RESULTS th WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF RAMBOUILLET AND THE CONTROL TOWNS 18 - 22 AUGUST 2019 EDITOLast August, the organizers of the 19th edition of Paris- Brest-Paris Randonneur® installed their base camp in the vast green oasis of Rambouillet Castle Park. The site has a lot of character, even in the rain. No need to count the Bergerie Nationale sheep, they were far fewer than the thousands of riders and guests we welcomed. Under a clear sky, but with headwind, the riders, who had dreamed for years of this moment, were given the opportunity to head for Brest, and tackle a 1219 km long CONTENTS expedition, including 11,800 meters of climbing amount. A participation record was broken, but given the very (too) high rate of dropouts and out-of-time, the number PARIS-BREST-PARIS RANDONNEUR AS SEEN BY 4-9 of homologations is lower than in 2015. VÉLOS The magic once again happened, with volunteers PBP 2019 CONTROLS 10-15 SUR MESURE cheering, comforting, admiring the riders, and with local AWARDS 16 residents cheering, refueling and discussing, day and ET PETITE SÉRIE RESULTS AND STATISTICS OF THE 19TH PBP 18-19 night, as best they can, with participants from around the world. HOMOLOGATION - FRENCH RIDERS 20-27 Congratulations to the riders who took up the challenge, HOMOLOGATION - INTERNATIONAL RIDERS 28-46 to the control towns, to all volunteers, who did an outstanding, very appreciated job, and to all those who RIDERS SHARE THEIR STORIES 47 worked for the success of this 19th edition. PBP WORLDWIDE 48-53 See you in 2023, a year before the Olympic Games in Paris, for the 20th edition, which, no doubt, will be even ORGANIZER’S RIDE REPORT 54-55 more beautiful. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 55 TABLE OF OF TABLE President of Audax Club Parisien, ACCESSOIRES Thierry Rivet CONÇUS ET FABRIQUÉS DANS NOS ATELIERS Homolo- MEN First Last ROLL OF gated PBPs Collongues Alain 1971 2019 12 HONOUR Chabirand Jean-Claude 1975 2019 12 Homolo- Lamouller Dominique 1975 2019 12 WOMEN First Last gated PBPs Ravet Daniel 1971 2011 11 Arscott Deirdre 1987 2019 9 Imbert Bernard 1971 2015 11 Chabirand Nicole 1983 2015 8 Bourel Henri 1971 2019 11 DISTRIBUTEUR Lacroix Annick 1979 2007 7 Porta Torras Francesc 1971 2019 11 SYSTÈMES AUTONOMES Simpson Sheila 1983 2007 7 Lamouller Christian 1975 2015 11 Maitre Daniel 1975 2015 11 ÉCLAIRAGE & RECHARGE Chenet-Barbotin Annie 1983 2011 7 Drécourt Patrick 1975 2019 11 Péran Claudine 1987 2011 7 Baumann Roger 1951 1995 10 Springsteen Lois 1991 2015 7 Toulis Jean 1961 2003 10 Delalande Joseph 1966 2003 10 Léon Richard 1975 2019 10 Larché Jean 1979 2019 10 Gout Philippe 1983 2019 10 Péran Jean-Yves 1983 2019 10 www.berthoudcycles.fr 2 3 PARIS-BREST-PARIS RANDONNEUR AS SEEN BY Yvelines. Paris-Brest-Pa- And Paris-Brest-Paris is mythical. It was first run in the racing Then we meet Chinese, Indians, Thais. version in 1891, and we offer it in the rando version since ris. Rambouillet becomes 1931». At the Bergerie, excitement grows. Cyclists and tourists Jean-Pierre Chardon, Assistant Project Manager, declared: enjoy the Rambolitan countryside, and discover a heritage site an international city. «Many came from the other side of the planet. Of course, they erected by the kings of France. came over to ride PBP, but also to visit France, and discover In Rambouillet (Yvelines), from Friday, August 16, the first effects of Paris-Brest-Paris are felt in town, our specialties. The economic impact of Paris-Brest-Paris is LES NOUVELLES DE RAMBOUILLET where all languages are spoken. very important!». n front of the Bergerie, home of the merinos, Chinese riders Apart from the 1572 registered French riders, there were also admire a funny German bicycle. 702 from Germany, 563 from the UK, 461 from the USA, 392 from Japan, and 325 from India. Thierry Rivet, President of Au- English, Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese. All lan- dax Club Parisien, said: «There were only 2 Indians in 2011. All guages are spoken in Rambouillet. This is the first effect of these nationalities are fond of long-distance riding. We have IParis-Brest-Paris. local correspondents who promote long-distance riding. The Japanese are particularly fond of those events. At Place Felix-Faure and Place de la Libération, the people of Rambouillet are happy to rub shoulders with all nationalities. «See, I am surrounded by Englishmen and Germans. It’s Eu- rope, it’s European reconciliation!» a resident says cheerfully, happy also to see the first benefits for local traders. At Place Felix-Faure, riders like to sit, eat, or have a drink. A little further, Japanese riders visit the Castle of Rambouillet. © Photos Les Nouvelles de Rambouillet et Jean-Claude AYRAULT 4 5 PARIS-BREST-PARIS RANDONNEUR AS SEEN BY The rider tracking had a very great success, and media interest PBP Project Manager in PBP is growing edition after edition. Brest YOU BE THE JUDGE ! The assistance and medical services all along the route were up to the event, even if there are still improvements to be 2011 : Gymnase des Droits de l’Homme, Guyancourt made. The volunteers at the control places, and the French 2015 : Vélodrome National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines s for the 2015 edition, we welcomed you in the Train Company, helped repatriation, and many riders asked 2019 : Bergerie Nationale, Rambouillet premises of the Kérichen / Vauban school district, for it. seeking to improve the services offered to the ri- ders (especially more health facilities and more rest radition, «a little more mythical», and «bucolic», each of We have a large amount of found objects, which their owners places). Of course, we will try to do even better next the start and finish places that welcomed you during time!A the last 3 PBPs had advantages and disadvantages will hopefully get back! for you and us. Each time, we had to adapt to local For this edition, the tip of Brittany has been faithful to its re- requirements, to do with the existing, and to innovate When taking stock of the event, as head organizer, I would like inT order to welcome you as best as possible. In 2019, you parti- to congratulate all the people and institutions who have wor- putation, that is to say good weather, with just a little teasing wind, which changed direction on Tuesday, penalizing those cipated in even greater numbers than usual: 66 countries - 6674 ked together for the best success of PBP 2019. How much who were late. registered riders - 6418 at the start of this international event. work was done before, during, and after the event (administra- tive procedures, logistics, supplies, registrations, processing The weather was not very nice before the start, and the nights In terms of surprises and anecdotes, the 2019 edition has not In the end, I must say that the organization of the reception of files, rider tracking, and so on), by a big chain of volunteers - during the ride were particularly cold, which partially explains failed in tradition, and, this year again, we saw many riders ar- in Brest would not have been possible without the logistical belonging or not to the Audax Club Parisien, who had a unique riving on Tuesday evening after the control closure, and even the high percentage of dropouts. assistance of the City Council and the Métropole, nor without idea in mind, make live this PBP! on Wednesday morning. But all were happy to have reached the involvement of 180 volunteers from FFCT clubs in Brest this «end of the world», and to leave with the precious stamp On our side, there have been imperfections, but aren’t there «Brest» on their brevet card! and surrounding areas: Guipavas, Milizac, Tourbian and Lan- always some? So, I thank very strongly: derneau. May they be thanked. One observation: all these latecomers came from countries In Rambouillet, we sometimes ran out of volunteers, while the The people from the Bergerie Nationale de Rambouillet (Natio- with tropical or hot climate, and were therefore poorly prepared presents did all they could. There are differences between fo- nal Sheepfold) for all the help they have given us at all times, for the freshness encountered on our country roads, even du- JEAN-CLAUDE RAOUL recasts and out-turns… making themselves always available, always in a good mood; ring beautiful nights in August. Le Groupe Cyclotouriste Brestois the City of Rambouillet, its sports department and its adminis- The city of Rambouillet woke up under a stream of cyclists, trative service; the President of the Rambouillet Cycling Club, and some people came spontaneously to offer their help, who was very generous with his time; the Police and Gendar- which was not easy to manage, as we got stuck into the work! merie of Rambouillet, with whom we established a relationship We often had to deal with the most urgent, and we must tell of trust; the Prefecture of Yvelines; the Tourist Office; all people that some participants made it more difficult for us, as well as in charge of our welcome sites, their municipalities and ser- for their fellow riders, by picking up directional arrows on the vices; Chrono Course; Orange; the Civil Protection; the Firefi- route. We had to hurry, replace missing arrows, and recover ghters; the EMS and Ambulance; the Insurer; the Caterers; the lost, tired riders! ANEC; and the more than 2000 volunteers, who contributed to the realization of this memorable event. We also regret that some participants did not respect our traf- fic and parking instructions. Yet the bikers of ANEC helped the I also have a thought for all the victims of more or less serious riders as much as they could.