mmmmartin
Random geezer
Some familiar faces on FNRTTC are taking part in the 1,200k Paris-Best-Paris ride starting tonight about 6pm (some start later and some start tomorrow). This is an epic challenge across northern France. Last time, in 2007, weather was terrible and about a third didn't finish. Completing this event is for many, the achievement of a lifetime. For me, even qualifying was too much!
You can track the progress of riders at this link:
http://www.paris-bre...ueil&page=edito
you need to insert the frame number of the rider you are tracking:
some frame numbers of FNRTTC people are here:
Frank9755 is 5649
Polepole is 5564
Hummers is 1889
Swarmcatcher is 5741 (She is also tweeting as Swarmcatcher so you follow her on Twitter).
If anyone knows the frame number of a familiar face, perhaps they could post it below and we could then follow them. Remember they start from 6pm onwards in batches of 500 at a time (there are 5,000 riders in all) and the first control is 140k from Paris so they might not start showing up on the electronic tracking system until early tomorrow morning. They get 90 hours to do the 1,200k. During those four days the lucky ones will get 8 hours sleep and the fastest will not sleep at all. Hummers' frame number suggests he has gone for the 80 hour slot. He will start tomorrow morning about 10am I think. He is, in the words of Stanley Unwin, a "fast rider gnarly-most"
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Of course, on any future FNRTTC, the use of the phrase: "Of course, when I was doing PBP...." will result in an instant slap the the face. We mere mortals mustn't let these Gods Of The Cycling World flaunt their superhuman powers.
You can track the progress of riders at this link:
http://www.paris-bre...ueil&page=edito
you need to insert the frame number of the rider you are tracking:
some frame numbers of FNRTTC people are here:
Frank9755 is 5649
Polepole is 5564
Hummers is 1889
Swarmcatcher is 5741 (She is also tweeting as Swarmcatcher so you follow her on Twitter).
If anyone knows the frame number of a familiar face, perhaps they could post it below and we could then follow them. Remember they start from 6pm onwards in batches of 500 at a time (there are 5,000 riders in all) and the first control is 140k from Paris so they might not start showing up on the electronic tracking system until early tomorrow morning. They get 90 hours to do the 1,200k. During those four days the lucky ones will get 8 hours sleep and the fastest will not sleep at all. Hummers' frame number suggests he has gone for the 80 hour slot. He will start tomorrow morning about 10am I think. He is, in the words of Stanley Unwin, a "fast rider gnarly-most"
Of course, on any future FNRTTC, the use of the phrase: "Of course, when I was doing PBP...." will result in an instant slap the the face. We mere mortals mustn't let these Gods Of The Cycling World flaunt their superhuman powers.
Tinteniac or whatever it is has shown on her 'count' (which is after Fougeres...)
