Paris-Brest-Paris 18-22 August 2019

[Skuhravy]

It's the first column, the ACP brevet number:

http://www.aukweb.net/results/archive/2018/listevent/?Ride=18-398

It'll also be on your brevet card.

 

[Ajax Bay]

I did a 600k ride last year (Fenland Friends) but when i try to "enter the number of your longest BRM made between 01/11/2017 and 30/10/2018" - I get "Unknown registration number"

How about 109707?!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Number will be in your 2018 results. The number is unique to you, it is not the event number.

 

[Ivo]

Just search the other way round, via your name and club to find the correct number in the ACP database.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looks like the recommendation for at least a 400 BRM in 2018 was spot on.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Looks like the recommendation for at least a 400 BRM in 2018 was spot on.

I reckon so.
ACP 2018 homologations [and PBP 2019 pre-registrants]
1000km 2431 [~1960]
600km 10569 [~2300]
400km 13067
300km 20333

Note 30% more 400s than 600s homolgated in 2018, although the number of 'multiple 400s' and the number who then went on to complete a longer BRM is unknown. I surmise that, in accordance with the ACP/PBP recommendation to ride at least a 400, there'll be a lot of French riders with itchy fingers at 0000 on 11 Feb. PBP judge that there'll be 30% of the places left by then and that, after the 400s have pre-registered 9% will be left for the faster (on the keyboard) 300s. I think they are hanging 9% out there to give the 300s hope.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I reckon so.
ACP 2018 homologations [and PBP 2019 pre-registrants]
1000km 2431 [~1960]
600km 10569 [~2300]
400km 13067
300km 20333

Note 30% more 400s than 600s homolgated in 2018, although the number of 'multiple 400s' and the number who then went on to complete a longer BRM is unknown. I surmise that, in accordance with the ACP/PBP recommendation to ride at least a 400, there'll be a lot of French riders with itchy fingers at 0000 on 11 Feb. PBP judge that there'll be 30% of the places left by then and that, after the 400s have pre-registered 9% will be left for the faster (on the keyboard) 300s. I think they are hanging 9% out there to give the 300s hope.
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Yes a sign of the rise of long distance riding particularly in Asia and South America

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Looks like the recommendation for at least a 400 BRM in 2018 was spot on.

So gauging by the year’s popularity, that’ll equate to a 600 by 2023! I’ve heard this year is now full.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So gauging by the year’s popularity, that’ll equate to a 600 by 2023! I’ve heard this year is now full.

No, not full, they have not opened up pre registration to 400 or 300 riders yet.

 

[Ivo]

I do expect more 1000km events on the 2022 calender.

 

[Trickedem]

I'm in. Went on the site at 23.01 and the earliest 90 hour start time available was 20.15. Now I just need to qualify. See you all on the road.

 

[Ajax Bay]

So far, after 6 days, 'only' 1061 of those with a longest BRM of 400km last year have pre-registered. This is a fair bit less than ACP were expecting - they suggested 1300 places would go leaving 640 for the next tranche (300s). Another 100 more will likely go, but the prospects for all those with a longest BRM of 300km last year to pre-register is much better than expected. Though, unless they transfer another wedge of 80 hour start places to the 90 hour flavour, a lot of riders who 'only' managed a 300 last year will be 'forced' into the 84 hour and 80 hour slots. The key date for them (assuming qualifiers go OK) to switch into a 90 hour start slot will be on 20 Jun when a percentage of pre-registrants will fail to register, and start slots will be 'up for grabs.
ACP said they would make an announcement on 17 Feb (tomorrow) about (implicitly an increase to) the overall number of riders they will allow to enter/register.

 

[Ivo]

The question will be who will be apliccable for the extra start slots. There is a huge pressure from French randonneurs on the ACP to give extra slots to FFCT members. Apparantly a high proportion of FFCT members have been caught asleep by the increased popularity of BRM's all over the world (but except in France).

 

[DCLane]

The key date for them (assuming qualifiers go OK) to switch into a 90 hour start slot will be on 20 Jun when a percentage of pre-registrants will fail to register, and start slots will be 'up for grabs.

I'm likely to be one of those, depending on other things around my 14yo and national races, so there will be places available then.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Posted on PBP Facebook:
“Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que 850 places supplémentaires seront ouvertes pour le PBP2019.”
Presumably adding 3 more after the current 'last' (90 hour) start, or 2 more and maybe bumping up the 90 hour starts to 320 (say, like last time).
Plenty of hope for 200s?
Pleased I shall be comfortably ahead of the bulge. The faster Monday morning 84 hour starters will spend more time working through the bulge, or just stay on an 80 hour schedule and never catch the 90 hour riders.