2014 Grand Tour Theme

[Frump]

Hats ... we can just go to the lowest common denominator and say hat must be a stupid team hat such as horned vikings hat, 3 corner patriot, cheese head or just be mostly pink. But to make it more of a challenge, you have to get someone else to hold your flag by your bike for you (local or another rider) while wearing your stupid hat? Limitation, 10 stupid hat points.

I like this idea better though and I hope its simple enough: The Alphabet Tour. Get towns starting with each letter of the alphabet (A through Z). Finishers must get one town starting with each letter in alphabet - get all 26 towns in alphabet to be a finisher. THEN add a twist by giving one point for each town with duplicate town names matching one of first 26 towns. This would be for all you over achievers and over planners, and there are a lot of you in this group. If you submit duplicate towns with same name, the state name must also appear with the town name in both photos. Duplicate names must be in two or more different states. To claim duplicates, state has to appear clearly somewhere in the photo, but doesn't have to be on the same sign, but must appear somewhere in the photo. No homemade signs. No license plates.

I'm guessing we won't get folks in with several hundred towns, but I'm thinking a creative rider and router could probably figure out how to get 200 to 400 points.