Country      Points Women (-"Girl  Distance   Percentage
                     PBPs  Bonus")  Totals

France       59,971   86   (-516)  5,945,500 km  51.5 %
Royaume-uni* 13,841   22   (-132)  1,370,900     11.9
Etats-Unis   12,465   40   (-240)  1,222,500     10.6
Australie     4,293    6    (-36)    425,700      3.7
Danemark      4,218    1     (-6)    421,200      3.6
Canada        3,322    6    (-36)    328,600      2.8
Italie        3,189    4    (-24)    316,500      2.7
Allemagne**   2,971    1     (-6)    296,500      2.6
Espagne       2,933    2    (-12)    292,100      2.5
Belgique      2,301    2    (-12)    228,900      2.0
Hollande      1,924    1     (-6)    191,800      1.7
Suède         1,695    2    (-12)    168,300      1.5
Norvège         919    -       -      90,700       .8
Russie          629    2    (-12)     61,700       .5
Autriche        486    -       -      48,600       .4
South Africa    436    -       -      42,400       .4 
Finlande        216    -       -      21,600       .2
Bulgarie        193    -       -      19,300       .2
Suisse          135    -       -      13,500       .1
Irlande         104    -       -      10,400       .1
Costa Rica       98    -       -       9,800       .1
Ukraine          93    -       -       9,300       .1
Luxembourg       54    -       -       5,400       .05

Totals:     116,486   179 (-1074) 11,541,200 km

The country by country brevets and distances breakdown, that had been a feature of past PBP plaquettes, is not in the 1999 issue. The only information of this type is a listing of "points" for each country. The point system is meant, it seems, to measure participation in randonneur cycling worldwide. The formula is the same one that has been used for many years: a point is brevet distance divided by 100. A 6 point bonus is given for women who finish PBP. To get the distance we have to determine the number and distribution of women PBP finishers (from the results list, pages: 40-60), subtract the 6 point "girl bonus," and then multiply by 100 - this is what I have done in the chart above. [Eric F]