Sri Kailash or Shree Kailas?

Sri Kailash, fabled home of Shiva and Shakti in the Himalayas. But for us our very own Shree Kailas Patil not fabled but truly a home to a lot of SHAKTI.
Read on 
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HM/2011/10/09/ArticleHtmls/1200km-in-75-hrs-City-cyclist-endures-French-09102011009001.shtml?Mode=1

Calender for 2012

The last date for finalising the 2012 BRM Calender is extended by ACP  to 07OCT11.

PBP 2011 Results before Homologation!

http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/pbp2011/index2.php?lang=fr&cat=presentation&page=resultats_2011

My friend Roger Le Nen from Brittany

Roger Le Nen on the right of the Indian.

Roger Le Nen, the president of Cyclo-Club Santécois.

He finished PBP in 67hrs 33mins!!!

He beats his own record of four years ago when he completed his FIFTH Paris-Brest-Paris in 71hrs.

Calender of BRMs for 2012

All Randonneurs must be aware that the BRM calender is November to October and the present year is drawing to a close.
We have now to finalise the BRM calender for 01NOV11 to 31OCT12.
If anyone wishes to be an organiser do let us know the dates you need and the distance for that date.

Step two your route will have to be approved.
 The link below gives the form which you must fill for approval of the route.
http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/download/Approval_application_form_BRM_route.xls
Please fill this form and send me by email.
You must also e-mail me the route  in http://www.mapmyride.com or http://www.openrunner.com or some such software.
Our email is dongarmaltroll@gmail.com.
My number is +919967587326
I will continue to be available 24x7.

Indians make History The Indian express Report of our PBP attempt.

The links given below will take you to the Indian Express report by Ms Akruti
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indian-pedalpower-5-from-city-to-vie-for-biking-honours-in-paris/835135/

and
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mumbaikar-touches-finishing-line-at-european-cycling-event/839898/

Opening and Closing Time of the Controls at PBP2011

There has been a lot of confusion because of the advise given by volunteers during the PBP.

 The check point volunteers were told , not to notice the control times because there were too many starts. For the volunteers, it would have been a nightmare to check the time rider per rider. Of course, it is not exactly what is put in the PBP rules but that the  decision was as an organizer's right.
The rule for making the controles is as below:-

Article 14 : Opening and Closing Time of the Controls

The opening and closing times indicated in the brevet card must be respected scrupulously.
Note : For riders starting from 04:00 p.m. to 05:30 p.m., all opening times are free. Riders must arrive at each control within the time limits. Only a serious material incident may be accepted as justification for late arrival, and the delay must be recovered within the next two controls at the latest .

Hope this clears the doubts of who qualifies and who does'nt.

Ofcourse the final decision wil be relayed to us after the ACP meets for homologation.

RandonneursIndia Help Japan

"All proceeds from sales of this bandanna will be donated for Japan Relief effort."

"इस बान्दाना की बिक्री से सभी आय जापान राहत प्रयास के लिए दान किया जाएगा."

The Bandana being sold by  RandonneursJapan cost Euro10.They will be available at Paris.I can buy them for you if you wish to contribute to the cause of the Earthqake and Tsunami hit Japan!
You may pay me in India on my return.
Inform me your requirement by comments or email.

Thanks from Japan

During the registration of the PBP participants an appeal had been made for a voluntary purchase of a Bandana the proceeds of which were to be used for relief towards the  recent earthquakes
This got an over whelming response.
A letter from the Organizers is quoted below

Dear randonner,

 I am pleased to let you know that we have received so many orders, exceeding our original expectation, for the bandanna in support of Japan earthquake/tsunami relief.  We have just received 4 large boxes full of bandannas and leaving for France with them soon.  When handing each bandanna to the suporters, we would like to include a little note with the bandanna with the message:
"All proceeds from sales of this bandanna will be donated for Japan Relief effort."
May I ask you to translate this sentense to your language?   Thank you.

Best Regards,
Tak Kawano



I have taken the liberty to translate
as इस बान्दाना की बिक्री से सभी आय जापान राहत प्रयास के लिए दान किया जाएगा.


Whatever the calamity A Randonneur will always be there ready to help.

The Weather in Britanny!

Brest is the turn around point, and it is lovely weather for the French!
till yesterday 16 C maximum today  21C maximum.
Yesterday pouring down(rain). Not our kind but at 15C NOT VERY KIND!
The question is better Windproof or better Impermeable (read raincoat)!
I know the training is there but be prepared for the elements!
Elementary Watson??

Public transport france

This link may help you for travelling in Paris and suburbs!

http://www.transilien.com/web/site/lang/en

How to Bag a Bike?

Transporting a bicycle through enemy Hands.
Paste the link below in your browser window and GO!
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2307889575602.2140459.1200188561&l=b75ae69cae&type=1

WATCHOUT THE INDIANS ARE ON THE WARPATH !!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AqEZFyhPgpb0dHYwM2hGSXgwamZoX2pNLXczUk9vOVE&output=html

The Frame numbers will help you to track your participants after the event commences on the 21st August.
The link to track your rider or to find someone's Frame number is here
http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/pbp2011/index2.php?lang=en&cat=randonnee&page=suivi_participants

The Depart shown as 1 for Sumit Patil means he will have to finish in 80hrs instead of the maximum allowed 90hrs!

Wish them all the best of experience and hope they retain the fondest memories.

RandonneursIndia Procedures for Queries/Disputes.

Dear All,
Randonneurs India is growing and becoming more adept as time passes. Till now, we required help from ACP, Paris, to guide us on many things, though under the contract, such rights were always with me as the ACP representative.
Henceforth please note
1. That all official communications arising from India or relating to brevets in India, in future, should be addressed to the ACP representative in India, Satish Patki email : dongarmaltroll@gmail.com  

The ACP representative Satish Patki is the only correspondent of the Audax Club Parisien (ACP) for India.

Any direct correspondence from a person or an association of India will be returned to the latter unanswered by the ACP.

2. If there is a request that a particular communication be sent to ACP in Paris, this request may be made to the ACP representative in India who will decide upon the same.

3. Disputes on any BRM will be referred to the organiser of the BRM. The appeal against the decision of the organisers of the BRM shall lie to the  representative of ACP in India. Such a decision on any dispute will be final.

Please note this and act accordingly. Let us try and get our procedures sorted out so that we can concentrate on pushing the pedals!


Satish Patki
Audax Club Parisien Representative for India


cc Jean-Gualbert ACP Individual Responsible for The Brevets de Randonneurs Mondiaux

Paris Brest Paris

Hi everyone how time flies, two years have gone by and we are now on the threshold of a unique cultural adventure which will test the physical and mental strengths  of the participants. The beginning of a new era.The first of the many PBPs we hope to be participating in.
Everyone has trained to the best of their ability, their homologations are proof enough. Everyone has all the information they need thanks to the world wide web and the PBP website.
Satish will be available till the 31st of July. If any PBP participant wishes to meet me in person for any doubts regarding anything; do come, All are welcome.

RandonneursIndia Cycling Jersey with Arm warmers and Shorts

These have been custom designed in USA and manufactured in Italy.
The cloth was specially selected for the Cold European summers which we Indians may not be able to tolerate.

Thermal Arm Warmers and the Jerseys are realized with ELASTIC MICRON on the front and on the sleeves for an OPTIMUM comfort and the BEST BREATHABILITY,  MICRON on the back and on the pockets for BETTER RESISTANCE.

SHORTS are with an ANATOMIC PATTERN to obtain the BEST PERFORMANCE REALIZED with LYCRA PERFORMER POWER, and a new ELASTIC FABRIC at the end of the shorts with NON SLIP silicone inside, to obtain the best wearability, and the best grip, WITHOUT COMPRESSION during the performance. 

THE PADS are with an ANATOMIC PATTERN  that reduces the excess of material, with DIFFERENT THICKNESS to obtain the MAXIMUM COMFORT and the STRONGEST PROTECTION with the LOWEST COMPRESSION in the critical points.

Super Roubaix fabric is a patented, fast recovery super stretch fabric, air permeable, strong, soft and easy to care.This s used in our Shorts and Arm warmers.

85%Polyamide 15% Lycra

THE PAD

The padding in the shorts also is  imported. 
The part next to the skin is in ELASTIC MICRON fabric that gives you an optimum breathability and an excellent softness.
The Central and the two back parts are realized with three different thickness to obtain the strongest protection and the lowest compression in the critical points. 
The side and front parts are textured.The paddings are made with a polyurethanic foam with a polyester base with cells  (Elio Cell) that gives you an optimum breathability and a 
HARD MEMORY with the squeezing.

Unfortunately it was not practicable to make a full sleeve jersey and long cycling tights.The picture shown is only for display.

 THE RANDONNEURS INDIA TEAM  together with NIKHIL MEHTA,PRABODH, WITH THE DESIGNERS RUPAL BHINDA (USA)  AND ROBERTA (ITALY)  spent a lot of time money and energy for us to see the final product,Satish will always be in their debt.

The described clothes may be seen with Prabodh Keny at Keny Cycles.

Ranking of host countries world wide for 2010

1 France
2 USA
3 Japon
4 UK
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Australia
8 Taiwan
9 Spain
10 Brazil
11 Russia
12 Canada
13 Swede
14 Denmark
15 Belgium
16 Wales
17 Greece
18 Bulgaria
19 Ireland
20 Slovania
21 South Africa
22 Austria
23 Finland
24 Poland
25 Singapore
26 India
27 Norway
28 Ukraine
29 Chile
30 Luxembourg
31 Switzerland
32 Uzbekistan
33 Croatia
34 China
35 Israel
36 South Korea
37 Estonia
38 New Zealand
39 Portugal
2010
Seven countries debuted in 2010 you being one of them placed at 2nd position.
1 Poland
2 India
3 Chile
4 Uzbekistan
5 South Korea
6 Estonia
7 Portugal
You placed 2nd only to Poland  because Poland had 24 finishers in a 1000BRM.
But ours got a mention in the despatches because we had 112 riders homologued.

The highest 1000km Riders homologued are
1 France      208
2 USA         301
3 Japon        101
4 Italy            99
5 Germany     79
6 Sweden      55
7 UK             54
8 Canada       53
9 Australia     47
10 Spain        38
11 Denmark  29
12 Greece     26
13 Poland     24
14 Brazil       12
15 Russia        8
16 Bulgaria     8
17 Poland       3
18 Norway    2
2012 Randonneurs India. Are you ready???????