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- Written by Leonard Kaye
In the build up to PBP, we asked the Scott Orwell Wheeler Participants to tell us a little about themselves and their road to Paris. Our hard working Leisure Rep, Leonard Kaye, who does everything 110% got a little carried away and wrote enough for this excellent insight into his path to cycling, Orwell & his successful Paris-Brest-Paris adventure.....
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- Written by Andrew Potts
Step 1: Do one 400 Brevet In 2018 which will almost guarantee a pre-registration place,
Step 2: Complete a series of Brevet’s in the first 6 months of 2019, a 200, 300, 400 and 600 and you get a start place.
It's easy you only need to ride 1900 kilometres in 18 months and you are on the start line.
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- Written by Andrew Potts
The Eoin McLove crosses Ireland - you leave Whitehall, head to Lucan and use secondary roads to Athy, on to Templemore, Nenagh, Portumna, Drumshanbo, Belturbut, Ballybay, Virginia, Kells, Kilmessin and back to the car park in Whitehall. Seriously you would not drive it! So, 40 odd people, ten from Orwell set off in good spirits on a nice enough morning.
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- Written by Andrew Potts
A collective madness of randonneurs and the communities along the route that support them on their journey. What else but madness could describe 6000 cyclists all who must qualify by riding 200, 300, 400- and 600-kilometre Brevet events just to get to the start line. Or for a 100 years whole communities, towns, villages and generations of families, set up sleep, food, coffee and water stops often for free to help this long chain of riders reach Paris? Why do the cyclists and spectators who share the 1200 Klm of road do this, for no prize, for no reward? If this is not some collective madness, then it must be something beautiful, ordinary people doing something extraordinary.
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At 19-00 planning became a reality as we started off on our journey, suggested breaks and food stops all penciled in along the way. Nice sunny evening, good temperatures and no rain. Riding along in a group making good time and stopping briefly on the Curragh to don Hi Viz and light up. Read on as Andrew Potts takes a look back at the recent Scott Orwell promoted National 400
