One cycling day remains – to repeat yesterday’s reminder: you can continue to enter mileage a couple days after Le Tour ends. Last pedal day: tomorrow, 7/27. Last day to enter miles: 7/29. Lots of accomplishments! Crossing the 100 mile mark today were Home Fries, Mohstato, Potato Lane, Hashbrown Holly, Darth Tater, Mohs Potatoes, SayContinue reading “You Got This Taters! One more day for 2025…”
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Is it possible that Le Tour is near the end?!
Rounding the bend into the homestretch – I don’t know about you all, but this spud is excited for the finish line. Vive Le Tour!! SIXTEEN more finishers today bringing our total to 108: Starch Trek, Baked Potato, DragonFry, Chili Cheese Fries, Potabella, Commissioner Potato, Betty Crocker Tater, Disorderly Tater, A-Peeling Esther, Russet Rhodes, FatContinue reading “Is it possible that Le Tour is near the end?!”
Tour Day 5: Hump Day
Not yet one week into Le Tour de Couch Potato and we’re closing in on 4000 miles. Make this Hump Day a feverish pedal day! NEW POTATOES who have achieved 100 miles: Fo’Fanna Potato & Sewin’ Spuds. I believe that gives us 4 in 5 days! Here’s what was happening as we were stomping onContinue reading “Tour Day 5: Hump Day”
Day 4 Already?!
It’s Day Four of Le Tour de Couch Potato – and while you’re enjoying this un-Four-gettable cycling tour, don’t Four-get to Log your miles & Check your stats. Let’s raise our hands in celebration with Marshmallow Fluff Potato, who became our 2nd rider to achieve 100 miles in Le Tour de Couch Potato today. While she isContinue reading “Day 4 Already?!”
Third pedal day for Potatoes
Weather didn’t hold back the intrepid spuds as they crested the 2000 total mile mark on Day 3 of Le Tour de Couch Potato. For Chili Cheese Fries & CycoTater, rain was the theme for today’s pedal – with CCF taking it indoors & CT making it through a #soaker. Grape Tater passed along thisContinue reading “Third pedal day for Potatoes”
Day 2: the miles are adding up
By 5pm Eastern Time, we are already past 1300 miles on our 2nd day of peddling. In a thrilling finish, Mathieu van der Poel claimed victory in stage 2 of the Tour de France, showcasing his sprinting prowess. In more exciting news, our own Couch Potatoes have been piling on the mileage this year withContinue reading “Day 2: the miles are adding up”
First Day 2025
Well….., here we are = day 1 of Le Tour de Couch Potato and already 400+ miles logged. We LOVE this – keep it coming. Here is the report from the tuber fields: Salt Life Yam reports that “Uh getting that back tire pumped up…after some neglect….” and Marshmallow Fluff Potato AND Yam Kronin saidContinue reading “First Day 2025”
Tomorrow is July 5, 2025
Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow… Yes: tomorrow July 5th is DAY 1 of Tour de France cycling but more importantly: first day of your Le Tour de Couch Potato cycling challenge. Thank you for joining us for another epic year – a few reminders: If you missed it earlier, this super cool magnet is yourContinue reading “Tomorrow is July 5, 2025”
2025 Magnet Reveal
HERE IT IS! Our resident potato artist completed the design for 2025 Le Tour de Couch Potato (LTdCP) finisher magnet. It’s sure to make an amazing addition to your refrigerator or wherever you choose to display it. Exactly how do you get your hands on this “priceless” object? Simply complete the entire tour (cycle 100Continue reading “2025 Magnet Reveal”
Registration Report: June 28
150 signed up – we ride on Saturday! What do you call potatoes with right angles? Square roots. And the countdown continues – just a couple more days until Le Tour de Couch Potato 2023 begins and we’re stretching our potato legs, tuning up the bikes and hoping for great cycling weather. If you have already foundContinue reading “Registration Report: June 28”