Just a few things not to forget.
Friday we landed in Paris, grabbed a cab to Saint Quentin En Yvelines, the start of Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP).
First order of business for me once I arrived at the hotel was bike re-assembly. I'm anxious to make sure that nothing was damaged and I packed all that I needed. When assembling my bike the seat tube was beat around during the flight and my seat post had to be forced in. More on this later. Once the bike was assembled time for a test ride. I was able to put around 10miles on my bike Friday and all seemed well. Saturday is the bike check and registration, so time to eat and get some rest for tomorrow.
Saturday I got my first glimpse of the Velodrome National, and I have to say I was quite impressed, it is massive.
Absolutely amazing. Look at that line down there. I felt like I was in lines all day. Can't really complain though because workers did the best they could trying to organize 6,000 riders.
Line #1, bike check
Just a few bikes for bike check.
There she is. Now to get my Brevet card, visible jersey, and PBP jersey.
Line #2 Brevet card.
Line #3 Jerseys.
After everything checked out it was time to explore the area a little.
So far the coffee and espresso have lived up to the hype.
After dinner with a few of the Indiana Randonneurs time to run back to the hotel and hope for a nice night sleep, that last night sleep in a bed for at least three days.
By bike: 78
Tomorrow we start PBP.
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