Author: Teresa Jarzemkoski

Chris Locke and Mark Thomas have been hard at designing a challenging course for 2006’s first local race: The GP Shawnee Cyclocross. Click here for the race flyer. Click here to register. The event will be held in Herman Laird Park next to Old Shawnee Town on Johnson Drive.. This park has been a favorite… Continue reading Grote Prijs Shawnee Course

From Margretta at GP VeloTek: "Save the Date: GP VeloTek’s 2nd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction announced! Our 2nd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction, fundraising for our trip to Junior Nationals, will be on Saturday, January 28th, at 7 p.m., with the silent auction opening at 6:30 p.m.   GP VeloTek is excited to have… Continue reading GP Velotek Banquet

In addition to the HRRC elite team, three area grass roots teams will be sponsored by BikeSource for the 2006 season. KCBIKE.com Teams"BikeSource believes so strongly in it relationship with the cycling community that it is sponsoring the 80+ person KCOI team in 2006. BikeSource sees this as a way to give back to those… Continue reading New Partner for KCBIKE.com

Title sponsor BikeSource’s Mark Neace sends the newsdesk information on the  2006 Heartland Sports Promotion races. The schedule includes 4 XC races and 4 Endurance events throughout the year.. Dirt Lovin’ Good Times Tour (Endurance Events) March 18 (Saturday) Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6 May 20 (Saturday) (200 miler) August 19 (Saturday) TBD September 2006 (Saturday)… Continue reading Heartland Mountain Bike Events

  The year of 2005 has, for my family and I, been one in which we have become closer than ever before. My wife and I have finally found something, cycling, in which we all are interested in, and make it a vehicle by which we can take on our share of responsibility to impact… Continue reading MTF Year End Thoughts

One of the area’s powerhouse teams will have some new faces for 2006. This from Mark Neace, "HRRC has added several new members to the team for 2006. The HRRC team for 2006 is fast, hungry and willing to do what it takes ….. we believe that these changes are going to make the team… Continue reading Big Changes For HRRC

A small but hardy crew set out from the Trek store on Monday evening to see the lights and sights of the holidays.

This weekend area ‘crossers travel North for the final round of  the Nebraska Cyclocross Series.Close to home you can sign up for the Grote Prijis Shawnee Cyclocross on January 8th. The Localcycling news team (along with Team X’s Andy Chocha) will lead a Christmas Light ride on Monday night December 19th from  the Trek Bicycle… Continue reading News Shorts 12/13/05

Sketchy, muddy, icy, rutted. Those words and more describe the course on the final day of competition in Providence, R.I.   Catherine Walberg (15th) and Jen Tilley (36th) both rode quite well in the Women’s Elite event despite the challenging conditions. Also contested at the same venue was the Liberty Invitational, featuring cyclocross racers from nearly… Continue reading Day 3 Cyclocross Nationals

Brad Cole won the younger of the two "Killer B" races at USCF Cyclocross Nationals. Our on site reporter says Brad had over a minute on the next finisher at the line. Dean Parker managed 18th in the 50-54’s after a pair of nasty crashes including one that Dean said, "Really rung my bell."