Grand Touring the Dirty South

The weekend before Halloween, Sean Quinn picked Sue Haywood and me up from Harrisonburg to drive 7 hours to Clayton, Georgia. Arriving at the Fall Tour Compound around 2:30 am, we set up camp in the Ewok Village and got a few hours of beauty sleep. I woke up to kitchen hustle noise, and then made my first appearance as a clueless northerner ready to experience dirty south riding. Thus began the four day stage race titled "The Fall Tour". Four glorious days of steep climbs, ROCKING descents, warm weather, and fantastic food. Southern boys and girls put on the the most polite grand tour I've ever been to, and definitely have the best cuisine. What a great time - I will most definitely be going back!

The routes for all four days.

YT gets power tool rowdy.

Gotta stay hydrated.

Men's leader for a few days, Oliver Quinn taking times at the top of the first timed section.

Warm pavement naps kept me going all weekend.

The crowd at the bottom of Big Ridge, a fifteen minute downhill.

Jersey lineup after the first day! 

Fall colors in full bloom.

The results overall.