RIP Steve Tilford, Kansas cycling legend, 1960-2017
Cycling legend Steve Tilford of Topeka KS has passed away as the result of an automobile collision.
Steve was a fixture of the bicycle racing scene in Kansas, Missouri, and across the U.S.
Steve has been racing locally and nationally since 1975. He has an astonishing list of accomplishments, including
- 4X US National Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 5X UCI World Champion MTB-Masters
- 3X World Road Team Member
- 2X World Champion Masters Cyclocross
- 1st US National Mountain Bike Champion
- Inducted into Mountain Bike Hall of Fame-2000
He was an accomplished public speaker and spokesperson for the bicycling community, ran one of the most popular bicycle racing blogs/websites about his experiences riding and racing, and was still actively racing at age 57.
Steve and his friend Vincent Davis were driving on I-70 west of Grand Junction CO just after midnight when they struck an overturned semi truck, and then another semi truck them. Steve and Vincent were on the way home from a training camp in San Diego.
Media reports:
About Steve:
- Steve Tilford is Why We Ride by Bill Strickland
- Pez Cycling News talks with Cycling Legend Steve Tilford
- "Not Many People Help Each Other Any More" - one of the most popular posts from Steve's website
- "Raced and Won" - a detailed first-person account of Steve's last victory, in the Perry Road Race March 13th
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