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General Category => Audax => Topic started by: vorsprung on 21 April, 2010, 03:06:52 pm

Title: PBP - Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: vorsprung on 21 April, 2010, 03:06:52 pm
I see the end of the qualifying period for 400s is the 3rd of June, which is a friday

If I started a ride at 10:30pm on the 3rd of June, would it count?  Or does it have to finish before the end of the 3rd of June?

Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: Salvatore on 21 April, 2010, 03:15:05 pm
Quote from: vorsprung on 21 April, 2010, 03:06:52 pm
I see the end of the qualifying period for 400s is the 3rd of June, which is a friday

If I started a ride at 10:30pm on the 3rd of June, would it count?  Or does it have to finish before the end of the 3rd of June?




The website (http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/pbp2011/index2.php?lang=en&cat=preparation&page=calendrier_brevet) says 3rd June, the Plaquette (http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/download/PLAQUETTE-FR.pdf) says the 4th June.
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: vorsprung on 21 April, 2010, 03:19:45 pm
ha! so the mystery deepens

variant question:
*if* the 4th of June was right and I started on the 3rd of June, would I have to start at 9pm instead, or would I be ok with 10:30pm?

As 400km has a time limit of 27 hours
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: The Seldom Killer on 21 April, 2010, 03:28:59 pm
It'll be interesting to know the answer, but are you really planning on cutting it that fine?
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: vorsprung on 22 April, 2010, 01:16:25 pm
I am running a 400km called the "Avalon Sunrise".

The concept of the ride is that you start at 10:30 and see the sunrise somewhere around Glastonbury
It runs on the weekend nearest midsummer, and with that start time and that date, the sun comes up for the typical rider somewhere near Glastonbury

If the date moves, so does the sunrise.  So the nearer I can get it to midsummer, the better

I don't think I will get lots of late entries from PBP hopefuls who failed on their first 400, because two 600 is as easy as a 400+600
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: cyclone on 23 April, 2010, 07:35:10 am
OMG! I mustn't be awake, I read this and thought it was this year! :o Glad to see the pre-quals dont follow the same format..... ;D
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: Ian H on 23 April, 2010, 08:39:54 am
The cut-offs are 'advisory'.
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: vorsprung on 23 April, 2010, 03:15:19 pm
Quote from: Ian H on 23 April, 2010, 08:39:54 am
The cut-offs are 'advisory'.

Great, I will ask my local coordinator for advice then when it becomes time to do something about it
Title: Re: Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: mattc on 25 May, 2011, 05:05:34 pm
Quote from: Ian H on 23 April, 2010, 08:39:54 am
The cut-offs are 'advisory'.

So ... (picking up on the issue in the "plans ..." thread) ...

'ow come them continentals have such different advisory dates to us over 'ere?

(just curious.)
Title: Re: PBP - Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 25 May, 2011, 05:08:05 pm
The Aussie qualifying period is November till the end of May. I keep telling them to go till at least mid-June but...
Title: Re: PBP - Technical question about organising qualifying rides
Post by: mattc on 25 May, 2011, 06:04:06 pm
I mainly meant the other continent, silly - the one where they ride on the wrong side!