Paris-Brest-Paris

The next PARIS-BREST-PARIS in August 2007

August 20th to 24th, 2007

Translator Bob Aldridge

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Présentation

      A historic and mystic randonnee that every four years attracts several thousand French and foreign randonneurs, emotional but above all passionate by the bicycle and the sporting challenge.
      When one sets out for 80 to 90 hours, you do not have to be called Superman to succeed on this difficult journey. It is to set ones-self a challenge, to be done at least once in a lifetime, an unforgettable experience. This marathon of a randonnee caps all achievements.
      It is above all a battle of endurance.
      To know oneself and to be able to fine tune your different qualities are the keys to success. Put yourself to the test .
      It is often said that Paris - Brest - Paris is achieved more with the head than with the legs. It requires dedication and willpower (a balanced diet, wholesome sleep, periods of fatigue and feelings of discouragement).
      To think that the Paris - Brest - Paris is an flat event is far from the truth, there is nearly 10,000 metres of change in altitude, that is equivalent to a weeks riding in the mountains ! The high points on the route are at Le Perche and Roc Trévezel, but the accumulation of a series of small climbs of various lengths tests the resistance of the strongest.
      Paris - Brest - Paris may seem outmoded in a period where more and more events are becoming shorter and faster, but its stature is something else. It is for the randonneurs the equivalent of the New York Marathon for runners, the Vasalopet for the cross country skiers or the Olympic games for the athletes. An objective for all !!!!
      Nether the less whilst not being one of the last adventures of the modern world, it is in every sense a formidable challenge to oneself, and a superb occasion that will produce many unforgetable memories.

Edition 2007
5317 entries
3703 finishers
1459 non-finishers, 516 to Carhaix
24 countries represented

Photos and commentaires André Tignon
29/08/2007   LE FINAL VENDREDI DANS PARIS BREST PARIS (1e Partie /2) 2007
28/08/2007   FINAL SAINT QUENTIN YVELINES PARIS BREST PARIS (2e Partie/2)
24/08/2007   PARIS BREST PARIS EN ROUTE JOUR ET NUIT (1e Partie/2) 2007
22/08/2007   ROUTE DE JOUR ET NUIT A PARIS BREST PARIS (2e Partie/2) 2007
19/08/2007   PARIS BREST PARIS VEILLE DU DEPART RANDONNEUR (1e Partie/2)
19/08/2007   SUITE PREPARATIFS PARIS BREST PARIS RANDONNEUR (2e Partie/2)

Edition en 1995

2 976 entries
2 860 starters including 1 096 non-French
2 380 finishers
+ 16% non-finishers
4 outside time limit
2 155 clubs reprpresentedEdition en 1999
3 800 entries
3540 starters
230 women
+ 900 non-finishers or outside time limitEdition 2003

Some details :

Distance : 1 218 km.
10,000 metres change in altitude.
A climb every 3 km ! (365 in total).
9 control towns with food and accommodation open 24/24h.
16 controls plus secret controls.
3 500 starters with 50% non French.
6 000 fluorescent directional arrows.
21 countries represented.Difficulties
The route of Paris-Brest-Paris is not flat.
Apart from the crossing of " la Beauce", the rest is a succession of false flats and miscellaneous climbs, some short, others long, both regular or stepped with some being steep whilst others not too difficult.

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