Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Audax => Topic started by: Panoramix on 06 October, 2017, 09:50:04 pm
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Hello all,
Next year my club will be running Rennes - Brest - Rennes which is a French Brevet run infrequently generally the year before PBP. So the idea is to do the Breton part of PBP. The ride starts in Rennes, joins the PBP route at Vieux Vy sur Couesnon, then riders have to control in Loudeac, Carhaix, Brest and finally retrace back. It probably is the hardest bit of the PBP route but also the nicest IMHO. It is coming from a Breton, not that we are known for being objective on the relative merits of he rest of France and Brittany, but you can ask "PBP anciens" for an impartial opinion about this.
So for all the PBP nostalgic, this is an occasion to climb the Roc Trevezel, go through Huelgoat and others Breton villages and for those who have never done PBP an occasion to scout the hardest bit, not that it is nowhere as hard as randonnees like the mille Cymru. A zed stop will be organised somewhere close after Brest.
To get there from the UK (or at least Southern England), the easiest and cheapest is probably to take the ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo and then either ride the 65km or so to the start or take the train that wil get you and your bike to Rennes city centre. If you need accomodation in Rennes let us know here and we will make our best to help you. The actual start is in Chantepie which is just on the edge of Rennes.
Those who want to practice their French can go there : http://parisbrestparis2007.actifforum.com/t5596-rennes-brest-rennes-2018
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I got J'y serai but that's about it;
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? ca m'interresse beaucoup
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Sounds good - and I'd certainly echo the notion that the middle 600 of PBP is more interesting topographically than the first and last 300s.
Lots of reasonably-priced hotels near the start too :thumbsup:
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que veux dire ca?
représentants Britanniques ou Ruban blanc
que nous sommes merde de poulet?
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? , il n' y a rien dans le forum, je suis vraiment serieux
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This looks quite appealing.
Shame it's the same week as the two most appealing AUK events :( #firstworldproblem
Have fun everyone!
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que veux dire ca?
représentants Britanniques ou Ruban blanc
que nous sommes merde de poulet?
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? , il n' y a rien dans le forum, je suis vraiment serieux
A Ruban Blanc is the French equivalent of a yacf'er, for registering I am not sure how they plan to do the pre-registering but I've asked the organiser in chief, I am mere ambassador or "représentant Français chez yacf".
As soon as I get news, I let you know but don't worry there will be room for our British friends.
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Sounds very interesting.
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Sounds very interesting.
but I'm not sure you are free that weekend Ian. However, I am very definitely up for this. It sounds like a job for my Moulton which fits unobtrusively on Eurostar and TGV.
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Sounds very interesting.
but I'm not sure you are free that weekend Ian. However, I am very definitely up for this. It sounds like a job for my Moulton which fits unobtrusively on Eurostar and TGV.
Oh bugger. You're right.
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Sounds very interesting.
but I'm not sure you are free that weekend Ian. However, I am very definitely up for this. It sounds like a job for my Moulton which fits unobtrusively on Eurostar and TGV.
Did I forget to mention that Rennes is just a 1h25 away from Paris? So yes for those of you with folding bike or at least a bike that can fit in a bike bag, that's easy by Eurostar.
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Sounds very interesting.
but I'm not sure you are free that weekend Ian. However, I am very definitely up for this. It sounds like a job for my Moulton which fits unobtrusively on Eurostar and TGV.
Oh bugger. You're right.
Doh, I would have liked to see you at the start.
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I got J'y serai but that's about it;
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? ca m'interresse beaucoup
Registration will be open in January. To keep things simple, people coming from abroad will be able to register in advance and pay on the day just before the start.
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Given my aim for 2018 is quality rather than quantity, this appeals.
With the ability to work from pretty much anywhere, I could do this with possibly just the Monday off work to recuperate and travel home.
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I got J'y serai but that's about it;
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? ca m'interresse beaucoup
Registration will be open in January. To keep things simple, people coming from abroad will be able to register in advance and pay on the day just before the start.
Is there likely to be somewhere to leave stuff at HQ? I'm thinking of empty Bike bags
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I got J'y serai but that's about it;
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? ca m'interresse beaucoup
Registration will be open in January. To keep things simple, people coming from abroad will be able to register in advance and pay on the day just before the start.
Is there likely to be somewhere to leave stuff at HQ? I'm thinking of empty Bike bags
There will be, I think that they will let you leave stuff at the start as it will be from the organising club if not you are welcome to leave stuff at my place which is about 5km from the start.
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Any campsites nearby ?
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Any campsites nearby ?
A quick google search leads to this one which is close to the start : http://www.bretagne35.com/hebergements/campings/HPABRE035FS0001A/detail/chantepie/camping-a-la-ferme-manoir-de-soeuvres
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Doh, I would have liked to see you at the start.
Likewise, old chap.
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http://www.chantepie-cyclo.fr/images/stories/documents/600.pdf has got pretty much all the required information ... except it requires payment by cheque. Bit of an issue for those us from outside the Eurozone.
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I got J'y serai but that's about it;
comment s'inscrire s'il vous plait? ca m'interresse beaucoup
Registration will be open in January. To keep things simple, people coming from abroad will be able to register in advance and pay on the day just before the start.
This should solve your problem Somnolent?
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Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
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To keep things simple, people coming from abroad will be able to register in advance and pay on the day just before the start.
This should solve your problem Somnolent?[/quote]
I should read back further :facepalm: Thanks anyway, Jacques
Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
No problem with the form or the French, just Britanny Ferries humoungous prices for the St.Malo route.
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Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
I'm not sure about "le port du casque est très fortement conseillé." I must wear headphones?
By "Une lampe frontale n'est pas considérée comme un éclairage", is that referring to a head torch?
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Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
I'm not sure about "le port du casque est très fortement conseillé." I must wear headphones?
By "Une lampe frontale n'est pas considérée comme un éclairage", is that referring to a head torch?
It means wearing a helmet is strongly recommended and head torches are not accepted as bike lights.
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Casque = Helmet, of course! Obvious when I think about it really.
But please don't anyone start THAT debate all over again.
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Yes and it is just a recommendation. Those who have strong views are free to ignore it.
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I costed this out today and as much as I was tempted, its just too expensive. Shame, it looks great. Will keep my powder dry for non UK cycling in 2019
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Just as thread diversion we are aiming for Chantipie - Epinal 1000km. For the lolz.
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Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
Baudrier?
Hi-vis/Sam Browne?
(https://static.evanscycles.com/production/helmets--protection/safety--high-vis/product-image/484-319/madison-high-visibility-sam-browne-belt-kids-yellow-00106072-9999-3.jpg)
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I costed this out today and as much as I was tempted, its just too expensive. Shame, it looks great. Will keep my powder dry for non UK cycling in 2019
Is it the ferry?
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Yes, that's correct. If you struggle with the form in French, let me know.
Baudrier?
Hi-vis/Sam Browne?
(https://static.evanscycles.com/production/helmets--protection/safety--high-vis/product-image/484-319/madison-high-visibility-sam-browne-belt-kids-yellow-00106072-9999-3.jpg)
Correct
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I costed this out today and as much as I was tempted, its just too expensive. Shame, it looks great. Will keep my powder dry for non UK cycling in 2019
Is it the ferry?
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not particularly. Starting from Edinburgh and having to get to ferry or Eurostar more of an issue.
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I costed this out today and as much as I was tempted, its just too expensive. Shame, it looks great. Will keep my powder dry for non UK cycling in 2019
Is it the ferry?
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not particularly. Starting from Edinburgh and having to get to ferry or Eurostar more of an issue.
Have a look at flying low cost. Rennes has an airport. A first google gives changing at Charles de Gaulle but I would have preferred going through an english hub airport. If going alone this could be the cheapest option. For two travelling together it is not as favourable.
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Flybe lands in Rennes so I suppose that you can do Edinburgh - Southampton - Rennes for a reasonable fare.
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Flybe lands in Rennes so I suppose that you can do Edinburgh - Southampton - Rennes for a reasonable fare.
Knocking on £300 though, if you need to add a bike, plus several nights in a hotel if you want to keep it to a single change. (No flights on Friday, so out Thurs, back Tues for RNS-SOU-EDI - back on Monday would involve RNS-SEN-MAN-EDI, which seems tedious. And the bike is thirty quid a sector, standby.)
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Out Thursday, back Tuesday just SOU-RNS is only £70 with hand lugage and SOU is about 100 mtrs from the main SWT line out of Waterloo so very accessible.
If enough people wanted to do that I could maybe take a van over on the ferry with the bikes.
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Flybe lands in Rennes so I suppose that you can do Edinburgh - Southampton - Rennes for a reasonable fare.
Knocking on £300 though, if you need to add a bike, plus several nights in a hotel if you want to keep it to a single change. (No flights on Friday, so out Thurs, back Tues for RNS-SOU-EDI - back on Monday would involve RNS-SEN-MAN-EDI, which seems tedious. And the bike is thirty quid a sector, standby.)
Edinburgh is a long way from Brittany, it's never going to be as easy as coming from southern England.
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Just as thread diversion we are aiming for Chantipie - Epinal 1000km. For the lolz.
Same organiser, you'll be very welcome.
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Out Thursday, back Tuesday just SOU-RNS is only £70 with hand lugage and SOU is about 100 mtrs from the main SWT line out of Waterloo so very accessible.
If enough people wanted to do that I could maybe take a van over on the ferry with the bikes.
That's a lot of people to find but if you are 10 people travelling together on the ferry, you can get a group discount.
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Flybe lands in Rennes so I suppose that you can do Edinburgh - Southampton - Rennes for a reasonable fare.
Knocking on £300 though, if you need to add a bike, plus several nights in a hotel if you want to keep it to a single change. (No flights on Friday, so out Thurs, back Tues for RNS-SOU-EDI - back on Monday would involve RNS-SEN-MAN-EDI, which seems tedious. And the bike is thirty quid a sector, standby.)
Edinburgh is a long way from Brittany, it's never going to be as easy as coming from southern England.
Indeed. Living in Edinburgh does have plenty other compensations though. ;)
Will keep my powder dry just in case there are any big events in France in 2019 that might interest me :)
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Out Thursday, back Tuesday just SOU-RNS is only £70 with hand lugage and SOU is about 100 mtrs from the main SWT line out of Waterloo so very accessible.
If enough people wanted to do that I could maybe take a van over on the ferry with the bikes.
[my bold]
... would require a very small bike ...
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Out Thursday, back Tuesday just SOU-RNS is only £70 with hand lugage and SOU is about 100 mtrs from the main SWT line out of Waterloo so very accessible.
If enough people wanted to do that I could maybe take a van over on the ferry with the bikes.
[my bold]
... would require a very small bike ...
I'm planning on using Eurostar and TGV with my Moulton, a proper grown up bike that travels as hand luggage.
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I'm in! I'm encouraged to tell you all that you'll be made welcome too!
Bien reçu votre inscription.
Merci de parler de ce Rennes-Brest-Rennes à vos amis Audax.
Les Bretons recevront avec plaisir les Grands-Bretons.
Bonne préparation.
Sportivement.
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I bump this up just in case somebody missed it...
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I'll probably be doing this, seems daft as I live Brestish but I do it for PBP so count on me turning up. Will enter nearer the date though in case my club 600 kills me.
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Just sent off my entry, looking forward to this one.
was gonna ask does anybody have links to a route map or gpx, but i found the openrunner numbers on the application form
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I'm planning on using Eurostar and TGV with my Moulton, a proper grown up bike that travels as hand luggage.
er, no I'm not. I got cold feet about TGV and the rail strikes, so now I'm on the Portsmouth-St Malo ferry with a non-separable bike
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Have entered this and hopefully will be able to do it! Have route sheet (although not great at French so should be fun!). Does anyone know if the controls are information controls or are there stamps to collect? The route looks a bit complex from route sheet but suspect that is just me, not ridden an Audax in France since PBP 07, anything else I should know would be welcome. Thanks.
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Have entered this and hopefully will be able to do it! Have route sheet (although not great at French so should be fun!). Does anyone know if the controls are information controls or are there stamps to collect? The route looks a bit complex from route sheet but suspect that is just me, not ridden an Audax in France since PBP 07, anything else I should know would be welcome. Thanks.
I think that it will be stamps to collect.
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What's the French for DNS?
I'm out, with my left leg finally succumbing to tight hamstrings and leaving me on a diet of ibuprofen and paracetamol. I'm hoping that the physio can mend me before the end of September as I am one 600 away from qualifying as an Ultra Randonneur. It's not easy, this long distance cycling, is it?
Instead I'll have a holiday in Brittany, either with or without the bike, so it's not all bad.
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What's the French for DNS?
I'm out, with my left leg finally succumbing to tight hamstrings and leaving me on a diet of ibuprofen and paracetamol. I'm hoping that the physio can mend me before the end of September as I am one 600 away from qualifying as an Ultra Randonneur. It's not easy, this long distance cycling, is it?
Instead I'll have a holiday in Brittany, either with or without the bike, so it's not all bad.
AFAIK We don't have a handy acronym for this! It's better if you send an email to the organiser.
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What's the French for DNS?
I'm out, with my left leg finally succumbing to tight hamstrings and leaving me on a diet of ibuprofen and paracetamol. I'm hoping that the physio can mend me before the end of September as I am one 600 away from qualifying as an Ultra Randonneur. It's not easy, this long distance cycling, is it?
Instead I'll have a holiday in Brittany, either with or without the bike, so it's not all bad.
AFAIK We don't have a handy acronym for this! It's better if you send an email to the organiser.
Deja fait. But it will be a shame to miss the ride as I was really looking forward to it.
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What's the French for DNS?
I'm out, with my left leg finally succumbing to tight hamstrings and leaving me on a diet of ibuprofen and paracetamol. I'm hoping that the physio can mend me before the end of September as I am one 600 away from qualifying as an Ultra Randonneur. It's not easy, this long distance cycling, is it?
Instead I'll have a holiday in Brittany, either with or without the bike, so it's not all bad.
AFAIK We don't have a handy acronym for this! It's better if you send an email to the organiser.
Deja fait. But it will be a shame to miss the ride as I was really looking forward to it.
:'( Don't know if you have any plans but assuming you take the ferry you can probably find an air bnb in St malo and do relatively easy rides around assuming your leg is not completely out of action. The new bridge of the Mont St Michel is opened to cyclists before 10 am and after 6pm and it's worth it IMHO (go there via Cancale). You can follow the Rance river to Dinan (Saint jouan des guérets, St Suliac, la ville ès Nonais, cross the old bridge in port St Jean then make your way through the lanes along the river to the D12 and off to Dinan - some hills but nice ride, to remove a few hills follow the canal between La hisse and Dinan) or if your leg can't do hills at all go to Dol de Bretagne (completely flat). You can also go to cap Fréhel but the roads might be a bit busy coming from St Malo.
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What's the French for DNS?
I'm out, with my left leg finally succumbing to tight hamstrings and leaving me on a diet of ibuprofen and paracetamol. I'm hoping that the physio can mend me before the end of September as I am one 600 away from qualifying as an Ultra Randonneur. It's not easy, this long distance cycling, is it?
Instead I'll have a holiday in Brittany, either with or without the bike, so it's not all bad.
Sorry to hear that, I`m signed up for this one. it will be my first Audax in France.
I think we met on a Flatlands 600km about 4 years ago.
If you are still heading over to Brittany, we are at La Tanniere (its on the PBP route between Fougeres and Gorron) a warm welcome always given to passing cyclists. I have a listing on YACF Rides & Touring room at the Inn and on the cycle touring website warm showers.