Paris-Brest-Paris 2019

[fiamme red]

It appears that New England Randonneurs has some new members of La Société Charly Miller.

[jtakeda]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

It appears that New England Randonneurs has some new members of La Société Charly Miller.

54:44 for one of our SF folks

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by goonster

Looks like Jan Heine dropped out of the leading group pretty early . . .

He made Charly Miller time by 3 minutes 5 seconds.

So did Ian Hands, who of course is also a member of La Société Adrian Hands.

[goonster]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

La Société Adrian Hands.

Only the very best people in there!

[xnetter]

Originally Posted by goonster

Only the very best people in there!

Ha so great. Lesser humans (myself included) can only dream of even a 90hr finish!

KJ

[fiamme red]

From French TV, the last riders to arrive at the turn-around in Brest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8rYvhRNgDs. Only 380 miles to go!

Ultracyclist Marko Baloh finished in 44:48.

[fiamme red]

British cyclist becomes third woman ever to complete Paris-Brest-Paris on a fixie: https://road.cc/content/news/265816-...st-paris-fixie.

Of course, Emily O'Brien of Dill Pickle Gear was one of the previous two.

[Peter B]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

British cyclist becomes third woman ever to complete Paris-Brest-Paris on a fixie: https://road.cc/content/news/265816-...st-paris-fixie.

Of course, Emily O'Brien of Dill Pickle Gear was one of the previous two.

3 fixies in France.

Emily's a rockstar!

[tony_mm]

All the finishers are rock stars!

[marciero]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

British cyclist becomes third woman ever to complete Paris-Brest-Paris on a fixie: https://road.cc/content/news/265816-...st-paris-fixie.

Of course, Emily O'Brien of Dill Pickle Gear was one of the previous two.

She was also the youngest rider that year (2007?).

[gone]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

So did Ian Hands, who of course is also a member of La Société Adrian Hands.

And Ian did Charly Miller on a fixed gear.

[gone]

Originally Posted by 72gmc

Tailwinds to all who are doing this ...

No such luck. Fairly strong headwind all the way to Loudeac and I was looking for a nice push on the way back from Brest. The wind shifted so a headwind on the retour also though not as strong as in the way out.

I finished in a little over 87 hours but had 7 hours off the bike each night with overnights in Loudeac (out and back) and Mortagne.

All in all, the weather was as good as you can ask for on a 1200K. It got really cold at night (I ride through the night twice), into the low 40's and a damp fog that made it feel even colder. AFAIK, 27% of the field didn't finish, about normal for a 1200K.

A fantastic event.

[muz]

I finished in 75 hours and change. Here's the bike at Brest:

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[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by gone

And Ian did Charly Miller on a fixed gear.

Wow. I wonder how many riders have ever done PBP faster than that on a fixed gear.

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by muz

I finished in 75 hours and change. Here's the bike at Brest:

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Very impressive!

I hope you'll write a ride report. Did you ride by yourself most of the time, or in pacelines with geared riders?

I've done a Super Randonneur series on a fixed gear, but it's hard for me to imagine doing a 1200 on one, not just because of hills, but also because having to pedal constantly aggravates any problems with saddle or chamois.