By Bill Bryant

In 1901 Chicago's Charly Miller was the first American to ride and finish Paris-Brest-Paris. He did it swiftly and came in fifth among the professional racers in the second edition of PBP.

To earn membership in

"La Société Charly Miller," one must be an American and have finished in less than or equaled Miller's time of 56 hours, 40 minutes.

Full details about the award are available on the RUSA web site.

56:18:00 BOL Timothy RUSA

50:00:00 HEINE Jan Seattle International Randonneurs

56:33:00 LYON Melinda BOSTON BREVET SERIES

55:49:00 MEADE Alexander BLUEGRASS CYCLING CLUB

52:45:00 PERZANOWSKI Dale GREEN MOUNTAIN BICYCLE CLUB

52:51:00 TANNER Brad SUNAPEE-BANAGANS BIKE CLUB