Paris-Brest-Paris: Ep. 7 - Presque Lá!
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
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Paris Brest Paris
First run in 1891, the 1200-kilometer Paris-Brest-Paris, or "PBP" as it is commonly called, is a grueling test of human endurance and cycling ability. Organized every four years by the host Audax Club Parisien, the Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneurs is the oldest bicycling event still run on a regular basis on the open road. Beginning on the southern side of the French capital, it travels west 600 kilometers to the port city of Brest on the Atlantic Ocean and returns along the same route. Today's randonneur cyclists, while no longer riding the primitive machines used a hundred years ago over dirt roads or cobblestones, still have to face up to rough weather, endless hills, and pedaling around the clock. A 90-hour time limit ensures that only the hardiest randonneurs earn the prestigious PBP finisher's medal and have their name entered into the event's "Great Book" along with every other finisher going back to the very first PBP. To become a PBP ancien (or ancienne for the ladies) is to join a very elite group of cyclists who have successfully endured this mighty challenge. No longer a contest for professional racing cyclists (whose entry is now forbidden), PBP evolved into a timed randonnée or brevet for hard-riding amateurs during the middle part of the 20th century. The event is held in August every four years.
Randonneuring
Randonneuring (also known as Audax in the UK, Australia and Brazil) is a long-distance cycling sport with its origins in audax cycling. In randonneuring, riders attempt courses of 200 km or more, passing through predetermined "controls" (checkpoints) every few tens of kilometers. Riders aim to complete the course within specified time limits, and receive equal recognition regardless of their finishing order. Riders may travel in groups or alone as they wish, and are expected to be self-sufficient between controls. A randonneuring event is called a randonnée or brevet, and a rider who has completed a 200 km event is called a randonneur.[1][2] The international governing body for randonneuring is Audax Club Parisien (ACP), which works with other randonneuring organizations worldwide through Les Randonneurs Mondiaux (RM). Randonneuring is popular in France, and has a following in The Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and Malaysia.
Great effort and lovely video.
Many thanks!
it's really great to follow you since the beginning of this adventure. Will you make a video to say how it all happened and how you experienced this performance?
Hi! Thank you! I really appreciate that. I am going to do a recap of my experience at PBP. That should be up in the next day or two. Cheers!
Bravo despite la fatiiiiigue!
Thank you!!
This is so emotional!! So happy for you!!
I agree
Thank you, Corrina! The whole time, I kept thinking how fortunate I was to be there in that moment, even during the hardest times. It was really something else.
Je vous ai suivi sur chrono-course et le souviens de vos passages ici et là ! 👏👏👏
Great, thank you!!
Great achievement and video , congrats !
How may hours did you sleep altogether? Was your pacing planned?
Reason I’m asking is i’ve never ridden a brevet where I needed to sleep (no 600 or above at all) , but this my amin concern. Next year I’ll do a 600, but not sure how to plan the pace-sleep combo.
Thanks and cheers !
Hi, Great question! I've done some testing and it think it's different for everyone. For me, 400K to 450K or 20 hours is about as long as I like to go without sleep. My plan was to ride to Loudeac (435 KM) sleep for 3 hours then ride to Brest and back (347K) and sleep for 3 hours. Then to power nap as needed back to Rambouillet (437 KM).
I pretty much nailed the plan with the one exception that they did not wake me up on my outbound stop at Loudeac and I slept 5 hrs 20 mins. I was super refreshed and I had made decent time to Loudeac 18hrs 45 mins, so it turned out to be a good thing because the hills to Brest and back were tough and the added rest really helped. I slept at Loudeac for the planned 3 on the return trip but I then got sleepy at Tinteniac on the way back and took a 20 minute nap in the grass by the bike corral. Then I started to fade again at Villaines-La-Juhel, so took a 40 minute nap on the grass. Then I got sleepy one more time between Mortagne-Au-Perch and Dreux (the last control) and slept at a roadside coffee stand for 20 mins. That nap took me all the way in. I had about 7 hours in the bank when I got to the last control, with only 26 miles to go so I relaxed at Dreux, had a big meal and shot the shit with some other riders. I came in to Rambouillet at 79:26:35.
Here is the breakdown:
435 KM - 5 hours sleep
782 KM - 3 hour sleep
867 KM - 20 min sleep
1010- KM - 40 min sleep
1150 KM - 20 min sleep
Total: 9 hrs 20 mins
I hope that helps.
@@blockprojects thanks for the details.