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44th Annual Tour of Kansas City Kansas City, Kan., USA (Story and results by Sean Weide) Jensen Beats Heat To Win on Cliff Drive Kansas City, Kan. – A year ago, Jelly Belly professional bike racer Brian Jensen perserved through a torrential downpour to win the lightning-shortened Cliff Drive Classic at the Tour of Kansas… Continue reading Tour of Kansas City: Day 1

Here are the results for last weekend’s USCF Missouri Crit Championships in Jefferson City.

From the Heartland Race folks: Dirt Lovin Good Times Tour presented by The North Face RAPTURE IN MISERY 6Hour/12Hourhttp://www.heartlandrace.com Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls: The 6th edition of this epic race is just around the corner.  We hope you all have been enjoying this heat, it is prefect prep for the pleasure and pain… Continue reading Rapture In Misery

Racers or spectators… it’s here! Our largest road racing event in the metro happens this Saturday and Sunday. You can preregister to race or find out about the parties (on and off the course) here: Tour of Kansas City info.

Sunday, August 13, 2006 –Rose Brooks Women’s Triathlon Swim 500 meters, Bike 10 miles, Run 3.1 miles Start Time: 8:00 am Location: Smithville Lake – Sailboat Cove Phone: (785) 410-3319 email: info@rbtri.com Register On-Line At: Active.com Price: $60 until August 9 Course Info: Women only sprint triathlon The swim will be in the water to the… Continue reading Rose Brooks Women’s Tri at Smithville

Here are details from Channel 9 on the Wednesday evening bicycle fatality in Lees Summit. Thursday evening about 40-50 friends and family members participated in a candlelight vigil at the scene. Photographer Mark Breeding sends a shot of the ‘ghost bicycle’ memorial that was brought to the site. These are placed at locations to remind… Continue reading Bicycle Tragedy

Phil Minard and the SKC Team hosted this edition of the monthly race of truth. North Wind. Click on ‘read more’ for the times.

Walt Bleser and Bill Marshall are fanning the flames of fun for the upcoming Tour of KC. The lastest news from these two "party guys" (remember Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson?): "Each race participant of legal drinking age will receive two free drink tickets for a party held at LaBodega Saturday, August 12th 6:00… Continue reading Party is also a verb!

After 100 monday night rides these bikers sure are thirsty. Even though this leisurely stroll is spaced out in one week intervals, it took a keg of Mark Jilka’s brew (turned out a nice Belgian style Bruin) to hydrate the 50 riders on the anniversary ride.

Upcoming events in August: The Tour of Kansas City, two days of the finest racing in our metro. AND the Pro-Velo Sedalia Criterium (one of the localcycling news teams favorites).