PBP2015

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(and happy new year)

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Permalink Reply by terryg on January 22, 2015 at 2:32am

Yes indeed, it was a good event. It was more casual than I had expected, but that's quite fine. In fact, it was fun to see folks I'd met last year on the road as well as quite a few people that are interested in & eager to riding brevets all the way up to PBP.

Permalink Reply by Eric Peterson on July 5, 2015 at 4:14am

Can we get a count of Chicago riders that are planning on riding PBP in August?

I have signed up for the 90H start, on the last wave at 8:00 PM. I will be riding with three other Chicagoland riders, with two planned stops at Loudeac on the way to and from Brest. I also know of a few others in the area that have signed up:

Jon Batek
Michael Billing
Rick Cosaro
Eric Peterson
Dawn Piech
Rob Schaller

Eric Peterson

Permalink Reply by Xac Karman on July 5, 2015 at 12:47pm

I'll be doing the 90 hour start at 6:45pm with two other riders from the Chicago area and one from Green Bay.

Permalink Reply by Jason Marshall on July 5, 2015 at 5:32am

Hi Eric and gang.

I will be at PBP as well. I am riding with the 84 hour group with a 5 AM start. I will give you guys a high-five when I see you on your way back to Paris from Brest :)

Permalink Reply by Jason Marshall on July 10, 2015 at 4:27am

Fun PBP preview at today's TdF stage finish :)

Permalink Reply by Jason Marshall on August 22, 2015 at 6:18am

How did it go for everyone? I started strong but cracked at night (84 hour group). Ended up finishing in a little under 74 hours. Lots of learning and takeaways. It was my second time. What an experience!

Permalink Reply by Eric Peterson on August 25, 2015 at 6:47am

Jason, excellent time! I finished in 88 hours and change.

My goal was to simply finish, as I was riding with three others. Well that plan fell apart, so I ended up riding alone together much of the time. I did hook up with Greg Silver for quite a few miles. As for the group of four, one DNFed on the way back after Loudeac, and other developed Shermer's neck on the last stage, but finished nonetheless alongside team member #4 Rob Schaller.

Weather was excellent, making it a much more scenic and enjoyable ride than in 2007.

Eric

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on August 25, 2015 at 6:49am