Category: Kansas City

Even though this race isn’t in the KC Metro area, it’s pretty popular with local riders. Many heroic stories from this year’s event, contested in freezing conditions with rain. The mud took a heavy toll on racers and bikes. RESULTS

Spring Fling at Clinton Lake for today (3/11) is cancelled. Icy conditions. There will a replacement day on April 1st. Revolution Racing website for updates. LOTS of local riders are participating in the Land Run 100 in Oklahoma this weekend. Info here. Sunday 3/18 is the kickoff of the Perry Dam Race. Roads are expected… Continue reading News Shorts 3/11/17

Spring Fling Criteriums continue. Here are the photos from Roger Harrison. UPDATED: RESULTS The weekend of March 11th and 12 brings TWO days of road racing. Spring Fling on Saturday and the first of the threePerry Dam Race Series on Sunday.  March 19th is the next big gravel event in our neck of the woods:… Continue reading News Shorts 3/5/17 UPDATE

Cool weather (but hey, it’s February), lots of new faces and the fresh category of Women’s 5. This event is scored on points earned in intermediate sprints (plus finish) during each race. RESULTS and great photos from Roger Harrison Spring Fling Criteriums continue with four more Saturdays of racing FLYER  

One of the essential mountain bike series in the Midwest is held under the banner of United Federation of Dirt. The races are divided into East, West and Endurance categories. Kicking off the West Series is the long running God’s Country Fat Tire Festival on April 8th and 9th. With lots of new trail (and… Continue reading UFD Mountain Biking 2017

A new gravel event on Sunday February 26th. Put together by local coach Michael Ruder and the gravel enthusiastic shop Velo+, expect some fun and challenging gravel in the Southern Johnson County. Facebook page with the basics.

Saturday February 25th at Clinton Lake, the popular Spring Fling Criteriums begin. 5 weeks of flat fast fun with lots of categories. Note the new Womens 5 Category for beginners. FLYER The Perry Dam race will also be multiple weekends. A hardish 5 mile loop. Website with flyer coming soon. One of the longer road… Continue reading Road Racing Begins 2017

Coming up next for the local Gravel Grinders is the Flint Hills Express.  Sunday February 19th. February is also the start of road racing season. We expect details of the Spring Fling Series (at Clinton Lake) to show up here in the next few days. Unfortunately, the popular Froze Toes Road Race in Columbia, MO… Continue reading News Shorts 2/13/17

Want to race? Check out these hands on coaching clinics on Saturday February 11th and February 18th “Designed for beginners, this training session introduces cyclists to the sport of competitive cycling and the basic skills needed to toe the line for the very first time. Coach Jim will answer all your questions about clothing, equipment… Continue reading Racing 101 2017

Kansas City has a surprising amount of singletrack. Plenty of Parks throughout the metro’s edge offer great mountain biking. Even more surprising are the challenging trails in the heart of the City. Start your mountain bike season on Sunday February 5th with the first event of the Urban Dirty Series.  Explore local trails: Urban Trail… Continue reading Urban Dirty 2017