Category: Kansas City

From the Kansas Cycling Association: "Get involved in an exciting and rapidly growing sport! Become an USCF official. Officials are a very important component required to grow our sport. Free Category C officials clinic to be held in Lawrence, Kansas February 19. Visit http://kscycling.org for more information".

After a hiatus, Trudi Rebsamen and the folks from Topeka are bringing back the Perry Road Races.Click here for the flyer. Two race dates for the 2006 series. A good opportunity to test legs on a circuit with one significant hill and some rural roads. Tactics and wind often come into play on this lakeside course.

Curtis Martell has been sending updates of the metro racing schedule. We’ve noted that the fine Perry Lake Road Race Series has returned on March 5th and 12th. When fall returns, so does cyclocross in a BIG way. This looks to be the fullest ‘cross calendar ever for the area, and our sources tell us… Continue reading News Shorts

The Localcycling news desk recieved this note from Kenneth Walker:"All, Please take a look at this link. This is a major cycling event in Kansas City and members of the Major Taylor Cycling Troop/Team Slimenundgrossen are honored to be volunteering the services of some of our youth riders. I am so excited that I will finally… Continue reading Upcoming Major Taylor Events

The 2005 Midwest Fat Tire Championship Series Banquet took place on Saturday night down in the Lake of the Ozarks.  Over 150 racers and their families were on hand to celebrate the past years events and award overall champions in 31 mountain bike and duathlon classes.  Chairman Heather Jordan presented the night’s awards as participants… Continue reading Fat Tire Series Awards

In addition to competing at the UCI Masters World Cyclocross Championships last week, Dean Parker acted as official photographer for the Localcycling.com news team. Here are some great shots of the team trip including our arrival in Brussels, life in Mol and a sojurn to Hoogerheide, Netherlands for the World Cup event. Gallery One. Gallery… Continue reading Photos By Dean

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: