Saturday, April 4, 2009

Updated Post: El Tour de Phoenix Expo and Race

Hi everyone:

I just wanted to reflect on the events at this year's Tour de Phoenix.

Travis, Michael and I set up our IC3 booth at the Expo on Friday morning at 10am and we had a very good, and I believe, fruitful response. We were there until almost 8pm and were able to gather about 4 pages of e-mails from interested parties in Phoenix regarding forming a Spoke there. There was ample time at this relatively small Expo (compared to El Tour de Tucson) to talk with loads of enthusiastic riders. We handed out IC3 water bottles, and Hammer Nutrition came through again with goodies to give away.

Travis wasn't able to ride Saturday and left Friday afternoon to follow up on his move. Robert and Alex came by and picked up their packets as the Platinum meeting was just starting. Saturday morning turned out to be a cool morning with a bit of wind (not too much) as 1200 riders started the event.

Congrats to our leader, Michael, who finished just under 3 hours (32 place overall) and Robert who finished under 3:15 and Alex had a very strong effort at just over 3:30. I brought up the rear at just over 4 hours. Great results! The winner finished at just over 2:45...very fast!

The Lord blessed and we continue to ask for his blessings as we make ourselves available for His service.

Blessings to each of you, Todd

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