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Grote Prijs results and pics
Local Cycling has a recap and photos of the cyclocross season’s final race on Sunday.
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Guilty plea in Portillo hit-and-run
The motorist in the January 2005 hit-and-run of 13 year-old Juan Portillo has plead guilty and will serve up to four months in jail for the felony of leaving the scene of an injury accident. The charge can carry up … Continue reading
Bicycle Tourism in KC?
Don't laugh too quickly, we do have the potential for some bicycle tourism. Today the Star examines some of that possibility in an article about the Riverfront Heritage Trail. A noteworthy statistic is that 1.6 million tourists bike and hike … Continue reading
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News updates
1. The Star reports on recent votes of the NKC City Council for bike/ped on the Heart of America Bridge and against the Paseo Bridge. Mayor Gene Bruns, who has long opposed the Paseo option, had to cast a tie-breaking … Continue reading
Smithville trails closed this weekend
NOTICE! The trails at Smithville Lake will be closed to cyclists and hikers this weekend. The Missouri Department of Conservation is using the area for its annual youth deer hunt. Unless you want to become two-wheeled venison, please avoid choose … Continue reading
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Robert Osborne Memorial
Here is WDAF-TV's coverage of the memorial for Robert Osborn, who was gunned down while biking home from work last year. safestreetskc.org is the web site where Robert's family shares their research into ideas for making KC a safer city.
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Tour of Missouri gets higher UCI rating
The Missouri Bicycle Federation reports that next year's inaugural Tour of Missouri has just been awarded a 2.1 rating by the UCI, making it one of the top 3 races in the US and one of the highest rated in … Continue reading
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City can’t find its bike lanes
Sad but true… After seeing my bicycle fatality map, the Pitch asked KCMO for a list of bike lanes in the city. Even though we have so few bike lanes that they can be counted on one hand, no one … Continue reading
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Tour of Missouri is on
www.TourOfMissouri.com It's official. The Tour of Missouri pro cycling race was announced today and set for September 11-17, 2007. It will join the Tour of California and the Tour de Georgia as the big three US cycling races and is … Continue reading
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Tour of Missouri gets a date
Missouri has been working to establish a professional stage race, and while it's not completely official yet, the Tour of Missouri has been added to the international calendar for September 11-16, 2007, right after the Tour de France. The eight … Continue reading
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