The Tour of Kansas City has a long and rich history, 52 years to be exact. Many years’ worth of old articles and information about the Tour were passed onto us by Steve White and we are putting together a series of articles and information about the history of the event. To start, here is the text from one of …
The newly designed Tour of Kansas City medals are finished! 5K runners will receive a medal for placing in their age-group and the first 500 pre-registered runners will receive a finisher medal. Medals will also be awarded in the bike races to non-cash categories for single-day placings. All riders who place in the overall omnium will also receive medals.
Congratulations to our first Rudy Project gift card winner, John W. of Greenwood, Missouri. John will be receiving his gift card soon and will have his choice of Rudy Project sunglasses, helmets, and gear to spend it on. John was chosen out of all Grand Fondo participants who were pre-registered as of Tuesday. We have more gift cards and prizes to give away so make …
The Tour of Kansas City Omnium is now open for race registration! This year, the Tour of Kansas City is running as an omnium. Depending on your category, omnium participants will be competing over the course of 2 or 3 days. The 3-day omnium is open to Pro 1/2 men, Cat 3 men, Pro 1/2/3 women, and juniors. The 2-Day …
Women’s Payout Increases for 2015 Tour of Kansas City Increasing women’s participation in the sport of cycling is key to the growth and success of the sport. In an effort to increase women’s field sizes, The Tour of Kansas City has significantly increased the women’s payouts. In fact, the women’s payouts have been increased by over $4000 from last year’s event. Women’s …
We are proud to announce a new partnership with Rudy Project. Rudy Project has signed on for a 3 year sponsorship of The Tour of Kansas City. Rudy Project produces some of the best sunglasses and helmets for cycling, triathlon, and other sports. In addition, they also have some other great gear and apparel. As part of their sponsorship, we …
The 2015 Tour of Kansas City Gran Fondo will start and finish at New Longview in Lee’s Summit, Missouri on May 25th, Memorial Day. We will be utilizing the same route as last year, with a few changes. This year’s ride will be an out-and-back route utilizing the first 1/2 of the 2014 route. We have a ton of new features for this year’s …
As if there wasn’t enough reason to come out and race this year’s Tour of Kansas City, the event is now part of the Midwest Flyover Championship Series. With inclusion in a total of 4 race series, The 2015 Tour of Kansas City offers something for everyone! Missouri and Kansas riders can compete for KBAR or MOBAR points, juniors will be …
The 2015 Tour of Kansas City jerseys are now on sale. This year we are offering a clean, classic jersey design with the TKC logo and a black/white/yellow color combination. We have worked out a special deal with our supplier to offer direct shipping to anyone who orders their jerseys online! As long as you order your jersey by the cut-off date …
Two days of the 2015 Tour of Kansas City have been included in the 2015 Kansas Best All Around Rider Race Series. Riders from Kansas/Missouri border counties can earn KBAR points at Saturday’s Cliff Drive Circuit Race and Sunday’s Tour of Kansas City Criterium. Points earned at Saturday’s Cliff Drive Circuit Race will be weighted at 1.5x KBAR points. Any …
