Paris-Brest-Paris: Ep. 7 - Presque Lá!

[@paulcraddock2196]

Great effort and lovely video.

[@blockprojects]

Many thanks!

[@ildefonsobenitez6624]

it's really great to follow you since the beginning of this adventure. Will you make a video to say how it all happened and how you experienced this performance?

[@blockprojects]

Hi! Thank you! I really appreciate that. I am going to do a recap of my experience at PBP. That should be up in the next day or two. Cheers!

[@corrinawright]

This is so emotional!! So happy for you!!

[@ildefonsobenitez6624]

I agree

[@blockprojects]

Thank you, Corrina! The whole time, I kept thinking how fortunate I was to be there in that moment, even during the hardest times. It was really something else.

[@BeatMojo]

Bravo despite la fatiiiiigue!

[@blockprojects]

Thank you!!

Je vous ai suivi sur chrono-course et le souviens de vos passages ici et là ! 👏👏👏

[@blockprojects]

Great, thank you!!

[@l139x3]

Great achievement and video , congrats ! How may hours did you sleep altogether? Was your pacing planned? Reason I’m asking is i’ve never ridden a brevet where I needed to sleep (no 600 or above at all) , but this my amin concern. Next year I’ll do a 600, but not sure how to plan the pace-sleep combo. Thanks and cheers !

[@blockprojects]

Hi, Great question! I've done some testing and it think it's different for everyone. For me, 400K to 450K or 20 hours is about as long as I like to go without sleep. My plan was to ride to Loudeac (435 KM) sleep for 3 hours then ride to Brest and back (347K) and sleep for 3 hours. Then to power nap as needed back to Rambouillet (437 KM). I pretty much nailed the plan with the one exception that they did not wake me up on my outbound stop at Loudeac and I slept 5 hrs 20 mins. I was super refreshed and I had made decent time to Loudeac 18hrs 45 mins, so it turned out to be a good thing because the hills to Brest and back were tough and the added rest really helped. I slept at Loudeac for the planned 3 on the return trip but I then got sleepy at Tinteniac on the way back and took a 20 minute nap in the grass by the bike corral. Then I started to fade again at Villaines-La-Juhel, so took a 40 minute nap on the grass. Then I got sleepy one more time between Mortagne-Au-Perch and Dreux (the last control) and slept at a roadside coffee stand for 20 mins. That nap took me all the way in. I had about 7 hours in the bank when I got to the last control, with only 26 miles to go so I relaxed at Dreux, had a big meal and shot the shit with some other riders. I came in to Rambouillet at 79:26:35. Here is the breakdown: 435 KM - 5 hours sleep 782 KM - 3 hour sleep 867 KM - 20 min sleep 1010- KM - 40 min sleep 1150 KM - 20 min sleep Total: 9 hrs 20 mins I hope that helps.

[@l139x3]

@@blockprojects thanks for the details.