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Tour de Stooges Zone

My co-workers at the Belleville News-Democrat know the Tour de Stooges is near: They're hearing a lot more Stooge references from me, as they always do when the first Saturday of May approaches. It doesn't help the non-Stooge fans in the newsroom that one of my copy desk colleagues, John Buese, and our executive editor, Jeff Couch, are fans of the Stooges as well.

I have to say I'm excited about the Tour de Stooges. Barring bad weather, we should be well above 500 people for this year's version of the ride. Starting tomorrow, I'll be monitoring the forecast regularly to help me determine how many people McKendree College can expect for the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet after the ride.

With one week left before the online pre-registration deadline, May 3, we already have exceeded last year's online pre-registration numbers!

There's plenty of work left to be done: marking the five routes, buying food for the restaurants, sorting T-shirts, coordinating volunteers, etc.

But I think the work I've put in on this ride since 1997 has been well worth it.

Roger 1 comments 11:13 AM

Comments:

R,
Congrats on putting on another great Tour de Stooges ride...I pray that your weather will be as nice as my evening was at Busch Stadium last week--perfect.

Some day you and I will ride together, Tour de Stooges, GITAP, other!

enjoy the fruits of your labor and enjoy the Moe Metric!

M

# posted by  Bike : 2:21 PM

 

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