It is not widely known, but it is within Le Tour de Milk Crate rules to carry a gnome upside down in your crate.

They are adept at fixing flat tires.

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(DISCLAIMER: It should go without saying that all of the photos we present here in our coverage of Le Tour de Milk Crate are actual candid photos of actual innocent bystanders spotted in Eugene. No dramatizations or setups have been used, heavens no.)

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