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  • Music before prior to start of 2011 PBP
  • Twilight 1st day. Closed roadway. Foreground (L to R): Mark Thomas in yellow, Vince Muoneke in orange, Andy Speier in yellow, Alan Woods in orange. Midground (L to R): ?, Corey Thompson in yellow with red striped mud flap, Joe Platzner in yellow.
  • Sunset 1st day, August 21, at Jouars-Pontchartrain
  • Night time trail of tailights near Villaines-La-Juhel
  • Motorcycle escort at the start of 2011, Gymnase des Droits de l’Homme, St. Quentin en Yvelines ​ Guyancourt
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  • Part of 90 hour group waiting to start 2011 PBP in the sun on a hot afternoon. Gymnase des Droits de l'Homme, Rond-Point des Saules, St. Quentin en Yvelines ​ Guyancourt
  • Starting line of 2011 Paris-Brest-Paris in Guyancourt. The 90 hour group was set of in waves separated by 15 minutes. Our group started at 8PM on August 21.
  • Japanese randonneuring fans at 2011 PBP start
  • Villaines-la-Juhel control, 10 Rue Gervaiseau, City Hall, 7:36PM. August 24. The stairs to left of door were a good place to take a nap. 1009km done. 204km remaining.
  • Villaines la Juhel control at 221km. Dawn. 6:57AM August 22. Outbound. 2011 PBP
  • Blank road card before 2011 PBP
  • Charchigne early morning of second day, August 22. Follow the signs, follow the riders
  • Le Pont Landry morning of second day, August 22, 2011 PBP
  • Ambrieres Les Vallees morning of second day, August 22. Follow the signs, follow the riders
  • Levare towns people watch 2011 PBP going by in the morning
  • Levare refreshment stop
  • St. Hilaire Des Landes in the rain on the morning of the 4th day, August 24.
  • Night riders near Villaines La Juhel, August 22
  • Streamliner in Becherel during the afternoon of 2nd day, August 22. 2011 PBP
  • Leslie Larson followed by Susan Otcenas in St Meen Le Grande during late afternoon of second day, August 22, at 400km
  • Windmills in Illifaut during late afternoon of August 22.
  • Fans in LaCheze during evening of 2nd day, August 22, at 438km. Only 11km to Loudeac.
  • Roc Trevezel marker. 547.5km left. 682.5km done.
  • Businesses and towns are decorated for PBP
  • Brest harbor. 3rd day, August 23, around noon.
  • Roc Trevezel, the top of the PBP's longest climb, on the evening of the 3rd day (August 23)
  • Beginning of descent from Roc Trevezel in the evening of 3rd day (August 23)
  • Sleep where and when you can. Evening of 3rd day
  • Carhaix.
  • Dog fan
  • Lovely Iroise Bridge across L'Élorn on the outskirts to Brest.
  • Jan Heine at speed
  • Another streamliner. I bet that it is hot inside!
  • Alan arriving Carhaix on way back to Paris. Evening of 3rd day, August 23.
  • Plumieux at night
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  • Left to right: Gerard and Corey at Lycee General Technologique P. Serusierin, Carhaix, evening August 23
  • Alan Woods Arriving in Carhaix at 703km on way to Paris. Not smiling now. Evening, 3rd day, August 23.
  • Corey Thompson at Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the Carhaix control, looking like he had ridden 700km (and he had!)
  • Left to right: Mark Thomas, Joel Platzner, and Corey Thompson arriving in Carhaix during the evening of August 23
  • Exiting Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the Carhaix control on the way back to Paris
  • Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the control at Carhaix. Evening of 3rd day. 6:33PM August 23.
  • Dinge morning of 4th day, August 24
  • St Hilaire des Landes 8:24 morning
  • Chris Heg in St.Hilaire des Landes
  • La Tanniére crepes for riders during afternoon of August 24
  • Board with postcards at the La Tanniére crepe stop. The post cards are "thank yous" from all over the world sent by past PBP riders after they returned home
  • Ambrières Les Vallées afternoon of 4th day.
  • Chantrigne
  • Watching PBP go by
  • PBP decoration in Loupfougères
  • Lots of bikes parked at Villanes La Juhel control
  • Crowd in Villanes La Juhel in the evening August 24.
  • L Agouteire evening
  • Brest marker at Foyer du Marin on Rue Yves Collet, the Brest control. 12:33 August 23.
  • Village supporters
  • PBPfans
  • Mortagne Au Perche mural
  • Carré du Perche, the Mortagne Au Perche Control, 1:23AM August 25.
  • Leaving Mortagne Au Perche toward the dawn of the last day
  • Dreux in the early morning of August 25
  • Dining hall at Carré du Perche at Mortagne Au Perche became an ad hoc sleeper
  • Carré du Perche, the control at Mortagne Au Perche. 1090km done. 140km left
  • Alan Woods (in orange) near Germainville
  • Palais des Sports, the Dreux control. 7:24AM August 25
  • Departing Dreux for Paris
  • Alan Woods finishing at Gymnase des Droits de l'Homme, Rond-Point des Saules, Guyancourt
  • More decorations for PBP