Category: Kansas City

The first LifeBalance Sports Time Trial at Gardner of the season was contested against a stiff North wind. RESULTS Next up for a local ‘against the clock’ race is the Jesse Blancarte Time Trial on the same Gardner course. Many local riders are using these events as ‘tune-ups’ for the Kansas City Corporate Challenge Time… Continue reading Gardner Time Trial RESULTS May 2014

This weekend offers plenty of options by bike. For the most casual wind down of the week, it’s the Localcycling.com Wine Ride every Friday at 5:30PM from Amigoni tasting room. The very popular Tour de Bier tours with a theme on Sunday. Kansas has a Dirty Little Secret for the mountain bikers on 5/18. Take… Continue reading Wine, Bier, Rocks and Road

The Womens Bike Summit had a great turnout and some very positive feedback. We hope this is an annual event. Coming up on the weekend of 5/17 and 5/18; two days of racing in Salina. Tuesday Night Worlds are truly skill building. Each week usually has some special focus for the B Race. Check it… Continue reading News Shorts 5/12/14 UPDATE

A good charity ride in the Northland on 5/10, the 5th annual Jack and Coke Ride. This is the 5th year for the event which offers some good roads AND an excellent after party. Do note that if you’re coming from the South part of the metro, the exit to I-29 from 635 is closed… Continue reading Jack And Coke 2014

Tonight’s LifeBalance Time Trial at Gardner has been cancelled. Possible strong storms forecast for this afternoon/evening. Watch for a possible reschedule. More info at the LifeBalance Sports Blog here.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Don’t overdo today, because you probably want to jump in some of the weekday events that are popping up: Tuesday: TNW Worlds should have great weather. The new course will help those cornering skills Wednesday: Short Track Mountain Biking at Lone Elm Series. Thursday: The first Gardner Time Trial of the… Continue reading News Shorts 5/5/14

We’re less than a week out to the start of the Lone Elm Short Track Series. It’s been a few years since we’ve had the option of a ‘formal’ midweek mountain bike series. A few year back Joe Fox and Jeremy Haynes hosted events at Tiffany Springs. Now, Mike Ruder brings us a new venue.… Continue reading Lone Elm Short Track

VeloTek GrandPrix Cycling Classic registration closes today! NO registration at the event. The Kansas Moutnain Bike Festival on some of the best trails in the region is this weekend May 3rd and 4th. Tour de Hope on Sunday May 4th offers a charity ride with some KOM competition. Yes, those are some big hills. Wednesday’s… Continue reading News Shorts 4/30/14

A rough day at the Sheehan Road Race; tough weather and a serious crash in the M1/2/3. RESULTS Tuesday Night Worlds offers up midweek criterium practice. The weekend brings a great stage race (based on time, not points; a cool thing for locals): VeloTek Grand Prix Cycling Classic Lone Elm Short Track midweek races begin on 5/7.… Continue reading News Shorts 4/28/14

A number of KC area riders are at the Joe Martin Stage Race in Arkansas. Results are posted here on USACycling. RESULTS from today’s Bruce Edwards Memorial Time Trial. Blustery. Tomorrow it could be nasty and wet for the Joseph Sheehan Road Race….all the better for Midwestern tough riders. Next big thing up: VeloTek Grandprix… Continue reading News Shorts 4/26/14