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Topic: Paris - Brest - Paris 2019

Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Subject: Paris - Brest - Paris 2019
Date Posted: 16 August 2019 at 9:01pm

Ian P. is undertaking PBP this year and has supplied a tracking link:

https://track.rtrt.me/e/PBP-2019#/tracker/R5HFMYU9" rel="nofollow -

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Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Date Posted: 19 August 2019 at 9:36am

Looks like he is nearly 1/2 way at an average speed of 16.5 mph.

Ian Perry | No. F115

Paris-Brest-Paris No. F115

Audax UK

17:17:52

Point	Time	Time of Day	Pace

RAMBOUILLET	00:00:00	17:16:47	---
VILLAINES-LA-JUHEL	07:51:23	01:08:09	27.62 km/hr
FOUGERES	11:20:11	04:36:57	25.57 km/hr
TINTENIAC	13:32:55	06:49:41	24.41 km/hr
LOUDEAC	16:53:26	10:10:13	25.43 km/hr

Avg. Pace	26.35
	km/hr

Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Date Posted: 21 August 2019 at 8:33am

So Ian has finished. Many congrats 13.9 mph average speed.

Rambouillet

54:26:26

23:43:13

19.76 km/hr

Avg. Pace	22.32
	km/hr

Posted By: ChrisH
Date Posted: 22 August 2019 at 5:00pm

Worth noting that Ian's average sleeping includes stopping time for sleeping, eating pooing etc.

I heard that he managed to get a speeding ticket somewhere en route.

Well done Ian (for the ticket as well as for completing the event)!

Posted By: Phil Wh
Date Posted: 30 August 2019 at 10:26am

Is there actually a speed limit on pedal cycles in France? Maybe the Gendarme thought it was motorised?

Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 30 August 2019 at 4:25pm

It was a confusing situation Phil with my poor French, his poor English, not believing that it wasn't motorised not appreciating what PBP was me refusing to go to bank, me telling him I didn't have driving licence (on me). I think the parting agreement was he would send a fine to my home address which was taken off my brevet card. I've also looked and can't see anything saying there is such a law, however one person has told me that speeding on a cycle is Belgium is an offence, so who knows what will transpire, even if I do get a fine I won't pay it.

Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 30 August 2019 at 6:40pm

Well done Ian amazing achievement you must be very proud, an no don't pay.

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when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp

Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 30 August 2019 at 8:09pm

A fine for speeding?? Never mind paying it, I'd frame it!!!

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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 31 August 2019 at 6:41am

Thanks Jeff, yes I'm pleased with the time, but I also wasted a lot of time, and knowing what I know now I could probably have gone faster, I wasn't cycling myself into the ground, afterall it's just a long bike ride with frequent places to refuel, top up water and sleep, it's the atmosphere, sheer number of riders and public support that make it special.

There was one chap on a Cobra low-racer as well, no idea if he finished it.