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Sketchy, muddy, icy, rutted. Those words and more describe the course on the final day of competition in Providence, R.I.   Catherine Walberg (15th) and Jen Tilley (36th) both rode quite well in the Women’s Elite event despite the challenging conditions. Also contested at the same venue was the Liberty Invitational, featuring cyclocross racers from nearly… Continue reading Day 3 Cyclocross Nationals

Brad Cole won the younger of the two "Killer B" races at USCF Cyclocross Nationals. Our on site reporter says Brad had over a minute on the next finisher at the line. Dean Parker managed 18th in the 50-54’s after a pair of nasty crashes including one that Dean said, "Really rung my bell."

Steve Tilford finished 12th today in the Elite field at the USCF National Cyclocross Championships. Tony Wilhem hung in for 52nd. Chase Williams came across the line in 22nd in the Junior 15-16’s. More area racers competing tomorrow in the Women’s Elite (Catherine Walberg and Jen Tilley) and Men’s 50-54 (Dean  Parker).  

In a bit of Deja Vu, our local  racers in Rhode Island experienced blizzard conditions at the USCF Cyclocross National Championship similar to the Overland Park Nationals of 2000 (See the photo a few stories down with one of our staff playing in the snow). Despite (or maybe because of) those conditions a couple of… Continue reading Epic Conditions At Nationals

Steve Tilford (Verge/Shimano) climbed to the top spot on the Men’s Masters 45-49 Podium at the U.S. Cyclocross National Championship in Providence, Rhode Island.  His nearest competitor finished more than two minutes later.  Dale Knapp, who raced Steve closely in similar snowy conditions at Stoll Park, in Overland Park Kansas at the 2000 Nationals and SuperCup weekend topped the Men’s… Continue reading Tilford Tops Masters Podium at Nationals Again

Quite a few area riders have headed off to the Cyclocross National Championship this weekend in Rhode Island. The local weather is reminescent of the 2000 Overland Park ‘Cross Nationals. But the season isn’t over! Shawnee will host a cyclocross race at a fresh venue on January 8th, 2006. Promoters Mark Thomas and Chris Locke… Continue reading Grote Prijs Shawnee Flyer Available

This from Brent Hugh: "Bicyclists, I hope you will plan to join us for a memorial ride Sunday December 11th for Robert Osborn, the bicyclist who was so senselessly murdered recently. Although I didn’t know Robert, he lived just about 1/2 mile from my home and rode many of the same routes I and my… Continue reading Memorial Ride

Steve Tilford and Catherine Walberg repeated finishing top of the podium at day two of the weekend’s cyclocross racing at Wyandotte County Park. Sunday’s event was the combined championship for Kansas and Missouri. Riders from both states and around the region contested in the frigid weather. Since day two was held under USCF rules, an… Continue reading 2005 Kansas and Missouri State Championships

Shawnee Mission, Kan. – Steve Tilford (Verge/Shimano) pulled away from Alan Factory’s Matt Kelly on the second-to-last lap to win the Elite Men’s race at the inaugural KLM Marketing Solutions UCI Cyclo-Cross Race Saturday. Photos of the race here. Kelly and Tilford traded the lead early on in the 60-minute event through a tree-lined course… Continue reading TILFORD WINS KLM UCI WITH LAST LAP SURGE

Don’t miss another minute of the exciting action at Wyandotte County Park during today’s KLM Marketing Solutions UCI Race or Sunday’s Kansas and Missouri State Cyclocross Championships.