Category: Archive

First this in from Chris Hess: The Tuesday night NEET Training Series sends this message regarding the schedule for the final weeks of the season:  August 28 and September 4, "A" starts at 6:15 and "B" at 7:15.  No event on September 11 due to the Tour of Missouri.  The final crit occurs on September… Continue reading Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Roger Harrrison sends a link to his great photos of last evenings Sedalia, MO criterium. Results soon.

PBP rider Mark Jilka was forced to abandon after 500+ miles of riding. A trashed bottom bracket in the wet weather was the culprit. We're definitely going to toast him when he returns. After checking the Official site (see story below) it appears Bob Burns is just a few hours away from completion. This weekend features… Continue reading News Shorts

Mark Jilka, the cool guy that brews bevarage for the localcycling.com sponsored Monday and Wednesday rides at the Trek Store, is in route to the finish of a very long bike ride. Qualifying for PBP is an accomplishment. We'll toast Mark with a glass or two of his very own after he finishes. Check his progress… Continue reading Paris Brest Paris Brewmeister

Our good friends at Scooters, great supporters of localcycling.com, will be on air tomorrow. Radio Station 101.1 The Fox, will broadcast from the Scooters Coffee of Shawnee this Wednesday. They host a weekly ride just written up in Bicycle Magazine as one of the top 5 for September, and you can get 1/2 off tomorrow… Continue reading Coffee and Biking

Josh Crow, director of the HRRC/Trek Store teams sends this enthusiastic race report from the Tour of Kansas City: The RED & BLACK of HRRC / Trek Stores came out and dominated this weekend of racing with 2 victories in three days and the overall title for the MEN's PRO event! Brian Jensen won the first stage in… Continue reading HRRC At Tour

The memorial ride held last evening for Larry and Sierra Gaunt was attended by over 600 riders. Eric at KCBike.info has some photos and links to other media coverage. Chris Smedley send this link to some more pics.

A couple of the cool happenings in conjunction with the Tour of Missouri are the pre-event Gala (where we everyday Joe's can hobnob with the Pros), and the Major Taylor Foundation post event party. Here's the sponsorship/ticket ranges for the Gala (notice that individual tickets, while limited are available) and the response form. And here's… Continue reading Two Party System

How about the winner of the Tour De France racing down Main Street in Kansas City? Click 'read more' for the scoop:

A couple of things of interest to commuters: From our friend Noah: http://www.focushacks.com/kc-bike/commute.php And from the GKCBF: The Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federationin partnership with Wholefoods Market brings to midtown Kansas Citythe “Mocktail Hour”Every third Friday of each month, (August's 3rd fri is the 17th-tomorrow!)regardless of weather, the Greater Kansas Bicycle Federationoffers free food, beverages and… Continue reading Mocktail Hour/Commuter Train