I think this is one of my all-time favorite accounts of Paris-Brest-Paris, ever [bicycling, brevets]

[rebeccmeister]

Translated from French. Full of so much vivid imagery and lore. Hilarious, and it captures the feel of things so well.

https://zon-blue.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Oh, from some reading, it sounds like the Diagonalists of France are a group of cyclists who favor riding in more isolated parts of the country. Kind of equivalent to bikepackers in the US.