Madam Tuber partied a little too much tonight so the update will be short but we cannot shortchange our potatoes who made it official today.

Nine potatoes earned their magnets today, crossing the century mark. Leading the pack is Yogatato with 106.5 miles. Baked Potato is right behind her with 106.1 miles. Blooming Spud has another magnet to her credit with 103.1 miles.

Shout out to Countess Tater to pedals just about everywhere these days (including to the Salty Dog) – she’s got 102.9 miles. Maraschino Potato is over the finish line with 101.7 miles (the kids will be proud). Zappa Patata is done with 101 miles exactly.

Spud Luda is just finished with 100.7 miles and Even Stephen Spud is also in the 100 mile mark with 100.4 miles.

Hitting 100 miles exactly for magnet number 11 is Texas Potato – he should have ridden the first year with us 🙂

With only one day into the weekend, we’re already over the 20K mile mark with 20,405 miles. We have 96 potatoes who have made it official with 209 who are pedaling.

Potato Happenings:

Lots of happenings today and I’ll do a better job including them tomorrow. Madam needs her beauty sleep – tired Tater!

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

As this crazy group of pedaling potatoes make their way into the third weekend of Le Tour, we’re celebrating another 11potatoes who made it official today. Check out the O’Shaughnessy beer fridge above if you want to see some magnet goodness as well.

Crossing the line today:

New Potato finished up with 111.9 miles and what is becoming a TdCP tradition on the W&OD starting at Purcellville terminus and Magnolia’s for lunch.

Got Tot? has 108.5 miles as of today – and a magnet on the way.

Tot Louie celebrated his 108.2 miles today – using the TdCP as his motivator.

Chipper Jones crossed the century mark with 108.1 miles and La Nuova Patata hot on her heals with 107.9 miles.

Cash in Your Chips cashed in today with 104.7 miles, just ahead of Artful Tuber and her 104.5 miles.

Potato Jam has another magnet for the beer fridge after pedaling 104 miles while Yamma Rae finished up with 102.1 miles.

Nip it in the Spud, Golly D Tater and Christmas Potato are all finishing today with 101.1 miles. I’m guessing Golly D and Christmas rode together. Nip It has an extra .01.

We’re up to a total of 86 official potatoes with 18,875 miles pedaled. With the weekend coming, I’m sure we’ll see 20,000 miles, much like Lubbock, in the rear view mirror.

And what’s with the 60 potatoes on the couch? Not a mile pedaled for any of them?

Potato Happenings:

Erin Loves Spuds is our inspiration as we go into the weekend. Her husband helped map out a new ride near Mt. Wachusett in Massachusetts. They live in an area with quite a bit of hills, which is awesome and also intimidating. Having dealt with lots of setbacks physically since having 3 kids, today was one of her proudest cycling moments. She knows she has it in her to do even more. Happy Friday Taters from Erin! – half way there, go Erin.

Potato Chip Rock rode in Spain, then France, then Italy – three grand tours, one day, reverse order.

Loly Pop is happy to be pedaling, whether out on the road or indoors on the trainer. Pedaling away. Incognito Potato was out on a beautiful morning ride as well.

Administrivia:

**Note: Tomorrow’s update will be delayed as I’ll be jammin’ at a concert until the wee hours!

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Once again, we have a plethora of potatoes over the finish line. Today there are 9 potatoes who made it official.

Yamirez is finished up with 125.5 miles. Fat Tire Tater had less than a mile to go for a couple days and got over the finish line today with 109.5 miles. Rain or Shine Tater is all done for another year (but I bet he’ll log more miles) with 106.4 miles. Simmering Spud is also finished up – she’s got 104.3 miles.

Yam Kronen has another magnet this year with 103.3 miles and just behind her is Star-Spudded who finished one day prior to her personal goal with 102.8 miles. Coming in hot is Iron Tater with 102.4 miles. Commissioner Potato and Disorderly Tater (lots of lawlessness there) are both finished with 102 miles.

It looks like our total miles today is just shy of 17,700 and we now have 75 official potatoes. 207 are off the couch, leaving 61 still lounging.

More Pedaling by the numbers – Pedaling potatoes who provided age info:

1 is in the 80s

21 are in the 70s

72 are in the 60s

61 are in the 50s

36 are in the 40s

19 are in the 30s

8 are in the 20s

4 are in the 10s

others put their birth year as 2022 so we’re not sure…

Potato Happenings:

Fry Alicia is working on indoor climbing for the Copper Triangle.

Try Potato is stuck indoors as well (and not happy about it) as she misses the Capital Trail.

Ain’t No Tater High Enough was out with four other potatoes today – some official, some still working to earn those magnets. Sounds like all are having fun though.

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Potatoes are crossing the finish line at a rapid rate again today. We have 11 more today who made it official, bringing our total to 66.

Yes Ma’am Yam is leading today’s pack of potato finishers with 123.5 miles. Spud Funk has another magnet to his credit at 110.9 miles. Casey at the Bat Potato is also over the line with 109.9 miles while Waked Potato is only a couple miles back with 107.6 miles.

Spudly crossed the tater bridge with 107.2 miles on a beautiful ride along Virginia’s Capital Trail with Tot Louie (who is really close!).

Tot Yam is happy to have made it official today after clocking 106 miles and Tom Tater has 105.3 miles to his credit.

Oh-Kay Tuber gave a big Woo Hoo as she reached 100 miles, 102.5 miles to be exact. Hot on her heals is Tater Malla at 102.2 miles.

Surfin’ Spud hit the road for a quick sunrise ride before work to earn a magnet with 100.5 miles. Potato Prez clocked 100.3 miles while watching the boys in France. I won’t give the rest of his update “spoiler alert”. But no protesters like yesterday.

Congratulations to our latest taters who made it official today!

Our mileage count is over 16,500 today and we still have 206 pedaling potatoes, 66 of them are now official!

Potato Happenings:

Green Eggs & Yam was more pin cushion than potato today. Stung by a bee on the hand, wasp on the chest and horse fly on the back. Could it be the deodorant?

We have a heated competition for Top Mileage. Decapitato & Swisher Sweet Potato are neck and neck, back and forth. Both are over 400 miles – who will win?

Shout out to those of you who thank us for putting this together. We have as much fun as you do each year and hope you’ll continue to help us grow. We love that this has gone from 6 of us the first year to 269 entrants this year. Please tell your friends/family and keep on pedaling.

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

That’s right – the 12th edition of Le Tour de Couch Potato is half way done. You should be at least 50 miles into your pedaling. We have 12 potatoes who blew past that half-way point and made it official today.

Green Eggs & Yam crossed the century mark today with 143.6 miles. Buck-A-Spud is also finished with 121.6 miles. The Spudster has another magnet with 121 miles. Three potatoes made it to the finish line with 115 miles: Rico Suave Potato, Pro Potato and You Say Hurtado, I Say Potato. Jungle Spud has 106 miles and reports he’s headed back to the couch. Campbell’s Soup Potato earned her first magnet with 104.8 miles and Chilli Cheese Fries finished up with 103.9 miles. Just touching the finish line is Tati Yam with 100 miles exactly.

Two of our three potatoes that have finished every tour crossed the finish line today. Duchess Potato is over the line with 105.4 miles and your truly, Madam Tuber, is done with 104.4 miles. We’ll see if Bubba Spud can make it as well.

We blew past 15,000 miles today with 206 pedaling potatoes, 55 of them official! Bring on the magnets.

Potato Happenings:

Fauling for a Spud was on the Peloton but saw a deer in the yard so was able to imagine being outside.

Tot Louie (with the accent in honor of the boys in France) is loving the early AM rides. Also outside and stopping for duck crossing is Tri Potato. Swisher Sweets Potato was out with the deer – several of them – and the biker chicks (lots of wildlife, it seems).

Spudly Beach Bum took a ride with her niece – or was it a ride for the margarita and banging shrimp? I bet the niece was just a good excuse.

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Eleven days in and 12 more potatoes make it official. Spud Cool leads today’s pack of official potatoes with 127 miles. Only a mile back, but over the finish line is Tater Excellency with 126 miles. Tombet Tater is checking in with 115.1 miles and a new magnet. Almighty Spud and Drunk Spud finishing together with 113.5 miles each. Bud Spud is over the line again with 110.2 miles. Winning Spud has another magnet with 109.4 miles. Swan Song Spud is also over the century mark today with 108.9 miles and Irish Spud is done with 107.6 miles. Fo’Fanna Potato is officially a couch potato today with 104.6 miles and Small Potatoes is done with 103.5 miles. Rounding out this group is Sewin’ Spuds, over the finish line with 103 miles.

Today we reached another milestone in Le Tour as well – we now have over 200 pedaling potatoes: 201 to be exact. Those 201 potatoes have put in over 13,900 miles in eleven days. Hopefully everyone who started will finish. We have NO Mashed Potatoes to report but we do have 68 potatoes still on the couch – what are you waiting for?

Potato Happenings:

Oh-Kay Tuber was out for an early morning ride with her hubby – a great start to the day while Rain or Shine Tater took a ride a lunch time. Dinner anyone?

Fat Tire Tater got to dodge a fox that nonchalantly crossed the street right in front of him. Said fox stopped to check him out and then when about his business. Potato Cake didn’t have a fox but was dodging deer instead – yesterday two adults and today momma and two babies.

Harley Taterson is rippin’ on the clip ons – glad he’s staying upright while doing it!

Last of the Potatoes took her ride into town to buy Wine Crawl tickets – I need to some of that!

Erin Loves Spuds was worried she was too far behind after vacation but it ready to “keep Spudding along” to get that magnet.

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Our second weekend is in the books and we have eight more potatoes who made it official today, bringing our total count to 35. Congratulations go out to Varri Spudly with 110.6 miles and a new magnet. CycoTater dodged the raindrops with CompuTater to finish her tour with 109.5 miles. Also finishing up today is Mystery Spud with 104.1 miles. Crossing the finish line together with 103.5 miles are Ain’t No Tater High Enough and Price is Right Potato. Fry Alicia has a new magnet with 102.1 miles, as does Potato Bytes with 101.5 miles. And our final finisher today, with I believe his 10th magnet, is Tottering Tater with 101.4 miles. Way to go taters!

We had a big second weekend and are up to almost 12,500 miles in total and they miles keep coming! 198 potatoes are off the couch now with 14 days left to pedal. I’m watching some of our possible DUD SPUDS – if you have a friend who is still on the couch, take them for a bike ride!

Potato Happenings:

It sounds like rain won the day on most of the east coast of the US again today. Duchess Potato had a second day inside due to the rain and I missed another opportunity as I was too busy enjoying some shenanigans (those who know me, know what I mean!). Waked Potato braved the rain for 40 miles with some friends – they were laughing in the rain instead of singing in the rain.

Surfin’ Spud and Spudly Beach Bum were out again today catching up on some miles. Grape Tater was out for his first outdoor ride since last years Tour de Couch Potato – unfortunately, it showed as he forgot his water bottle. Laura Latkes enjoyed the Tour de France and Men’s Wimbledon final while getting her miles.

Bud Spud is pedaling on her Peloton with her eyes on Jungle Spud – doesn’t want him to get ahead – he’s on the mountain bike and she’s at home keeping up. Potato Chip Rock did chores first then rode – with sore legs from the chores. The order will need to be switched next time. Loch Ness Potato was cursed with 2 flat tires today so it was a short ride.

Administrivia:

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Madam Tuber

Despite lots of rain reported, we have three potatoes who made it official today and we crossed the 10,000 mile mark.

Fry Like an Eagle got a jump start on the weekend and ended up with a new magnet and 108 miles. Backpack Potato is over the finish line for another magnet, checking in with 103.1 miles. Also finished this year is Laura Latkes with 100.2 miles. Congratulations to our newest official potatoes.

We’re now at a total of 23 official couch potatoes, 195 pedaling potatoes and 10795.3 miles. We’re averaging about 1200 miles a day. GO us!

Potato Happenings:

Harley Taterson was one of our potatoes who pedaled over hill and dale on the stationary bike due to the rain. Also force inside was Potato Chip Rock who was able to get in two rides in one day for 34 total miles. Bud Spud liked the impact the rain is having on the garden but not so much on the ability to pedal.

Not impacted by the rain was Surfin’ Spud. He was pedaling with Spudly Beach Bum and Super Chipski, making a stop for croissants and coffee. Also out and for her longest ride EVER was Tot Juliet and getting off the couch with a late start this year is Rocky Mountain Potato (we know he’ll finish though, he always does).

Duchess Potato was chased in by the rain and I thought I would catch her but no such luck. My pedaling just wasn’t enough and she’s still 15 miles ahead of me (I’ll keep trying).

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Not only are we over 9700 miles but we are announcing seven new official couch potatoes today. Pictured yesterday, my lovely aunt and uncle – Hot German Potato Salad and Reclining Spud – finished up with 132 miles each. Loch Ness Potato is also over the line with 112.2 miles (magnet number 7 I think!). Tubin’ Tuber is also finished with 105.6 miles. Truckin’ Tuber and Last of the Potatoes are neck and neck over the finish line with 104.9 miles and 104.4 miles respectively. Bishop Tuber has also earned his magnet with 100.5 miles. Congratulations go out to all of our potatoes who made it official today.

I’ve got my potato eye on Tater Excellency – hanging out at 96.16 miles for a couple days now – is the magnet in sight over the weekend?

Potato Happenings:

Salt Life Yam wants to remind all potatoes that drivers are sometimes blind to cyclists. She was almost our first mashed potato thanks to a driver that didn’t stop at a stop sign – I understand expletives regarding sex acts were said (just sayin’). Please, everyone, be careful out there – no mashed potatoes please!

CycoTater can see her 3rd magnet close on the horizon as she completed the “Brown’s Store Loop” today.

Sewin’ Spuds enjoyed the NHL draft on his exercise bike – great way to get miles and watch the youngsters take the next step in their hockey career.

Fo Fanna Potato was also on an indoor bike – being grumpy about it – conference calls got in the way of her being on the street. Stupid work!

Microchip made a stop for crepes halfway through her ride (yum!) while Fry Like an Eagle is looking forward to the weekend (more miles maybe??).

Swisher Sweets Potato stopped to help a turtle cross the road, then saw a coyote cross in front of her – wildlife abounds.

Administrivia:

PSA for today: There have been some odd errors as some people have been ordering magnets. Others have been able to order with no issue. If you have an issue, respond to a blog or email us, we will get back with you. We just ask for a little time to respond, please. Remember there are two of us who support 270 of you and we are working/pedaling right along with you.

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber

Check out this sexy pair of pedaling potatoes! I’m a little biased but since I can be, I included a pic of my aunt and uncle, both potatoes for several years now.

We didn’t add any official potatoes since last night (as of my typing this) but we do have over 8500 miles to our credit and 190 potatoes on the road. Day seven does include 3 potatoes over the 200 mile mark as well.

I’m calling out our 79 spuds who took the time to sign up but haven’t gotten off the couch yet – what are you waiting for? We’re a week in and no pedaling yet. To all other potatoes – if you know one of these tots, take them out on the road with you. We don’t want any DUD SPUDS (a spud that doesn’t finish!).

Potato Happenings:

Swimming Spud is off the couch for his first post-COVID activity.

Yam Kronen is pedaling away with the biker chick gang of 6 potatoes while Mythical Potato is getting her potato butt kicked by her Zwift.

Swisher Sweet Potato was checking out wild turkeys (the bird, not the drink) as she amassed over 200 miles.

Billy Spud is sharing his potato humor: How do you eat a potato? One bite at a time.

Administrivia:

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Happy Pedaling,

Madam Tuber