8-23-2024 Basch-Seagrass

Seagrass bass player Susan Elias competed in the Tour de France Feminin three times. The band, comprised of (from left) Steve Gifford, Elias , Billy Arnold and Tom Buckland, returns to Tuckerman Brewery Aug. 25. (MARTY BASCH PHOTO)

It’s not too often you get to see a three-time Tour de France cyclist playing the stand-up bass on stage but you do when Seagrass comes to town.

Sometimes at a gig someone will recognize Susan Elias and offer congratulations on her Maine Sports Hall of Fame designation or cycling glory days.

8-23-2024 Basch- Susan Elia-1989

Susan Elias competes in the 1989 World Championships in Chambery, France. (SUSAN ELIAS SUPPLIED COURTESY PHOTO)

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