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Some pretty good downpours in the late races changed the dynamics of the Lees Summit criterium; slippery corners rewarded bike handling skills: Results Day 2. The final day brought racing back to downtown Kansas City. The last time this area had a similar event it was Alexi Grewal and the Suburu Classic in the 80’s. Activites including… Continue reading Tour Of KC Days 2 & 3

A fresh evening course at Longview……Some familiar faces and some new blood: Results. Note the chip timing, FAST and ACCURATE. Lots more racing this weekend AND an upcoming second weekend with classic Tour of Kansas City courses.

Lots of great events coming up over the next few weeks: Breakthrough Tour Of Kansas City this weekend; Freedom From Cancer Ride on July 4th Tour Of Lawrence July 3rd Thru 5th Sunflower State Games (Criterium July 18th, Road Race July 19th and Mountain Bike July 26th) And The Kansas Track (yes, track cycling) Championship on July… Continue reading Breakthroughs/4th/TOL/Sunflower Games

Just in:  The 2009 Tour of Lawrence is in need of volunteers for July 4 and 5. We’re lookingfor course marshals and feed zone helpers. Shifts would be about 4-6 hours each,with t-shirts and meals provided. Racing starts just after noon on Saturday, July 4, and continues until 9 p.m., withshifts running from noon to… Continue reading TOL Volunteers

Age group and category riders were greeted by some off and on rain in Walnut, Kansas for the Kansas Time Trial Championship. Some very fast times were set by some, while others found the wrong combo of wet pavement and winds: Results Roger Harrison has some pics up of the turnaround. Roger Lomshek and crew showed… Continue reading Kansas Time Trial Results

Despite threats of rain over nearby areas the 2009 Kansas Masters and Juniors were able to compete on the challenging Oldsburg course: Results Next Saturday Championship competition continues in Walnut with the Kansas Time Trial.

Check out the refreshed ToKC: KCBike.com, Inc., Operation Breakthrough, and SKC Communications presents the First Annual Breakthrough Tour of Kansas City being held June 26 – 28, 2009.  This event features a Friday evening criterium near Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit (Men Pro 1-2, 3, and 4), a Saturday afternoon/evening criterium (all categories) in… Continue reading Breakthrough Tour

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a bicycle race official now’s the time. TheKansas Cycling Association is hosting a one day traing clinic June 13th (this weekend)& July 26th in Lenexa, KS (southwest KC). Attending either 4.5 hour clinic and passing an open book test will allow you to become a level “C” official. An annual… Continue reading Officials Clinic This Weekend

The Tour of Missouri that is….check out http://www.tourofmissouri-kc.com/ a website that helps fund the Kansas City stage of the TOM with donations; In exchange for some pretty nifty exclusive commemorative items.

A bit of drizzle around Shawnee this P.M. Wet roads. The localcycling news team is going to take the night off from the Hill Ride.