Paris-Brest-Paris 2019

[Peter B]

Completed a balmy 2003 geared and a wet 2007 fixed. Several pals riding this year. Its a memorable experience.

Bonne Route & Bonne Chance to all!

[muz]

Originally Posted by slowpoke

curious what your setup is like! A Quickbeam?

I had 5 to choose from, but took the S&S coupled Co-Motion for convenience. Still in the box, so no pictures... I had a Quickbeam for a while, it was a little too stiff for me.


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[jambee]

Bon Chance y'all!

May the wind be at your back and your belly filled with crepes!

[rain dogs]

Yes! Shame I hoped to be able make it myself, but alas.
Enjoy your ride and I'll be sure to raise a glass to all who've gone!

Ánimo! Ánimo!

[Drmojo]

Originally Posted by muz

I had 5 to choose from, but took the S&S coupled Co-Motion for convenience. Still in the box, so no pictures... I had a Quickbeam for a while, it was a little too stiff for me.
Formidable!

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Formidable!
be careful?,!

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by gone

For those interested in following along, tracking is here:

https://track.rtrt.me/e/PBP-2019#/tracker

I like the new tracker. I can watch simultaneously the progress of all the riders I'm following.

[Lionel]

My buddy made the turn in Brest in 25h41 !!!

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by Lionel

My buddy made the turn in Brest in 25h41 !!!

I bet you could do it in under 24.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

I bet you could do it in under 24.

I wish. No way.

[marciero]

I'm following a mixed tandem team and a few other riders from New England Randonneurs. The tandem made Brest in 24:33, though their pace has been dropping. Some other NERds are also tearing it up

...and also tracking Paceliners who provided bib numbers...!

[fiamme red]

I wonder what was the time of the first finisher. I found one rider who finished in 49:00.

I heard that there were headwinds on the way out to Brest. I hope all the riders have tailwinds on the return!

[goonster]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

I hope all the riders have tailwinds on the return!

Unlikely, because the prevailing winds are westerly, but this often turns into a land breeze in the evenings. On top of that, the route out of the controle diverges from the incoming route and tacks around the northern outskirts of the city, e.g. you do not ride back across the famous bridge.

In 2007 we were very much looking forward to a tailwind out of Brest, but by 7 pm this had turned into a headwind/crosswind.

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

[jtakeda]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

I wonder what was the time of the first finisher. I found one rider who finished in 49:00.

I heard that there were headwinds on the way out to Brest. I hope all the riders have tailwinds on the return!

Holy **** that’s fast.

My buddy who is extremely fast IMO is 49:10 in and is past mortgage au-perche so he has a ways to go.

[marciero]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

I wonder what was the time of the first finisher. I found one rider who finished in 49:00.

I heard that there were headwinds on the way out to Brest. I hope all the riders have tailwinds on the return!

43:49. Already posted on wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%...%E2%80%93Paris

[jtakeda]

Originally Posted by marciero

43:49. Already posted on wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%...%E2%80%93Paris

That’s an absurd time. So fast