PBP 2019 report
A sort-of account of one man’s Paris-Brest-Paris in 2019.
How far can you ride in 24 hours?
Flèche All Day Trial The Flèche All Day Trial is a 24-hour team time trial held annually. Teams of three to five riders must ride together at least 360km and finish at a designated location Teams choose their own routes to the designated finishing place. How does it work? The Flèche is a unique time…
PBP Statistics
From Eric Nichols on the Randon group: A kind anonymous soul has put together this searchable website of all PBP results from 1931 through 2019: http://www.pbpresults.com/results It’s searchable by year, country, bike type, start group, etc. The 2019 numbers are probably unofficial results scavenged from various data sources. The finishing rate in 2019 was the…
Mechanic’s advice for Audax rides
Whilst this was posted for LEL entrants, it is equally applicable to all longer audax events. Mechanic’s advice for the next LEL
PBP 2015
A great report of one man’s experience Just Keep Pedalling
Indian Pacific Wheel Race
“The Journey to the Other Side” a documentary of the 2017 event
Paris-Brest-Paris Bulge Chart
Jo Wood’s fascinating dynamic bulge chart shows progress of the 6000 riders of the 2015 Paris-Brest-Paris bicycle randonnée. The animation shows where and when riders were bunched up on the road and at controls. Abandons (DNFs) can also be seen accumulating at various controls along the route. Circles used to indicate bunches at controls of…
PBP USA Wiki
The PBP USA Wiki was created as a place to share information relevant to US riders going to PBP, wikipedia-style. No doubt much of the information may be useful for residents of other countries. Access the PBP USA Wiki here.
PBP tips from an Ancien
What do you want to know about PBP? Eric (the campyonlyguy) has helpfully created a series of videos based on his experiences. Is it worth it? How tough is it? Time Picking a start time Fix it now! Weather Making a plan Hands and arms Lodging for you and your bike Relax! Food Getting Yourself and…
What to Wear in Various Weather
Do you have trouble deciding what to wear when the weather is uncertain? The pain of late autumn/fall cycling comes from not knowing what to wear on any given ride in the fluctuating colder weather. John Yoder found that David Ertl’s guidelines for what you might wear across a range of temperatures was a great…