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Now accepting 2025 Letters of Intent notahammer@yahoo.com
Esteemed Committee,
A poem for your reverent consideration:
On loamy gold and amber ground,
The Full Pull calls, a muffled sound.
The Fall Tour nears, with crisping air,
A silent promise, a secret dare.
The knobby tires, a whispered prayer,
To leaf surf down without a care.
To carve a line through crimson waves,
And ride the carpet the forest saves.
Internal compass fails, vision blurred,
By whispered trail directions unheard.
To lose the way is what I seek,
On turning paths where shadows speak.
So push the pedals, strong and deep,
A solemn, final vow I keep.
2424242424 is who I chase,
Until freedom found in that wild place.
Enthusiastically,
Marco
The time has finally come. Located in the center of the universe, the fall tour attracts all types of characters. Hair stylists from New York, flat earthers from Tahoe, roadies from hotlanta, plus more. The Tour provides the finest of all things. This year is no exception, Thy mountain should be poppin colors and thy trail is a ribbon of gold. Hang onto your britches because this year will be fast. The 25th clash of characters will undoubtedly be one to lock into the memory bank.
I, Walker will be in full attendance to the 25th Fall Tour invitational. Big VIVA 525252
Five days of epic dirt adventures?
I'm in. Hopefully for all five.
Viva!
Jeff
Dearest esteemed committee
I Jacob Meyer (aka sparkle donkey, aka chicken paw, formerly Fabio) Will be at the grandest of Tours, The Fall Tour.
We all know what time it is, much like how you can't tell when fall starts, but you know it. You know it from the little things, how the shade of the light is different on different days, more crispy, thinking what the fuck is YT doing right now.I feel we all know that the time has come, and it is only the constitution of the greatest enlightened riders that will answer the call. Lord knows, in times as trying as these, this is the thing worth showing up for. It's a real thing; many people aspire to feel even a small part of what we experience every year. That's sick.
I commit my heart and soul to the fall tour. I feel a pang of emotion in my heart when I think of camp and the times we are about. I've been thinking alot about firsts and there is only one first 25 25-year anniversary a celebration of generations of work on some building trails communities and friendships i cant wait to sit in the nexus of enlightenment while trying to do do a bike race im in for the full pull duh i wouldn't miss this for anything I
John Butler
Bobby here gunning for a Full Pull. Just realized I’ve got 36hrs to put my drivetrain back together whatever that means. Tighten up!
See you all soon & Viva!
Austin Bobby Antwerp Ulich
Committee -
Fall again - the cycle continues. The hopeful long days of summer fade into a clarity found with knowing time is finite. What is important? - the simple things that bring joy alcohol and riding bikes.
Please accept this letter as official recognition of the intent of Calvin Peters to engage in poaching three days of the 2025 Fall Tour.
3425
CP
I'm gonna be around as much as possible.
Adulting sucks
VIVA!
Rowdyish Town
Austin
I'll be riding five days!
Viva!
Seth
Five days of epic dirt adventures?
I'm in. Hopefully for all five.
Viva!
Jeff
Dearest esteemed committee and others,
It is with great stoke and anticipation that I am writing to inform you of my intention to pedal and party my heart out over the 5-day duration of this infamous 2025 Fall Tour! It’s an honor to celebrate my favorite weekend of the year with the raddest people on this planet!
See yall soon and VIVA!!!,
Julia
OK I’m in.
Don
Dear committee,
I intend to commit myself to a Saturday and Sunday of commotion and intramurals. I extend my respect and admiration for the full pullers among us and look forward to riding blind and fast.
Best regards,
Garrison Stone
Viva le Tour
To the committee of said tour, I hereby send my letter of intent to ride the tour. Will be a partial pull along my fellow compatriots on Saturday and Sunday.
Signed
The roadie max
Dear Committee,
I’m committing to the fees of a full pull and whatever else I can do to make the 25th Fall Tour be successful for this wonderful crew.
Mother Nature looks like she has shined her light on us next week.
Physically I am nowhere near conditioned for N. GA riding but I’m going to dig deep and try and full pull.
VIVA
Ted
Looking like a W,T,Sun kinda deal- frothing for some mountain time with the viva gang 👊🏼✊🏼
Russell B
Here are my letters of intent. They are in the word search below. I plan to ride as hard as I fucking can. 252525252525
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Jus-10
To the Esteemed Committee (and Survivors) of the past 24 years of VIVA,
It is with equal parts enthusiasm and trepidation that I submit my intent to participate in one glorious day of the Classic Glassy Mountain pull. While my heart (and possibly my ego) would love to commit to the full 5425, the rest of my body wisely filed an objection. As you may know, Don was one of the members of the inaugural Fall Tour in 2001 and with two boys along his side who now carry on the legacy, pedaling valiantly for glory and bragging rights, there is proof that questionable decisions run deep in our family history. So to honor the family name, if only for a single, triumphant day, I too intend to take part in a ride, before retiring to cheer you all on from a more civilized incline.
With admiration for all who attempt the 5425 and a healthy respect for gravity,
Daniela
It is time for the annual migration to the center of the universe. My favorite time of year. It is hard to believe it has been a quarter century of Viva! So many great memories. Although I have a hard time remembering all of them. I'm looking forward to another 25! Stoked to see everyone. I love this shit! Viva!!!!!!
G-Reg
No way I am missing this shit, VIVA
New Y aka Eric
This old man still has some fight in him and I’m tryna throw hands on Sat and Sun. It’s on!!!!
Alfie C
YOOOOO
Stoked for the silver anniversary of the Tour! Always good to rip around with a crew of awesome people. Planning on a full pull and excited to do some Athens riding to start it all off!
-Deezy
I intend to partake in the 25th Fall Tour. To be present in the fellowship of now, Reminisce of the quarter century of friendships, and be excited about the plans of the future. Stoked to live in the Viva!!
d
Committee-est of Committees,
This years tour will surely be one to remember. Five days is ambitious, but anything less would be a disgrace to the original fall tour pioneers. New trails, old trails, and new old trails are ready to go for this momentous occasion and I have never been more excited to bury myself mentally and physically for bragging rights alone.
I expect the pace to be very high as many people purchased bikes this year for the express purpose of fitness and XC racing destruction. Talk of training plans, heart rate zones, and panic intervals has never been higher amongst the durty. In a concerning twist, even Marco has limited his boulder grabbing and high alpine mountain parkour in exchange for extra time on the bike. I, not wanting to be left behind, have executed every possible combination of panicking and intervaling my schedule will allow. Thankfully, my unique training strategy of starting races late has put me in good form, and I have never been better at passing the competition.
5425,
2424
Full pull for 25! Viva!
- Em
Committee: I plan on attending the 25th annual Fall Tour for 5 glorious days! There has been some serious STOKE from those preparing the trails and good times. I look forward to racing as far from the DFL as humanly possible.
VIVA
Connell
To the esteemed committee of the 2025 Fall Tour,
Year of the youth.
Here's to an altered 5 days full of bangers, chonging, surfing and whatever else the center of the universe will bring in a weeks time
JB
25 years of keeping the stoke! 5:4:25
Grateful for all those who've come before me and those who'll will be there in the years to come.
Full pull.
Viva le Tour
Natty D
To the sketchy members known as the Committee,
I will be present, at least physically, all 5425. I am pleased to report that I have made myself right at home in the pain cave. Many sleepless nights and moonlit miles have prepared me for both the day and night activities of The Fall Tour. And when my legs do eventually fail me, I will rely on lesser known substances to keep the singletrack glowing all night long.
Beware, this is the Year of the Youth. The chatter has been loud all summer long as everyone wants a piece of the 25 cake. After a decisive win in Bingeland, WXCR looks to continue his 25 campaign. Rumblings from the greater Pisgah zone suggest JB1 may take a swing at things and back up his dominant Classic victory. And you can never count out the most dominant cycling family in the southeast, The Newmans.
May your quads scream louder than mine.
Keller
VIVA
For your consideration,
I, Woody Hauke intend to complete a full pull for the 2025 Fall Tour. As last years DFL, I will bring this years DFL costume which will be both comical and cozy. I also plan on bringing some tasty treats. I look forward to spending 5 days with the best people I know.
Sincerely
Woody Hauke aka Knottywood
To whom it may concern, I did not write this, ChatGPT did. Generally I
wouldn't use it but it was just too good, I didn't want to deprive
anyone of the chance to read it, repeatedly. Thus, I give you my LOI
written in the style of James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake:
Athens-o-georgios, falltide turnturn,
With wheelwhirrings and chainchimes I send.
To whom roll it may concern:
Me, pedalfella, sprocketsprung, gearjuggler and trailtamer,
Intendsy, intendsome, intend I do
To pull, to fullpull, to fallpull, to allpull,
Through rootknots and mudmucks and leafloams of the
Tour de Autumn ride-rite, high-low, slow-go, fastblast
Round and round Athens’ hilly belly.
Be it logged and duly noted:
I’ll be present, I’ll be pedalling,
I’ll be dustgusted and sweatwet,
I’ll be brake-squealed and breath-reeled,
In the grand grind, the bent-spoked hymn,
The full pull, the whole haul, the joyride’s wake.
Let no misdoubt derail me,
Let no flat fate deflate me,
For here I wheel, will and wheeze,
Signed under spin and spirit.
Crankthrustedly,
Luke Todd
Fall Tour Baptism:
Long-time follower, first-time fool,
Fall Tour’s here — break every rule.
Liver’s locked and loaded to pour,
Legs hopefully strong enough for one more.
Start slow, they said — then hit the gas,
Crack a beer and let it fly!
Viva!
Spence
From Athens to the center of the universe, I intend to full pull 5425. Through the mass starts and the up and overs, but most importantly the downhills. May the dirt be hero and the leaves be popping. Stay rowdy.
God luck and good speed.
-Lil Jake
Fall Tour '25 Committee,
25 years of the Fall Tour! Ima gonna be there. Probably Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Athens day is iffy. Can't wait to descend upon N. GA once again this year and cause some ruckus.
Thanks for all that you do!
VIVA!
Roger
There is no conceivable way to measure what the Fall Tour truly embodies, as it's obviously far more than a simple race on bikes through the woods. Attempts at conveying this message to others will most likely fail. I can imagine most of you have tried, and most feel like you've failed. I've tried with my friends/family and have also felt that I failed- but am about to try again with all of you.
Here, in some of the most ancient of mountains in our world- a unique and raw wave of energy gets created every Autumn. This energy is constantly shifting its form by undergoing mass incineration during each day. And then, during each night- a complete recreation and reignition. Throughout these days and nights, this energy begins to evolve into something else, something that comes alive and with its own soul/spirit. We- as the human species, have created clocks to measure time. Miles and feet to measure distance. Watts, Joules and a list of other units of measurement for various energies. But how can you possibly quantify or conceptualize a living energy field such as what I'm working to describe? A living field- cultivated by all of us, in perfect natural harmony with these legendary mountains and forests.
I've heard before- that fire is Mother Nature's TV. During each night at camp, we sit around the glowing heat, mesmerized by the theater of pure energy. Do you think that Mother Nature would stoically observe us over these days and nights, and while doing so- discover our own orchestration of energy? I'd like to envision her watching over all of the natural phenomenons that occur, as if she is watching TV and flipping through the channels. She will watch floods for a bit, perhaps some hurricanes and wildfires for a while longer. But what really holds her attention is when she fixes her gaze on us, here at the center of the universe. She watches us, almost as if she's staring into the sun; and is completely entranced by the pure and white-hot light that we have brought into existence. Even though we don't have a way to fully understand or quantify the forces we are emitting, she can instantly identify this energy as ethereal. But, what she can't decipher- is how mere mortals have managed to birth such an omnipotent, yet incorruptible vibration? After diligently watching over us throughout these October days and nights, she still cannot find the answer to this question. By the end of the Fall Tour, her internal questioning finally starts to subside. Instead, these questions turn into a complete and total feeling of internal contentment. Waves of joy wash over her as she realizes this extraordinary group of individuals have truly tapped into something otherworldly, all while simultaneously locked into our mortal shells. Most of this joy is derived from the fact that she can see into all of our hearts/souls, and can feel the passion and love we all have for her- and this glorious landscape she has gifted us; and has judged us as worthy creators of this potent life-force we have brought forth into our world.
The Fall Tour is more than just words, because words cannot describe it. It's more than stopwatches and timing pages, because numbers cannot become legend and tell a story. It's more than watts, because power is ultimately a crude and simple unit to measure energy- in comparison to the supernatural entity we have all achieved to create. It is something that has to be experienced first hand, felt with every fiber of your being, and most importantly- felt within the depths of your soul. Only then, will someone be able to comprehend the true spirit of the Fall Tour.
....or maybe I munched too big of a handful of mushrooms and it's just a bike race after all...
I, Jordan Edwards, fully intend on the fullest of pulls for this year's 5 for 25. & solemnly swear to keep my pace as pure as the sublime energy that surrounds us here at the center of the universe!
VIVA!!!!!!!
Well my youthfulness was coming out 8Ball hard for the deuce5, but maybe a little too much horsepower too quick caused a misfire. So another year of dreaming about the greatest show on dirt and rehabbin will surely help preserve all this youth I have left. In the meantime I'll be smokin meat and stokin the saggon wagon as hard as I can for my people.
Big Wes the Shoulder Mess
Yo Duder,
Stoked to get some time in the saddle and pedal wit ya. It's been a while. Here is my LOI:
"Ten years is too long since last I Toured, but the 25th Edition demands that I Cowboy Up for a Full Pull once again! It's time to bring the Rockies back to the Appalachians, git to takin’ on every bit of the long climbs, wild descents, and tight turns through thick woods. I’m lookin’ forward to shar’in campfire talk and trail dust with good folks who ride hard and laugh easy. Count me in for the miles, the mountains, and the memories."
Respectfully,
Rico V.
To whom it may concern.
I intend to spend five marvelous days with you glorious bastards. Looking forward to good times and good rides. See y'all in a few weeks. VIVA!
Damnit Gary!