Editing Paris–Brest–Paris (section)

==The ''brevet''==
As in all ''brevet'' events, there is emphasis on self-sufficiency. Riders buy supplies anywhere along the course, but support by motorized vehicles is prohibited except at checkpoints. There is a 90-hour limit and the clock runs continuously. Many riders sleep as little as possible, sometimes catching a few minutes beside the road before continuing.

Participants must first complete a series of [[Brevet (cycling)|''brevets'']] (randonneuring events) within the same 12-month timeframe. For participants from most countries, the period coincides with the calendar year. The exception is riders from [[Oceania]], for whom a different timeframe is used, to place the focus on events in the southern hemisphere summer. A series consists of 200&nbsp;km, 300&nbsp;km, 400&nbsp;km and 600&nbsp;km. Each can be replaced by a longer ride. Prior to 2007, the qualifying rides had to be completed from shortest to longest.

Where once PBP was contested by a few professionals as a demonstration of the bicycle's potential, today the focus is on the ordinary rider.

===Controls===
In 2015, the controls were in the following towns.<ref>Paris Brest Paris http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/en/download/PLAQUETTE-GB.pdf</ref> All controls except for St Quentin and Brest are visited in both the westbound and eastbound directions.
* [[Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines]] (start and finish)
* [[Dreux]] 
* [[Mortagne-au-Perche]] 
* [[Villaines-la-Juhel]]
* [[Fougères]]
* [[Tinténiac]]
* [[Quédillac]]
* [[Loudéac]] 
* [[Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem]]
* [[Carhaix-Plouguer]]
* [[Brest, France|Brest]]

The 2019 event started and ended at the National Sheepfold, [[Rambouillet]] and the 2023 event in front of the castle of Rambouillet.