Author Archives: Christine Johnson

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”

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”

128 signed up for this year’s ride. 100 miles of cycling await! Hooray the Summer Solstice has arrived – which means it is almost time to start your annual “pedal with Le Tour” where we cycle 100 miles to coincide with the Tour de France. Le Tour de Couch Potato (LTdCP) starts July 1st. WithContinue reading “Registration Report: June 21”

95 Potatoes are signed up to ride Le Tour de Couch PotatoSo far… As of this morning, we are 95 strong for Le Tour – nowhere near our “usual” spud count, which usually reaches about 200. Any Potato Recruiters out there? There’s no cost to participate but we do need everyone to “officially” sign upContinue reading “Registration Report: June 14”

So far 61 potatoes have signed up for Le Tour Just a friendly reminder, registration for Le Tour de Couch Potato 2023 is OPEN and so far, an impressive number of you have returned to the event. Registration will stay open for the rest of June and pedaling will begin July 1, coinciding with theContinue reading “Registration Report: June 7”

Thanks / Gracias / Danke / Etc Yesterday was the final pedaling day and today was final mileage submitting day. Who else is going through withdrawals on logging mileage? On behalf of all of us at Couch HQ, thank you for joining us on this annual event: we love having you along for the ride.Continue reading “2022 In The Books”

If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time: Register Here! Our Grand Depart is July 1st and registration will close just before so sign up now. We’re continuing our online engagement from last year and leveraging the website, allowing us to eliminate emails in favor of daily (or almost daily) blog posts.Tour information can be found on our websiteContinue reading “Mid-June Reminder: there’s still time to sign up!”

Registration for Le Tour de Couch Potato is June 1 Whether you’re a seasoned Couch Potato rider or newcomer to Le Tour, having good expectations of the sign-up process is important. After all, the cycling part should be the focus, right? Riding 100 miles in 23 days is a fun challenge – signing up &Continue reading “Couch Potato Sign Up is 6/1: What to expect”

2022 Tour is coming soon: are you ready? The countdown to Le Tour de Couch Potato® 2022 continues – as a reminder: sign up starts June 1 and Le Tour begins on July 1. While we wait, some exciting news: New Couch Potato Merch Is Now Available Go to our Couch Potato Merch Page toContinue reading “Spring is here & we’re ready to ride”