Tour of Utah, baby!!!!

What an exciting day this was!! My dad and I, and a few friends, had been anticipating it for quite a while! I'm talking about the Tour of Utah!

The Tour of Utah is part of the UCI- the International Cycling Union and is called the "toughest stage race in America"due to the heat and altitude. (And let me tell you, it was HOT this year! I was sweating out on the grass watching them!) The race consists of a "prologue" and then 5 days of 100+ miles (or more) of racing. It is totally nuts!! Professional cyclists come from all over the world to ride in this race and we couldn't wait to see them.

This year a part of Stage 2 rode right by our house. RIGHT BY the entrance to our neighborhood. It was AWESOME!!! But so, so fast. One second they were here, and the next, they were gone.

One side of the street of our little cheering squad waiting for the riders to come

Connor and his friends. Those orange things are called "clappers". A Xango truck came out about 30 minutes before the riders came by and gave us all sorts of swag to play with.

McKay is thrilled to be cheering them on. What will I do with that boy and his faces?

They came and they went. We ate some lunch and then headed over to the Riverwoods in Provo to watch the finish. We went a little early to check out the booths and have fun in the atmosphere.

Kenna with her "cool" face. I'm teaching the kids young that road biking is way more fun than mountain biking! Ha!

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The Subaru tent gave us free cow bells

Anxiously awaiting the finish!!!!

Front row seats to the finish. We were so close, we could feel the wind as the group rides by. We were a little too close for comfort, and you can hear me say, "HOLY COW!" as they pass and the wind make me take a step back.

There were a few crashes that day

Connor by the "coolest car he's ever seen."

We had so much fun!

I do have to say, this guy was super nice and so kind to give Connor an autograph. If you don't know who this is, you don't follow cycling as a competitive sport at all. This guy is one of the most famous cyclists of all. You've heard of Lance Armstrong, right? Well, Lance wouldn't be where he is today if it weren't for this guy. They have been on the same team for years.  This guy can crank it on the flat sections and he pulls Lance for miles and miles. Levi does all the hard work, and Lance gets all the glory. It was a pleasure meeting him! He was super nice!

Can't wait to see the next professional race! It was so awesome and fun to follow! All my kids are hooked on biking now! What a fun sport!