Author: Teresa Jarzemkoski

Roger Harrison has photos up from last weekend’s Sunflower State Games road events. This weekend is the mountain bike portion of the games. Sunday 7/26 is the Kansas Track Championship….last week was the first of two clinics to upgrade riders for the mass start events and familiarize participants with this unique velodrome. This Thursday 7/23… Continue reading News Shorts 7/20

Around the corner! The Kansas City metro will have another full season of events, stretching September thru January. Three cool series (and some fresh venues): Series60CX, DeStad Cyclocross Van Kansas, and Boss Cross. Herman Laird will be host for the excellent pre-season clinics again (including a Women’s only). We hear a rumor that ther will… Continue reading How Close is ‘Cross

Want to do some grass track racing on July 26th? We’ve got a freshly mown 333meter circuit for your enjoyment in Shawnee. BUT if you want to do the mass start event (Scratch Race) you’ll need to be at least a Cat 4 (men) or Cat 3 Women for the USAC Track category. Tonight’s program… Continue reading Track Clinic Tonight

The Tour Of Missouri is looking “out of the woods”, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has released the State Tourism dollars for the event. Details at Channel 9 Kansas City.

For the upcoming Sunflower State Games here’s a good piece of info:  MO residents (or any other states for that matter) are cleared to ride the Sunflower State Games. Since it is USAC sanctioned they can race. Only KS residents are eligible to medal.” Thursday 7/16 is the first of the safety/upgrade clinics to tune… Continue reading News Shorts 7/13

Some strong south winds didn’t deter Phil Gronniger from a very fast time. This great monthly event repeats again on July 30th. Click on the attachment for full results.

We at Localcycling.com have been part of a crew putting together a Kansas Track Championship. No velodrome? No problem. With the assistance of some other enthusiasts we’ll finally have it all together on July 26th. Click on the attachment for the basic event details. Oh, entry fee for each race is $20, all registration will… Continue reading Kansas Track

Three days of racing with some stellar fields for this first year event. Results are up here. Craig Sparks has some photos here. More photos by Roger Harrison here. Kudos to the Lawrence crew.