[OrRando] Another Epic PBP in the Book

[Joel Metz]

the weather in brest was great for me as well - and i got there a few
hours later, after seeing michael on the way out as i was headed in...
completely forgot about that vicious climb up to the control in brest.
ugh.

as i mentioned, i rode 30 minutes slower than in 2003, but felt better,
and less tired, the entire time, despite getting 30 mins less sleep, and
in more, but smaller stretches. i think it was mostly attributable to
*when* i slept rather than how much.

20 hours of rain, they say, and some 1550 abandons - a record for pbp...

ill have a fuller story up soon as well - i head home from paris tomorrow
morning, and ill fit in time to get pics and writing up as soon as i
can...

-joel


> I second Joel's comment that this was a brrutaaaal ! PBP with finish times
> 8
> to 10 hours slower than in 03. The weather sucked pretty much all the way
> accept the last 45K into Brest and out again. Michael Wolfe and I had a
> brilliant view of the Port of Brest in full Sun.  We had a great time
> riding
> together on our second day from 60K pre-Loudeac to Brest and back to
> Loudeac. Wolfe man was itching to finish and so he headed on without me
> for
> the third day. I needed more sleep . In fact sleep was my issue on this
> ride
> I fell asleep half a dozen times on the bike only to be woken up by the
> sound and feel of dirt under my wheels as I slipped off the black top onto
> the shoulder of the road. Falling asleep going downhill was not so good
> either, but I stayed upright and found the nearest dry spot to catch a
> nap.
> I hope to get a more detailed story out to everyone later, but for now
> thank
> you for your support and encouragement.
>
> Philippe
>
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