{"id":4441,"date":"2025-02-10T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridarandonneurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=4441"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:39:08","slug":"remembering-paul-bacho-1955-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/floridarandonneurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=4441","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Paul Bacho (1955-2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffloridarandonneurs.com%2Fwordpress%2F%3Fp%3D4441&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=arial\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Paul Bacho, RUSA# 472, passed away on Christmas Eve. Paul rode brevets with Central Florida Randonneurs for many years as part of the Ohio horde seeking refuge from long, cold, wet, dark winter days.<\/p>\n<p>I first met Paul soon after he completed his Paris-Beijing tour in connection with the 2008 Olympics. What an amazing adventure! What an amazing guy! Sometime around then I found out that he &#8212; in a tie with two others &#8212; held the American record for participation in Paris-Brest-Paris. I recall riding with him a bit on one PBP (it might have been 2011? 2015? I can&#8217;t recall&#8230;). And I distinctly recall chatting with him in line (a wet, cold, and muddy line at a foul-smelling sheepfold) to check-in for the 2019 PBP.<\/p>\n<p>Paul was a memorable guy because he was always smiling, happy, excited, interesting&#8230;. He was living life to the fullest, all the time, even when things kind of sucked. I remember on one difficult, hilly, and hot 400K (Route 555, for those who know), Paul was pulled off the roadside, having a rest and cooling off, just a mile short of the lunch control. I was really concerned &#8212; who stops a mile short of the control? A guy who really knows what he&#8217;s doing and knows his limits, that&#8217;s who. And a guy who was dedicated not only to getting the job done, but to having fun, too, and keeping things civilized while still having a grand adventure. That was Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Sad news of Paul&#8217;s passing brought further revelations about him, about which I had no idea: Wine making? Lived in a log cabin? Carpenter? Trainer for a pro ball team? Marathoner? Diver? What an amazing guy!<\/p>\n<p>Paul, we&#8217;ll miss your adventurous spirit, your good nature, your kindness, and your healing presence. Ride on, into the next great adventure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Bacho, RUSA# 472, passed away on Christmas Eve. Paul rode brevets with Central Florida Randonneurs for many years as part of the Ohio horde seeking refuge from long, cold, wet, dark winter days. 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