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Live updates

The Tour’s “official” live feeds for tracking and video seems pretty useless so far. Text-only updates are available at VeloNews and Cycling News. The latter also has a feed for mobile devices.
Yesterday’s official results have also been posted, and the local boys had a respectable showing. Springfield native Charles Huff placed 6th [...]

Stage 1 Recap

Toyota-United’s Ivan Dominguez is the winner! Here’s the recap from VeloNews and the official results.
More coverage:

KC Star article, photos, video, and Mike Hendricks’ column
Video and photos from WDAF-TV
Photos on Flickr
NY Times/AP coverage

Watch party at O’Dowd’s

O’Dowd’s Irish pub is hosting a Tour watch party on the roof-top deck of their Plaza location, just steps away from the start/finish line.
4742 Pennsylvania, KCMO 64111 (map) and www.odowdslittledublin.com.
Join us at O’Dowd’s on our rooftop deck and help kick off the TOUR OF MISSOURI.
We’ve got the BEST place on the Plaza to watch the [...]

Tour of Champions Ride

Yesterday’s Tour of Champions ride was a smashing success.  Organizers where blown away by the tournout.  Anywhere between 600 and 1000 people showed up to ride the Tour of Missouri’s Stage 1 course and support Eldon Rousch.  The Podium Cafe blog has some photos.

The Tour has Arrived

For anyone interested stalking the tour, it looks like the KCI Hilton is the headquarters hotel, I-29 and NW 112th Street. The parking lot is full of ToM official vehicles and the Discovery Channel team’s vehicles.

More photos on ER forum

Watching the Tour

Here are some tips for watching the Tour of Missouri’s KC Stage on Tuesday. You have two basic options - 1) The start/finish line on the Plaza and 2) along the route.
Start/Finish Line - It all begins and ends on the Country Club Plaza, so that’s the place to be if you want to [...]

Tour TV

KMBC-TV has two big reports on the Tuesday’s Tour of Missouri Stage 1 in KC.  First is an overview of the entire day.  Second is a profile of Parkville’s preparations for the race, including a thousand cowbells.

Upcoming events

While the Tour of Missouri’s Stage 1 on Tuesday is the biggest thing happening, there are many other rides and events around the region this fall…
Tour of Missouri Route of Champions
Sunday, September 9.  For $25 you can ride the route of the Tour’s KC stage just two days before the pros.  14, 36, and 70 [...]

ToM on KCUR Thursday

Thursday on KCUR’s Up To Date radio program, host Steve Kraske will interview Tour of Missouri organizers. The show airs at 11:00 a.m. on 89.3 FM or online at www.kcur.org.
September 11th will see the start of the Tour of Missouri race right here in Kansas City. Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador will [...]

Tour of KC Results

Localcycling.com has the results and photos from this weekend’s Tour of Kansas City.
Update: Chris Thomas also has some great Tour photos.




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