Pbp 2023 - what are the odds?

[marcusjb]

The entirety of PBP is missing from the ACP registration page now!

I am sure it will sort out.

Or they've got our money and done a runner!

[zacklaws]

Maybe they have a similar "Glitch" they had back in January when preregistrations for the "1000 K" riders started preregistering in the first few hours, they went off line and had sorted the problem out a short while later.

The site was working OK at 07:15 this morning though as I was on it.

[Dai P]

I can log on and enter my three quals etc but where do you save it and how do you pay?  If I leave registration and go to payment enter my entry number it says I’ve paid, but that’s just the 50€. There does not seem to be anyway to save my details in registration or am I missing something…… which is very possible.

[Tom]

Seems to be working for me, right up to the point where I pay. I'm a bit loathe to finish it off because a) I'm worried the aforementioned glitches will somehow lose my payment and b) I've still got to do a 400 on June 7th (tempting fate etc). So I think I'll leave it for a bit.

On a separate note, does anyone know much about the 18 euro Sunday night dorm accommodation offered on the entry form? I'm tempted, as I have a Monday 5.45am start, but only if the accom is reasonably close to the start.

[Zed43]

I submitted the form and paid at 13:00 (London time), no problems and got email confirmation of the payment.

[Dai P]

Ah ha, all good.  Seems to be working now.  Paid and received confirmation email.  Now just the A&S to complete, arrange how to get there and back, keep fit until August……… and enjoy.

[Graeme]

Glitch over. My records have come back, along with a history that shows it was cancelled. Brilliant. Happy to be back.

[Tom]

It turns out the odds are pretty favourable.  I finished my final qualifier yesterday and am now a fully paid up aspirant. Thanks for all your tips and encouragement and for making this officially the longest thread I've ever started on the internet. I fear I may have peaked.

[Ajax Bay]

This morning:
"We are pleased to inform you that more than 6000 people have transformed their pre-registration into registration. [Soon] the slots reserved during pre-registration will be released for all those who have not started their registration. If this is your case and you still want to enter PBP, there is still time to start your registration on https://myaccount.audax-club-parisien.com. On [10 Jun at 1100 BST], the slots will be freed up to allow those who wish to change their departure time and those in line to obtain a place."
After fails at Mark's Summer Outing 600 and Ian's Back to the Smoke regret mine will be one of the slots 'freed up' on 10 Jun.

[LateStarter]

This morning:
"….. more than 6000 people have transformed their pre-registration into registration……”

It’s been hard to follow at times with places added at various points and places moved between start groups / time limits and no update summaries published for a month or more but I put the total pre-registered at around 8400 / 8500. We will see in an hour or so how many places available after the no registration started ones are released, currently 56 places in 84h only including 27 bicycle and 29 specials

[Fernando]

Where did you see that slots will be released at 10 Jun at 1100 BST? Its already 1155, and nothing has changed!

[Genosse Brymbo]

Where did you see that slots will be released at 10 Jun at 1100 BST? Its already 1155, and nothing has changed!

I received an email from no-reply@audax-club-parisien.com on 11 May after I'd pre-registered saying:

Vous êtes nombreux à vouloir changer votre heure de départ. Cela sera possible pendant les inscriptions et tout particulièrement à partir du 10 juin où les créneaux non transformés en inscription seront libérés. Soyez donc prêt à saisir cette occasion le 10 juin à midi (heure de Paris)!

This was translated into English as:

Many of you want to change your departure time. This will be possible during registrations and especially starting on June 10th when slots not used for registration will be released. So be ready to seize this opportunity on June 10 noon (Paris time)!

The only correspondence I've received since that email message was from inscription@paris-brest-paris.org, which said "Votre inscription PBP-16079 vient d'être passée à l'état: Payment received", after I'd converted my pre-registration into a registration and paid.  I left the tickbox labelled "My departure time suits me and I no longer wish to changed it" unchecked.

[Fernando]

Where did you see that slots will be released at 10 Jun at 1100 BST? Its already 1155, and nothing has changed!

I received an email from no-reply@audax-club-parisien.com on 11 May after I'd pre-registered saying:

Vous êtes nombreux à vouloir changer votre heure de départ. Cela sera possible pendant les inscriptions et tout particulièrement à partir du 10 juin où les créneaux non transformés en inscription seront libérés. Soyez donc prêt à saisir cette occasion le 10 juin à midi (heure de Paris)!

This was translated into English as:

Many of you want to change your departure time. This will be possible during registrations and especially starting on June 10th when slots not used for registration will be released. So be ready to seize this opportunity on June 10 noon (Paris time)!

The only correspondence I've received since that email message was from inscription@paris-brest-paris.org, which said "Votre inscription PBP-16079 vient d'être passée à l'état: Payment received", after I'd converted my pre-registration into a registration and paid.  I left the tickbox labelled "My departure time suits me and I no longer wish to changed it" unchecked.

Thank you, Genosse! I'll keep waiting...

[LateStarter]

Where did you see that slots will be released at 10 Jun at 1100 BST? Its already 1155, and nothing has changed!

There was an email from ACP (inscription) 12 hours ago partly quoted by Ajax Bay a few posts above and the same info is in the "Rules" on the PBP site. I guess we have become accustomed to instant gratification and expected something at 1100 (noon Paris) but all that happened was the 84h available went from 54 (bicycle 27/special 29) to 9 (all special, 80h & 90h unchanged at 0 and hasn't moved since. I guess they take time to identify and release the places of people who have not initiated their registration.

[StevieB]

Where did you see that slots will be released at 10 Jun at 1100 BST? Its already 1155, and nothing has changed!

There was an email from ACP (inscription) 12 hours ago partly quoted by Ajax Bay a few posts above and the same info is in the "Rules" on the PBP site. I guess we have become accustomed to instant gratification and expected something at 1100 (noon Paris) but all that happened was the 84h available went from 54 (bicycle 27/special 29) to 9 (all special, 80h & 90h unchanged at 0 and hasn't moved since. I guess they take time to identify and release the places of people who have not initiated their registration.

or they noticed it's lunchtime! 

[Fernando]

or they noticed it's lunchtime! 

Probably! 

[Genosse Brymbo]

Go now!  I just bagged a 17:30 - G slot

[Fernando]

Go now!  I just bagged a 17:30 - G slot

Done!! I've choosen 18:00 - I slot!! 
Thank you, guys!

[LateStarter]

Sometime around 3pm Paris time 10/06, (+/-30m I might have missed exact time) site came back with the non registration initiated reserved times released. Approximately 1,350 places available (150 80h, 920 90h, 280 84h), the number available may be more or less than those actually released.

Over the next 12 hours there has been a lot of net swapping to 80h (surprisingly a lot) and 90h, not so much to 84h and there has been a bit of new registrations too.

Currently 1,077 available (16 80h, 760 90h, 301 84h), includes 34 Group F (90h) & 9 Group W (84h) Specials

PS available earlier 90h places are filling first so places in Groups P to U still available

[LateStarter]

In the last week I noticed a couple of people saying they were "qualified" but still of two minds whether to actually register and were delaying "pulling the trigger" as there were plenty of places.

The PBP organisers must have read some "on-line marketing for dummies" book as  they have been withdrawing available places over the last two weeks about 600 have gone in 100/200 lots often around midnight, trying to foster a "better get in quick" panic or maybe anticipating a big cancellation rush in the next few days?

At about 0800 (Paris) this morning another 120 90h & 40 84h places disappeared taking the available down to about 100 each and 16 80h

So I don't want to spread alarm but just saying if you are still undecided then keep an eye on the available places

[Wycombewheeler]

how do you know they were removed and not taken by people finally pulling the trigger?

[grams]

100 people didn't sign up overnight.

You can see more data by looking at the source code. The final 3 90 hours waves have been cut to 250, 190 and 190 places each. All the earlier ones are 300 or 350.

[Flâneur]

Once validated, is there any way of changing one's sign-on/document pick-up time other than emailing Inscriptions and throwing oneself on their mercy?

[Wycombewheeler]

Once validated, is there any way of changing one's sign-on/document pick-up time other than emailing Inscriptions and throwing oneself on their mercy?

I doubt anyone will turn you away if you turn up outside your official time slot.

[Flâneur]

I doubt anyone will turn you away if you turn up outside your official time slot.

Hopefully, but I inadvertently selected the right time on the wrong day (Friday instead of Saturday  ) so I'd quite like to fix it officially if I can

Failing that, I can play dumb (or 'act French' as the climbing community would have it)