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@cliveo
I buggered my derailleur on the first section of cobbles. Up to then, for the first 60 pave-free miles, I had not used my small ring but only my 50 tooth one. After the prang I was restricted to 50/11, 12 or 13 and found that I could not free wheel but managed the last 100 miles without further incident and actually sprinted around the velodrome.
While on holiday I rode some long distances fixed and flat using a 48/17, sometimes over pretty rough surfaces. I thought as I cycled about many things but one of them was the practicality of the P-R fixed. If one were to do it, a very high gearing, around 84 inches, might be best as you need a high gear on the cobbles to take the weight off the saddle and onto the pedals. 84" fixed would be a hefty amount to shift over 260k.
I shall be riding geared.