Saturday, January 26, 2008

News of the tour is about to hit the fan

Wednesday is the day when everyone gets to know the route for the Tour of Missouri... planning to make the trip to Jeff City for the announcement.

MEDIA ALERT
TOUR OF MISSOURI PRO CYCLING RACE ANNOUNCES 2008 HOST CITIES
Economic Data from 2007 to be Released

What: Last year’s highly-acclaimed Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, Missouri’s largest annual sporting event, will announce its host cities for the 2008 event, scheduled for September 8 -14, 2008, throughout the state of Missouri. Last year’s event drew an estimated 400,000 roadside spectators and was watched live on the Internet in 73 countries.

Where: The Truman Hotel
Hermitage Room
(Downtown) Jefferson City, MO
http://www.trumanjeffersoncity.com/location.html

When: Wednesday, January 30th, 10:30 – 11:30 AM

Who: Governor Matt Blunt, Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, and race organizers will be on hand with representatives from each selected city.

Teleconference: (those unable to attend can call into the following number, please hit mute)
866.365.4406
code: 7613780

For more information: www.tourofmissouri.com

Contacts:
Priscilla Visintine
Tour of Missouri
415.990.1324 - cell
pvisintine@cardengroup.com

Steven G. Brunner
Tour of Missouri
719.272.7022 - office
719.322.7022 - cell
sgbrunner@kom-sports.com

1 comment:

  1. Tour of Missouri had $26 million impact, $330k deficit in 2007

    A report that will be released by Gov. Matt Blunt (R) later this week will show the Tour of Missouri, a professional cycling event that traveled to cities throughout the state, had a $26 million impact on the state's economy in 2007. ...[continue reading here]

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