Category Archives: Racing

Bike Week and Car-Free Challenge coming up

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Tour of Missouri 2008 details

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Eric

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, … Continue reading →

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2007: The Year in Cycling

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross Nationals on the radio

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Eric

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

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Cross National Results

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Eric

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

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River City: All Cross, All The Time

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Eric

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, … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross championships need volunteers

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Live updates

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Stage 1 Recap

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Eric

Toyota-United’s Ivan Dominguez is the winner! Here’s the recap from VeloNews and the official results. More coverage: KC Star article, photos, video, and Mike Hendricks’ column Video and photos from WDAF-TV Photos on Flickr NY Times/AP coverage

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Watch party at O’Dowd’s

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Eric

O’Dowd’s Irish pub is hosting a Tour watch party on the roof-top deck of their Plaza location, just steps away from the start/finish line. 4742 Pennsylvania, KCMO 64111 (map) and www.odowdslittledublin.com. Join us at O’Dowd’s on our rooftop deck and … Continue reading →

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