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We were lucky enough to be invited to the Tour de Leelanau, a UCI 1.2 race in michigan. We knew it would be ridiculously hard with pro teams like BMC, Priority Health, Rite Aid etc. I wish I could say we did a team time trial off the front from the start and won by 10 minutes, but it was a hard as we thought it would be. Jonny Peanut finished with the main chase group and Justin got into a break (Chapeau!) and limped it home with Thomas. Mike, burdened with a new job and a mortgage found the pace a little hot on the hills. As for myself I got a taste of beautiful michigan pavement. I lost a lot of skin, but mainly landed on my left ear. On impact in broke like a fortune cookie and I needed 6 stitches to close the inside on my ear. There's a first for everything. This picture is post-cleaning and pre-stitching. Thanks to the first aid staff, Mike and Seb for helping me get patched up. Anyway, the organization and crowds at the race were amazing! The roads were quiet, hilly and with good pavement, and aside for a brief bit of rain, the weather was great too. We can't wait 'til next year.
