This longtime Kansas City area tradition is a USA Cycling-sanctioned event sponsored by The Blue River Bicycle Club. The event began in the mid-1990's, using the old Missouri 210 Highway along the Missouri River east of I-435 towards Richmond. The race was renamed in Blancarte's memory after his death in 2002 and eventually moved to its current location at the New Century Air Center.A time trial is a unique discipline in the cycling world. Riders start one minute apart on a designated course and race agains ...