The Tour of Kansas City Returned for it’s 50th consecutive year. The three-day event saw it’s share of spills and upsets, but Big D managed to keep it together for the most part.

Saturday’s New Longview course was the usual sprint for the first corner and try to maintain position for the rest of the race. This was a course for cornering and climbing, with eight turns and a long uphill section. South winds mitigated the hill somewhat, but riders had to face gusts up to 30 mph coming back into the finish straight before negotiating the hill once again.

In the Cat 4 race it was mayhem with several crashes. Noah Collins was involved in one, grabbed a bike from a teammate and then proceeded to crash again. Noah ust really dig going down on the tarmac! Kurt Wilson stayed out of trouble and landed himself into the lead group. He finished 8th.

Jim Clevenger showed his crit skills again in the Masters 50+, finishing second, while Steven Whalen and Greg Vaught went seventh and eighth.

Lynn Wilson finished thid in the women’s 123 and then followed up on Sunday with a sixth place in that race and a third in the 3/4’s. Bill Smith looked strong in the men’s Cat 4 with a top-ten finish!