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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Events, rides etc.

1. LaidBack
   Member

   Overnight news came in from twitter. His overall average speed fell a bit... 18.6km/h

   from twitter....

   93km, 6 hours. Terrible riding. Worst. Decision. EVER. 7hrs ago

   Well, on the bright side, only 600km to go. Also the downside. Legs feel good for about 6km at a push. 3 hrs ago

   Scenes of great suffering at Brest. Even the sun is not rising as it seems it should. 3 hrs ago

   One post suggests he is with other Audax Ecosse riders - one other LB'r has cleared the first control on return - long way to go yet... quite an event...

   Posted 12 years ago #

2. DaveC
   Member

   I like the last one, I have visions of wornout cyclists protrate lieing all over Brest...

   Posted 12 years ago #

3. LaidBack
   Member

   Like The Raft of the Medusa !

   CARHAIX-PLOUGUER - 42 hours / 782km

   As the event goes on the shape of the field changes... If it wasn't about survival before it is now...

   Posted 12 years ago #

4. LaidBack
   Member

   6 paricipants have now got back to Paris...

   That was quick.

   Posted 12 years ago #

5. LaidBack
   Member

   Frites, crepes et cafe at some place I know not where, en route to loudeac.

   Think he's allowed that - must have been burning all his reserves.

   Posted 12 years ago #

6. Min
   Member

   Go Dave, go Dave!

   *waves pom poms*

   Posted 12 years ago #

7. Cyclingmollie
   Member

   Dig in Dave!

   Posted 12 years ago #

8. Rabid Hamster
   Member

   Dig deep Dave, and remember to thank your sponsor! Good going son! Wish I still had the knees for it! ;}

   Posted 12 years ago #

9. kaputnik
   Moderator

   hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup hup pedal in sqUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARES!

   Posted 12 years ago #

10. ruggtomcat
    Member

    common boyo!

    Posted 12 years ago #

11. LaidBack
    Member

    Twittter 2 hours ago... Fougeres. Flaked pretty badly at the end. 7 hours in hand still. Might sleep but busy. Big effort for a surprise sub 80?

    It isn't all downhill on the way back to Paris.

    So Dave has done 921km....

    Controls left... cycle 86km from Fougeres to Villaines where he'll have done 1000km. (or more than a cycle in a year;-)

    VILLAINES-LA-JUHEL then 80km to:
    MORTAGNE-AU-PERCHE then 75 km to:
    DREUX then 65 km to:
    SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES - Finish line at 1230km

    PBP tracking estimate he'll be at next control around lunchtime.... Allez, allez allez!

    Posted 12 years ago #

12. LaidBack
    Member

    He's now at VILLAINES-LA-JUHEL - 1009km.

    On to the last 200km.

    He has been sun bathing a bit - is he really suitable material to be a PBP Ancien?
    
    On a wall somewhere in the sun, sampling the baking. Wishing paris was a bit closer. Although at least it's not getting further away.

    He's wondering...;-)
    We need to average 9.4 to finish in time, but 18.5 to in sub 80. Nobody is sure what to do. There are plenty of hills left, too.

    Maybe tweet him to get moving....

    Posted 12 years ago #

13. LaidBack
    Member

    Another LB person, Alf C from Penicuik, got in on 69 hours 48 mins. Great effort from him. 17.6km/h av.

    Posted 12 years ago #

14. LaidBack
    Member

    Latest tweeting from France...

    80km in 5h30 with exploding knees. Mortagne. Still 7.5h ahead of the chop and 17h to get the last 140k in the bag.

    XXL harsh. Ruined husks of men litter the verge, controle, road. never subjected to 90h hell, don't, or do it with people in worse sta ...

    Posted 12 years ago #

15. LaidBack
    Member

    MORTAGNE-AU-PERCHE
    prochain controle entre 24-08 22:16 et 24-08 22:24

    Posted 12 years ago #

16. LaidBack
    Member

    Twitter...
    Morning coffee, croissant, ready for the last leg. Definately in Dreux contrary to the #pbp2011 website. Bon courage tout les monde!

    Doesn't sound like work to me....;-)

    I'm out for part of today so if someone can check his tweets and post when (if) he finishes. If he isn't in by lunchtime then game over..

    Posted 12 years ago #

17. LaidBack
    Member

    FINISHED

    88 hours 20mins...

    Think everyone wil wish him the best. He had to struggle at the end a bit. Many didn't make it (hundreds). Many still out on road behind.

    twitter
    Argh! Failed by ~30 minutes to join the 89 hour club. 88:20 something I Think. FINISHED. Still got one leg that works, too.

    Posted 12 years ago #

18. crowriver
    Member

    Well done, Dave!

    Posted 12 years ago #

19. SRD
    Moderator

    congrats!

    Posted 12 years ago #

20. Min
    Member

    Wow, great effort Dave, well done!

    Posted 12 years ago #

21. Morningsider
    Member

    Congratulations Dave - fantastic achievement.

    Posted 12 years ago #

22. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    How is 88:20 failing to make the 89 hour club???

    SUPERB EFFORT!

    Posted 12 years ago #

23. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Amazing!

    And truly mad!

    But mainly amazing.

    Posted 12 years ago #

24. amir
    Member

    Wonderful Dave. Well done.

    Posted 12 years ago #

25. ruggtomcat
    Member

    woo-hoo!

    Posted 12 years ago #

26. primalgeek
    Member

    awesome!

    Posted 12 years ago #

27. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Well done. That's an awesome achievement completing the world's oldest continuously held event. Truly you are a roleur.

    Posted 12 years ago #

28. kaputnik
    Moderator

    I believe Dave is now entitled to be called a Super Randonneur, a Randonneur 5000 and a Randonneur Paris-Brest-Paris!

    Don't forget to put those on your CV and business card!

    Posted 12 years ago #

29. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Cool. I'd be on-line ordering the badges right now. Here's a race report from 1948.

    Posted 12 years ago #

30. LaidBack
    Member

    Just updated my home page.... ok - it's only a bike ride but I've been feeling the strain!

    Lots of people didn't make it. One oerson was killed - not sure how that happened.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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