On 16 August, around 6,000 cyclists set off from the Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The 18th edition of Paris-Brest-Paris started at 4pm. The first riders are expected to cross the finish line on Tuesday night.
TOUR editor Manuel Jekel will also be at the start of the PBP long-distance classic. He will be posting the latest status updates from the course on the TOUR Facebook page.
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