Category: Kansas City

Lawrence, Kansas is a cycling town. Everyday commuters, great mountain bike trails, plenty of rolling country for the roadies and a grass velodrome. Lawrence is also the host for a top tier regional race: The Tour of Lawrence Watching or racing, it’s the biggest show in the area. Street Sprints on Friday, challenging Circuit Race… Continue reading Tour of Lawrence 2012

Here are the results from the Longview criterium on Saturday 6/23….more racing to come Sunday! Lots of Day One Photos by Roger Harrison here. Results from Day Two. Next up Tour of Lawrence.

The 49th Tour of Kansas City features two fast criteriums: June 23rd and 24th. A bit more climbing on day one, both courses have multiple corners. FLYER

We’ve got Roger Harrison’s pics from the Kansas State Time Trial Championships. Some weird weather (cool front moves in, then out, then typical sunny and windy). Roger H. did his usual fantastic job of Turnaround encouragement/heckling plus photos plus course marking. Results up asap at the KCA site.

Sunday June 17th, one of the coolest themed tour rides in the KC Metro: Fountains Tour

Online registration for the Kansas State Championship Time Trial closes on 6/13. Good pavement and a good test of your chrono skills.

A good community event on Saturday: “A KDUB ANNOUNCEMENT! This weekend, June 9, 2012, Team/Club Sho Air Kansas City is having it’s coming out party! In partnership with the Kansas City Dept. of Parks & Recreation, we will be celebrating all the hard work of organizers, racers and club members with food, bikes, fun, and… Continue reading To Do This Weekend (6/9 and 6/10)

Results for the monthly PowerFitte TT will be posted here. Special mention goes out to Dave Conrad who jumped in to hold and start folks. Unusual Easterly winds.

The ABC Ride in September will once again be a rolling party, with live music along the route and exceptional rest stops with extraordinary fare. Not quite a pub crawl, but worthy of it’s new title: AIDS Bicycle Cruise. Monday June 11th features a good warmup party at Family Bicycles. Some free food from the grill, appropriate… Continue reading ABC Ride Kickoff

Yes, we have a velodrome in the metro. It’s 333meters of grass fun. Located just NW of Lawrence, it’s been the site of the Kansas USAC Track Championship for the last two years. Starting Thursday 6/7 you can try your fixed gear chops at the venue. Each Thursday night (starting at 7PM) until the Championship on… Continue reading Kansas Velodrome 2012 Opens