Author: Teresa Jarzemkoski

Mol, Belgium is a town with strong connections to bicycles. Many folks ride to work, shop or run errands. Most kids, high school age included,  ride bikes to school. But Mol also has a history of folks that ride bicycles for sport. The Localcycling news team (and riders from around the globe) traveled to Mol for the… Continue reading The Man From Mol

The Kansas City Corporate Challenge  bike race will have a much earlier date this year.  It will be held on Sunday, May 7th at the Kansas Speedway. This short time trial draws nearly 700 participants as part of the Corporate Challenge games.

From Joseph Schmalz "GP Velotek held its 2nd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction Saturday night, January 28th, at the Peeper Ranch in Lenexa.   Proceeds from the event will benefit the juniors trip to the 2006 USCF Nationals in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania this July.    The evening began with guests mingling and talking about recent cycling news… Continue reading GP Velotek Banquet A Success

Brent Hugh, of Mobikefed, sends this cool news from the Pleasant Hills Times:

Les Sires, an avid cyclist, former editor of the JCBC newsletter, has passed on. Laurie Chipman has sent this:

Here’s a nice letter from Tim Bergman to the folks who made the last racing season happen:

Kansas City, MO — Steve Tilford will serve as Rider Manager for the new "Midwest TREK-Volkswagen" team, which will make it’s debut this season. The U.S. Cyclo-cross National Champion and 5-time mountain bike world champion brings over 20 years of racing and team management experience to a seven rider squad, which includes Bill Stolte (Topeka,… Continue reading WORLD CHAMPION TO LEAD MIDWEST TREK/VOLKSWAGEN SQUAD

Curtis Martell and the  Kansas Cycling Association folks have compiled a tentative listing of area races. Take a look at the metro event calendar. Jim Whittaker has sent an e-mail indicating the Spring Fling dates will be released soon. This brief blurb from Jim, "…spring fling dates rolling out early next week. Eleventh year, same old same old.… Continue reading 2006 Metro Racing Schedule

Three local racers (and a team supporter) are back from the trip to Mol, Belgium for the UCI Masters World Championships. In addition to competing at the Masters event, there was  travel to Hoogerheide, Netherlands to watch the GP Adri Van DerPol World Cup race (and of course to check out the beer tent), cultural… Continue reading European Vacation (Updated with pic gallery)

No Jerseys. No Medals. No Worries. Teresa Jarzemkoski finished with the best numerical placing in her class with 8th place, Dean Parker was 18th and Mark Thomas placed 41st against a tough international field. All three report that the beer is above average (ja!). Stay tuned for tall tales and photos to contradict them.