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@Yemble
Second hand info here but.. a rider said the road where Egbers was hit had recently been resurfaced and had a wide shoulder with no rumble strips but also had not yet been painted with a solid white line to separate the shoulder from the right lane. It is easy to imagine a driver drifting to the right edge and hitting someone riding in the shoulder given the speed differential. Obviously there can be a time delay between road surfacing and painting, but it's got to be short and there has got to be significant signage warning drivers of the situation. They make a big deal here of warning vehicles to move left if any vehicle is in the shoulder (police, break down, etc) and the same effort should be given if the shoulder is incomplete. (If the road isn't going to be painted, that is completely unacceptable).
There was some chatter on fb about getting KDOT (dept of transport) involved to get some answers and hopefully improve things for next year.