Paris–Brest–Paris (PBP) is a long-distance cycling event. It was originally a 1200km bicycle race from Paris to Brest and back to Paris. It is one of the oldest bicycling events still regularly run (the oldest being the Catford CC Hill Climb ). The last time it was run as a race was 1951. This year's edition of PBP ran from 16th August to 20th August 2015. The start of the ride is scheduled from the national velodrome situated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.