Jean-Gualbert Faburel from ACP gave an interview recently with some updates on PBP2011:
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2010/1...te-all-riders/

New things are:
-an electronic chip
-an extra rest area in St Nicolas du Pelem

Another thing I heard about on the french long distance forum is that a certificate of medical aptitude won't be required anymore... Still to be confirmed...