NRC Tour de Grove Rolls Through St. Louis

The biggest cycling race in Missouri, the USA Cycling NRC Tour de Grove, rolled through St. Louis this weekend. There were three days of racing, but the big race, the professional cycling race took place in the Forest Park Southeast (a.k.a. The Grove) neighborhood. With Kiwi, Mike Northey taking home the victory, The Grove received news coverage in New Zealand, as well as on the cycling website Velonews and elsewhere.

Having an NRC race in St. Louis is a big deal and despite the weather, the neighborhood businesses really stepped up put on a show. WUMCRC and the Mayor's Vanguard Cabinet transformed several storefronts on Manchester in a "Better Block", giving a little more life to one of the gaps in commercial development on Manchester. There was even a "Staying in St. Louis" frame to record your love for St. Louis, with the first participant being Mayor Francis Slay himself.