Tour of Missouri: Kansas City 2009

It's Sunday...the final day for the Tour of Missouri. I spent the afternoon riding to 4 different viewing points here in Kansas City. The "King of the Mountain" hill on Summit was very much alive with probably over 1,000 spectators lining the steep climb to cheer these professional cyclists for 7 laps around Kansas City. I was riding from point-to-point on my bike with a 30-pound camera bag slung over my shoulder. I rode up Summit with all of that weight, and it was a blast. It was great fun moving around the streets of KC talking with marshals, volunteers, fellow photographers, fans and some fellow cyclists that decided to take advance of the closed streets to take a spin. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day. You can see David Zabriskie wearing the Yellow Jersey, and his Garmin teammates providing protection up the climbs.