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 found the page to log your daily Tour Mileage, now is a good time to bookmark it: LOG MILES. Yes – it is password protected. You can enter the password now – you won’t be able to enter miles yet, but hopefully not need to enter the password again!

Forgot the password? Madam Tuber emailed everyone registered a few days ago with a password reminder. If you need a reminder, just email letourdecouchpotato@gmail.com and we will re-send.

Want more Potato? For those of you who use (or want to use) Strava, we created a group to cheer each other on, during LTdCP and throughout the year. Just search for “Le Tour de Couch Potato” on Strava & join us! We have a Facebook Group as well (same name) where we’ve been sharing pictures & stories from Le Tour.

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. With more than one week remaining to register, 128 have signed up for this year’s epic ride. Keep referring those friends (Home Page > Register Button).

Email Address is the key!

Beginning July 1, the form for entering mileage will be “open” for business (Enter Miles) – it is Password protected to limit use to current year participants. The password was provided to you in your sign-up confirmation email. If you forgot/ lost that password, let us know: letourdecouchpotato@gmail.com. You’re only prompted for the password on your first access to that page.

It is super important to enter your email address correctly when you enter your miles – double check for typos. Remember to enter the same email address you registered with – that’s how we line up mileage to the correct rider.

Unique Tour Names

Madam Tuber is busy assigning/ creating your Potato Rider Names now! If you’ve ridden in previous tours, you’ll keep last year’s name. As a reminder, you can check your registration status – which will include Potato Rider Names – on the Home Page of our website. And last but not least, I’ll close with another corny joke, Duchess Potato

Potato humor for the day

The two French fries had a baby who was slightly overcooked, do you know what they called him? Chris-p

95 Potatoes are signed up to ride Le Tour de Couch Potato
So 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 up so we can showcase your accomplishments during the event.

Visit the Home Page of LTdCP to sign up and to view current registrations.
We pedal on July 1st. VIVE LE TOUR.

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What did the sweet potato say to the regular potato?
“I yam what I yam.”

You’re welcome – LOL – Duchess Potato

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 the Tour de France.

Where do I sign up? How do I confirm I’m in?

On the Home Page of LTdCP, you’ll find the registration link & also the button to view current list of participants. Tell your friends – joining Le Tour de Couch Potato is free – you provide your own bicycle (or borrow from a friend) and pedal 100 miles between July 1-23. Enjoy & Vive Le Tour!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cycling enthusiasts, and serial rubberneckers, gather ’round! It’s that time of year again, when we all get ready to hop on our trusty two-wheeled steeds and embark on the greatest cycling adventure of the year. No, we’re not talking about the actual Tour de France. Please, that’s for over-caffeinated, spandex-clad professionals with more time than sense. We’re talking about our very own, infinitely superior, and unquestionably more enjoyable alternative: Le Tour de Couch Potato.

What can you expect from our cycling adventure? Well, for starters, we’re replacing grueling hill climbs with leisurely jaunts to local breweries. Instead of breakneck sprints, we’ll be pausing for photo ops with local livestock.

As the so-called “pros” continue their valiant quest for victory, we’ll be busy enjoying the best of what the Couch Potato has to offer, all from the comfort of our well-worn saddles. And let’s not forget the most important part: our fellow riders, who understand that life is too short to take anything too seriously—especially a bike ride.

Dust off your helmets, pump up your tires, and join us for a cycling adventure unlike any other. Register now, fellow cycling potatoes, and we’ll see you at the starting line!

Registration

Rules

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Greetings, fellow cycling enthusiasts and couch potatoes alike! The countdown has begun, and in less than two months (July 1st, to be exact), we’ll be embarking on the 12th edition of Le Tour de Couch Potato. Gather your family, friends, and your neighbors because this cycling experience is perfect for riders of all ages and abilities.

We’re here to ride 100 miles in 23 days. Our event is for those who’d rather pedal to the nearest ice cream stand than tackle a daunting mountain pass. Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just someone who knows how to pedal, come join us for some leisurely riding, with potatoes who prefer to take life one pedal stroke at a time.

Registration will open on June 1st and we can’t wait to get everyone signed up. Get ready, Couch Potatoes, for a ride to remember. We’ll see you there!

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

It’s that time again – everyone dust off the bikes and get ready to pedal! 2023’s Tour is about to kick off. We’re under three months until the Grand Depart of the 2023 Le Tour de Couch Potato.

2023 Items to remember:

• Ride dates: July 1st – July 23rd
• Registration will open Thursday morning, June 1st and close at 12:01 AM, July 1st – as the ride begins.
• Registration and mile tracking will all be done through the website – and is based on your email address. Be sure when it comes time to register, you remember the email address you register with…if it’s different than what you use to track mileage, you won’t get credit.
• The “Rules” should be reviewed and followed. Remember, if you want to make your own rules, make your own ride.

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber, Duchess Potato and Bubba Spud

Hard to believe but alas, it is true

Le Tour de Couch Potato is in the rear view

Potatoes were pedaling, away they did fly

176 told the century mark goodbye

Heat and humidity were there along the way

But neither could stop us from coming to play

We watched the battle between Decap and Swisher Sweet

Over 800 miles each did complete

They’re two of many out playing our game

To see more potatoes, check our hall of fame

I also hear tale of a potato who got mashed

Fortunately, he still finished with a splash

There are 91 potatoes who now go by DUD SPUD

Signed up but didn’t finish, maybe next time, Bud

We hope you’ll join us for Le Tour next year

It’s number 13, but never fear

It will be lucky for all who join us to ride

Just remember the rules by which we abide

That’s all for this time, thanks so much for playin’

We had a lot of fun; hope you did – we’re prayin’

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

 

 

 

Thanks / Gracias / Danke / Etc

What’s Next for Potatoes?

Madam Tuber is working on her final blog post – if you haven’t joined us before or forgot what’s coming, buckle in for this one. As if her daily blogs weren’t fun & inspiring enough, just wait for the LTdCP End-Of-Tour Poem! We’ll update our Hall Of Fame and our annual stats – then we’ll take a breather from the Tour.

Keep In Touch!

We have a growing group on Strava, for those of you who use that app – search for Le Tour de Couch Potato and connect with potatoes in the off season. Send your feedback to us via email – and most important: tell your friends to join the Potato Movement. The countdown to LTdCP 2023 has begun.

Mark your calendars & thanks again, Duchess Potato & all of us at Couch HQ

As we close out our 12th year and with only a few hours left to pedal, we’re celebrating 12 potatoes who made it official. Remember, you can pedal up to midnight (Eastern Time) tonight if you aren’t done yet. Log all your miles before midnight tomorrow!

Tot Tilla is over the line with 110 miles and a new magnet.

Kartoffel Kaiser is not only getting a new magnet but I’m going to have to work on a new name. She got 105.8 miles, ate a bug and had a bug fly in her ear. It is noted that Helmer Spud finished first but Kartoffel Kaiser finished with more miles.

Eveready Yam is always ready for Le Tour and finished again this year, this time with 104.7 miles so another magnet for him. Yom Yam is not far behind with 104.3 miles to show for her pedaling efforts.

Tater Mountain reports in with another Le Tour de Couch Potato completed and 102.6 miles. With the same number of miles and another magnet is Hot Potato checking in also with 102.6 miles. Only a tenth back is Potayto Potahto is over the century mark with 102.5 miles.

Happy to report after much traveling, Bubba Spud has earned magnet number 12, keeping up the tradition with her two aunts. She’s logged 102 miles.

Tuberski finished up today with 100.7 miles and another magnet – still pedaling with the kids?

Making sure I don’t make fun of them at work are Yamaican (100.6 miles), Pro-Craft-in-Tater (100.5 miles – work by association) and New Spudsation (100 miles).

Congratulations to our newest potatoes. Any others who finish before midnight tonight will get a shout out in the final report on Wednesday, July 27.

As of now, 43 potatoes started but haven’t finished yet, some with less than 10 miles to go. We’re over 28,300 miles pedaled.

I’m also looking at these 57 potatoes on the couch. Definitely some DUD SPUDs in training. We’ll see how many of the remaining 43 who started are going to join them.

Potato Happenings:

Stormin’ Spud rode the first day of RAGBRAI today and the Couch Potato helped with training.

Administrivia:

Log your miles using the exact email you registered with or they won’t show up. Pedaling ends at midnight, July 24 and all miles need to be entered by midnight July 25.

Results so far are here: Reported Miles

Report miles here: Mileage Entry

Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber