Париж-Брест-Париж

Похоже велосепедистов в мире становиться действительно много. Даже на веломарафон Париж-Брест-Париж теперь берут не всех (http://www.rusa.org/pbp-2011-entries.html).

This email was sent by Jean-Gualbert FABUREL on April 5, 2009 to RM member countries. In it, he announces the ACP’s plans for limiting entries to PBP 2011. The full text of his message (in English and French) can be seen below.

Hello,

I would like to inform you that the Board of the Audax Club Parisien decided during its last meeting on April 1st, to establish a way of limiting the number of entries for the Paris-Brest-Paris 2011 for safety and quality of organization reasons.

In 2007, you noticed saturation in some controls and if the growth between 2003 and 2007 is confirmed in 2011, it would be impossible to maintain good conditions for participation without changing the overall organization of this randonnee. We will work during the coming months to find a way to welcome all those who want to participate but if it is not possible, the Audax Club Parisien prepares conditions for limitation.

This limitation should be done at two levels:

•Collective: we would like to define a quota of participants per country so you can communicate on this limit and you can organize several months before PBP. We would like to give places for new comers without disadvantaging the former countries, while taking into account the progress of each country.
•Individual: we would like to encourage people who attend your organizations while avoiding the imposition of selection criteria far more stringent than in previous editions.
To set the quota per country, it will be calculated while using the number of entrants in 2007, the limit in 2011 and according the evolution of homologations in the country between 2006 and 2010.

This method is easy to communicate and immediately provides figures in January 2011. It promotes strong countries but leaves places for new entrants because the calculation of the quota is made only for countries which registered more than 50 people in 2007.

The calculation formula is as follows:

For randonneurs, pre-registration via the Internet will allow people who made BRM in 2010 to reserve their participation for Paris-Brest-Paris. Longer is the homologated BRM distance and earlier they wil be able to pre-register. For example:

•With a BRM 400 km in 2010, they may register from 15 April 2011.
•With a BRM 300 km in 2010, they may register from 01 May 2011.
•With a BRM 200 km in 2010, they may register from 15 May 2011.
•by not realizing a BRM in 2010, they could not register until June 01, 2011.
These dates are still to be defined and will be communicated early 2011.

The series of 4 BRM (200, 300, 400 and 600) homologated in 2011 is still required to register for PBP 2011.

Pre-registration will be conducted by individual. Entries may be centralized as some of you have did it in 2007.

Best regards,

Jean-Gualbert FABUREL

Так глядиш лет через 10 и у нас в области некоторые условия и ограничения по численности участников марафонов появятся.