CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Events, rides etc.

Paris Brest Paris

(12 posts)

No tags yet.


  1. Dave
    Member

    So, I'm off in a couple of days to ride PBP.

    In case anyone is interested, you can follow my progress on the live tracker web facility (entering the frame number 6487).

    I have also attempted to set up a Twitter account. It is david_mccraw (but you can follow the fun more widely with the tags #pbp2011 and/or #pbpyacf (more UK-centric).

    I'm riding a bike borrowed from Laid-Back-Bikes which I hope will sweep me across northern France in magic carpet style (of which I will write much more in a while).

    [Edited to add link to wikipedia]

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    I'll follow you on Twitter and the tracker thing. Good luck. You're underplaying the huge achievement it is to get a place at PBP.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Cool - look forward to following that...

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. amir
    Member

    Best of luck Dave.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    What everyone above said before me!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. Nelly
    Member

    Dave, I just looked at the website - it looks like some ride, and as mollie said, kudos for making the grade in the first place.

    Will follow on twitter, and bon velo !

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. Dave
    Member

    Thanks all... I've added a link to wikipedia.

    Should be good I hope. I am pretty nervous about the prospect of four days effort in France with a major mechanical or something... not to mention my poor knees!

    I leave Edinburgh in two days time, then the race kicks off on Sunday at 17:30, finish line to be crossed by Thursday at noon!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. LaidBack
    Member

    I'm pretty nervous too. Will be looking at tracking and weather for Brittany. You've nothing to prove of course... doing the PBP just puts you into another, even smaller, outgroup.

    PS- Can you get me some duty free in the tailbox while you're out there?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  9. Dave
    Member

    I should be able to decant a few litres of red wine into my drinks bladders..? ;-)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  10. PS
    Member

    Cider's probably a better bet near Brest. ;-)

    Good luck!

    Posted 12 years ago #

  11. DaveC
    Member

    All the best Dave, I struggle with some of the smaler Audax rides, let alone qualify for the PBP.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  12. crowriver
    Member

    Best of luck and well done for getting on the list of riders!

    Posted 12 years ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Reply

You must log in to post.


Video embedded using Easy Video Embed plugin