PBP List of things to Do
Mike Fulton
Get different shorts
1. Bike
Seat Height Bottom of Crank Bolt Cap to top of seat along tube 30 – ¾”
Handle Bar Height Bottom of headset below frame to top of stem along frame 10 – 1/8”
Check Wire on right shifter
2. Food:
* Cooler
* Perpetuem
* Get 12 Gallons of Good water At Start that I like
Pill Bags
Vivarin
Advil
Endurolytes
* Don’t drink Perpetuem before start
* Pre-Race Potato & Egg
* Cliff Shot – orange, vanilla, chilled 45 total
* Cliff Bars – Vanilla 39 total
* Dried, Non Sugared Pineapple – Large Chunks
* Mango flavored Pinapple
* 2 Camel Backs, Inserts
* Reflective Triangles
* Water Bottles
* V8 Juice – 9 - 12 oz cans
* Rice cakes with Peanut Butter
* Turkey jerky from wild oats
* Cliff electrolyte drink
* Planters trail mix sweet & nutty
* Shoestring potatoes, fried
* Rice??
* Plastic Bags – Large and Small
* Camelback cleaner
* Pill Bags
* Hot Potato/Egg dish for second night in bottle
* Big opening bottle to get chunks out easily
* Custard Dish
* Egg Dish
* Boiled Potatoes with Potassium Salt, Garlic in Bag
* Sticky Rice with Potassium Salt in Bag
* Potassium Salt
3. Travel Stuff:
* Passport
* Car Rental
* 2 - Cell Phones
* Hotel Reservation
4. Race Things:
* PBP Race Packet
* First Aid Kit
* Arnaka Jell
* Bento Box
* Thread, velcro
* Reflective strips
* 2 – Cateye Lights
* Wheels
* Lithium AA Batteries – qty of 16
* Head lamp
* Duracell 6 V
* Tail Light
* Batteries
* Maps
* Plastic over computer
* Tubes
* Marked Mussette Bags – Packed for each checkpoint
* Bike Pump
* Floor Pump
* Spare Cleats
* Shoes
* Clip on Fender
5. Clothing:
* Rain Skirt
* Tet Hose
* Vest to keep warm
* Rain Coat
* Band Aids for Nipples
* Leg Warmers
* Arm Warmers
* Bike Gloves
* Long Fingered Gloves
* Smartwool Socks
* Helmet
* Bike Shoes
* Bike shoe stretcher
* Shorts 3 pr clean
* Jersey 3 pr clean
* Desitin
* Wipes
* Sun Glasses
* Night Glasses
* Sunscreen
* Lip Stuff
6. Support Stuff
* GPS computer
* Transformer for 12 v for computer plug
* Route Sheet
* Clip Board
* Maps
* Magnifying Glass
* Head lamps to see at night
* Walkie Talkies
* Cell Phone with programmed numbers
* Cell phone Charger
* Stove
* Pot
* Coffee
* No Extra Seats in Car
* Plastic Tote Box
* Car Cooler
* Food for Journey – Sandwiches, etc
* Know Bike and Clothes, RED Helmet
7. Box tape
Training for PBP 2007
Work on French
Have several phrases like:
Do you feel good, Do you want to work together? Do you want to stop? How far to the next control?
Practice Fast Accelerations
Practice 20 minutes at very high Heart Rate for chasing back on
Train with LOTS of standing on short, steep climbs
Fast Climbs
500 mile week 2 weeks before
Pack riding
Max HR at least 1 time per week
Train with Smartwool Socks
Better Night Headlight set up – Battery holder in separate bottle cage?
Memorize Towns on Route
At Checkpoints
General Checkpoint:
New CamelBack
Try to find Ice for Cooler – Partially Frozen bottles
Musette Bag stocked as per below for the checkpoint and/or time
Bring a bag with clothes – Bike Gloves, shorts, shirt, long sleeve shirt, socks
Hot Day Noon to 5:00 pm:
One bottle of water in Musette bag
Water at checkpoint for dousing with
Lighten up on Perpetuem in bottles – Can’t digest food in heat
During Night or Heavy rain, or Below 22 deg C:
GET GAS around 6:00 PM, everything closes down at Night
In a heavy rain or water on road:
Give biking hat
Rain Skirt
Night glasses
Arm Warmers
Leg Warmers
Switch batteries – if battery goes all night, Throw it out
Heavier on Food in Musette Bag
In the rain at night, Rice noodles and broth to warm up
If rain lets up, Dry socks in Musette Bag
In rain or at night get biking hat to keep light out of eyes
Cold?
Thirsty?
Flats?
Mechanical Problems?
Different frequency in France
Calling US, use country code 011
They call normal number
Get messages normally
Local phone calls me with normal phone number
International # for customer service in France 1-505-998-3793
Don’t have perpetuem prior to start (night before)
Have food for after nap, Eat Right away
Start on full stomach 3 – 4 hrs before ride
Night glasses
Batteries
Headlamp
Tail light
1 Cateye
Desitin
Stretch out
Leg Warmers
Arm Warmers
Phone
BandAids
Pill Packets set up identically
1 - Vivarin
1 - Aleve
Three bottles with 3 Scoops Perpetuem in Each Bottle
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
85 miles 3-1/2 to 4 hours
Crew to compare written route to printed route
Next Check 53 miles – 2 1/2 hrs
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops (night)
½ Camel Back water
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
Pineapple
Pill Bag
Next Check 55 miles 2-1/2 –3 hrs
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops (night)
½ Camel Back water
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
Pill Bag
Smoked Meat – Turkey
Ice In Dreux McDonalds
Next Check 34 miles 1-1/2 – 1-3/4 hrs
1 Bottles of Water in Camelback
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops Ice
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
Smoked Jerky
Sticky Rice
Next Check 53 miles – 2 1/2 – 3 hrs
Rub on Sunscreen
Lipstuff
If day, take headlights, Batteries
Take night glasses
Get sunglasses
2 bottles Perpetuem with 2 scoops ICE
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
1 Camel Back water & Ice
Pineapple
Pill Bag
V8 Juice in cooler
48 miles– 2 1/2 hrs
Helmet off, Douse with Water
Full Camelback with Water ICE, ICE
Sunscreen
2 bottles Perpetuem with 2 scoops ICE, ICE, 1 bottle water – drink at checkpoint
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
Power Bar bites
V8 Juice in cooler
Pill Bag
1 bottle water for checkpoint, will chuck, get odd bottle
Bring Floor Pump to top off Front Tire
53 miles – 2 ½ hrs
Full Camelback water ICE, ICE
2 bottles Perpetuem with 2 scoops
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
1 bottle water for checkpoint, will chuck, get odd bottle
Smoked Jerkey, Pineapple
Pill Bag
V8 Juice in cooler
Bring Floor Pump to top off Rear Tire
Mc Donalds for Ice
7 - Brest 381 miles
50 miles - 2-1/2 –3 hrs GET GAS for Night
Full Camelback with ICE, ICE
2 bottles Perpetuem with 2 scoops
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
1 bottle water for checkpoint, will chuck, get odd bottle
Beef Jerkey
Pill Bag
V8 Juice in cooler
Water for Dousing head
Wheels
Up t he hill 1st major intersection go left, Bar on Right for Ice, Go Right at intersection to store
48 miles - 2-1/2 –3 hrs
Head Lamp
1 Light
If raining, two lights
Night Glasses
Change Shorts & Shirt if Time or Next
Vest
Arm Warmers
V8 juice in cooler
Pineapple
Pill Bag
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
Mc Donalds for Ice
53 miles - 2-1/2 –3 hrs
If raining, two cateyes
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops (night)
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
½ Camelback water
New Pill Bottle
Pill Bag
Gum
V8 Juice in cooler
Leg Warmers
Biking Hat
7 eleven Jersey
Vest if rain
Change Shorts & Shirt if Time or Next
34 miles 1-1/2 – 1-3/4 hrs
If raining, two cateyes
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops (night)
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
½ Camelback water
Pill Bag
Gum
Vest for sure
½ Camelback
Floor Pump to top off Tires
55 miles 2 1/2– 3 hrs
If raining, two cateyes
2 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops (night)
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
½ Camelback water
Gum
Change small headlight
Hot Salty Rice & Chicken Broth – Have large opening to get rice and chicken out
Pill Bag
51 miles 2 1/2– 3 hrs
If day, take headlights, Batteries,
Take night glasses,
Give sunglasses
Take some Clothes
2 bottles Perpetuem with 2 scoops, ICE, ICE
Cliff Shots - 3
Cliff Bars - 3
1 Full Camelback ICE, ICE
Pill Bag
Gum
V8 Juice
88 miles 4-1/2 – 5 hrs
3 bottles Perpetuem with 3 scoops, ICE, ICE One frozen if possible
Cliff Shots - 6
Cliff Bars - 3
1 Full Camelback ICE, ICE
Pineapple
Qty 2 Pill Bags
Gum
V8 Juice
Extra Bottle for Dousing for heat
Pump to top off tires
Fill Camelback
Fill Bottles with Bags of SE & water
Ask for Ice
Change of Clothes and Shoes - Shampoo
Stretcher
Directions for Crew
Check Accompanying Vehicles Recommended Itinerary
You are allowed 2-3 km from Checkpoint on Route
N-12 towards Dreux – Mortagne Au Perche
Map 2 Mortagne 1st exit is N912 or D930 if missed.
Out D912 to N12 to Alencon N12 just past pre-en Pail
D20 to Villaines
Out of Villaines D13 North to N12
N12 to Fougeres
D155 to St. Brice to Antrain & Bonne Fountain but go left before reaching it, then short distance to Tremblay D796 to Combourg or to St. Domineuc and South on N137 to Tintineac
Out of Tinteneac South on N137 to Hede tehn go west on D80 to Pleumeleve just past Pleumeleuc to N12 – E50 to La Boulais and N164 to Loudeac
out of Loudeac on N164 towards Carhaix
Out of Carhaix N164 to Port Laicnay then N West on E60 to Brest