Category Archives: Cycling

PBP 2011 Some Ride Reports

Posted on October 9, 2011 by tim

We have some nice weather and I have some other things to do this weekend, so here are a few PBP postings to keep you company. Chris Ragsdale was the first American to finish and he very nearly finished first.  … Continue reading →

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PBP 2011 pt 4

Posted on October 4, 2011 by tim

When we arrived in Loudéac, I was feeling tired enough to try to sleep again.  However, I was haunted by memories of the last PBP, when hundreds crowded here. So I did not even think about trying to rent a … Continue reading →

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On the Cutting Room Floor

Posted on October 3, 2011 by tim

Given the “opportunity” to “put any message you want out there,” the Fox News reporter got more than he expected from this reasonable young man. Of course, this interview was never broadcast, but someone else was able to save it … Continue reading →

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PBP 2011 pt 3

Posted on October 1, 2011 by tim

Although Kevin and I rode entirely through the first night together, I do not remember so much about it.  I recall initiating our stop at St. Nicolas, a resting place set up by the organizers of the PBP, with an … Continue reading →

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Welcome to “Winter”

Posted on September 30, 2011 by tim

Someone from the Columbus area on my soon-to-be-discontinued facebook stream mentioned that he was going to do a “winter” ride this weekend.  What’s the weather going to be like?  Oh, just rain, winds and temps in the 40′s.  That’s not … Continue reading →

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PBP 2011 pt 2

Posted on September 26, 2011 by tim

The Ride At the start, we succeeded in avoiding any of the problems that we had anticipated.  From our position, way at the back of the last starting wave, there was no formal “GO!” to respond to.  It was as … Continue reading →

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PBP 2011 pt 1

Posted on September 20, 2011 by tim

The Background Where to start?  My wife and I enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a month in France at the end of this summer.  We were thus able to taste the delights of the Perigord Noir and then to … Continue reading →

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Score!

Posted on September 16, 2011 by tim

As I dilly-dally on the PBP writeup, and attempt to survive a return to the working world, I thought that I ought to report that I just figured out that I have already earned the Ultra Randonneur award that I … Continue reading →

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In Case Anyone Cares…

Posted on September 10, 2011 by tim

As I stall for time on a PBP writeup, I just crunched a couple of easy numbers with the aid of an online gearing calculator.  In this event, I pedaled something like 218,500 crank revolutions on my 46×17 drivetrain, or, … Continue reading →

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PBP Controle Times

Posted on September 7, 2011 by tim

You never know how long this information will last online, so I saved it here for posterity. These results were computed from a RFID chip that I carried on my ankle and usually I checked in with my route card … Continue reading →

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