The Tour de Ted "Ride the Wire" bus

Dennis Rich/Democrat | Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:42 pm

A colorful support bus for the Tour de Ted bicycle tour, a ride from Colorado Springs, Colo., to St. Louis, sits idle on Tuesday as some 40 riders enjoyed a picnic lunch and a brief rest before continuing along the Katy Trail to Boonville. The ride, two years in the making, is in honor of Ted Jones, the second managing partner of financial firm Edward Jones, whose big thinking is credited by ride organizers with helping put both his firm and the Katy Trail on the map.