The Tour De France isn't the only event that gets wheels spinning. That's right...It's the Tour De Fleece and it's a world-wide event. Here's the deal. Around the world during the Tour De France wool spinners break out their spinning wheels and spin wool yarn. Started by an American in 2006 for reasons unbeknownst to most, the Tour de Fleece includes thousands of spinners around the globe who compete in teams and set a goal to spin every day of the actual Tour.
The team's results are shared on social media for prizes and to encourage friendly rivalry between teams. One of the competitors noted "people are all excited about a sport that you wouldn't think was a spectator sport" and we couldn't agree more, we don't think it's a spectator sport either. And although we're glad folks are excited about it, we don't expect to see results on ESPN anytime soon.
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