Category: Kansas City

Les Sires, an avid cyclist, former editor of the JCBC newsletter, has passed on. Laurie Chipman has sent this:

Here’s a nice letter from Tim Bergman to the folks who made the last racing season happen:

Kansas City, MO — Steve Tilford will serve as Rider Manager for the new "Midwest TREK-Volkswagen" team, which will make it’s debut this season. The U.S. Cyclo-cross National Champion and 5-time mountain bike world champion brings over 20 years of racing and team management experience to a seven rider squad, which includes Bill Stolte (Topeka,… Continue reading WORLD CHAMPION TO LEAD MIDWEST TREK/VOLKSWAGEN SQUAD

Curtis Martell and the  Kansas Cycling Association folks have compiled a tentative listing of area races. Take a look at the metro event calendar. Jim Whittaker has sent an e-mail indicating the Spring Fling dates will be released soon. This brief blurb from Jim, "…spring fling dates rolling out early next week. Eleventh year, same old same old.… Continue reading 2006 Metro Racing Schedule

Three local racers (and a team supporter) are back from the trip to Mol, Belgium for the UCI Masters World Championships. In addition to competing at the Masters event, there was  travel to Hoogerheide, Netherlands to watch the GP Adri Van DerPol World Cup race (and of course to check out the beer tent), cultural… Continue reading European Vacation (Updated with pic gallery)

No Jerseys. No Medals. No Worries. Teresa Jarzemkoski finished with the best numerical placing in her class with 8th place, Dean Parker was 18th and Mark Thomas placed 41st against a tough international field. All three report that the beer is above average (ja!). Stay tuned for tall tales and photos to contradict them.

Area racers Teresa Jarzemkoski, Dean Parker and Mark Thomas are off to Belgium to race the UCI Masters World Cyclocross Championships. Jarzemkoski and Parker used last weekend’s GP Shawnee to tune-up before the championships and all three riders put some last minute intensity into their program with a group interval session on Saturday. The weather… Continue reading Locals Heading To World Championships

Hello to all of you, As President of the Major Taylor Foundation of Greater Kansas City, I want to take this opportunity to first, thank each and every one of you who have encouraged, supported and assisted us in the development of this effort. There are so many of you that have had a part… Continue reading Major Taylor Foundation of GKC Forges Ahead!

Here’s the fresh scoop on the February showing of "Wired To Win" sponsored by the Sunflower To Roses folks.

Unseasonably warm winter weather and the promise of coffee, pizza and beer drew large crowds to the first ever Grote Prijs Shawnee Cyclocross race on Sunday, January 8.  Stiff breezes helped to dry the course, but caused a few riders trouble when tape blew across the course and got tangled with derailleurs.  Click here for… Continue reading Grote Prijs Shawnee Results