Paris-Brest-Paris

Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) was originally a 1200km long bicycle race from Paris to Brest and back to Paris. It is the oldest bicycling event that is still regularly run.Since 1931 it has become two independent long distance bicycle tours. One is randonnée (also called Brevet), where cyclists ride individually. This is held every four years. The other is an audax where cyclist ride in a group, held every five years.The audax is organised by the Union des Audax françaises, while the Brevet is organised by the Audax Club Parisien. This confuses people sometimes.
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