Paris Brest Paris 2023 – C’est Fini!

Greg and Stacy successfully completed their 3rd Paris-Brest-Paris 1200km grand randonnée on Thursday, August 24, at 11:17 CET (02:17 PDT), for a finish time of 89 Hours & 12 Minutes!

We are so grateful to the thousands of PBP “Benevoles” who tirelessly volunteered their time to support this amazing event. It would not have been possible without them! We have so many stories to share about this amazing adventure by bicycle!

This finish time also qualified Greg to join the Société Adrian Hands!

Stacy joined this prestigious group in 2019 with a finish time of 89 Hours and 14 Minutes, when Greg rode for a “Charlie Miller” finish time of 55 Hours and 11 Minutes.

Paris-Brest-Paris 1239km / 770 miles in 90 hours!

The big day is finally here! Paris Brest Paris starts today, August 20, 2023, at 18:00 CET (09:00 PDT) for Greg & Stacy!

To qualify, we must finish the ride by 12:00 CET (03:00 PDT) on 8/24/2023.

You can follow Greg and Stacy during the ride with these links:

Live Results Today for Greg Kline in the Paris Brest Paris Randonneur:
https://rtrt.me/ulink/CCTA/CC-2023/tracker/RATPH2WC/focus

Live Results Today for Stacy Kline in the Paris Brest Paris Randonneur:
https://rtrt.me/ulink/CCTA/CC-2023/tracker/R6YLMCS7/focus

Bonne route to all of the amazing nearly 6000 Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 cyclists!

Paris Brest Paris 2023 – Checked in & ready for an 18:00h start on 8/20/2023

Greg & I are all checked in for Paris Brest Paris 2023!

It was fantastic visiting with our fellow RUSA cyclists and, of course, our many global randonneuring & audax cycling friends!

100 Cols Tocht – Day 39 – C’est Fini! – Return à Saverne – 2,565 miles & 257,385′ elevation

We arrived back safely in Saverne, France, today after 40 days on the road and 39 amazing days of cycling, covering 2,565 miles and 257,385 feet of elevation gain.

This was once again the most challenging endeavor we have ever undertaken. Greg & I are so grateful that we were able to ride this amazing tour once again in our late 50s, and that Greg’s repaired tibial tendon was up to the challenge. We had no injuries, no mechanical issues, and only a single flat tire for the entire adventure!

The best part of the tour was meeting the amazing people of France, including the many visitors like us.

France is a wonderful gift that the entire world shares! ❤️ 🇫🇷 ❤️

Mont Ste. Odille

Col du Schanz (15%!)

Col du Kiehnberg

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 31 – Aussois to Bourg-Saint-Maurice

62.5 miles & 6335 feet of climbing

2 Cols – Col d’Iseran & Col de la Madeleine

2 Côtes

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 30 – Saint Chaffrey to Aussois

58.2 miles & 7516 feet of climbing

5 Cols – Col de Galibier & Col de Lauteret & Col de Telegraphe & Collet du Plan Nicolas & Le Col

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 13 – Saint-Jean-le-Vieux to Lurbe-Saint-Christau

66.4 miles & 9,634 feet of climbing

3 Cols & 1 Côte

Col de Burdincurutcheta

Col de Bagargui (Cols d’Iraty)

Col de Suscousse

Col de Soudet!!

Greg’s Ride on Strava

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 12 – Arzacq-Arraziguet to Saint-Jean-le-Vieux

66.2 miles & 5,907 feet of climbing

2 Cols & 5 Côtes

Col d’Osquich

Col de Gamia

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 11 – Dunes to Arzacq-Arraziguet

97.5 miles & 7,603 feet of climbing

10 Côtes

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

100 Cols Tocht – Day 10 – Rocamador to Dunes

96 miles & 6,161 feet of climbing

8 Côtes

Stacy’s Ride on Strava

Greg’s Ride on Strava

Got to watch the sunrise over Rocamador as the balloons were being filled for an early morning flight!