Tour 2026 Shenanigans

Alrighty; I’ve been having trouble mustering enthusiasm for this year’s tour, given * gestures at the Wahooligan headquarters *, but have planned to participate in this last “Official” tour.
Next year’s gives me more interest, tbh, when I plan to use a charity which means more to me personally (probably Lewy Body Dementia).

Still…I finally just sat down and created my menu for the traditional 9 day tour, entirely of Sufferfest Videos. Sadly, I am not attempting anything like last year’s truly insane schedule of 21 interval sessions….just a nice, even 15. Is anyone brave/crazy enough to try joining me on this much reduced Tour?

Saturday: We begin with a decision. The decision to return yet again to Sufferlandria. And so we start with No Place Like Home. Because you’ve been gone for a while, the border offices need to make sure that everything is operating correctly in a Full Frontal, and then chase off those remaining doughnuts in your blood with The Cure.

Sunday; The start of the official tour, you’re going to have to work your way back up through the ranks to become a Professional on the Sufferlandrian team…do your time as The Rookie, followed by a nice, Long Scream. You know, just to make sure the lungs are working. Hopefully those go well, because your reward for those was not having to do the chores, and will have to hit one last race if you want cash for a ride home…the Cash Register.

Monday: We’ll take it easy. A recovery day, as it were. GvA recommends the Revolver, as OVER 50% of the workout is you resting! Isn’t that great?!

Tuesday: Now that you’re all warmed up, it’s time to get back in the ring with Fight Club. Gotta earn some cash somehow.

Wednesday: So…maybe that wasn’t a great idea. Are those Angels you’re seeing spin around you, as you lay on the floor with your legs several feet away?

Thursday: You’ve shown what you can do on a sprint stage, and the KOMs…how is your TTT? If you let the nation down, you’ll find the Team Screaming at you. And have to walk home.

Friday: You did it! Absolutely the Best Thing in the World. This challenge is just a Joyride, right? Piece of cake!

Saturday: Um…probably shouldn’t have celebrated so soon. You’ve been assigned a nice, long ride through the Valley of the Nine Hammers. At least there is wine tour involved? Better watch out for the GOATs though…the ones in the vinyards of Sufferlandria are feeling frisky and ready to weed out the slackers.

Sunday: Oh, we can’t leave it with that! Celebrating at the tavern after narrowly escaping the goats, well….It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. After you have crushed that, you are clearly the very Model of a modern Sufferlandrian and can finally do a Chamois dance to actually celebrate. If you can still walk.

The Sufferlandria United Team has been joined, and my fundraiser page can be found here: Sufferlandria United: Bran Mac Missile

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Sweet giblets, @Brann_Mac_Finnchad!!! That’s some epic looking tour you’ve got planned. Truly!

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I’m one of us!

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We can never leave :slight_smile:

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I died reading that, but GvA approves!

I can’t do much for this last tour other than hope to get all the basic rides in, so I am watching this year closely for shenanigans to encourage :face_with_monocle: :nerd_face:

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Okay, soooo… it seems I’ve done a little something to my knee, and it’s a bit sore at the moment, but I’ve been taking it easy as I prep for the final Tour. I’m still going to ride the Tour. And my knee actually enjoys pedaling in circles. So, I’m going to be sure to take care of myself as much as possible and make sure I can get to both the start and finish lines of this final Tour.

That being said… I’m still open to plenty of intra-Tour and post-Tour Shenanigans.

I’ve now raised over $600, but I know I can do better and still have a $1,500 minimum fundraising goal for this Tour. So…

for my FIRST fundraising shenanigan…

In my first Tour (2021) I rode both the current and the vintage versions of Fight Club back-to-back to raise money. So as an homage to my first TOS shenanigan…

If can get an additional $180 in donations before Stage 2 to push me over the $800 line, I will ride both versions of Fight Club back-to-back.

Let’s make it happen!

For my SECOND fundraising shenanigan…

If I can get another $200 in donations before Stage 7 (for a total of over $1,000), I will not only ride Nine Hammers and GOAT… I will also ride… Kitchen Sink!!

I’m still stewing up a really good Post-Tour shenanigans for if I get at least $1,500 in total donations. And I’m also going to stash away something extra special if I can get to $2k. So, keep those donations coming. But, for now… I just want to focus on the baby steps.

And to start us off, I’ve donated another $30 to myself to push my total over $650.

Let’s do this!

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Looks like you will have to ride both versions of Fight Club back to back.

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You are a LEGEND of generosity!

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Paul generously adding to the fund raising, The bees thank you!

I’m frantically scrambling to sort a 2nd phone and working out how to live stream off a phone. MAY have to be on Instagram rather than Twitch

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Or maybe a little of GvA has rubbed off on me.

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Sometimes I think you and Citizen Blackwater put GvA to shame



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I have long suspected Heretic to be the new GvA. Like the new dreaded captain Roberts.

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I cannot speak for Citizen @Blackwater, but I attribute that to having learnt at the best schools in Agonia.

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I have undergone root canal without Novocaine.

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Yes, I recall this.

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You trained well.

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This is how you rode to school each day?

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Yes, and uphill both ways.

Driver’s Ed is something special in those schools.

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And always into a constant headwind

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Yes.

In driver’s ed, we learnt how to maneuver (without the “o”) so that we cause other riders to crash, but we emerge unscathed.

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