photo provided by Sean Deuby       

WOW!

When I woke up early on Friday morning, I was greeted by 2 stories in the Dallas Morning News about Tour Dallas. It was the first of many good signs leading up to the 8th edition of Tour Dallas

We began getting the trucks, supplies and equipment. The rains came whenever we were driving, but whenever we were loading etc the rains stopped. Then the rest of the weather blew through, leaving a perfect spring evening for Packet Pick-Up and Registration at TGIFriday's at the West End. The energy was buzzing from the voluneers and riders. Everbody was excited about the weather that would greet us in the morning.

Sure enough, we had an excellent day and ride. 3,100 cyclists participated in Tour Dallas 2010.

Sorry for the confusion during the staging of the start. The hired sound crew had a melt down, so we had no way to verbally communicate with the assembled mass of cyclists. We tried to encourage you to spread out, as lower traffic density gives you a safer ride. Our thanks to all of you for being so understanding.

While we love our 20 and 30 mile riders, my favorites are the 8 mile riders and the kids. Watching them finish and sharing their energy was the best part of the day for the entire Tour Dallas crew. Here are a few sneak peeks of the fun and action at Tour Dallas 2010:

Photos courtesy of Brightroom Photography & Alan Mann

THANKS for making Tour Dallas 2010

the biggest, happiest group of cyclists in the metroplex!

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