KCA Official’s Clinic
On Saturday, February 9th, the Kansas Cycling Association will host a free Introductory C Officials Clinic. The KCA Official's Clinic will be led by Amy Fear. Participants will receive rulebooks and basic instruction in road, track, cyclocross, and mountain bike...
Kansas 2013 Race Schedule Released
The Kansas Cycling Association has released the 2013 race schedule. The Kansas race season provides a full schedule of road, mountain bike, and cyclocross races. The races are well run and usually very well attended. Growth in the sport over the past few years has...
Wintery Mix #2 The Final ‘Cross Race of the Season
The final KC area cyclocross race of the season, Wintery Mix #2, will be held on Sunday, February 10th. The second of the two-race Wintery Mix Race Series will be held at Mission Farms Shopping Center in Leawood, KS. Race day registration opens at 8:30am. Registration...
Introductory Officials and Moto Officials Clinics
There are two upcoming officials clinics in the Midwest: Introductory Officials Clinic and an Introductory Moto Officials Clinic. The clinics will be held on February 23rd and February 24th at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois. Introductory...
Iowa Roller Race Season Begins This Weekend
Cyclocross season may be coming to a close but racing heats up in Iowa this weekend with the first two roller races of the season. Harper's Rollerhead Held in Muscatine, IA, this is a two-mile timed distance on Kreitler alloy rollers w/flywheel & headwind fan...
Fayetteville Iron Pig Festival Registration Open
Here is information for an early season duathlon and Time Trial event in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the end of March. Here is more information from the Iron Pig Festival promoters: Registration is now open for the 5th annual Iron Pig Festival to be held on Saturday,...
Wintery Mix #1 2012 Results
Wintery Mix #1 was contested on Sunday in Leawood, KS. Temperatures have been warm enough in the area to melt most of the snow that riders dealt with the previous week. Held at Mission Farms Shopping Center which has already seen some 'cross racing his year, the...
Trail Building Day Leawood Park
Information just in from Kansas City Metro Bicycle Club about an upcoming trail building day at City Park in Leawood, KS. This is a great chance to improve bicycling facilities in the KC area and a great way to give back. KCMBC’s KCBC Racing, led by Dan Schaeffer and...
Kansas Cycling Association Sets 2013 KBAR-T Rules
The Kansas Cycling Association has adopted the rules for the 2013 KBAR-T or Kansas Best All-Round Rider and Team. The competition will include key races from around the state and will represent all types of road racing throughout the season. KCA hopes to announce the...
Wintery Mix #1, the First Cyclocross Race of 2013
Sunday brings the penultimate cyclocross race of the season. The first of the two-race Wintery Mix Race Series will be held at Mission Farms Shopping Center in Leawood, KS. Race day registration opens at 8:30am. Registration closes 30 minutes before posted race start...
Snowy and Slick Day Two of Racing at ‘Cross of the Old Year 2012
Monday's 'Cross of the Old Year cyclocross race may have been held on the same course as the previous day's race but a turn in the weather made this an entirely different race. A ten degree drop in temperatures and snow made an already slick course even slicker....
Warmer Temps for Riders at the Grote Prijs Shawnee 2012
Temperatures at the Grote Prijs on Sunday were 20 degrees warmer than those that riders dealt with at Wednesday's 'cross race. Highs in the mid-40s thawed out a few sections of the course enough to create some slick spots for riders. One downhill corner and one sharp...
Review – Pearl Izumi ELITE Thermal Wool Sock
One of the first things we notice as the weather turns cold is that the shoes and socks we use for summer riding do very little to help keep our feet warm. Our lightweight wool socks we were using for fall riding were not warm enough once the temperatures took a...
‘Cross of the Old Year 2012
One of the KC area's favorite 'cross races of the year is coming up on New Year's Eve. 'Cross of the Old Year 2012 will be held at Herman Laird Park in Shawnee, KS on Monday the 31st. Race day registration opens at 8:30am. Registration for each event closes 30 min....
Bitterly Cold Boxing Day Cyclocross 2012
If today's race was anything, it was cold. In fact Boxing Day Cyclocross was the coldest race in the Kansas City area to date. There was even some snow on the ground left from a recent snowstorm that covered the region in a blanket of white, just barely giving locals...
Grote Prijs Shawnee Cyclocross 2012
Grote Prijs Shawnee Cyclocross 2012 will be held this Sunday, December 30th. The race will take place at Herman Laird Park in Shawnee, KS. The course will open for riders to pre-ride starting at 8:00 am. Riders will have until 10:15 to get in their warm-up laps. Races...
Bontrager RXL Waterproof Softshell Split Finger Gloves
With real winter weather finally upon us here in the Midwest and temps hitting the single digits we finally had to break out some winter gear in order to venture outdoors. We decided to try out some new winter gloves as what we had on hand, no pun intended, was not...
Kansas Best Cross Racer/Team Final Standings Tallied
The final results have been tallied for the 2012 KBCXR and KBCXT competitions. The season-long cyclocross series consisted of ten events from both sides of the state line. The series began with Manions Cross in September and culminated with the Kansas State...
Boxing Day Cyclocross
A month of Christmas cookies, fudge, and other calorie laden foods have you worried about a few extra pounds? December 26th brings another opportunity for you to burn off your all the extra Chrismahanakwanzika meals you have been eating lately. Boxing Day Cyclocross...
Already Seen Road Bike Party? Now Watch the Outtakes.
By now most of you have seen the amazing viral video, "Road Bike Party". If you haven't seen it, we would have to assume you have been hiding under a rock for the past few months awaiting the end of the world since the video already has over 6 million views on...
Lost Trail Cyclocross 2012
Sunday's Lost Trail Cyclocross race was a great success. Held at the Louisburg Cider Mill, the venue offered spectators great views of the racing action. Cider, food, and a fire pit were available for racers and spectators who wished to eat, drink, and warm...
Lost Trail Cyclocross at Louisburg Cider Mill
An exciting new 'cross race will be held at Louisburg Cider Mill this Sunday, December 16th. Those riders who have participated in the Cider Mill Century Ride will be familiar with this venue. This should be a great race for spectators, We will have a fire pit to keep...
Counting Victories Phinney Style
Original post at Life Balance Sports Blog, http://lifebalancesports.blogspot.com By Gina Poertner, CHES I recently attended a Victory Summit presented by the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's in Denver. The first thing I learned, the first victory, is that this...
BikeKC City Bike Map Unveiling
Join BikeKC for the official unveiling of the new 2013 Kansas City bicycle facilities map.Refreshments will be provided by La Bodega and Boulevard Brewery and those who attend will be entered into a drawing for door prizes. BikeKC will discuss their 2013 programming...
Flyover Midwest Omnium Race Series
$20,000 in Prize Money Offered in the Flyover Midwest Omnium Race Series An exciting new Midwest race series has just been announced. The Flyover Midwest Omnium Race Series will cover 5 races in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In addition to the prize...
