Lots of people have ridden PBP having never ridden a brevet prior to the start of the year that PBP is in. (whatever year that may have been...)
However, due to the popularity of the event, the organizers have had to come up with some sort of way of limiting participation. I went in 2007 and there were 5300 participants, it was quite a crowd. Ergo, for 2011 and now 2015, your order of registration is now based on the length of ride you did in the year prior to PBP. In other words, people that do a 1000 or 1200K in 2014 will get to register prior to people who didn't do a 1000 or 1200K the year before. Here is the information for 2015: http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?lang=en&cat=inscription&page=comment_sinscrire That being said, from what I heard about 2011, every American that wanted to go was able to register. I didn't go back in 2011 but I am planning a trip in 2015. As for this year I will be doing a 1000K with Lone Star Randonneurs in the DFW area in May and I'm coming out to the California Central Coast 1200K. I chose the 1200 rather than the 1000 because I have never successfully completed at 1200K...yet. I hope to meet at least one of you at the start of 3CR ;) -Jim On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know much about Rando-ing. > > >> >> Do you have to qualify to get into PBP? > > I notice you say that doing a 1000k this year gets you ready for PBP next > year. > Can you complete a series and register for PBP the same year, or is > registration over by the time a set o' brevets is done for the year? > Do most Rando-peeps aim for a full series, or do most just go for the rides > up to 400k? > Are shorter rides offered in Rando clubs all year, or do they go in distance > order, so your season might and in May if you only do the shorter rides? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
