Paris-Brest-Paris 2011
- Thread starter Fiona N
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Just treat the 400 as training for the 600... job done
Nah, you'd not have entered if you didn't feel you were up to it. At worst, you'll have to drag yourself around the 400 but the 600 will (perhaps perversely) feel easier.
DooBlood
New Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
Hope you are right Yello! I will take your advice. Have no idea (really) whether I am up to it or not as have never cycled further than 300k! Have never done a night leg. Horrors indeed! 
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
Perfect. Just enough time for the 400 to settle into your legs. You'll fly round the 600. In fact, it's possible we're doing the same events (and I have a 300 between).
DooBlood
New Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
Yay, I am not alone! After the Brevet Cymru, it's the Bryan Chapman (fingers crossed). Have bunged a 'lumpy scrumpy' in the middle of the 2 (glad my 300 is done and dusted, it was the Dean which was quite hilly). 
DooBlood
New Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
Yay 200, 300, and 400 qualifiers completed woo hoo. Got my 600 in less than 2 weeks. Let's hope and pray I qualify. Can't pre-register till 15 may 
frank9755
Cyclist
- Location
- West London
I've just pre-registered.
Places are going like hot cakes! I was GB-3388: 169 places left.
Places are going like hot cakes! I was GB-3388: 169 places left.
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Fiona N
Veteran
What happens if the pre-registerers take up all the places before the newbies (i.e. those who can't register until the registration proper starts in June) get a go? Do they then just have to wait for places which come available as pre-registrants don't manage to qualify or decide not to take their pre-reigstered place?
DooBlood
New Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
Bugger... Am I gonna be able to get a place?!
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
Don't panic. They're not actually going that quickly. The UK had more than 380 allocated places and there are still 160 left (after the 'serious' folk who did a 1000 or a 600 last year have registered). Add the fact that ACP have said they'll try to accommodate everyone if at all possible*, and you can be pretty confident there'll be room for everyone.
*They've already announced new sleep stops at the Western end of the route where most of the congestion occurs.
*They've already announced new sleep stops at the Western end of the route where most of the congestion occurs.
DooBlood
New Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
Hi all! Completed the 600 (BCM) and have a pre reg place on PBP! Woo hoo! I now have a couple more questions - on the pre reg thing it asked what club I belonged to, I don't belong to any so I just put in Stratford so I could continue with pre reg - does this matter? (can I change it?) Are there bag drop facilities for PBP and how does this work (the BCM was my first and only experience of a bag drop). 
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
Hi all! Completed the 600 (BCM) and have a pre reg place on PBP! Woo hoo! I now have a couple more questions - on the pre reg thing it asked what club I belonged to, I don't belong to any so I just put in Stratford so I could continue with pre reg - does this matter? (can I change it?) Are there bag drop facilities for PBP and how does this work (the BCM was my first and only experience of a bag drop).
ACP points go to your registered club. Non-club members are usually allocated to AUK. I don't know whether you can change it.
No official bag drop on PBP. Some of the package trips (eg. Baxters) will run a bag drop. Subject to the regs you can have a support vehicle, but this is discouraged.
I'll be doing what I usually do: ride from either Le Havre or Caen over two days (usual overnight is Evreux), have a day or so socialising, then ride the event. It's the recommended way.
