Aldape aims to secure Missouri polka-dots

The Team Type 1 vehicle chases mountains leader Moises Aldape Chavez over the 30-kilometre course.

The Team Type 1 vehicle chases mountains leader Moises Aldape Chavez over the 30-kilometre course. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Moises Aldape’s aggressive bid for a breakaway put him in the Tour of Missouri’s King of the Mountain leader jersey after the first stage. Now he heads into the final stage with a 13-point lead over Saxo Bank’s Chris Sorensen. With four more climbs to contest a total of 24 points are still up for grabs in the stage seven circuit race held in Kansas City today.

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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.