[CR]GPC PBP -- GPCist's progress -- Tuesday

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From: "Charles F Nighbor" <cnighbor@pacbell.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:51:46 -0700
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cc: Robert Freeman <RDF1249@aol.com>
cc: Robert Freeman
Subject: [CR]GPC PBP -- GPCist's progress -- Tuesday

''----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Long" <cml94618@yahoo.com> To: "Mark Abrahams" <dma@abriz.net>; <gpc-talk@grizz.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [GPC] PBP -- GPCist's progress -- Tuesday


> Well, I finally got a phone call from Phil just a bit ago, and got a bit
> of the scoop. They've been riding in a lot of rain and cold (though its
> stopped for now). Dan did drop out due to achille's tendon problems.
> Phil also thinks Rob may have dropped at Loudeac due to a similar problem
> (the online tracking seems to confirm this).
>
> Phil was in Brest when he called, the halfway point, and he'd just made
> the cutoff time by 50 minutes. He's running behind, because when he
> rolled into Loudeac, where he planned to nap 2 or 3 hours, he was so tired
> that he accidentally set his alarm for 3 pm instead of 3 am! So he ended
> up sleeping almost 8 hours, and then had to scramble to make the cutoff
> time. Now, however, he is probably the most rested rider on the course
> and certainly sounds cheerful! Phil did mention seeing and chatting with
> Veronica at the previous checkpoint, Carhaix.
>
> Christine
>
> Mark Abrahams <dma@abriz.net> wrote:
> As of 8:00pm Tuesday, Pacific Time, the riders have been on the route
> for between 30.5 hours (22:30 starters) and 33 hours (20:00 starters).
> Here is current progress. See the bottom for distance chart.
>
> Unlike some other writers, I won't comment on who is fast, who is
> "slow". It is a big challenge for all the riders. It can just as well
> be the folks with the "slowest" times who have worked the hardest and
> accomplished the most. When I read these times, what I look for is to
> see that everyone is making progress.
>
> The only one I'm concerned about is Dan, for whom no updates have
> been posted since 14:57 France time (= 5:57am Pacific) in Tinteniac.
> Until then he was with Bruce. No other pairs seem to be riding
> together. All other riders have by now reached Loudeac.
>
> BERG BRUCE (3421)
> est passe' le 22/08 a` 01h39 a` CARHAIX (6)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 20h19 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 14h57 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 11h41 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 06h46 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> BRADBURY JAMES (3376)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 20h11 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 15h18 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 11h40 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 07h25 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> BREKKE DAN (4752)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 14h57 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 11h40 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 06h40 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> CURD JOHN (4835)
> est passe' le 22/08 a` 00h06 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 18h50 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 15h23 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 10h20 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 23h10 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> FOLEY KEVIN (4892)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 22h51 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 17h12 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 14h15 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 08h47 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h50 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> HAWKS ROBERT (3377)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 21h26 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 16h30 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 12h41 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 07h41 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> JACOBSEN SUSAN (7372) & TIGGES MICHAEL (7373) (tandeming)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 23h51 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 17h55 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 14h52 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 08h10 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h00 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> HOLMGREN JOHN (4776)
> est passe' le 22/08 a` 02h35 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 20h39 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 16h20 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 10h35 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 22h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> MORRIS PHILLIP (4869)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 21h11 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 16h07 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 13h11 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 22h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> MORRISSEY PETER (1987)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 22h47 a` BREST (7)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 18h17 a` CARHAIX (6)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 13h35 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 09h48 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 07h24 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 03h38 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 20h00 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> TUNUCCI VERONICA (4845)
> est passe' le 22/08 a` 01h51 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 20h42 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 16h06 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 10h40 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 22h30 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> ... and a couple of non-GPC'ists with whom many of us have ridden ...
>
> GOURSOLLE KITTY (4887)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 21h46 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 16h11 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 13h24 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 22h10 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> WOUDENBERG TIMOTHY (7478)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 23h51 a` LOUDEAC (5)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 19h20 a` TINTENIAC (4)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 15h54 a` FOUGERES (3)
> est passe' le 21/08 a` 08h23 a` VILLAINES (2)
> est parti le 20/08 a` 21h00 de SAINT QUENTIN (0)
>
> Here's the distance chart from Robert Chung with miles conveniently
> added in for those of us who don't think in terms of km.
>
> KM MI CHECKPOINT
> 0 0 St. Quentin
> 223 136 Villaines
> 311 193 Fougeres
> 366 227 Tinteniac
> 452 281 Loudeac
> 529 329 Carhaix
> 615 382 Brest
>
> (PS. That tricky Robert Chung. Here I am, thinking he is in France
> this whole time, and what does he do but show up at tonight's Tuesday
> Night Ride!!)
>
> --Mark
>
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