Speaking of which, when does the Dutch Calendar come out?
Mid-October is what I heard. Not sure why it hasn't been published yet as I believe the calendar 2019 was set during a meeting mid-September.
Is there any official word on whether or not the 200/300/400/600
must be ridden in order (substituting a shorter ride with a longer ride allowed, but no switching)? On the AUK forum I read "No particular order is required, just do the four distances within the calendar period allowed." whereas the PBP page on randonneurs.nl is adamant that riding (say) the 600km brevet before riding the 400km will not get you qualified.
I didn't find the regulations for PBP 2019, but the
2015 regulations (article 2) are rather implicit about order.