Route

Check in and package collection:

You will be invited to come to Rambouillet on the day before your departure for check in and collection of the safety equipment and specific supplies (frame plates, control chip, water bottle, visibility vest etc…) that will be given to you for the event . The exact collection times will be communicated later. This step is mandatory to be able to line up for the start.

Starting waves :

Departures will be in waves, every 15 minutes, from Sunday 22 August in the afternoon to Monday 23 in the morning. The first waves on Sunday are for the fastest cyclists, with a maximum delay of 80 hours to complete the course. The following Sunday waves will have the normal 90-hour delay. Finally, the waves that will leave on Monday morning will have a maximum delay of 84 hours.

The 5:15 p.m. start wave on Sunday is reserved for women who wish to go with other women, but it is not mandatory. Women can also register in the other waves if they wish.

Start control

Machines will be inspected during wave set-up on the day of the start. This check will focus on safety features (helmet, lights, visibility vest), compliance of the machine with regulations (two- or three-wheeled cycles driven by handlebars and powered exclusively by muscle power, via a transmission system consisting of one or more crankset-chain assemblies) and correct positioning of the control chip. You are responsible for ensuring that your machine is in good condition.

Read the regulations carefully, you will find important details on the authorized cycles.

Controls

The route for this 21st edition of Paris-Brest-Paris has been largely renewed, with new towns and points of interest, and even more beautiful roads and scenery. The route will be differentiated between the outward and return legs over most of the way, for greater safety and scenic diversity. In this way, Brittany will be covered by an integral loop to avoid crossing traffic flows. The route will pass close to Mont-Saint-Michel, offering a beautiful view of the bay, as well as Chartres, famous for its cathedral. In 16 stages and as many controls (not counting secret controls), you’ll make your way from Rambouillet to Brest and back.

CONTROL POINTS AND ACCOMMODATION AREAS

Stopping at Control Points is mandatory, participants will have to have their passage recorded by a stamp on their brevet book and by an electronic recording of the passage. These Controls Points are managed directly by the Audax Club Parisien, organizer of Paris-Brest-Paris, and are therefore an integral part of the event. Secret Controls Points may be put in place. If proof of your passage through one of the Control Points, official or secret, is missing, your approval will not be possible.

Accomodation areas (catering or overnighting) are optional stops close to the controls. They are not the responsibility of Audax Club Parisien, but are managed by the local authorities. They offer participants food and accommodation for a fee. Exceptionally, the Roz-sur-Couesnon control will be a few kilometers from the welcome point, which will be located in Pleine-Fougères.

Vehicle assistance will only be permitted around the controls, except at Roz-sur-Couesnon and Pleine-Fougères, where it will be totally forbidden.

The detailed route of Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneurs 2027 will be communicated at a later date.

Photo Cyril Entzmann / Divergence

Photo Christophe Lenoir

Photo Christophe Lenoir

Legend of the table:

🚨 : Control – 🍴 : Catering – 🚿 : Showers – 🛏️ : Dormitories – ⚙️ : Mechanics

On the road

All along the route, you will experience the welcome of the public, who will be there day and night to applaud and encourage you. Adults, children, at any time of the day or night, they will be there to motivate you, sometimes loudly! This atmosphere makes Paris-Brest-Paris a unique event, which remains engraved in the memory of all those who have experienced it.

To make the most of it, it’s a good idea to remember a few rules and principles:

Safety

Let’s remind you of the very first rule: in France, you drive on the right side of the road!

Paris-Brest-Paris takes place on roads open to traffic, so you must respect the French traffic law (Code de la Route). For foreign participants, who are not familiar with the French traffic law , here are links to sites that give the main elements:

In French: https://www.securite-routiere.gouv.fr/reglementation-liee-aux-modes-de-deplacements/velo/regles-de-circulation-pour-les-cyclistes
In English: https://www.loirelifecycling.com/cycling-laws-in-france/

It is essential for your safety that you are clearly visible to motorists. As soon as visibility drops, put on your safety vest and turn on your lights.

Pierre Morel

Cyril Entzmann / Divergence

Pierre Morel

Cyril Entzmann / Divergence

Self supported or supported ?

Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur is an self supported event, which you must accomplish by your own means and without assistance. Any assistance (a vehicle or a team dedicated to helping you) on the course is strictly forbidden, it will be sanctioned by a heavy penalty or disqualification (see regulations). Indeed, assistance on the course is contrary to the principle of self supported randonneuring of Paris-Brest-Paris, and the presence of support vehicles on the route poses safety problems on often narrow roads.

Assistance is only permitted in the control cities and their immediate surroundings. This assistance at controls must be declared at the time of registration. Please note that vehicle assistance will be totally prohibited in the vicinity of Mont St Michel (Roz-sur-Couesnon and Pleine-Fougères).

But the help, encouragement and refreshments that are offered by the public to all participants are not considered assistance. Enjoy their generosity and kindness, exchange with them, you will please them and keep excellent memories.

Follow the route

The route, there and back, will be marked by arrows of different colours (one colour for each direction). However, we will also provide you with GPX tracks of the route that you can load into your GPS devices.

Coming soon : all the links to the GPX tracks of the route

Any other questions about the event?

Consult the FAQ