2010 Tour De Donut

There were over 1200 riders at today's TDD.

Some observations:

The volunteers do a great job. It seems that their number gets bigger every year. The cowbells in town were a great touch. Their encouragement is great. They have the toughest job of the day. Imagine standing on a hot road for 4 hours and making sure the turns are safe for the cyclist.

Some people are taking the race way too seriously. We have non-registered riders leading people to the finish so they can win the non-adjusted divisions. If this trend continues, it could lead to the end of the TDD. IMO, it is time to get rid of the non-adjusted times. (That would take care of this issue. This would also speed up the awards ceremony.)

I would put a 3 hour time limit on the race. This would let the corner volunteers quit their assignments buy noon. This would get the awards ceremony started at a more reasonable time.

Make sure the people riding slower know that they should avoid the first few rows at the start. The most dangerous part of the race is the different speeds at the front during the start. When I see a mountain bike with knobbies near the front I try to stay as far away from them as I can.