Training for the Tour de Fleece

The Tour de Fleece is a spin-along during the Tour de France. The concept is simple--they spin, we spin. It's a real spinning themed spin-along.

This year the Tour de Fleece starts Saturday July 3rd and runs until Sunday July 25th, 2010.

Guidelines (NOT RULES):

• Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 3rd through Sunday July 25th. Days of rest: Monday July 12th, Wednesday July 21st, just like the actual tour.
  
• Spin something challenging Thursday July 22nd. (The Tour’s toughest mountain stage from Pau up the legendary Col du Tourmalet)
  
• Wear yellow on Sunday July 25th to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour - but here we are all ‘race leaders’)
  
• Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter - think FAST), Polka-dot (climber - as in uphill), and white (rookie)
  

This year I'm participating in the TDF and am currently in training. Training? Okay, well for me that just means I'm keeping my wheel close at hand and I've been spinning every other day or so.

Here's the latest, an RSB colorway called "Bone Dry".


Superwash BFL


First bobbin

Bone Dry is a treat for the senses--



Bone Dry
The Roger Steen Band
Guitar & Vocals: Roger Steen
Bass Guitar & Vocals: Hank Gibson
Keyboards & Vocals: Bill Walker
Drums: David Rapaport
Vocals: Janice Kang
Engineer: Wally Sound
Photos: The Rapaports, Bill Walker, and Amy Klimt
Music & Lyrics: Roger Steen