The first cyclist to wear the Tour of Missouri yellow jersey is Ivan Dominguez, a Cuban riding for the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team who wn the stage in a mass sprint.
The previous big win this year for the 31-year-old sprinter, who defected from Cuba to ride in the US, was the final stage of the Tour of California …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/11/dominguez-wins-first-stage-of-tour-of-missouri/
The understatement in this sentence in the Tour of Missouri (it starts today) pre-race write-up at VeloNews gave me a chuckle:
“Though the course lacks any major climbs, the rolling roads of Missouri are expected to take a cumulative toll.”
When my friend and I rode our bicycles across Missouri on the cross-country bike tour, we suffered one climb after another through the Ozarks in the center of the state …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/11/the-cumulative-toll-of-the-hills-at-tour-of-missouri/
I received an email from Jack Painter, an avid cyclist and advocate who lives in St. Louis. He's concerned, and rightly so, that the Tour of Missouri isn't getting adequate coverage in its home state. He was surprised, and so am I, that few cyclists on a local bike ride even knew about it.
Once again: The Tour of Missouri starts Tuesday in Kansas City and ends Sunday in St. Louis. It visits many points in between. It features many of America's top cyclists, as well as the winner of the 2007 Tour de France.
Here's Jack's email:
Worried? You and all cycling advocates should be. I won't go into great detail but, if I wasn't a daily reader of numerous cycling blogs, I would have no idea that a major cycling event is to be held here …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/10/local-residents-unaware-of-tour-of-missouri-bike-race/
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Here are some suggestions on where to watch the Tour of Missouri, beginning Tuesday in Kansas City and ending Sunday in St. Louis.
The Tour of Missouri website is linking the Adobe Live Tour Tracker (video, chatroom, GPS, VeloNews updates) and live video from Justin.tv (live video feed is expected to begin between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. CST on Wednesday, according to website).
CyclingNews will provide live updates from the Tour of Missouri as the race progresses. Also check out its pre-race coverage with stage maps and profiles and start list. VeloNews is also covering live …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/09/following-the-tour-of-missouri/
The first big stage bicycle race for Missouri and one of the last for the Discovery Channel pro cycling team begins Tuesday in Kansas City.
The Tour of Missouri is the last-man-standing of three multi-stage bicycle races in the US that were supposed to launch this year but folded before reaching the starting line. (Tour of Utah and Montreal-Boston Tour didn't make it.)
Meanwhile, the Discovery Channel is sending some of its most popular cyclists to compete — including Americans George Hincapie and Levi Leipheimer, as well as Alberto Contador of Spain, winner of the 2007 Tour de France…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/09/hello-missouri-goodbye-discovery/
Long before the owners of the pro cycling team sponsored by the Discovery Channel announced they were abandoning their search for sponsors, they had promised to race in the inaugural Tour of Missouri (Sept. 11-16).
Now they've announced that US cyclists Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie will be racing in Missouri, as will Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.
Other Discovery teammates slated to race in Missouri include Americans Tony Cruz, Jason McCartney, and John Devine, and Fuyu Li (China) and Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/18/tour-of-missouri-the-last-days-of-disco/
Tour of Missouri organizers say nine North American cycling teams will compete among the 15 that will race around the state from Sept. 11 to 16.
In addition to the Discovery Channel team, which announced earlier, the North American teams are Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle, Toyota-United, HealthNet presented by Maxxis, Navigators, Colavita Oil/Sutter Homes, Jelly Belly, BMC and the USA National Team….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/02/north-american-teams-announced-for-tour-of-missouri-bike-race/
(See Tour of Missouri news)
One of three major US stage races in 2007
Now the thousands of TransAmerica bicyclists who suffered through Missouri's Ozarks region in mid-summer heat can see how the pros handle it.
Organizers of the Tour of Missouri have released a general map and list of host cities for the inaugural …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/02/09/tour-of-missouri-bike-race-host-cities-announced/
Move over Tour de Georgia and Tour of California — the Tour of Missouri is joining the ranks of the USA Cycling Professional Tour as an internationally sanctioned bicycle race.
What this means is that top pro teams that compete in Union Cycliste Internationale events in Europe can also ride in the stage race as it winds through Missouri between Kansas City and St. Louis next September.
This is just another indication that interest in bicycle racing is exploding in the US. No more dreary returns like those from the Tour duPont and Tour de Trump.
In February, an estimated 1.3 million bike racing fans watched the inaugural Tour of California, drawing an estimated $100 million into the host cities. The Tour de Georgia draws upwards of 800,000 and had an estimated economic impact of $26 million in 2006.
The newly created …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/18/tour-of-missouri-joins-us-pro-bicycle-racing-schedule-for-2007/
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