An organized, long-distance bicycleride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.
Verb
To promote by brevet.
Origin
Inherited from the Middle English brevet ("official letter"), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref, from the Latin brevis ("short"), whence brief.
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