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The right time to quit
Randonnées can be tough, but riders who prepare well can usually finish within the time limit. We all have times when we are not feeling good and may be tempted to give up. Pushing through those periods makes the difference between success and a DNF. Ed Bernasky says about his PBP2019 ride: The decision to…
Lindsay Green’s P-B-P Comments
Advice on preparing for PBP from the doyen of Queensland Audax Club (Australia). No doubt there will be plenty of pre-ride tips available, and they are all worthwhile taking on-board. At the risk of going into infom1ation overload, I offer these comments/tips for prospective entrants, in the hope that they will be of some help. Obviously preparation…
PBP & LEL
Paris-Brest-Paris has long been the pinnacle of Audax/Randonneur achievement but London-Edinburgh-London seems to be trying to catch up. See Damon Peacock’s video on PBP & LEL
Training for Brevets
John Hughes has some worthwhile articles on his site: Endurance Cycling Training for Brevets Part 1: Base endurance training. Training for Brevets Part 2: Building power and peaking.
Sleep on 600Ks and longer
Here’s John Hughes’ advice: Take a sleep break if you can – you’ll ride better the following day. Danny Chew used to take 3 hour sleep breaks on RAAM while his competitors were only taking short breaks or not stopping. As a result he was fast enough to win RAAM twice. . If your event…