Paris-Brest-Paris 18-22 August 2019

[PMarkey]

Well I wasn't to sure if I would enter but as I had a 200 pre registration ride thought I may as well at least try , it turned out to be less traumatic than I thought it would be and I am now signed up for the 90 hour group with a 20:45 start as there were only later start times available . Better get on with the qualifiers then

Paul

 

[PMarkey]

After 4 weeks off the bike due to pins and needles down my back,arms and legs and still waiting for the results of an MRI scan to come back without much joy I decided "sod it" and rode the Plains 300 as my 200 qualifier which I managed to get round slowly not helped by a headwind all the way back from the turnaround at Newtown,so thats the first one down and on to the Beyond the Dales we know next week .

 

[DCLane]

My 200 and 300 qualifiers are done now the Skeggy 300 is finished. Llanfair 400 to do next, although I won't know if I'm available to ride PBP until early June.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My 200 and 300 qualifiers are done now the Skeggy 300 is finished. Llanfair 400 to do next, although I won't know if I'm available to ride PBP until early June.

Although they are qualifiers I still treat each ride as great one in its own right. There's just the added pressure to finish each one if I want to go to PBP. I remember the same in 2015 .

 

[Ivo]

If you still have to start from scratch and live in the south-east, the Dunkirk club does a late series and starts it's 200 only on april 28th.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Cheltenham New Flyer 200 and Black Sheep's 'Tewkesbury over the Eppynt and back' 300 have me on my (qualifying) way. Easter Arrow on Friday and then a fortnight and a month before Brevet Cymru and the Bryan Chapman respectively. I will then need to keep things going so may do @Ian H 's Exe-Buzzard in June and want to do the new Super Randonnee (Cambrian 6c) so that's for July.

 

[PMarkey]

Didn't get to the start of the Beyond the Dales we Know as I had to look after my eldest so that means the Llanfair 400 is now my 300 ride and the Old 240 will be my 400 ride .

Paul

 

[Ian H]

My 300 will be an organiser's ride of my own event sometime during the next week or so.

 

[PMarkey]

And that’s me probably out of the running
Hit by a car on the Llanfair 400km at the Abergele roundabout just after Mcdonald’s on the outward leg no broken bones but a small bleed on the brain is making life difficult

Paul

 

[Ajax Bay]

And that’s me probably out of the running
Hit by a car on the Llanfair 400km

Hard luck, mate.

 

[DCLane]

And that’s me probably out of the running
Hit by a car on the Llanfair 400km at the Abergele roundabout just after Mcdonald’s on the outward leg no broken bones but a small bleed on the brain is making life difficult

Paul

Ouch. Get well soon.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

And that’s me probably out of the running
Hit by a car on the Llanfair 400km at the Abergele roundabout just after Mcdonald’s on the outward leg no broken bones but a small bleed on the brain is making life difficult

Paul

Rough. I hope you mend quickly.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bugger Paul, heal well. Maybe you can still come over to Paris and volunteer? Think that is what I will do if my remaining qualifiers go pear shaped. Got the ferry and time booked off anyway.

 

[PMarkey]

Thanks all
The headaches are finally starting to subside and I can now get out of bed for longer than 20 minutes without then spending the rest of the day asleep. All I need to do now is see when the Police are going to release my bike and clothing so I can assess the damage,I know my bib shorts and leg warmers are toast I just can't remember how they got my arm warmers, jersey and jacket off
No idea how bad the bike is, hopefully just cosmetic damage but I will probably get the local bike shop to cast an eye over it .


Paul

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Good to hear Paul. Hopefully get your stuff back soon.

Just my 600 qualifier to complete now and that's a week on Sat. Being a bit conservative on my qualifiers as I want them to count. But I know I need a decent sleep on a 600 so might up the pace for this last one.