Come one come all! You won't believe this! :D
Tour de Donut is a 21 mile bike race!
It's a 7 mile lap 3x and there is a pit stop where you stop and eat as many glazed donuts as you can. Each donut deducts 3 minutes off of your time!!!! So Derek & Jeff had a little trick... water down the donut and squish it!
So they had a combined total of
20 donuts!
Anyone can participate and the winnings are divided into categories: Men, Women, 2 age ranges each, and ... TANDEM. Due to Derek's coworker, Caleb, signing up to do the tandem race with his brother (Coby), Derek & his mission buddy, Jeff Richins, rode tandem as well. They just couldn't pass up on the friendly competition! And it was close but.... they WON 1st place in that division! GO DEREK & JEFF!
The pack
Jeff Richins & Derek
They both served in the St.Louis, Missouri Mission
hence the CARDINAL COLORS
Can't miss em! Here is Caleb & Coby in ORANGE
(he wasn't opposed to the paparazzi, he was waving to JoJo)
And they're off!
Go Big Red!
They're #1 Fans
This is where they take the lap and fill up on water and donuts
One of the other tandem teams! They were the cavemen~
I think he's got a soar saddle
Look at those faces?!?! They're keepin a close eye on their competition.
meet Caleb
Aren't they hilarious?!
They finished the race a couple minutes sooner, but...
... didn't eat as many donuts as these guys!
Funny Fact: right as they rounded this corner at the last stretch of the race,
the CHAIN came OFF the bike! HA! So they looked real VICTORIOUS as they cruised the finish line! :D
SO FUN! Way to go guys!
... want a donut?! (NOOOOOO!)
HEY! When it's hot & you're 2 & you have to wait for the winning results, you get creative!
haha! JoJo made a friend and started... well, trying on hats?!
And the GOLD donut goes to... WILLIAMS & RICHINS!
This trophy proudly adorns Derek's office.
The WINNER'S Circle
(circle. donut. round. get it? ok)
Way to go D*ROCK
we love you
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