Friday, September 25, 2015

Michigan - Tour de Troit

Do you like riding your bike in the rain? For 30 miles? Me neither. Thankfully, Mother Nature

left to right - me, Ellie, John, Grace



showed mercy to the 7,000+ riders in the 2015 Tour de Troit last Saturday and rained only intermittently during the hours of the event.


The local ABC affiliate was reporting live all morning


and John was interviewed during the 9 o'clock broadcast.

photo by Grace Qudeen

Then we were off.

photo by Grace Qudeen

The 30 mile circuit took us through nearly fully abandoned areas,

photo by Grace Qudeen

past intersections blocked off by Detroit's finest,

photo by Grace Qudeen


to the corner by the Heidelberg Project 

photo by Grace Qudeen

and over the bridge


to the break point on Belle Isle. The last 10 miles of the ride included circling Belle Isle, with it's view of Canada right across the Detroit River and wicked head wind. 3+ hours after beginning, we arrived back at the starting point under welcoming bright blue skies.


We ended the day by going to the Tigers vs. Royals (Kansas City) game.


Grace and Ellie were lucky enough to get their hats signed by JD Martinez.


At some point, I checked my email and found a note from Pam. Seems she and her husband were watching the game. Is it bad form to admit that we ended up texting about the plays up until the 10th inning?


 Fireworks were the perfect end to an amazing day.

4 comments:

  1. Boy, am I tired. Looks like a great ride.

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    1. It was a great ride and having an urchin on the back to really peddle when my legs were tired helped immensely! Baseball game started at 7 pm so we all had a good long rest in between.

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  2. What a great trip! And so many great shots by Grace! The baseball must have been fabulous too - good times all-round (especially with the assisted cycling!).

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    1. It was a great trip - filled with lots of activities and lots of rest time in between. The assisted cycling was awesome - nice to be able to tell whichever urchin was riding with me to pedal harder...while I let my feet float a bit...shhhh...don't tell them!

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