Category: Kansas City

Sunday May 24th brings the Jesse Blancarte Time Trial. This long running event has a few changes this year. The race is part of the KBAR Series and essential to tune up for the upcoming State Championship TT’s. From the promoters: -the course this year is a full 10.0K and thus slightly different than the… Continue reading Jesse Blancarte TT 2015

Rain held off for the season opening LifeBalance Time Trial at Gardner, KS. A bit of a South wind for the return leg. This event has been held since the mid 90’s; a pretty good resource that has helped produced top quality local racers. RESULTS

Thursday this week it’s the kickoff LifeBalance Time Trial. Flat course, 10KM of fun that will make you a better racer. Whatever your focus these will make you strong. The weekend has plenty of fun. Saturday it’s Fun in The Sun Day with plenty of cool vendors and an easy ride that will swing by… Continue reading News Shorts 5/12/15

Area rider Joe Schmalz will be racing at the Tour of California beginning Sunday 5/10. Joe developed through the local VeloTek and KCCX programs and now races for Hincapie. We have a rich history of national level cyclists that have incubated in the above two clubs (and many others). Tune in and watch Joe tear… Continue reading Joe At The Tour

Collegiate National Road Championships are happening in Asheville, NC this weekend. The KC metro has a new champion, Connor Brown. Connor riding for Lindenwood University in St Louis won the Mens D1 Road Race. All RESULTS here. Local mountain bike (and gravel) events have been suffering with the large amounts of rain over the last… Continue reading News Shorts 5/9/15

Here is a fresh event that our staff will be lending a hand to: “Fun In The Sun is Family Bicycles’ celebration of bike riding during May–National Bike Month. Our one day event at our bicycle shop is Saturday, May 16th from 11-3pm in our parking lot. There will be lots of fun, local clubs,… Continue reading Fun In The Sun 2015

A long running and very popular set of weekly rides begins their season tonight: “SPIN! Rides is a bike program organized by SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza in Kansas City for cyclists of all ages & experience levels.May 4 – Aug 31, 2015(no rides on: Monday, May 25; Saturday, June 27; Saturday, July 4; Saturday, July 11;… Continue reading SPIN! Pizza Rides 2015

Tuesday night racing has been a staple of the metro road scene for many years. Penn Valley, Downtown Airport, Airworld Center, Kansas Commerce Center (Lenexa), Honeywell and an Overland Park Church lot have been host venues for a ‘training’ criterium or circuit. Alas, 2015 will likely be a year without. Current promoters Mark Thomas of… Continue reading KC’s Tuesday Night Worlds On Hiatus

Roger Harrison posted photos from the Cool Hand Luke Gravel event. Some great performances by KC/Lawrence riders at the Joe Martin Stage Race in Arkansas. All RESULTS here. The Kansas Fat Tire Festival at Wilson, two days May 2nd and 3rd. REGISTER

Roger Harrison has posted the RESULTS for his fine Bruce Edwards Memorial Time Trial. A very worthy event for a very worthy cause. Expect photos to follow on his site asap. Meantime Roger is once again volunteering his time at the Cool Hand Luke Gravel event. Mr. Harrison truly is the hardest working man in… Continue reading Bruce Edwards Memorial TT RESULTS 2015