Paris Brest Paris - 1948 (#2)
Audax Club Parisien Bulletin, November 1948
(15 pages)

Included here are pages 6-19 from the November ACP Bulletin focusing on the 1948 event. Woman participation was particularly interesting in this year. There were no solo woman finishers at all, but 10 woman finishers on mixed tandems. Notice also that the first finishers overall were on a men's tandem, same as in 1951 and 1956. Thanks to Alain Collongues for sending scans of the 1948 Bulletin.
[Eric F. - December 2010]

PBP '48 - Vital Statistics:

Participants (Starters): 189
Finishers: 152
Women Finishers: 10 (6.6 %)
DNFs: 37
Attrition Rate: 19.6 %
1st Tandem: Jo ROUTENS & René FOURMY (49:20) - 1st overall
1st Solo Men: Marcel RAFAITIN & René BERNARD (51:15) - 3rd overall
1st Mixed Tandem: Daniel REBOUR & Simone REBOUR (61:56) - 20th overall
1st Solo Woman: (no solo woman finishers)