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					In 1931, the "touriste-routier" group was changed into two "randonneur" groups: the "allure libre" group, consisting of individuals riding by themselves, and the "audax" group consisting of groups of ten, riding together as a group but under the authority of a single leader who designated rest stops and gave all the orders. In French, the word "randonneur" means something like "rapid rambler," and is applied to skiing, walking, running, cycling, or any other kind of adventure travel. Both randonneur groups were limited to 90 hours for the first time. In 1931, the first randonneurs finished in 68 hours 30 minutes. A woman recorded only as Madamoiselle Vassard became the first solo female finisher, in 93hours 25 minutes. Four women on mixed tandems also finished in 1931.The 1931 professional event saw victory by Australian cycling great Hubert Opperman. Opperman broke nearly every record in cycling before retiring to become an important Australian politician. Oppy took the race with an incredible sprint on the finish velodrome after his long solo breakaway was neutralized just outside of Paris.