UPDATE: The memorial ride has been postponed until further notice. The funeral is Saturday morning, so the ride will be rescheduled so that the Gaunt family can participate.
Visitation
Friday at 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Langsford Funeral Home
3rd and Market, Lee’s Summit (map)
Funeral
Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Raytown Christain Church
6108 Blue Ridge Blvd, KCMO (map)

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I Talked with Brad Gaunt Yesterday. He [...]

Update: The Star reports that the granddaughter died today of her injuries. They were Sierra and Larry Guant of Lee’s Summit. Larry was a regular MS150 veteran and they were training for Sierra’s first MS150. Channel 9 just interviewed Larry Smedley of the Bicycle Shack, were they had stopped right before the crash. [...]

This week the city will begin public meetings on its new planning, zoning, and parking ordinance. Included in this is section that will require bike parking for most businesses, schools, libraries, etc. If you’ve ever been in Chicago, Portland, Denver, etc and noticed bike racks in front of every video store, supermarket, or [...]

Sad news from Topeka, KS.  On Thursday two bicyclists collided head-on while riding on a multi-use trail in that city.  One person is dead and the other is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.  Neither was wearing a helmet.

I recently attended a transportation summit in Jefferson City where a joint committee of the House and Senate transportation committees heard testimony from lots of experts on MoDOT’s funding challenges.  The bottom line was that the state doesn’t fund transportation nearly enough, and ultimately voters will have to pony up more money in gas tax, [...]

[ September 11, 2007; ] The Tour of Missouri kicks off in KC on the Country Club Plaza.

[ September 9, 2007; 8:00 am; ] Here is your chance to ride the route of the Tour of Missouri’s KC Stage just a couple of days before the pros do it. Proceeds from this ride will benefit Boulevard Racing Team’s Eldon Roush.

See the race flyer (PDF) for more info and register online.

The Star has a new profile of the Riverfront Heritage Trail that is finally coming together.  Yours truly build the trail’s new web site, and I was very excited to learn about all of the various projects that about to bring the trail to completion.  Work has already started on a big segment across the [...]

[ August 12, 2007; 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]

The third and final stage of the Tour of Kansas City is a Grand Prix crit on the streets of “downtown” Overland Park at West 80th and Santa Fe.

More info at tourofkc.com

[ August 11, 2007; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]

The 44th annual Cliff Drive Classic is in the historic Old Northeast neighborhood adjacent o The Concourse and JFK Memorial at Benton and Gladstone Boulevards.

More info at tourofkc.com