The qualifying distances are: 200km, 300km, 400km and 600km. But not all Audax rides qualify for PBP so you need to check.
An experienced hand at PBP has advised me that the first thing you do is write a big 90 on your hand. This is how many hours you have to do...
...I have also been advised to plan more on comfort than speed because more drop out to discomfort than to not finishing in time. Obviously you do need to be aware of the speed.
I have a question about the longer rides where rest stops can be added.
Do you have to rest at designated stops or can you just pull over where you want to?
I do not understand the calender. For example the PBP website says a 200k has to be completed between feb 24th and april 22nd, however there are 200k events in the calender in Jan which say 200k [pbp].
Can anyone explain this discrepancy?