Trailnet Giro dell Montagna/Tour of Missouri Ride. Starting at 7:30 to 9:00 am.
The Hill is proud to once again host the longest standing bike race in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area – the Giro Della Montagna – the third stop of the 2008 Gateway Cup!
The Hill boasts the finest Italian restaurants anywhere. It is the boyhood home of such baseball legends as Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola. It is a neighborhood that acts as a model for community as generations of families continue to maintain their residence creating a close-knit feel. The neighborhood was settled by Italian immigrants starting in the late 19th Century. The anchor for the community continues to be St. Ambrose Catholic Church, the Start/Finish site for today’s race. The Italian heritage continues to thrive with the Hill’s variety of Italian restaurants, bakeries, taverns, groceries, community organizations, and social clubs. One of these such clubs, the Bocce Club, hosts the traditional pasta dinner for the cyclists Sunday evening after the completion of the last race of the day. For more information on what the Hill has to offer, check outwww.hill2000.org
Gustare!!!
Today’s race is brought to you by Green Street Properties.
Start Finish in front of St. Ambrose church, From HWY 40/64 or HWY 44, exit Kingshighway south to right on Southwest to Columbia on right. Follow parking signs to the Shaw Community School. PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS OR IN THE ALLEYS.
Bocce Pasta Dinner
The return of the free pasta and meatball dinner will take place after the Giro. Bocce lessons available and a throw down after the races.
