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  • Sunset 1st day, August 21, at Jouars-Pontchartrain
  • 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.
  • Night time trail of tailights near Villaines-La-Juhel
  • Lycée Général et Technologique Jean Guéhenno, the control at Fougères, 12:56, fourth day, August 24, PBP 2011
  • Villaines la Juhel dining hall at Salles Polyvalente. Evening of August 24.
  • More decorations for PBP
  • En route
  • Nearing Villaines La Juhel control. 4th day. 7:3oPM August 24.
  • Almost 1/2 way
  • Alan Woods' 2011 Paris-Brest-Paris medal. 87 hours 23 minutes.
  • Alan Woods outbound. Late afternoon on second day, August 22. Not smiling so much now
  • Alan Woods riding in the rain, but still smiling, outbound 2011 PBP
  • Alan Woods outbound. Late afternoon on second day, August 22.
  • Alan in Dinge. Second day, August 22. 315km. Still smiling. 2011 PBP.
  • Alan Woods Arriving in Carhaix at 703km on way to Paris. Not smiling now. Evening, 3rd day, August 23.
  • Alan arriving Carhaix on way back to Paris. Evening of 3rd day, August 23.
  • Alan Woods finishing at Gymnase des Droits de l'Homme, Rond-Point des Saules, Guyancourt
  • Alan Woods (in orange) near Germainville
  • Alan Woods at Montfort climbing
  • The refreshment stop next to Parick Desmaires in Levaré. What little I remember is that I sat on those steps and savored a coffee and a sweet
  • Ambrieres Les Vallees morning of second day, August 22. Follow the signs, follow the riders
  • Ambrières Les Vallées afternoon of 4th day.
  • Elancourt
  • After PBP activity. Sleeping in the bleachers of Gymnase des Droits de l'Homme at the finish control in Guyancourt
  • Aux Trois Obus in Paris where PBP used to start from. Alan Woods, Ian Shopland, Corey Thompson, Todd Teachout, Jan Heine and others met at Aux Trois Obus for a post ride get together.
  • Bon Courage - you'll need it
  • Brest harbor. 3rd day, August 23, around noon.
  • Brest is still 100km away. 5km until control in Carhaix Plouguer. 67km since sleep stop in St Martin des Près at Boutou Coat Restaurant and Bar
  • Brest marker at Foyer du Marin on Rue Yves Collet, the Brest control. 12:33 August 23.
  • Lovely Iroise Bridge across L'Élorn on the outskirts to Brest.
  • Brittany kids. PBP fans.
  • Carhaix.
  • Chantrigne
  • Charchigne early morning of second day, August 22. Follow the signs, follow the riders
  • Chris Heg in St.Hilaire des Landes
  • Food at Dreux control
  • Control Fougeres. Road card being stamped. 13:28 August 22.
  • Collège Lycée Saint-Joseph, the control at Loudeac. Beginning of second night. 449km completed. August 22.
  • Corey Thompson at Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the Carhaix control, looking like he had ridden 700km (and he had!)
  • CoreyGerhardCarhaix
  • Left to right: Mark Thomas, Joel Platzner, and Corey Thompson arriving in Carhaix during the evening of August 23
  • Course marshalls
  • Decorated bikes for PBP 2011 in Ambrières Les Vallées
  • Departing Dreux for Paris
  • Dinge
  • Dinge morning of 4th day, August 24
  • Dog fan
  • Dreux in the early morning of August 25
  • Palais des Sports, the control at Dreux. 1165km completed
  • Palais des Sports, the Dreux control. 7:24AM August 25
  • Only 65km to go
  • EnRoute
  • Exiting Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the Carhaix control on the way back to Paris
  • Watching PBP go by
  • Fans in LaCheze during evening of 2nd day, August 22, at 438km. Only 11km to Loudeac.
  • Lycée Général et Technologique Jean Guéhenno, the control at Fougeres , early afternoon, second day, August 22, PBP 2011
  • Sleep where and when you can. Evening of 3rd day
  • Lycee General Technologique P. Serusier, the control at Carhaix. Evening of 3rd day. 6:33PM August 23.
  • Jan Heine's new chromed, Rene Herse at PBP 2011
  • Jan Heine at speed
  • Japanese randonneuring fans at 2011 PBP start
  • 2011 Paris-Brest-Paris official jersey
  • L Agouteire evening
  • Le Pont Landry morning of second 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
  • Levare refreshment stop
  • Levare towns people watch 2011 PBP going by in the morning
  • LoudeacControl
  • PBP decoration in Loupfougères
  • Map: Paris-Brest-Paris
  • Marcello Napolitano on his recumbant trike.
  • Carré du Perche, the control at Mortagne Au Perche. 1090km done. 140km left
  • Dining hall at Carré du Perche at Mortagne Au Perche became an ad hoc sleeper
  • Carré du Perche, the Mortagne Au Perche Control, 1:23AM August 25.
  • Mortagne Au Perche mural
  • MotorcycleEscort
  • My Thompson randonneuring bike at the Brest control. For PBP 2011, I was carrying a saddle bag with extra clothes instead of using a drop bag service. The drop bag service saves weight, but is restrictive and potentially unreliable.
  • Dawn at last. Near Dreux. 5th and last day. August 25
  • Night riders near Villaines La Juhel, August 22
  • Leaving Mortagne Au Perche toward the dawn of the last day
  • 1st night
  • Outbound first day (August 21) on a highway whose westbound lanes were closed to motor vehicles a few miles from start. Overpass is filled with observors.
  • Paris 500km away
  • PBP 2011 typical helpful effort in villages
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