Fighting, Cheating, Pushing & Pulling My Way to Victory
Exactly two weeks left until the 14th Annual Tour De Nez and the Clunker Classic. I've got some good cheatin' planned this year. I've been going to this race since the 2nd annual and have only missed the 6th and the 10th annual events. IMHO, perhaps one of the best events in Reno and perhaps best cycling event in the USA.
Here's the press release:
The Tour de Nez Clunker Classic challenges riders to Fight, Cheat, Push and Pull their way to the Finish Line
Drinking and other inappropriate behavior heavily encouraged
Reno/Tahoe (Summer 2006)-The Tour de Nez Clunker Classic, a one mile bike race that supports cheating, fighting, drinking and debauchery, takes to the streets in Truckee, Tahoe City and Reno on June 22nd-24th as part of the 14th Annual Tour de Nez, a celebration of cycling.
Designed for those riders and cycling enthusiasts who will never compete in any sort of pro bike racing, the Tour de Nez Clunker Classic embodies the spirit of the Tour de Nez and its festival-like atmosphere. Anything with two wheels and weighing over 35 pounds qualifies (the judges can be bribed with beer) -Choppers, Low Riders, Sting Rays, Tall Bikes and Swing Bikes are all encouraged to enter, but be warned, pushing, pulling and fighting is probably the only way to win.
"The outlaw segment of this year's Tour de Nez; "the Clunker Classic" is really upping the ante," said race promoter and Supreme Commander Tim Healion. "We're taking what has traditionally been a single lap around the criterium course in Reno, NV and turning it into a three day series in Reno, Tahoe City and Truckee. Again for this year, cheating is absolutely advised."
The competition is still fierce, with a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon being awarded to the winner, but history has proven that many competitors still never make it to the finish line, getting waylaid instead at the many watering holes lining the course.
Started 14 years ago to celebrate the anniversary of Reno's first coffee house, Deux Gros Nez, the Tour de Nez has grown from a Masters Twilight Criterium to a three-day party in Truckee, Tahoe City and Reno. Revelers will enjoy live music, belly dancing, bike demonstrations, mint juleps, bike decorating contests, face painting and a world full of bike madness and mayhem. Highlights of this year's Tour de Nez will air on a one-hour show on the Outdoor Life Network. Fat Tire Amber Ale and Reno-Tahoe America's Adventure Place present the Tour de Nez. For more information contact 775-287-3599 or visit www.tourdenez.com.
Side note:
This will be Logan's 4th year and Cody's 3rd year racing in the Kid's Race. Here's some shots of them from 2003, 2004, and 2005 (photos by David LaPlante):
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