The localcycling.com news team is offering a ‘first timers’ raffle for the Kansas State Time Trial. If you’ve not done one of these longer ‘races of truth’ and are considering, well we’re offering some extra encouragement. We’ll pull names out of a hat for one Male and one Female rider to receive a swag bag of goodies for signing up and trying this pain fest. To be eligible you can’t have raced this event prior, but that’s about the only rule. Honor system, but we’ve got a results archive back to about 2000. The event is only 25 miles and while challenging is within the capabilites of racers and rec riders too. In addition those that hold annual USCF licenses (available for purchase) are eligible for bragging rights as a medalist in a number of championship categories including Masters categories in 5 year increments from age 30 upwards. Full info here.