I know this a stupid question

arch staunton

But Iam new to cycling ,is a sportive a race as opposite to a cycle like the an post series .Thanks

ROK ON

arch staunton wrote: »

But Iam new to cycling ,is a sportive a race as opposite to a cycle like the an post series .Thanks

No. A sportif isn't a race. Stuff like the An Post series, Wicklow 200, Ring of Kerry etc are Sportifs.

carrielou

Ring of Kerry etc aren't races !

Lusk Doyle

Sportifs are timed events. The ones I've done anyway. Ww200, Sean Kelly 160, paris-roubaix challenge. They are not races though. Races require you to have a racing licence, Sportifs do not.

happytramp

ROK ON wrote: »

No. A sportif isn't a race. Stuff like the An Post series, Wicklow 200, Ring of Kerry etc are races.

None of those things are races....

Beasty

Sportives are certainly not races. To be clear, ROK ON's statement that " Stuff like the An Post series, Wicklow 200, Ring of Kerry etc are races" is incorrect

Races in Ireland are typically organised by local clubs, and as Lusk Doyle indicated require a racing licence

Lusk Doyle

Exactly. They are meant to be fun and relaxed for all sorts of cyclists including racers and non racers.

ROK ON

Apologies . I meant sportif not race. Typo.

ednwireland

as someone once said to me if it has a start and a finish...............

i'm in the non racing section at the back at sportives

g0g

while we're doing stupid questions, what's the difference between a sportif and a randonee?

Lumen

g0g wrote: »

while we're doing stupid questions, what's the difference between a sportif and a randonee?

Participants in a randonee are traditionally required to grow, rather than remove, facial and leg hair.

Beasty

g0g wrote: »

while we're doing stupid questions, what's the difference between a sportif and a randonee?

Not a lot from what I can work out ...

Captain Havoc

Beasty wrote: »

Not a lot from what I can work out ...

Randouneering is long distance aka Audax. It's term more commonly used in walking.

blorg

Randonees are never timed and may have maximum as well as minimum average speeds. A sportive in the true sense is timed with no max speed although many events in Ireland are not timed and would be more like a randonee than a true sportive. Sometimes this is because timing is too much effort, sometimes it is not the point of the event, and sometimes organisers are worried that timing will tend to turn the event into a race and may increase crashing/liability.

Audax are almost always self supported while randonees may have food stops provided.

In non stage races time is irrelevant and finishing position is all that matters. Most amateur races would not be timed.