Tour De Cure: June 2009

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This picture shows dad and you get a little glimpse of the child in the carrier.  If you remember the dads with the gals in the yellow shirts, here is another dad that is working to get a jump on being a father at an early age.  Biking isn’t the end.  It is an activity, a means that can be used to bring a family together.   Anything that pulls them together is good.  Anything that separates is bad.

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If you were worried about the young woman riding without a helmet, this picture shows him beginning to hand it to her.  She had it on in a couple seconds. I believe he was adjusting the strap for her.

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There is no better display of enthusiasm than this group.  I am not sure where they were from, who they are, or how many of them were riding, my guess is about a dozen.  All of them are not in this picture.  They even had their own SAG following them.  Every time I took a picture at least one of them was doing something interesting.

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These next pictures are of riders who seemed to be riding together.  Look at the determination of this young man.

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I talked a lot about fantastic dads but there were some fantastic moms there too. One was the lady who was being passed a helmet earlier.  Here is another. I have featured her here alone but she is with her family.

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Somehow I believe this is a fantastic grandma and granddaughter.   And I am pretty sure the previous picture is Mom.

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You know, picking the headline picture for this set was very difficult because of people like this one.  I think if I had shot 4 or 5 pictures one of them would have been a serious contender.   There are several people like this in the ride and probably a lot more I missed.