Tour de Stupid

Only in the South...

Trying to counter its reputation as "America's Fattest City", Houston, Texas, put on the "Tour de Houston" bicycle event. The response was staggering: at least 2,300 people showed up, raising $50,000 to upgrade the city's parks and recreational facilities. Organizers didn't time the cyclists, noting it was "recreational, not a race." Another reason for the great turnout: participants were given free beer and tacos.

Emphasis mine, total retardation theirs

(via This is True... the original Houston Chronicle article is behind their archive subscription wall)