Category: Kansas City

Happy Holidays! If you haven't renewed your UCAC license it's time. For those racing this weekend's Boss Cross at Parkville and 'Cross Out the Old Year you'll be fine. But the next events are in 2009 and you need to be current or get tagged with one-day fees. If you hold an International license you… Continue reading News Shorts 12/25

While we're not quite as compressed as the famous Belgian Christmas week, our Kansas City scene is ready for the next rounds of winter cyclocross. Sunday December 28th is the final event of the Boss Cross Series at English Landing Park in Parkville, click on the link to the blog to keep updated on Jeremy's… Continue reading Christmas Week Racing In KC UPDATED

Local Junior cyclocross Chris Wallace crossed the pond and finished his first race in Belgium as the top American in his category.  Click on the 'read more' for complete Junior Uitslag from Uitbergen:

Want to stay cycling fit this winter? Check out TriKC's Big Spin. A good way to make those rides to nowhere more enjoyable.

With the Heartland folks cutting back on events for 2009 to focus on trail building, it was looking a little bleak around the metro for mountain bike races. Chris Locke has stepped up with a fresh event at Smithville: Bonebender 3/6 Chris has also got some offroad Duathlon going on with: Fat Tire Du

Here is another fine batch of lens work from the USAC National Cyclocross Championship. Area photographers found a lot of color and action (not to mention local faces): Maia Ades gallery here. A link to Nancy Macdonald's photos. Alex Grigsby photos. Marlo Holt of Paceline Products, one of the event sponsors shot these. Some pictures… Continue reading More Pics From Nationals

FLASH! We have just been informed by a reliable source that Chris Wallace has been selected for the Worlds Team. Stay Tuned. Chris Wallace will be packing his bags to head for Euro Cyclocross Camp this week. Mr. Wallace finished on the podium at Nationals (that's Chris in the KCCX kit). Wallace is still taking donations… Continue reading Local Heads To Europe For CX UPDATED WALLACE MAKES TEAM

The 2008 USAC Cyclocross Championship finshed up with another round of gnarly Kansas City weather. All the results are here at the KCCX page. Promoter Bill Marshall again rose to the challenge of managing athletes, sponsors, governing bodies (cycling and city), and venue to produce a world class event. Photos continue to come in to the… Continue reading Nationals Wrap

Plenty of great action with falling temperature. The Single Speeders and Collegiates missed most of the cold front. But the Elite Women and Elite Men got the full effect of racing on winter hard pack. Ryan Trebon and Katy Compton made it look fast and easy. Full resuls coming at www.kccrossnationals .com and lots of… Continue reading CX Nationals Day 4

Results from the third day of racing at Tiffany Springs Park are here. Very different conditions today: mostly dry and ripping fast. Photos should be up soon at the Lanterne Rouge site (check the banner ad on the Kansas City page: It's the pirate). The newsteam hung out with Ned Overend at the after party at… Continue reading National CX Day 3 Shorts