PBP Blogs and write ups elsewhere

[Salvatore]

George Moore 'A good ride, outside the limits'
http://thedailyrandonneur.wordpress.com/george-moores-pbp-2011-outside-the-limits/

and Jason Karp, another HD
http://belgradebobcat.blogspot.com/

DYlan from Seattle is very enthusiastic
http://ifihadabikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/paris-brest-paris-2011.html

[LEE]

Finally! Almost harder to grind out than the ride itself
http://bicyclemaintenancecompany.co.uk/paris-brest-paris-2011/

Great write-up.  How on earth do you remember all the detail?  I just barely remember a few towns I passed through (I think most had a church but they blur into one) and some controls that I struggle to differentiate or place in any sort of chronological sequence.

I envy people who can remember such detail but then I think that maybe it would involve remembering how much it hurt at times.

[jogdial]

finally spell checked it.. well, still probably mistakes.  As I have read most other peoples, I normally get goosepimples at some of the silliest things, but it was my first ride of this length - have managed the 40 mile work commute most days since - left foot big toe is still numb but it took nearly a month after the 600 for that to go back to normal, silly sportif race shoes!  doing a 200K to keep the RRTY series going on Saturday.

http://angryofmuswellhill.blogspot.com/2011/08/paris-brest-paris-2011.html

which is followed by posts from my facebook that I did along the way - some interesting pictures of me completely wacked out

[Maverick]

My long account to make sense of the ride is here
http://www.twoberries.com/?page_id=332

[pipsuds]

Finally! Almost harder to grind out than the ride itself
http://bicyclemaintenancecompany.co.uk/paris-brest-paris-2011/

Great report! How you remember all the place names is beyond me - but a delightful reminder of the many culinary establishments that we visited.... now I understand how we spent so many hours off the bike 

[pumpkin]

http://www.rapha.cc/pbp-2011-four-journeys-1

In case it hasn't been posted

[Pip]

a really fast rider's report, Chris Ragsdale

http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/09/02/ragsdales-paris-brest-paris-report/

[AndyH]

That's even more exclusive than a SWSR series, it's an EWCCSR series

  That's what my PBP medal will say 

[Angstbremser]

Good evening!

At long last, only a few weeks after everyone else, I got mine ready, too.

http://www.misc-pictures.de/?p=145

http://www.misc-pictures.de/?p=129

http://www.misc-pictures.de/?p=125

Ciao, Gernot

[AndyH]

My blog:PBP 2011 Ride Report

Excellent

Why is PBP an additional 30 km?  A few miles could be cut out getting into Brest, no?

Isn't any event that is overdistance MattC's fault?

[chillmoister]

ride report is here

http://pbpthereandbackagain.blogspot.com/2011/09/pbp-ride-report.html


it's not too long!!

[stephmev]

here's mine  ma vie à vélo

[Laid Back Rich]

awesome report here by Chris Ragsdale, the US guy that came in 5th in 44:36 having done an extra 40k off-route, with ref to the early crash sustained by Flatlander
http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/09/02/ragsdales-paris-brest-paris-report/

[Greenbank]

Paul Rozelle's write up of doing his Galérien du Mont-Ventoux (all 4 ascents of Mont Ventoux, 3 by usual road and one by the forest road). This is the extra version of the Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux which is just the 3 road climbs/descents from Bedouin, Sault and Malaucene).

On fixed.

Just three days before riding PBP (which he completed in 80h01).

https://groups.google.com/group/randon/browse_thread/thread/b33ac8163be2fd5f?hl=en#

Doing both Ventoux and PBP in the same week would help make the point in a more extreme fashion: if this can be done on a fixed-gear bicycle, then tell me what, exactly, cannot?

[marcusjb]

That is an impressive feat! I had never heard of the 4th way up the forest road.

A very interesting approach to PBP prep - didn't seem to do him much harm though.

Chapeau indeed.

[Greenbank]

A very interesting approach to PBP prep - didn't seem to do him much harm though.

It depends if he normally finishes in 60h...

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Paul ('The Octopus') is a very strong rider but usually doesn't aim for 'a time'.

[Exit Stage Left]

I've never met Paul, but Heather interviewed him at Brest in 2007, 1.28 in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7txZxR0Pko

[vorsprung]

awesome report here by Chris Ragsdale, the US guy that came in 5th in 44:36 having done an extra 40k off-route, with ref to the early crash sustained by Flatlander
http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/09/02/ragsdales-paris-brest-paris-report/

And the report by his helpers here

http://roadcyclinguk.com/blogs/guest-blog/crewing-at-paris-brest-paris-2011-the-agony-the-ecstasy-the-falling-asleep.html

[Karla]

Mine is up in Ride Reports.  It needs condensing down into club mag size, which I reckon means I need to cut it from 3,000 to 2,000 words.  Any suggestions would be appreciated 

[wwatts]

It is both long-winded and late, but here is my account of PBP:

http://bill-watts.blogspot.com/

[EdinburghFixed]

Hardly late. Arrivee is still publishing accounts of LEL2009, after all 

[Exit Stage Left]

Hardly late. Arrivee is still publishing accounts of LEL2009, after all 

That's because so much has already been published on blogs and places like this.

[border-rider]

It is both long-winded and late, but here is my account of PBP:

http://bill-watts.blogspot.com/

That's a lovely write-up, Bill.  Really touching, and really captures the spirit of the event (highs & lows, both)  for me.

[LEE]

It is both long-winded and late, but here is my account of PBP:

http://bill-watts.blogspot.com/

I enjoyed your write-up.  Our paths must have crossed a few times (we started at the same time and finished within 90 minutes of each other).