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ARCHIVES Froze Toes Appropriate name for an early season race. Still, it's popular for those with cabin fever looking for a first test of the season. A short drive east on I-70 if you're ready this weekend. Scroll down for other Spring flyers. Click this link for information on the Columbia Bicycle Race Team and "Froze Toes" I Slimen, take thee Grossen..... After 4 P.M. on Valentine's Day the newsteam of www.slimenundgrossen.com will be legal training partners. Bazaar Road Race Usual description. Epic. Here's the flyer Blue River Roster Here's the information on a fine local team, forwarded to the Slimen news desk by David Bottoms. The Slimen news page will publish team rosters and changes for 2002.Click here to read about BRBC Chris Cross Cyclocross Results Gerard, J.C (Sepusa), and the Lawrence crew put together the first cold weather 'cross race of the Fall 2001 season. A cookout, a course with significant pavement, and kids races kept everyone's mind off the chill. The next opportunity for frigid suffering comes on Jan 5th at Rick Finley's new race. Scroll down for the flyer.Here's a report and the Results. KCBC Training Ride Time Change The Saturday training ride from Shawnee Mission Park starts at 10 a.m. beginning December 8th. An excellent opportunity for several hours of quality spinning. Chris Cross and State Champs This weekend's cyclocross event in Lawrence will use the now familiar A,B, and C categories. Simply put Pro, 1,2 or Experts can't race B or C. Cat 3's or Sport can't race C. Gerard also has age group divisions. The expected breakdown will be 40+ and 50+ for Masters and Juniors. The 11 a.m. C race is focused on beginners. No sandbagging please. The Missouri State champs were recently held with a few folks from the Metro attending. Jean and Andy Lucas as well as expatriate Suzanne Johnson raced. It is expected that the KS State Championship will be held in Topeka after the new year, but no confirmation yet. Here's the link to St. Louis/State Champ results: click here. Cyclocross Nationals Tune Up/History Lesson (Updated) This weekend offers the last local race before the USCF Cyclocross National Championship in Baltimore. Expect those trying to peak for the big one to attend as well as those trying to continue form into the January races. The most recent issue of Velonews chronicles the history of East Coast 'Cross. A previous issue dealt with the West. We in the Metro area have a colorful cyclocross past also. The Slimen news team has tracked local events beginning in the late 1970's. Cyclocross hosted by the Mt. Oread club of Lawrence seems to have continued until about 1983. Sam Perkins points out that these classy events were organized by Gene Wee. Sam also traveled to events in Wichita. John Pahlmann filled in with a series during the early 90's, followed by some BRBC events and the early Slimen Und Grossen races (props to Curt Bales). Mike Hudson and Curtis Martell kept the flames alive in the same period for Topeka and Lawrence. All the while Steve Tilford (and others?) were plugging along collecting podium spots at national events. If you have a contribution to this timeline, please send it to slimenundgrossen@aol.com New Cyclocross Venues Three more races are firmly on the local 'cross schedule (with a fourth likely). The Slimen news team had a chance to preview the upcoming "Chris Cross" course at Clinton Lake. Gerard has selected a very fair amount of pavement, using large chunks of the 'Spring Fling' criterium roadway. Expect the runs to be long and rugged but flat. Transition sections will have plenty of smooth grass and some interesting berms. This ain't no mountain bike course. Near the halfway point of each lap it seems there will be a set of triple barriers that may rival the Chicago Supercup "6 pack". Rick Finley has property permission for his Jan 5th race in Shawnee. Jeremy Haynes will complete that weekend with a Jan 6th race at Rockhurst. Scroll down for the December flyer. Watch this page for the January info. More Winter Training Tales The Slimen news team put some long slow miles in over the holiday weekend. The Sunday "Maxine's Ride", a weekly event for over 10 years, had a good crew of racer types. After a hearty breakfast at the traditional 31st and Benton stop, the fortified peloton headed East for a 4 hour spin. On the road the group hooked up with Rick Denicky (ABC-Tonnissteiner) recently back from Europe. Rick was in the KC area for Jim Coker's wedding. The rumor mill has a local Collegiate national champ likely riding in Belgium for the above team. Winter Riding What are area racers doing in the cold and dark months? Pete Greig and the KCBC folks keep the Saturday training ride flying year round. Go to www.kcbcracing for information. The evening JCBC and KCBC rides are popular ways to beat winter cabin fever. Monday nights from Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa brings a mix of racers and non. This ride often has a theme. Monday the 12th was the "Dylan Thomas Ride". Alcohol and poetry were both involved on the sojurn which included a stop at Re:Verse on the Plaza. Don't put the bike away yet! Chicago Supercup Cyclocross A quick glance at the Elite field results show Steve Tilford 10th, Jed Schneider 17th and Bill Stolte 29th. As usual this race had many of the top competitors from across the US. The field was split however with another major east coast race. Leavenworth Cyclocross News (Updated) No slogging through hub deep mud for local cyclocross yet. Another very warm day characterized the 5th event on the area circuit. The big boys (and girls) from Topeka came out to play. Steve Tilford led an entourage to tune up for the Chicago Supercup. The Slimen preview of the Haven's Park venue did not do justice to the difficulty. Many racers voiced that the grassy barrier strewn climbs made this the most challenging race of the season. Lyle Reynolds captured some of the action at http://photos.yahoo.com/lyreinkc In other 'cross news, conversations with two area promoters indicate the following dates should have 'cross races: Dec 9, Jan 5, Jan 6, and Jan 13. This clump of races will likely require mud and snow skills.Leavenworth Results. CrossLogic Cyclocross Results A warm Sunday for November showed lots of short sleeves on competitiors. Race director Chris Locke orchestrated a fine race AND post event party. Features such as a wide pavement straightaway with a roundabout, a 10 meter sand pit that most elected to run, two sets of triples, and lots of free beer and food made this a memorable event. Mr. Locke also reminded the newsteam to mention the boat ramp to run-up transition. This natural obstacle taxed most everyone's technical skills and proved that English Landing Park is not flat. CrossLogic, Bicycle Adventure, KCBC racing, Boulevard Brew, Budweiser and many local Parkville businesses are the responsible folks. Here's the Results. Collegiate Mtn Bike Champs A number of KU Cycling Team athletes travelled to New York last week for the big NCCA event. Jed Schneider was the top local finisher with a 3rd in short track and a 4th in the XC. Jen Tilley took 10th in the Women's short track. Also noted in the results were Matthew Gilhousen, Justin Haack, and Piers Sharrock. Mountain Bike Racing The Heartland Race promotion folks have released a schedule for 2002 Offroad events, including another epic12/24 Hour race. Scott Capstack of Heartland and other race promoters are in the early planning stages of an inclusive planning/scheduling meeting for metro racing. Here's the 2002 schedule: March 24, April 28, May 19, June 16, July 21 and Sept 21/22. SEPUSA hosted a well attended race on Oct 28, with an appropriate Halloween themed name: Race With the Devil Results. Penn Valley Cyclocross UPDATED The final race of the "Boss Cross Series" took place under warm and windy conditions. Dry ground made for some rough going and hairy corners on the technical course. Spectators were treated to excellent views with thrilling action (and some spills). Race promoter Jeremy Haynes of Midwest Cyclery handed out overall series awards, cyclocross specific medals to podium placers for each event, and some first class swag from the raffle. The most talked about item of the day was the FLUSHABLE portable toilet. Prior to racing, a Henry Meyer tribute ride and bike expo was held. Lyle Reynolds has taken some fine shots of this race and Penguin park at this location http://photos.yahoo.com/lyreinkc You may have to log on with a Yahoo password to see the pics. We will try to post some on the Slimen pages. Here's the Results. Penguin Park Cyclocross Under the shadows of giant Penguins and Kangaroos, the second event of the "Boss Cross" series was contested. The North of the river venue drew a quality field, including Juniors. Jed Schneider, 2000 Collegiate 'Cross Champion, demonstrated techniques for the novice and experienced in a fine pre-race clinic. Jed continued the schooling as he spanked the field in the main event. There were thrills and spills, with Bruce Tanner taking a hard tumble and sustaining a shoulder injury on a transition from grass to pavement. Racing continues next week at Penn Valley Park. Scroll down for information about the Henry Meyer events preceeding the race. Here's the Results. Cyclocross Season Opener Spring Valley Park, in the heart of urban Kansas City, was the site of furious racing October 14th. The first of Jeremy Haynes three race series was held on a challenging bowl shaped course. Very tough runups alternating with a wide uphill road section required the full range of 'cross skills. The scenic park was very spectator friendly, with neighbors joining the usual fans. A generous raffle, cool medals, and a party atmosphere made for a great kick off. The Slimen news team deemed Lynn Neir's race the outstanding performance of the day. Lynn raced a road bike with 39x23 low gear and knobbies with minimum clearance. Mr. Neir did have offroad shoes and pedals in his first observed cyclocross event. Racing continues next week at "Penguin Park". Here's the Results. Octoginta Time Trial Thom Leonard, KU Cycling, KCBC, MCT and the fine folks in Lawrence provided the last time trial of the season. A board flat course and some groovy categories made this a 'must do' chrono event.Here's the TT Results.
Lawrence Cyclocross Gerard Arantowicz. sends this great looking flyer for a December 'cross race in Lawrence. Gerard says a new course will be designed in the Spring Fling Crit area. The Slimen news will preview the course and give a full report. Regional Cyclocross Kansas City may be the center of our little universe for 'cross, but around the region everyone else has a bounty of races. Here's the link to St. Louis events, including the Missouri State Champs The Tulsa Wheelemen are once again sponsoring a series of Cyclocross races October 14, 21 and 28 (all Sunday's). They will be located in Owasso, OK which is located just north of Tulsa. Contact for these OK races is Adam Pratt at 918-274-0001. Some good folks in Iowa sent this: Iowa 'Cross Bike Tek Circuit Race Results This was the last road race on the local radar screen for 2001. The snow may fly sooner than we can imagine! This fine event, Octoginta time trial, then it's cyclocross. It's either an end of the season or the start of the slimy one. Bike Tek Results Fat Tire Forty Expatriate John Bagley sent the link to coverage of the epic Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival. Once again those Topeka folks did outstanding! Look for pics and familiar names in the results: Tilford, Schneider, Stolte and Wahlberg.Results Olsburg Road Race It was soggy in the KC area over the weekend, but that didn't stop Bob Brust and the RCRC club from pulling off this event (or the racers from attending). Original venue was Fort Riley, but national tragedy forced a last minute change. Results Arkansas MCT Pics Jim Whittaker sent a dandy photo of Nathalie Visser and Michelle Jensen winning a crit with style. Click here for the Pic Sept KCBC Time Trial Strong Southerly winds slowed the monthly "Race of Truth" slightly, but all the participants looked swell in John Deere 'gimme' caps post ride. Special thanks go to all the KCBC crew that put this time trial series on. Click here for the Results Tiford Wins World Master's Champs Homeboy Steve Tilford has added another World Championship jersey to his collection. Steve won the Master's 40-44 Cross Country at Bromont, Canada. Results and pictures: Must be in Topeka's water! Hotter 'N Hell Several local racers made the trip to Wichita Falls for this epic event, but Catherine Wahlberg really brought home the goods. Check out the website for results and pictures. Pride of Topeka! Topeka Mountain Bike Race September 9th gives us another chance to get our tires dirty. Mountain bike racing is always a good warmup for cyclocross. Dornwood Flyer Leavenworth Criterium Sante Fe Trails Bicycle Shop sponsored this event with 65 participants. The August 26 race also had a coloful title: "Butt Burner Criterium" and what sounds like an eventful women's race. Here's the Results Tour of Kansas City News Update Another year of a great racing for the history books. Pete Greig and the KCBC team pulled off a national class event. The Slimen news team talked to many who felt it was some of the fastest racing ever, particularly on Cliff Drive. Complete results are linked here or from www.kcbcracing.org Tour of KC Results Kansas City Cup Racing There was an offroad event in conjuncion with the Tour of Kansas City road race activities. The Earth Rider's Mountain Bike Club hosted racing at Landahl Park. While the Slimen news team has only seen anectdotal results, here's the link to the hardworking club Earth Riders Home Page Nebraska Cycling News Here's a link to some folks just North of us that put on fine races. A late summer criterium, a full cyclocross schedule, and a lots of mountain biking. www.nebraskacycling.org USCF Espoirs National Championships Jad passed on a bit of information that Todd Campbell, BRBC finished 12th in the under 23 Criterium over the weekend. August KCBC Time Trial Goofy handlebars, helmets without ventilation, and shoe covers in 90 degree weather? Oh, and don't forget the wind. Must be the monthly time trial at Gardner. Click here for the Results Sunflower State Games The final cycling event of the state games will be held on the Lawrence levee river trails Sunday July 29. A great event for beginners or the seasoned mountain bike racer go to www.sunflowergames.org for details. East Hills Criterium Sunday July 22, another go round for the East Hills Summer Classic. A very nice venue, with a challenging hill that you don't find in four corner crits. In conjunction with the Sunflower State Games. Hard working Eric Struckhoff is the man behind this. Click here for the results. Show Me State Games Sunday July 28 was the day for the road bike race in Missouri's State Games. Another great event for the novice racer. One of the competitiors shares the same name as a Slimen und Grossen editor, but that editor doesn't qualify as a beginner anymore. Click here for some results New Name for LBCR UPDATED Eric Struckhoff has informed the team
of a new title sponsor for 2001: The Natural History Museum and
Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas. The
short version for those renewing USCF license will be Museum Cycling
Team. The team's website is
www.museumcycling.com More Masters National Championships
The final event in Spokane was the 'Race of Truth', and truly Bruce Tanner knows time trials. Bruce ended up 4th with a 37:32 on the 30km course. Frank Jakofcich was 23rd with 38:30. Earlier Slimen reported that Kent Bostick set the overall standard in Bruce's race, with a 34:55. The actual fastest TT was John Cipolla (35-39) of Florida with a 33:58. In the road races Frank was spotted finishing 31st (35-39), Bruce 21st (45-49), and Bob Brust 31st (55-59) and Wes Bruce 43rd (55-59). www.usacycling.org has brief coverage and links to results. Al Kreitler (1924-2001)
76 year old Al Kreitler, of Ottawa, KS, passed away on Saturday,July 7, at
Foxwood Springs Living Center, Raymore, MO. Services will be 10:00am
Thursday, July 12, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 7009 Blue Ridge
Blvd., Raytown, MO, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Al was born on August 1, 1924, in Victoria, KS to Meinrad and Beata
(Dreiling) Kreitler. He served in the Army during World War II. He married
Mary Lee Kasserman on August 1, 1949, in Garnett, KS. Al and his wife, Mary
founded Al Kreitler's Custom Rollers, Inc., in 1965, in Kansas City, MO, and
moved to Ottawa, KS in 1988. They designed and produced bicycle-training
equipment, which became the exclusive equipment used by Olympians.
Courtesy of www.kreitler.com Kansas State Criterium Championship Wow! Hot racing on a hot day. Mike Hudson's venue for the State Championship Criterium had a lot going. Slightly technical course, air conditioned restrooms, good parking and good competition. July KCBC Time Trial A full women's field contested the monthly Gardner chrono event. As always, a little breeze kicked up to challenge the riders. The post event raffle of cool stuff was provided by Harley Davidson, John Deere, Hammer Gel, and Slimen und Grossen. Information on time trials and training crits available at www.kcbcracing.org Click here for the Results Kansas State Road Race Complete results from the road race click here. The windy conditions and rough roads of the challenging course forced several riders to retire early. Healthy packs in many categories encouraged dynamic racing. A fairly dramatic crash occured as the 4's pack finished. District Representative Mike Hudson and crew put in a long day on the second consecutive championship weekend to produce this. A big thank you is in order. Wentzville Stage Race Results, pictures and great information on St. Louis racing, are found here. Thanks Stan Crocker: Monday Mentor Ride The third "Mentor Ride" sponsored by Museum Cycling Team happened Monday June 18th. These events are designed to help new riders make a transition into the wonderful world of bike racing. The Lenexa ride (from Old Town) had two new participants, Caitlin and Darlene. The clinic focused on riding skills for windy days. Echelons, pacelines and other sheltering skills were emphasized. Thanks to Joe Horgan for helping Mark and Teresa lead this spin. Lawrence rides were also held from Sunflower Outdoor and Bike. Afterwards, the regular scheduled Jerry's Bait Shop Ride, sponsored by JCBC was well attended by sore legged veterans of Sunday's State Championship road race. Post ride interviews revealed Phil Minard suffered a Saturday night illness preventing him from contesting. Missouri State Champ Time Trial Suzanne Johnson MCT, former Kansas City resident, is the MO TT Champ. Her fiance, Stan Crocker (also former KC resident) took the silver medal. Doug Greek won the men's overall. Look for locals Phil Gronniger, Bret Johnson, Rusty Sallee, Luca DeAngelis and Jesse Blancarte in the St. Louis heavy fields. Click here for times and Complete Results
Kansas State Champ Time Trial Kris Tilford and Amber Mounday will get to wear the new State Champion jerseys after winning the district chrono event. The very flat course had a slight headwind going out, but shifting winds gave only a small push back. The 40K times were still being sorted for accuracy Sunday, but most were near or better than the perfect conditions of the 2000 race. Seems some folks have been training. Other category winners are: BIG Time Trial The bike race portion of the KC Corporate Challenge is a 2.1 mile time trial. Nearly 600 folks participated this year despite having to reschedule. Juli Watkins established a new course record for women with a 4:42. David Reynolds raced to a 4:07 for the overall men's title. Competitive times were posted in many age groups despite conflicts with district races in Missouri and Kansas. Results are posted on the KCCC website: www.kccorporatechallenge.com. June KCBC Time Trial The monthly time trial saw a larger turnout, with most folks tuning up for the State races or the Corporate Challenge. An unusual factor was a stiff North wind. Hard for the first leg, but flying coming home! Information on time trials and training crits available at www.kcbcracing.org Click here for the
Results Missouri State Road Race Collegiate Road National Championships Jed Schneider of the KU Cycling Club nearly added another Championship Jersey to his collection. Jed finished second on the challenging Air Force Academy course. He also suffered a hard crash the previous day during the Criterium. Find out more in his words and some fine pictures at www.kucycling.com Wichita Races Reports indicate the racing in Wichita this weekend was well attended. Here's a nice photo of a sprint finish. Looks like MCT teammates Nathalie Visser and Suzanne Johnson working over Catherine Wahlberg. Thanks to Bret Sehorn for providing results.
May KCBC Time Trial This monthly event was delayed one week because of foul weather. A very strong south wind caused much suffering, but that's what this event is about. Several new riders, small prizes donated by Slimen und Grossen, great help by KCBC volunteers made this another essential event. Information on time trials and training crits available at www.kcbcracing.org Click here for the
Results Star Signs Classic Stage Race Results May 5th & 6th's Star Sign Classic WAS a premier regional event. Race Director Jim Whittaker and crew worked long hours to provide a first class event. The new Perry course is noteworthy for it's hilly and technical nature. In fact all three stages required vertical ability. A jounalistic tip of the hat to Curtis Martell for promptly providing results.
Junior Development Update Museum's John Hackman has been invited to attend a USAC junior
development camp after competing at the Lance Armstrong
Junior Olympic Road Race Series (LAJORS) events April 28 and 29 in Iowa
City, IA. The camp is one of six held annually by USA Cycling. Congratulations! Classified Advertising Clean out those garages! . If you have some bikes or bicycle related items to unload, advertise for free on the SlimenundGrossen racing news site. Limited space available. Click here for the Classifieds. Bunny Bash A Success The inagural Cycleworks Bunny Bash was attended by over 80 racers in categories from Childen to Pro. All fields were contested with animated racing on the lengthened 1.2 mile course. Music and food made for delighted spectators. Sponsors include Cycleworks, Hair Art, Mass Street Music, Formgraphics, Velotek.com and Star Signs. For results click here. KCBC Time Trial Windy and WARM conditions did not deter
a good turnout for the first KCBC training time trial of 2001. This monthly event is designed to help sharpen those "against the clock" skills. Held at New Century Airport in Gardner, details are available at www.KCBCracing.org. A women's course record was set by Natalie Visser in her first showing at this event.
Full results BRBC TT Windy and cool conditions did not deter
a large turnout for the first local time trial of 2001. A healthy
prize list was provided by Leawood Bicycles and Midwest Cyclery.
Phil Gronniger set the fastest time of the day. Fastest woman
was Juli Watkins. Masters winner was the ageless Phil Minard.
Full report Perry Spring Races Mike Schmidt and his crew pulled off another
year of character building racing. The hill is still steep and
the riders still come. Results can be found at http://home.kscable.com/wct/ |
