They did it! They arrived in Dreux at 9:27am, that’s 20mins earlier than the anticipated window! Now they have a bit of a time cushion for reaching the finish.
I was so excited that I had to call James. I’ve left a few messages along the route knowing that I probably wouldn’t speak with him until it was all over. Before I called I checked on the status of his phone and it was supposed to be off. I didn’t want to disrupt any cycling flow if they were back on the bikes. But the phone was on and he answered!
He was still at the control in Dreux. He was eating. He was upbeat and it was wonderful to hear the contained excitement in his voice. They are all pumped with adrenaline right now. They are hopeful they can make it in under 56 hours. Now let’s hope everything goes smoothly and the bodies and the bikes stay in good working order.
Oh, and James reported that Ben is about 40mins behind them so he may still make the Charly Miller time of 56h40 or under. James and the team set a more ambitious time goal!
You can brush up on your Charly Miller knowledge here while we await the final result in about 3 hours.
James Ride Progress PBP2011
Control |
Arrival
|
Arrival Date & Time Seattle |
Pace |
Distance Completed |
Distance Remaining |
Time Completed |
Time
|
Time
|
Villaines la Juhel |
Mon 8/22 12:41pm |
Sun 8/21 7:59pm |
28.7km/h (17.8m/h) |
222km
|
1010km
|
07h41 |
48h19 |
72h19 |
Fougeres |
Mon 8/22 4:20pm |
Mon 8/22 7:20am |
27.3km/h (16.96m/h) |
311km
|
921km
|
11h20 |
44h40 |
68h40 |
Tinteniac |
Mon 8/22 6:47pm |
Mon 8/22 9:47am |
26.4km/h (16.40m/h) |
365km
|
867km
|
13h48 |
42h12 |
66h12 |
Loudeac |
Mon 8/22 10:39pm |
Mon 8/22 1:39pm |
25.4km/h (15.78m/h) |
450km
|
780km
|
17h39 |
38h21 |
62h21 |
Carhaix-Pouger |
Tues 8/23 2:58am |
Mon 8/22 5:58pm |
23.9km/h (14.85m/h) |
526km
|
704km
|
21h58 |
34h02 |
58h02 |
Brest |
Tues 8/23 7:44am |
Mon 8/23 10:44pm |
23.1km/h (14.35m/h) |
619km
|
611km
|
26h45 |
29h15 |
53h15 |
Carhaix-Plougeur |
Tues 8/23 11:38am |
Tues 8/23 2:38am |
22.9km/h (14.23m/h) |
704km
|
526km
|
30h39 |
25h21 |
49h21 |
Loudeac |
Tues 8/23 3:34pm |
Tues 8/23 6:34am |
22.6km/h (14.04m/h) |
783km
|
449km
|
34h34 |
21h26 |
45h26 |
Tinteniac |
Tues 8/23 7:35pm |
Tues 8/23 11:35am |
22.5km/h (13.98m/h) |
868km
|
364km
|
38h35 |
17h25 |
41h25 |
Fougeres |
Tues 8/23 10:08pm |
Tues 8/23 1:08pm |
22.4km/h (13.92m/h) |
922km
|
310km
|
41h08 |
14h52 |
38h52 |
Villaines la Juhel |
Wed 8/24 2:27am |
Tues 8/23 5:27pm |
22.2km/h (13.79m/h) |
1010km
|
222km
|
45h27 |
10h33 |
34h33 |
Mortagne-au-Perche |
Wed 8/24 6:23am |
Tues 8/23 9:23pm |
22.1km/h (13.73m/h) |
1092km
|
140km
|
49h23 |
6h37 |
30h37 |
Dreux |
Wed 8/24 9:27am |
Wed 8/24 12:27am |
22.2km/h (13.79m/h) |
1167km
|
65km
|
52h28 |
3h32 |
27h32 |
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