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9 days until the 2011 Iceman Cometh Challenge!

So, we are starting to get excited...getting things ready, making plans....looks like we'll have 3 representatives from Muncie in our "group"on this trip, a couple from Elkhart, and 25 from Winona Lake-Warsaw! Hoping to get some training rides in this week and weekend!

Iceman 2010 Finish - Video shot by KJ best team support guy!

Pro Race Video - Same course as the rest of us.

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Heading home

Curt is a tired boy

The boys and their "trophies" they might melt before they get them home

Finish line panoramic

Unofficial time 02:38:00 #iceman

Curt and Grant

Curt finished!

Its messy at the half way point

Curt in line for his wave

Starting line area - Kalkaska

Curt and Layne gettin ready

Curt contemplating todays race overlooking the east bay

Plate 2487 #iceman

Northpeak for dinner :)

The winona lake/warsaw crew

Beers with the boys at Right Brain Brewery

View from the room

Rough seas!

Short's for Joy :)

Expo area

we have arrived a iceman country

White caps on the east bay

Yep...still snowy

Snowu northern michigan

Yep...snowin'

Jammin'

FYI

Its snowing...but very light...not sticking...yet

Whoa...ape hangers

Pamoramic Bar @ Founders #Iceman

Founders panoramic

Lunch at founders...with some new friends

The beer from Bells #Iceman

Update

Brewery stop one....check....lunch at brewery 2 in 30 mins

Stop 1 Bells brewery

Bells Cherry Stout #Iceman

On the road

Just crossed michigan state line... first stop bells brewery in kalamazoo

Headed to #Iceman

What Curt is going to look like....

....if he had a beard and glasses

Race ready #iceman

Just crossed state line...back in Indiana

Non-stop from TC, under 4hrs to state line

Mode's Bum Steer

We ate here Saturday night, but was too dark to get a picture.

West bay and vineyards

Hops farm

Growing hops on the Mission peninsula

Mission point lighthouse

At the 45th parellel

We are 1/2 way between the equator and the north pole.

End of the Mission peninsula

Mmm Oberon

Pro finish

Slush cup race

That's a "taco'd" wheel

The bent rim that took curt out f the race

Curt

Curt talking to his mom, telling the story of his bent wheel that took him out of the race ay 8 miles...bummer!

Finish line

Bus ride to finish line

Wave 6 start

Iceman rider #1001

Iceman start in Kalkaska

Curt getting ready

At "Right Brain Brewery" in TC

Waiting on the rest of the Warsaw crew...might has well make it 3 breweries in 1 day...