wondering if anyone else here has already earned membership or is working towards it? Last summer, I rode/pushed my bike over 69 of the 100 passes required for membership, I but am worried my motivation might stall this summer for the remaining 31. I thought posting this would provide that necessary perception of peer pressure to get it done
If you don't know the club, you become a member after you ride over 100 passes, 5 of which must be over 2000m high. The passes have to be included in the club's official lists, which are based largely on local, historical place-naming traditions, meaning that not everything that looks like a pass counts as one. So it's a little arbitrary, but what game isn't?
The Club des Cent Cols - Club des Cent Cols
Member section Founded in 1972 We are a cycling club founded in 1972, made up of men and women of all ages, all nationalities, and all cycling disciplines. We seek out mountain passes (cols)to climb, but we are not a competitive club – our members cycle at their own pace, where and when they wish,
www.centcols.org
Anyway, there is no time limit to complete the game, and once you have the "collected" enough passes, you mail in a list and get a patch!