Can someone post a TLDR summary of what is going on? I have just flicked through this thread for the first time having dedicated the last few months to dedicating the next several months of my life to Audax and PBP. I completed the Lancashire Lights 200 BRM in October which was my longest ride. Are we saying that there is a good chance I won't get a space for PBP???
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Have a great spring riding an SR (200, 300, 400, 600, all BRM(PBP)) and keep 20 Jun (2300 BST on 19 Jun) free to be online.
AudaxUK page has said (for over a year):
"If you are at all interested in riding PBP in 2019, the advice is to ride the longest possible BRM or RM event in the 2018 season (before 31 October 2018)."
ACP (who organise PBP) say; "about 6500 places available".
All the figures I quote do not include 'specials' (ie esoterics).
Pre-registration opened on 14 Jan for those who'd ridden 1000+ BRM in 2018 (Nov-endOct year). Just under 2000 pre-register: 1722 in the first 33 hours and another 250 odd in the next 10 days. This is about 80% of the riders worldwide who have ridden a 1000+ BRM in 2018.
I estimate there are over 7000 riders worldwide who have ridden a 600 BRM (but no further) in 2018.
Pre-registration opened on 28 Jan at 0000 CST for those who'd ridden a 600 BRM in 2018 (Nov-endOct year). Just under 2000 have pre-registered in 16 hours
The PBP site:
http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?lang=en&cat=accueil&page=editohas a counter at the top showing the number of places left (as at 1530 GMT on 28 Jan):
Time limit Available places
80h00 670
90h00 1457
84h00 451
I think there are no reliable data to suggest how many more will pre-register in the next few days.
On 11 Feb (10 Feb @ 2300 GMT) pre-registration will open for those who'd ridden a 400 BRM in 2018 (Nov-endOct year).
This pre-registration will consume the remaining places (so if you only have a 400, 'time is of the essence'), with many riders who would prefer a 90 hour start time being 'forced' into selecting a 80 or 84 hour time limit ride.
This is consistent with ACP's 2017/18 recommendation for all those who want to ride PBP to ride AT LEAST a 400 BRM in 2018.
Riders not able to thus pre-register will have to wait till 20 Jun to register. Because on 20 Jun any of those who have pre-registered but not subsequently (25 May - 19 Jun) registered will 'lose' that precedence and their places (and start time slots) will be up for grabs. Difficult to say how many places that will 'throw up'.
PBP site (version in English):
http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?lang=en&cat=inscription&page=comment_sinscrire"You will have to convert your preregistration to a final registration before 20 June 2019 at midnight (French time) to preserve your preregistration."
Registration, by whatever route, must be complete with all 4 (200, 300, 400, 600) BRM homolgation numbers provided (et cetera)
by 3 Jul.
Andy Corless is organising his Inverness 1200 in July. No qualification required!
http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/19-585/HTH