Stairway to Heaven

http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/pbp2011/index2.php?lang=en&cat=accueil&page=edito

Check out the route and the elevations!

The Burning Ghat survivors

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqEZFyhPgpb0dGNLdVlFLWx6SnB5S296RGVTS05ORGc&hl=en

Whats this tough biznes?

When the tough get going,do they forget things like civility,decency, camaraderie.No they become more polite,gentller towards all those who may not be as gifted as they are,or may not have planned as well as them.

Does this give a license to all those who were not tough enough to be rude or impolite NO.
Please smile at the curious kid who touches your imported bicycle.Say hullo to the surprised villager,take the time to answer the truckers query,chat up the chaiwallah , and INQUIRE of the Controles if they need anything.
REMEMBER THE PARTICIPANT HAS TO GO TO THE CONTROLE NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND!!!
A situation was created during our 2nd BRM the 300kms,  Which I personally found very embarassing if not distressing.
See link
http://www.cyclists.in/profiles/blogs/randonneuringlong-1

We repeat our apology here

Makarand, Keny and all your friends, this was indeed very embarrassing,I will definitely make the effort to make up to you in due course of time,For the present please accept my sincere unconditional apology on behalf of all.
Stay with us as you are we will always need people like you.

When the going gets tough the Tough get going.Do you belong here?

The Hard Men and the Iron Lady!
They claim to be the ToughOnes.Are YOU Here!

1  SHRIKANT JADHAV

2  SATISH PATKI

3  MANORANJAN NAYAK

4  MILIND AGRAWAL

5  MEHUL VED

6  AMIT BHOWMIK

7  GIRISH MALLYA

8  PRABUDDHA DASGUPTA

9  MITHUN DAS

10 DHAVAL MATHEW

11 KAILAS PATIL

12GAGAN GROVER

 MAKARAND BEDEKAR Controle at Shahapur

13KAUSHIK IYER

15SUNIL KHANDARE

16KARAN RAWAT

17DAVID WILLIAMS

18RAJAT TIWARI

19AMAN GOPAL

20SUMIT PATIL

21KEDAR GOKHALE

22VIKAS CHAVAN

23SHREYAS RELE

24VIPPARTHI GOPAL  RAO

25RAUNAK CHETTY

26DIVYA TATE

27NEERAJ GHATE

28TRILOK KHAIRNAR

29PURUSHOTTAM TAYADE

30MAVE RICK

31GIDEON  ISRAEL DSOUZA

32JOHANN DANIELS

33 DAYLE   FERNANDEZ

34 KAILASH  PATIL He wants to ride this Twice??(11)

35 SURENDRA  DUBEY

36 ASHOK  KHALE