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Tour de Donut preview

OK, it's a bit late to be doing a Tour de Donut preview, given that the start of the race is nearly nine hours away, but here goes:

I am not expecting much from this race this year as far as my performance is concerned, both on and off the bike. My biking has been pretty mediocre this year, so I don't expect to be among the leaders, even with the time adjusted for doughnuts eaten. I'm just there to get some miles in to get ready for the West Shoreline Tour early next month in Michigan.

The last time I did the Tour de Donut in 2001, I thought participants were taking the event much more seriously than they need to. Too many people were concerned about their times on the course, and the doughnut eaters were taking things to the extreme. I think I can speak for my fellow co-founders when I say the even is meant to a spoof of the Tour de France -- and therefore a lot of fun.

The bad part of this year's race is that I have to go into work and be in charge of getting the Sunday paper out. It should be interesting!

Roger 0 comments 11:32 PM