Tour of Missouri Announcement

Just in to the newsdesk:
     
NEW WORLD-CLASS SPORTING EVENT COMES TO THE SHOW-ME STATE

The state of Missouri, race organizers, and three-time national-champion Fred Rodriguez invite you to the Official Announcement of the The Tour of Missouri, an event that will bring the spectacle of international professional cycling to the streets of the state.


Details
     Date:               October 17, 2006 (Tuesday)
     City:                 St. Louis, Mo.
     Location:         America’s Center (Edward Jones Dome)
      Room 152
    Time:               3:00 – 4:00 pm
    Speakers:         State of Missouri Governor Blunt
State of Missouri Lt. Governor Kinder
Frank Viverito, President, St. Louis Sports Commission
Fred Rodriguez, 3-time national pro champion and six-time Tour de France rider
Kevin Livingston, former pro cyclist and two-time member of Lance Armstrong’s
         Tour de France winning teams (originally from St. Louis)
Jim Birrell, race director, Medalist Sports, the nation’s top cycling event managers
Tell Me More…
The Tour of Missouri is patterned after the famous Tour de France of point-to-point, or stage racing.  In its first year, the Tour will join the elite ranks of top-international domestic cycling of the Tour of California and Tour de Georgia.  The race is much more than a cycling race, however, and brings the pageantry of the race along with a rolling festival to each host start and finish city during the week-long event.  Learn more about the event by attending, or go to tourofmissouri.com beginning October 17.