On Saturday Family Bikes in Waldo is hosting a watch party for Stage 1 of the Tour de France.  Where do you like to watch the Tour?  I often hit up Jaywalkers at 39th and Rainbow in KCK or Tower Tavern on 31st Street in Union Hill.
Where is is a good place to watch?  Is […]

Many of you probably know Kenneth Walker’s great work to encourage bicycling as a healthy outlet for African American and inner city youth.  You might not all know that Kenneth’s own sons are competitive bicycle racers.  Yesterday Christian Walker won the youth division of the Missouri State Road Race. Great job, Christian!

It’s that time of year again to celebrate all things bicycle related.  May 10-18 Bike Week will be the biggest ever. A large group of volunteers has put together a record setting 60-plus events that include virtually every aspect of bicycling - racing, mountain biking, commuting, recreation, and much more.
Some of the new events for […]

Today the details for the 2008 Tour of Missouri were announced. September 8-14 are the dates. The big news is that the success of the inaugural race has resulted a seventh stage in 2008. New cities added are St. Joseph, Rolla, and St. James.
The biggest news for the KC area is that […]

2007 was a huge year for bicycling in the Kansas City metro area. Here are some of the highlights…
Tour of Missouri
The largest sporting even in the history of Missouri kicked off here in KC on the Country Club Plaza. It was a huge success. The KC stage is rumored to have attracted the […]

KCUR 89.3 FM recently featured this month’s cyclocross national championships in KCK.  Listen to the story here.

Be sure to head over to localcycling.com for coverage of the Cyclocross National Championships held here in KC over the weekend.

December is definitely cyclocross time here in river city. Last weekend was the Boss Cross on the banks of the Missouri River in Parkville. (Photos from Desmond Wilkins and Bruce Edwards)
This weekend is the Missouri state championship in Hermann, and next weekend KCK hosts the national championships. Later this month Epic Bike and Sport inaugurates […]

Next month Kansas City is hosting the 2007 national championships for cyclocross, and the organizers need lots of local volunteers to make it success.  You can volunteer on site during the event, or open your home to host a racer from out of town.

Volunteer Info
Housing volunteer info
Cyclocross championships web site

The Tour’s “official” live feeds for tracking and video seems pretty useless so far. Text-only updates are available at VeloNews and Cycling News. The latter also has a feed for mobile devices.
Yesterday’s official results have also been posted, and the local boys had a respectable showing. Springfield native Charles Huff placed 6th […]