Category: Kansas City

The final race of the Perry Dam Series will be held on Sunday 3/31. The classic early season ‘training’ event. The Bazaar Road Race is one of the longest running events in our area. A ‘hard’ person’s race, with winds likely playing a big factor. The first Time Trials of the season begin with the… Continue reading News Shorts 3/28/19

A long running early season road series, the Perry Dam Training Series begins on Sunday March 24th. Notable for it’s relatively flat circuit EXCEPT for one healthy hill it’s a favorite for developing tactics on the sections exposed to the wind. Many riders make it a double weekend by racing at Saturday’s Spring Fling in… Continue reading Perry Dam Race 2019

Friends of Craig Henwood are mourning the loss of beloved member of the cycling community. Craig was a founder of several incarnations of his Three Feet Cycling team, hosted group rides, raced in many disciplines (he was a stellar time trialist) and was a strong advocate for safety and participation. On Sunday March 17th there… Continue reading Craig Henwood

One of the Localcycling.com founders sat down for a podcast with The KC Group Ride recently. Some discussion on roots and beer. The kickoff Spring Fling was contested on a rugged day, cold rain and 40 degrees. RESULTS Mountain bike trails? Unless things are frozen solid, you need to stay off of them. We’re in… Continue reading News Shorts 2/2619

February 23rd is the kickoff date for the Spring Fling Series. Promoter Jim Whittaker continues to drive events essential to our road scene.  Read our feature from the front page here.

Watching the UCI World Championship Cyclocross race in the United States can sometimes be difficult. There are sometimes pay TV options, but most often it’s figuring out a pirate feed on your computer and streaming. Here’s a great way to watch the race on February 3rd. Spokes Cafe, a pretty neat venue with bikes AND… Continue reading Watching CX Worlds

There’s a short ‘between the seasons’ lull with most of the area cyclocross season finished (there is still at least one event in the works, a combo Fast and Furriest/Brit Style Training cyclocross). Meanwhile, the calendars are starting to fill in: Kansas Cycling Association. Calendar should be updated very soon. Here’s a listing of primarily… Continue reading Race and Ride Calendar Time 2019

Two long running races. Saturday’s Grote Prijs Shawnee was raced in the cold, with only a modicum of mud. RESULTS Sunday’s ‘Cross Off The Old Year (the final race of Series60CX and the KBAR competition) had the full treatment: rain, snow, sleet, and a very heavy muddy course. RESULTS Lots of great photos from Jess… Continue reading Grote Prijs/Cross Off Weekend RESULTS

A number of Kansas City area folks are racing the National Championships in Louisville. RESULTS are posted here. The Missouri State Championship was held at the Raytown BMX venue last weekend. RESULTS Christmas Week of CX is coming! Boxing Day (December 26th) will bring something different. Watch for a flyer next week with details…at the… Continue reading Cyclocross Shorts 12/15/18

This year the Missouri Cyclocross Championship race will be held in Raytown, MO. The course is set on the grounds of (and possible utilizing) one of the best BMX tracks in the region. Prior events on the venue have been some of the most popular each season. FLYER