how to feed 20,000 biking hobos

I had no idea what to expect for food along the route-- I just knew to bring money and snacks. turns out the way it works is pretty awesome-- basically there is someone offering something
every couple miles- parked on the side of the road in the middlenofna
field-- from cold water and gatorade to pork chops to homemade ice cream to pie-- it's hard to not stop at all of them-- you really have to strategize. it is nice to feel hungry every couple hours, for sure...,today we had Amish ice cream, pizza, pancakes, smoothies and beer. the only time this seems reasonable, I guess, is when you spend all day on a bike. the food vendors are well-known mainstays, selling every day along the route, and back every year it seems. the lines are long, but you have to think about how,really, what else are you supposed to be doing? and there's a great bike parade right there and good company and always music, so. plus, doing it every year, they're pretty efficient.