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General Category => Audax => PBP => Topic started by: Jethro on 08 July, 2020, 04:14:40 pm

Title: Oldest riders?
Post by: Jethro on 08 July, 2020, 04:14:40 pm

While waiting at the finish at Rambouillet last August, someone told me that there was one guy aged 84 that started.  Does anyone know who it was and if he finished?

Does anyone know who the oldest UK riders were?

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: Neil C on 08 July, 2020, 04:41:39 pm

I don't know who he was but I know he didn't finish.

The results brochure has four 80+ riders registered, three started, but none finished.

The ACP Trophy for the oldest rider was presented to " Jean GUILLOT (86)   4 September 1941"

(ETA - The (86) had me confused and thinking he was one of the three starters, but I now see Jean Guillot was only 77. He finished in 87:59. It was his seventh finish, his first in 1971 was completed in 68:17. So maybe he will be back in 2023.

(86) seems to be an area or club code.)

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 08 July, 2020, 05:24:50 pm

A North American has finished previously aged 80. He was the first octogenarian to finish PBP. I don’t know if any 80+ PBPer has finished since then.

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: mzjo on 08 July, 2020, 08:03:30 pm

Quote from: Neil C on 08 July, 2020, 04:41:39 pm

I don't know who he was but I know he didn't finish.

The results brochure has four 80+ riders registered, three started, but none finished.

The ACP Trophy for the oldest rider was presented to " Jean GUILLOT (86)   4 September 1941"

(ETA - The (86) had me confused and thinking he was one of the three starters, but I now see Jean Guillot was only 77. He finished in 87:59. It was his seventh finish, his first in 1971 was completed in 68:17. So maybe he will be back in 2023.

(86) seems to be an area or club code.)

It may be the département of domicile.

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: Jethro on 08 July, 2020, 08:17:21 pm

Thanks for the information.

But who were the oldest finishers from the UK?

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: Danu on 08 July, 2020, 08:18:14 pm

Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 08 July, 2020, 05:24:50 pm

A North American has finished previously aged 80. He was the first octogenarian to finish PBP. I don’t know if any 80+ PBPer has finished since then.

Hopefully as it was a nearly a year ago

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 08 July, 2020, 09:11:49 pm

I think the bloke finished PBP11...

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: Neil C on 08 July, 2020, 09:38:52 pm

Quote from: Jethro on 08 July, 2020, 08:17:21 pm

But who were the oldest finishers from the UK?

The 2019 AUK results show 23 names for Senior SRs (65+).
Only ten of those people's results include PBP.
So they are probably your top ten.
I've no idea of the order.

Title: Re: Oldest riders?
Post by: Nagden on 09 February, 2022, 12:48:26 pm

I have just read this article on a French site about 84 year old Michel Le Crom.  I don't think he is the oldest but the article is worth a read it will translate with Google. He intends to enter next year.



https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/cyclisme-a-84-ans-michel-le-crom-a-parcouru-pres-d-un-million-de-kilometres-il-espere-traverser-les-pyrenees-en-juin-2022-2447610.html