Category: Kansas City

Tonight , the Ditty Bops will play at the Grand Emporium, tomorrow they’ll ride on to Columbia, the next stop on their cross country bike tour.  When singer-songwriters Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald aren’t pedalling, they spend their time on stage, delighting audiences with vocal harmonies, unusual instrumentation, costumes and props. The band stopped at… Continue reading The Ditty Bops Roll Through

In Texas they call these kind of events "Rallies." Not quite an Italian Gran Fondo, but bigger and more supported than your average weekend ride: Cider Mill. Summer Breeze. Buffalo Bill. Three rides to keep you fit with a high fun quotient.

Hello to you all, I have just recently returned from a week long business trip toHouston and wanted to just take a moment of your time to bring youup to date on some "major" progress for MTFGKC.

This looks like the way to watch the action at the upcoming Tour of Kansas City. However, be warned, this kinda fun leads to running alongside your favorite riders wearing nothing but a running shoes and a Speedo. Party Hill details.

Chris Locke finished 20th in the Masters 40 – 49 division at the NORBA national championship XC. Chris says,"The course was very hilly. My event had over 3500 hundred feet of climbing." This weekend riders will travel to Missouri for the Missouri State Time Trial Championships near Jefferson City.  The Tour of Kansas City race is… Continue reading News Shorts 7/17

After a hard 20km time trial in the morning usually the last thing this reporter gets excited about is riding my bike again at the stroke of midnight. But I made an exception for the Lenexa Midnight Ride, a pretty unusual but definitely flavorful event. Nearly 800 riders jouneyed from Old Town Lenexa out towards… Continue reading Lenexa Midnight Ride

The Localcycling.com news team indulged their taste for fine wine and helped support a good cause. The Sunflower To Roses folks have several more fine upcoming events (including a rumored cyclocross race). Here’s the write up and pictures of the cool event at Vino 100.

A well attended event featuring some very informative presentations by Chrissy Redden DeJong, Megan Hottman and the staff of Trek Bicycle Store of KC. Photographer Mark Breeding captures the fun in this gallery.

Three area riders are tearing it up at SuperWeek! Check out the coverage at Cyclingnews.com.

These folks put on a very cool event on a very hot day. The area has plenty of short time trials and the occasional epic 40KM, but this is a unique intermediate distance. The Capps-Rebound Team, Roger Harrison and the USCF Officials ran things super smooth. Thanks to Curtis Martel and the KCA for fast… Continue reading Capps-Rebound 20KM Results