Just a reminder, sign up and join me for this ride!

Ghisallo Sports host the 2008 Tour de Cure Kick Off Training Ride! April 13, 2008 at 11am. You will be able to choose from a 10, 22, or 40 miles coarse.
Join hundreds of cyclists for the 17th Annual St. Louis Area Tour de Cure. This scenic bicycle tour will take you along the Great River Road in beautiful rural Illinois. Cyclists will have their choice of a 16, 50 or 100 mile route.
Rest stops are located approximately every 10 miles and are stocked with water, snacks, beverages and first aid. Support vehicles patrol the route for your assistance and safety. All cyclists are expected to obey the laws of the road. Following your ride, enjoy free admission into Raging Waters RiverPark, a complimentary lunch and live music. Start your training and fundraising early! If you are interested in signing up with the Ghisallo Team; just click here: Deanna's Tour de Cure Webpage.

Tour de Stooges

Cyclists enjoy the wild flowers along the Tour de Stooges route in 2006
(Photo by Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat)

Ghisallo Sports is sponsoring the Tour De Stooges ride May 3rd 2008. Our club members receive a special rate, call Ghisallo to RSVP by April 29th if you plan on attending.

This will be a great warm up ride for the MS 150 kick off ride on May 4th!

If you haven't been in.......

you are missing out. We have all Pearl Izumi and Prana winter apparel on sale now, but quanties are limited so hurry in this week only and take 40% off. If you are a Ghisallo member you can take an additional 10% off all sale prices. Sale ends this Saturday at 5pm so don't delay.

You will also noticed the awesome new selection of spring and summer apparel. Here are some sneak peaks of my favorites:


Hincapie, always stylish, always quality.














Check out our new kids section, fun for the whole family.

How awesome is this outfit? I give it a 10! It looks even better on.
Come in and try it for your self.

Jillian Petersen takes 5th place at ITU Valle de Bravo Pan American Cup Triathlon and has the tatoo to remember it by.

Way to go Jillian! We are very proud of you. If you want to check out Jillian's webpage to find out more http://jillianpetersen.com/.

Tour de Cure Kick Off Training Ride Postponed

Due to the road conditions and weather forecast organizers for this ride have decided to postpone the event to April 13th at 11am. If you are interested in particiapting in the Tour de Cure this Kick Off Training ride is the perfect day to come out and join our team help raise money and awarness of diabetes that affects so many people in our lives.

MS150 Training Program by Nicole Burdge

Ghisallo Cyling Club Forum is where you can go to check out the lastest training program to get ready for the MS150. Also, call the store and ask for the regitration code to receive a discount to registar and join our MS150 Team. Our team is a great to team to participate with because we have Nicole Burdge, Kona Ironman finisher and certified triathlon coach training our group for the two day ride. We also have several group rides so that all your training does not have to be done alone. Not too mention the block of rooms we a blocked for our team at the Hampton Inn, the tent at the start finish line and mechanic support that we receive from our very own mechanics at Ghisallo (who will be providign support through out the ride.

Checkout the Pearl Izumi Experience at our Running store.

Saturday was a huge success!

Thank you to all who participated in our first annual Corky Miller Aspiring Athlete Trivia Night. We were able to rasie over $2500 thanks to your support and genorosity. A special thanks to all of our volunteers that help put this night together. We would also like to thank the kind people and businesses that donated items for our silent auction table. Ginger Pye, Susan Lynn's, Madisons, CMS, Scot Walker, Chris and John Valenta, Carol Crooks, Becky Paese, Rick and Diane Bain, Jeff and Susan Kloha, Ghisallo Running, Kevin and Mina Nashan owners of Sidney Street Cafe, Teri Griege, Heartland Lodge and Arbonne from Deanna Kakouris. Due to the success of this event we will be doing again next year with more fun and even bigger prizes.

Remember, if you know of an athlete in need of financial assistancein order to persue their goals please have them stop by to pick up an application. We sent Jillian Petersen to Isreal for her first World Cup and can't wait to help the next local athlete reach their goals.