Category: Kansas City

Calm winds and no rain; rare for our area this summer. Alex Hoehn, tore things up with an 11:57, one of the fastest times ever on the Gardner course RESULTS at the LifeBalance Sports Blog.

Two days of criterium racing with a healthy prize list. Head to Nevada, Missouri on July 11th and 12th. This event is drawing from around the region. FLYER

From our friends at the Sunflower Games: “The Sunflower State Games is proud to present the 2015 Kansas State Age Group Road Race Championships! On July 19th racers will tackle challenging courses with the wind, hills, and heat of Shawnee and Douglas Counties in Eastern Kansas vying for State Championships as well as Sunflower State Games medals… Continue reading SSG/Kansas State Road Championship

Fort Scott Kansas will hast the Kansas State Mountain Bike Championship for 2016. Two days of fun riding and racing, July 11th and 12th at the Gunn Park Trails. Those ‘in the know’ have been raving about how good this singeltrack is. FLYER

Tour of Lawrence for 2015 wrapped up it’s glorious weekend of 3 events:  Street Sprints RESULTS Haskell RESULTS Downtown Crit RESULTS Lots of photos by Roger Harrison The God’s Country Marathon and XC mountain bike race AND the Urban Dirty Enduro finally had dry trails. Both races went smoothly. More pics from Roger.

Tour of Lawrence is looking for some additional corner help this weekend, particularly on the Saturday course. Here’s a link to the volunteer page: Tour of Lawrence The offroad venues for God’s Country and Urban Dirty Enduro both caught some rain…we’re watching for word. Gods Country Facebook page Urban Dirty Facebook page Beginning Thursday July 2nd,… Continue reading News Shorts 6/26/15

This event has blossomed into one of the biggest and best in the region. Street Sprints kick things off on Friday night June 26th, followed by two days of fast and hard with quality fields. Tour of Lawrence website with all the info. If you’re not racing, you should definitely spectate!

Here are some details on this great ride: “KC Century is now the OFFICIAL ride of Boulevardia! We provide a great ride for a good cause with the best post-ride party in the region… Ride 2 Boulevardia is Saturday, June 20th.Our mission is to beat cancer on a bike, in turn, promoting a healthier KC… Continue reading Ride 2 Boulevardia

Plenty of area riders made the trip to Tulsa Tough over the weekend. Here’s a link to the results Mason’s Midsummer Meltdown RESULTS BIG full weekends of racing coming up. Two days of racing June 20th and 21st at the Freewheels for Kids Criterium Weekend: FLYER followed by the Tour of Lawrence June 26th thru 28th:… Continue reading News Shorts 6/15/15

It has been really difficult for mountain bike race promoters in our area. Closed trails due to rain just prior to events have shut down several events. The folks putting on the upcoming Mason’s Meltdown on Sunday June 14th have this to say on Facebook: “With the constant rains we have been getting, things have… Continue reading Rain Or Shine Mason’s Meltdown