TACOMA WHEELMEN'S CLUB September 2000 Newsletter. Founded 1888 Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club N e w s l e t t e r September 2000 SIR Offers Marathon Cycling Randonneuring Offers Long Rides Peg Winczewski It all started quite by accident, actually, as many great experiences do. I was surfing the web on a friend's computer, randomly looking up different bicycling sites when I happened upon the BC Randonneur club. I had never heard of the word "randonneur" but soon found out it is a French term which translated into English means marathon cycling. I was interested in doing long distance bike rides as a way to check out unfamiliar territory in the northwest. Canada seemed a bit of a stretch, but when I inquired about it