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Bicycle Racing News From the Kansas City MetroLocal Cycling News The news is moving! Where do you find all the news from the Kansas City metro about local bicycle racing? Check out our new site for local cycling news: www.localcycling.com. Race flyers, classifieds, and all the features you've expected from slimenundgrossen.com plus more! Lots of photos in the gallery section. But don't worry, www.slimenundgrossen.com is not going away. We'll use this site to update about the happy go lucky adventures of Kansas City's bicycle racing team with the funny name: Team Slimenundgrossen. CrossLogic ChallengeResults Looking for results and photos from this weekend's racing? Check out our new site for local cycling news: www.localcycling.com. Lots of photos in the gallery section. Don't forget the Major Taylor Fundraiser/Slimenundgrossen party on Nov 12th.
Boss Cross Three Results Jeremy Haynes swan song as promoter of this long running series was blessed with a perfect fall day. Jeremy with super volunteer Roger Harrison and crew made some small modifications to the season opening Lanterne Rouge course to create a fast and flowning event. .Boss Cross Results. Watch for pics and more updates at www.localcycling.com. Tomorrow features the final round of the Mid America Cup with the CrossLogic Challenge in Riverside, MO.
News Shorts This weekend features two fine local cyclocross events. Check out the race flyers page for info on the Boss Cross Final and the CrossLogic Challenge. This weekend is also the launch of our new website for area bicycle racing news (and lots of added info): www.localcycling.com. Slimenundgrossen will continue on with Team news for the aptly named Team Slimenundgrossen. Don't forget to RSVP for the Slimenundgrossen/Major Taylor Fundraiser. Mark your calendars for Saturday night November12th. The Slimenundgrossen racing team is throwing a party from 7-9 P.M. to raise money for the Major Taylor Foundation of Kansas City and to show off our team colors with a presentation. The event wil be held at the Cup and Saucer restauraunt in the River Market. A $25 door donation gets you food, wine, live music and some end of season surprises. All this fun is also for a good cause. The MTFoundaion is inspired by the legacy of the great Marshall "Major" Taylor, one of the most popular atheltes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Taylor happened to be African-American and despite tremendous racial intolerance became a national and world champion cyclist. The MTFoundation of Kansas City seeks to educate, mentor and provide support for all youth interested in becoming involved in cycling, including racing, group rides, commuting or bicycle maintenence. RSVP at 913 248 0709. We'd love to get a fairly accurate head count by Friday November 4th. You can also find out more about the Major Taylor organization at : www.localcycling.com.
Hawk Cross Flyer Matt Spencer, President of KU Cycling sends the info for this cool event at Clinton Lake. Matt says, "... it's going to be a lot of fun, pretty relaxed, it was a good time last year. I remember making smores over a fire watching the races." Slimenundgrossen recommends coming out race this one (then make some smores): .Hawk Cross . Boulevard Cup Cyclocross Results Early morning showers softened the ground but failed to turn Welborn Park into a mudfest. However, many riders commented that the Greg Rupp designed course was challenging enough with the twists and turns, offcamber sections and hilly runs. Great food and beverage (provided by the KCOI folks and Boulevard Brewery) enabled all to recover after the event.: Results . More Welborn Cyclocross Info From Mike Berning: "This Sunday, October 30, the teams of kcbike.com, KCOI/Boulevard Racing and SKC Racing are presenting a full day of competition and fun for the whole family. The day will start with the first ever Kansas City Cross Country Open running race, a rare opportunity to compete on a challenging all-terrain course. Beginning at noon the Boulevard Cup cyclocross races start, and these promise to be some of the most challenging and hotly contested races of the year...everyone wants one of those cool trophies. But this day is about more than racing; Welborn Park has a great playground for the kids (you gotta love those NASCAR dollars), there will be a super kids race with special kid-size barriers, plenty of hearty food courtesy of the gourmets of KCOI/Boulevard Racing and a huge raffle with schwag from Boulevard Brewing, BikeSource, Planet Sub and Indigo Wild and others. So bring the family and make a day of it. One driving note for those coming from the south; The Parallel Ave exit off of I-635 is closed, so exit I-635 at State Ave and head west to 55th Street. Take 55th Street north past Parallel and on to the Park. Hope to see you there."
Boulevard Cup Cyclocross and Run This weekend's Boulevard/KCOI spnosored cyclocross offers up a new venue at Welborn Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The promoters assure all it will be a leg burner. Mike Berning and crew have also paired up a cross country run for those who prefer to stay on their feet the whole time: KCCC Open . Women's Team From Chad Marshall: "In KCBike.com, Inc.'s continuing efforts to increase competition in women's cycling, SKC Racing will work to build a women's team in 2006 which compliments (and competes with) KCOI Boulevard's women's team. SKC Racing is currently looking for an individual to head up the SKC women's team effort. The main objectives for the SKC women in 2006 are growth and racer participation. The ideal qualities we are looking for in a candidate include: Ability to lead and inspire, ability to attract new women riders to the sport, experience in bike racing, time and energy to put forth toward the team, initiative to make things happen, positive attitude. The women's leader will not need to worry about managing race promotion, sponsorship, or clothing as that is already taken care of by other members of the organization. If interested, please contact SKC Racing president Chad Marshall at 816-309-8206 or chadmarshall@sprintpcs.com."
Weekend Cyclocross Update Race number 2 of the Boss Cross Series was held at the hilly Pearson Park venue (site of the last several Kansas Cyclocross Championships). It was also the first cold weather event of the season: .Boss Cross Results. Meanwhile, a fair number of locals raced in Omaha at the 3rd and 4th rounds of the Mid America Cup. Chris Locke reports that Catherine Walberg, Steve Songer, Tom Price and Steve Tilford won their respective categories both days. Dean Parker captured the Single Speed win on Saturday and Chris Locke won the no shifter division on Sunday.
Cyclocross Photos Chris Locke and the CowTown folks have lots of pics from this cyclocross season up at their newly redesigned page: Cowtown. We're assembling some galleries of our own here on the Slimen page and our soon to be new home at localcycling.com. News Shorts 2005/10/20 This Sunday's local cyclocross event is at Pierson Park (please note the venue swap on the Boss Cross Flyer. Registration is up and running for the Kansas and Missouri Cyclocross Championships. Remember this event is preregistration only: Championships. The same weekend features a UCI event, here's some fresh news from Bill Marshall: "As most of you know KLM is hosting a UCI Cyclocross race on December 3rd in conjunction with the Missouri and Kansas Cyclocross Championships. We are wanting to offer host housing for as many athletes as possible. We will have a host hotel but, not every rider can afford a hotel. We will be inviting some of the Nations Top Pro’s and Amateurs. We are asking you and your respective team members to offer up a place to stay for these athletes. What does it entail? Simple hospitality, food and beverage etc… This would be a nice gesture from the Kansas City cycling scene and will make a positive impression on out of state racers. I will be posting host housing information on www.kccrossnationals.com within the week. So, please let me know if you or any of your teammates would like to offer athletes a weekend home on December 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I know there are a lot of single cyclist that would be good candidates for this. Thanks." The KLM folks are still needing a few of you Maxxis winner to contact them regarding payout: To collect prizes each Maxxis winner must e-mail their mailing address to info@klmmarketingsolutions.com Once received checks will be mailed. Zeke Update
Health The bad news is that the impact of the car hitting his head severed his right optic nerve. He will be blind in his right eye for the rest of his life. Although this is a hard pill to swallow, especially for a cyclist, Zeke is asking for no pity. In fact, he’s taking this far better than his friends because in his own words, “Blind is better than dead”. He has two more surgeries in his future to correct his wandering right eye. The first one will happen in 2006 and the second will be some time after that based on the outcome of the first. These surgeries will not allow him to see but will reattach ocular muscles that were also severed in the accident. Fund Raising To date we’ve all helped raise a little over $15,000.00 to help Zeke offset his medical and rehabilitation costs. This will cover his out of pocket insurance expenses for 2005, 2006 and cover his second eye surgery after 2006. Thank you all so much for helping Zeke. He is grateful to everyone who came together to help him. His family is amazed at the closed knit sense of family that we all associate with the cycling community. I’m proud to call myself a cyclist. We’ve all helped a very deserving cyclist get back in his feet to ride another day. Thank you,
Boss Cross One Results Even with last minute venue change, Jeremy Haynes was able to put together an outstanding course utilizing a variety of challenging park features. Sand pit, stairs, double boards, and a grunting 'ride up' kept heart rates high. Come back performance of the day belonged to Tony Wilhelm who broke a chain as the gun went off. Tony was given a fresh bike, but still started well behind the A field. By the end of the race he'd moved into 5th. .Boss Cross Results. Boss Cross Number One Venue Change Due to a conflict with a bunch o' Boy Scouts camping out at Pierson, Boss Cross One (this Sunday October 16th) will be held at Alvey Park instead. See the flyer for directions. Please pass this info on to other 'crossers:.Boss Cross Flyer. Recruiting (updated 10/14) The folks at KCOI/Boulevard are putting together their team for 2006. Interested?. Walter says this is an example of what an application should look like. State of KCA With upcoming elections, the president of our area racing association (on the Kansas side), has sent this message. We've put up a nice place for your comments and discussion, tell us what you think about the KCA and it's future: Slimen Blogspot .
Boss Cross and Cyclocross Education This weekend is round one of the Boss Cross Series (Pierson Park). Jeremy Haynes always brings cool courses and a fun post race atmosphere to his events (See the Race Flyers page for details of Boss Cross and lots more!). Wednesday nights at the Trek Store of KC a group of 'crossers continue to meet for some circuit training. Be ready to go at 6:15 since we're losing daylight fast. For those of you looking for some further info on cyclocross bike size, gearing, or tire selection, check out these articles from Adam Myerson: cyclocross secrets. Adam has some of the more current info out, but remember this sport continues to evolve. More tire choices (particularly good cyclocross clinchers), tough and lightweight prebuilt wheels , and wider gearing choices are much more readily available. Lanterne Rouge Cyclocross Results The first local cyclcross race of the 2005 season was well attended by riders from around the region. Chris and Roger put together a challenging course with some tough running and riding sections on a long lap course. Results. Roger notes that some of the awards didn't get hooked up with some of the winners, he'll bring those to this Sunday's Boss Cross event at Pierson. Party Time! Mark your calendars for Saturday night November12th. The Slimenundgrossen racing team is throwing a party to raise money for the Major Taylor Foundation of Kansas City and to show off our team colors with a presentation. The event wil be held at the Cup and Saucer restauraunt in the River Market. A $25 door donation gets you food, wine, live music and some end of season surprises. All this fun is also for a good cause. The MTFoundaion is inspired by the legacy of the great Marshall "Major" Taylor, one of the most popular atheltes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Taylor happened to be African-American and despite tremendous racial intolerance became a national and world champion cyclist. The MTFoundation of Kansas City seeks to educate, mentor and provide support for all youth interested in becoming involved in cycling, including racing, group rides, commuting or bicycle maintenence. Watch for complete details on this grand event. AND The KCA folks send this: "The Kansas Cycling Association Annual Meeting and Dinner has been scheduled for November 20, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. At the Holcom Recreation Center in Lawrence. The agenda for the meeting will include Board of Directors elections, Presentation of trophies to the Kansas Omnium winners, and inductions into the newly formed Kansas Cycling Hall of Fame. This years meeting will also feature a pot-luck dinner. The KCA will provide BBQ beef, pork and turkey from Vermont Street BBQ and attendees are being asked to bring their favorite side dish. Please RSVP to Curtis Martell with the number of people planning to attend."
Lanterne Rouge Season Opener Cyclocross in the metro area begins Sunday with the Lanterne Rouge CX.
Roger Harrision sends these notes: "Traffic on K7 is going to be
tough around the Bonner Springs Exit as there is a NASCAR race. Temperature
is suppose to be around 45 degrees at 11 a.m.. Mid Am Cyclocross Round 2 Brief results from the second race of the series: Josh Johnsone A's, Troy Krause (LBC-Highgear) in Men's B, Mark Studnicki (Cowtown Cycling) in Men Masters 35+, Dave Vanderhorst (Iowa Orthopedic Racing Team), Women Open Lindsay Wetzel (Mercy-Specialized), Tom Price (TREK Store of KC) in Men Masters 45+ and David Hejduk (Sycip) in Singlespeed. News Shorts Check out today's Sunday Kansas City Star for a cool article on the Major Taylor Foundation. Brief results from the first race (in Iowa) of the Mid America Cyclcross Cup: A's Josh Johnson, Women Open Tammy Meehan, B's Tony Kraus, C's Dave Vanderhorst, 35+ Mark Studnicki, 45+ Tom Price, Single Speed Tony Wilhelm. Octoginta Time Trial Results A rainy start, made for some dirty bikes, but the low winds allowed for some pretty fast times . Curtis Martell sends super timely results. News Shorts Roger Harrison wants to remind folks that the Octoginta TT on Saturday could be cool and foggy. Roger is bringing his usual super course marking to the event including his patented "Shadd proof" turnaroud. The Slimenundgrossen news team is planning a party: On Saturday night November 12th we'll throw a bash at the Cup and Saucer in Kansas City's cool river market. The event will help raise funds for the Major Taylor Foundation, present the Slimenundgrossen racing team, maybe have some fun end of the road season awards and of course food, wine and beer. Watch for more details very soon. Brief results from the Rapture in Miserey endurance mountain bike event. Brad Cole and Sarah Doyle won the 12 hour solo event. Complete results should be up soon at www.heartlandrace.org
Cyclocross Wednesday Night The hardy folks that like to run with perfectly good bicycles will meet at the Trek Bicycle Store of Kansas City on Wednesday evenings for continued studies in the fine art of cyclocross. Be there at 6:00 p.m. ready to leave the parking lot at 6:15. Expect to explore nearby pocket parks and backyards for about an hour of threshold level fun. It would be wise to have at least a clip red flashing light this week. Octoginta Time Trial Curtis Martell sends the flyer for this fine end of road season time trial. A great tuneup to get ready for the steady pain of cyclocross or a final pump of the legs before cold weather. A nice flat course and always good organization makes this a fun (OK, maybe not fun...until it's over)10 kilometer Time Trial. Oh yeah, Curtis encourages preregistration, read the details on the flyer. Rapture and Raffle The Heartland Race folks send this updated press on the RIM mountain bike race this weekend. And this from Todd Posson: "Custom Frame Raffle to benefit Zeke Check out the Badger website if you want details about Rob's work. I'm handling the raffle for Rob, so I've set up a Paypal an account just for Zeke, using my email address: tposson@tb-engr.com" Zeke Shepherd was recently injured and suffered some pretty serious injuries.-ed. Doin' Time In Leavenworth The Sante Fe Trail Bicycyle and Coffee folks put on a fine criterium last weekend. Results from the fine KCA scoring system: DT. Check out the race flyers page for lots of fresh flyers. Lanterne Rouge, Boss Cross, Boulevard Cup, CrossLogic, Midwest Cross Cup, Missouri and Kansas State Championships and a local UCI race are all on the cyclocross calendar. Rumor has the State and UCI events at a dynamite new venue with the full Belgian production of beer and trombones. For those of you who can't get enough of multisport, Chris Locke offers the Midwest Challenge events that include kid specific races. Get the tykes out of the house and on their bikes. And for you folks who prefer to leave the bikes behind, there's even a cross country run in conjunction with the Boulvevard Cup on October 30th. News Shorts (updated 9/21) Rapture in Misery gives us epic moutain biking this weekend. Check out the Heartland folks site for this cool event that is also a Zeke fundraiser: RIM. .The newsdesk is waiting for results from the Doin' Time Criterium in Leavenworth, but photos and riders indicate a well attended (and fast) event. Sunflower to Roses gala and ride continued their traditions of good fund raising and good times. Upcoming events include the Octoginta Time Trial (we've not received a flyer at S&G yet but we've posted the info from the LBC website) and the first round of racing for the Mid America Cross Cup.
Womens' Cross Clinic Draws Crowd by Teresa Jarzemkoski
Then they learned to jump back on the bike, sliding over the saddle and finding the pedals. They practiced again. Running a few steps and then leaping onto bikes in long lines. This part was a little harder...but there was still some good natured laughter.
Ladies - Hope to see you at the races! Saturday Update: Busy Weekend Women's Cyclcross Clinic on Saturday, Sunflower To Roses Gala Saturday evening, Topeka 'Cross Clinic, Sunflower To Roses Ride and Doin' Time In Leavenworth Crit on Sunday. Busy, Busy, Busy. Check the Race Flyers page for flyers or here for the Sunflower to Roses Events.
Zeke Ride Fun/ Raiser Successful From Ken Miner, "All, Thank you so much for coming out and supporting a fallen cyclist. Together, we raised around $4,000 tonight that will go directly to A very special thanks to - 75th Street Brewery for donating food and beer profits. A very special thanks to all of you for coming out and helping us The next fundraising event will be the Rapture in Misery 6/12 hour If nothing else, it will be a great party. Bring your camping stuff Again, thank you so much for coming out and supporting a fallen cyclist. Ken" Maxxis Series Final Results Here's the link to the category winners and final points standings of this fine road series: Maxxis 2005 . Bill Marshall notes that participation in all categories was up from last year's series. Over 590 riders participated, with the largest increase in the Categroy 4 women's field (over double from 2004).To collect prizes each Maxxis winner must e-mail their mailing address to info@klmmarketingsolutions.com Once received checks will be mailed.
Training Series Chris Hess sends this: "Fellow Riders: Thank you for your support and participation in the KC Training Series for 2005! We had a good year, with no one injured:-) Always a +Special congratulations to these people who made their mark at the events: Final Win Counts, Tuesday Night Criteriums: Shadd Smith (15) Time Trial - Season bests: Andy Chocha (12:01) Hope to have you back in 2006! Chris
Flash! Mid America Series Information Chris Locke sends the scoop on this Iowa/Kansas/Nebraska cyclocross series . Zeke Ride Forwarded to the newsdesk from the Earthriders folks, "As you may
know, Zeke Shepherd, employee at BikeSource, was very seriously injured
after being struck by a vehicle. The hospital is not allowing visitors
for Zeke at this time. Ed Nelson, owner of the 75th Street Brewery is
hosting a fund raiser for Zeke on Thursday, September 15th. We're still
putting together the details but we know this:- Starts at 6:00 p.m.
News Shorts This Wednesday, cyclocross training continues at Brown Park. On Saturday is the Women's Only Cyclcross Clinic (check the Race Flyers page for details on both of these events). Saturday evening features the Sunflower To Roses Gala, followed up by the fine ride on Sunday.Jeremy Haynes has secured the Leavenworth High School course for round #3 of his Boss Cross Series, which is also part of a MidAm Regional Cyclcross (Chris Locke will be putting out a press release this week with more details). Boss Cross venues for rounds 1 and 2 are being finalized. Don't forget upcoming local events Doin' Time in Leavenworth Criterium and Octoginta Time Trial. Info on all these events on the Race Flyers page of Slimenundgrossen.com
Saturday Cyclcross Don't' forget this Saturday, Sept 10 theKCOI/Boulevard folks offer a special two hour cyclocross clinic: This event will focus on riders new to ‘cross. Expanded time will allow for more practice and one-on-one help with core skills. Experienced riders, come on down and a) share your wisdom and b) enjoy a full hour-plus of at your pace training We’ll start promptly at 11:00 am NEW RIDERS – Get a $5.00 off coupon for the Boulevard Cup with your clinic entry. The clinic is at Brown Park just off Merriam Lane (See the Race Flyers page for full details).
Wednesday Cyclcross From Mike Berning: "Tomorrow the KCOI/Boulevard cyclocross clinics begin at Brown Park, 51st Terrace and Merriam Lane. Please note that there's a pricing update...one day licenses for a non-competitive event is still $5. Race one-day's are $10. Also, in consideration of the park's neighbors, please obey all the posted parking restrictions. We look forward to kicking off the 2005 'cross season in fine style." Full details on the Race Flyers page.
Biker Down From Brian Robinson: "Zeke Shepard, mountain bike and cross racer, Bike Source employee and a good friend was struck by a car on his way home friday night. He's currently in ICU with brain swelling and intercranial bleeding. News has been little and far between, but optimistic." The news desk has also been made aware that Zeke may not have health insurance. Donations to help with his likely substantial hospital bills can be dropped off at BikeSource or Trek Bicycles of Kansas City. Cyclocross Training Event Jeff Unruh (member of the Slimenudgrossen Racing Team) offers this cool opportunity: Topeka 'Cross. Final 2005 Garder Time Trial A nice turnout for the last training time trial of the season. If you need some more of this type of pain, watch for the Octoginta 10K flyer, coming soon: results. Interested in improving your time trials? Check out our sponsor: CLM Racing Cyclocross News The weekend of December 3rd and 4th is going to be large for the crowd that likes to play in the mud. The KLM folks are bringing us two days of racing starting with a major UCI event on Saturday AND the combined Missouri/Kansas State Cyclocross Championships on Sunday. Save these dates. The KLM folks are bringing back the national championships to the metro for 2007 and 2008. Click on the banner ad on the right side of the page for more info on the KC Natz. And More Cyclocross News Roger Harrison (promoter of the Lanterne Rouge Cyclocross) sends this: "I am challenging all other promoters to donate their race profits to the American Red Cross or whatever charity for Hurricane Relief. I will donate all the profits my race in October for this purpose" From Matt Mckillip: Tuesday Night Cyclocross Training Races –
Lawrence, Kansas Ride Back From Gateway Folks, local racer Phil Gronninger is looking for a ride back from the Gateway events on Saturday evening. If you can help a brother out write: thumbing it.
Complete Sedalia Results Here's the score from last Saturday's Historic Downtown Sedalia criterium. The weekend of racing put together by Stan Crocker and Ebby Norman was well attended by racers and spectators. A bonus for the events was Campagnolo neutral service in the wheel pits. Wheels of all varieties were provided (in case of a mechanical) by USCF Category 1 mechanic Merlyn Townley and the Campy folks. Merlyn and wheels will be appearing at the Gateway Cup in St. Louis this weekend. Criteriums Two days of racing in mid- Missouri took place over the weekend. An evening Crit in Sedalia Saturday night was contested on a very fast 4 corner course. Brief results: Joe Hill took the 1/2/3 Men's. Kelly Benjamin won the Women's open. Thomas Griffin was first junior. Next day in Warrensburg riders were treated to a more technical venue: results. Chris Hess notes that there are only two more Tuesday night training criteriums at Kansas Commerce Center for 2005 (last night is Sept 13th). Also note that this Thursday is the final Gardner Airport training time trial for the year. News Shorts From the Sunflower to Roses folks: "Our ride event is Sept 18,
2005 and will be awesome.Better bands, more stuff for the kids. Better
food service at the post ride.Please tell all! Tell everyone that they
can raise money and win some top notch prizes too! Everything is at www.sunflowerstoroses.org"
Here's the invitation to
the fundraiser's party. A little more press on basketball player turned
cyclist
Jackie Stiles. Matt Maher sends a note."If you want your results
scored on the USCF rankings and a race you participated in didn't submit,
you can do it yourself. Send your information and license number to USA
Cycling to lbosch@usacycling.org
. From Megan Hottman: "Mark, wanted to let you know that several
Kansas riders participated in the National Criterium Champs out in Downers
Grove this past weekend---Bill Marshall,Andy Chocha, Robert Helton and
myself all raced out there." The Slimen news desk also noticed a
pretty good shot of Kelly Benjamin at Downer's leading out her teammate
Megan Long over at cyclingnews.com,
News Shorts Ron Wade has sent an e-mail regretting to inform us that he won't be able to open our cyclocross season in Wichita. Mr. Wade is busy organizing a new collegiate team as well as keeping the juniors fired up down south. Ebby Norman in Sedalia reminds us that the twilight criterium this Saturday has registration at the 5th Street Brewery in the downtown district. See the flyers page for details on this weekend's events in Sedalia and Warrensburg. Tuesday night training criteriums continue for several more weeks. September 1st offers the monthly time trial at Gardner airport. Jeremy Haynes is working on a return to some classic Kansas City, Misssouir venues for his Boss Cross cyclocross series. Flyers for Boss Cross, Boulevard Cup, and the CrossLogic events are just about ready to be published. A number of local riders made their way to the Tour De Anni stage race in Fayteville Ar. with a unique format of TT, and two road races. Results at meccasports. Sunday's Star sports section had a nice story on local racer Jackie Stiles (Cleo Cycles,Wichita) introduction into cycling and her plans on becoming pro. Ms.Stiles is a collegiate record holder and pro basketball player. Lance Armstrong has even offered her encourangement
Cyclocross News Shorts From the KLM folks, "We will not be hosting the September 17th Cyclocross Race as previously planned. It will now be held in conjunction with the UCI Cyclocross Race and the Kansas Cyclocross Championships" Rumor has the opening race of the season in Wichita, hopefully details soon. Chris Locke is working on a press release with John Lefler about a combined Nebraska, Kansas, Other? regional series. Roger Harrsion wants your input at the Slimenundgrossen blog. Here's some 'cross racing in Iowa. Pete's Reminder Lots more road racing on the calendar before cyclocross is in full swing: events. Thank You Card Megan Hottman sends this: Rob and I would love to thank everyone for
their patience with the wedding and for everyone's support and good wishes--it
was the perfect
Tour of Kansas City Day Two The 43rd Tour of Kansas City ended with dry pavement on a fast criterium course in downtown Overland Park. Slightly larger fields than previous years and a healthy increase in spectators on both days had organizers and athletes smiling. Weddings and kid's races kept the the event festive. The "Headstrong for Jake" folks were present to encourage safe riding and helmet use for youngsters. Mainstream news coverage on three local televison stations as well as the Kansas City Star reinforced that interest in cycling by the general public is on the rise. Brian Jensen's combined first and second place finishes gave him the overall Elite title, while brother and sister duo of Kelly Benjamin and Tim Fisher won their respective races. Cliff Drive results. Overland Park results. Tour of Kansas City Day One! The Slimenundgrossen news team spent much of Saturday hanging out at the KCOI hospitality tent after two-thirds of the staff finished early morning races (actually one DNF due to puncture and one death march). However, Boulevard Brewery's fine beverages soothed any sore egos and fueled spirited cheering. The observation point on the gooseneck hill while sipping Pale Ales provided the best seat in the house for the first day of racing. Brief Results: Megan Long worked over the women's 1,2,3 field. Beth McGilley topped the podium for the women's 3/4's. Christian Griffen rode from the front for the entire race to take the Junior men's event. Brian Jensen crashed in the first lap but came back to solo off the front to capture the men's elite event. Early races such as the Masters men endured multiple punctures due to debris washed onto the course by early rains. Late events were soaked with heavy downpours. Full results soon. News Shorts Cameron Chambers from Great Bend, KS continues to get some well deserved international press. His Gary Fisher bikes are featured at www.cyclingnews.com. In a disaster of incredible note, the monks at the abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren in Belgium have run out of beer. The brew was recently named "best beer in the world" at www.ratebeer.com. This unfortunate circumstance will force the contingent of local cyclocrossers heading to Mol, Belgium next January for the UCI Masters World Championships to seek an alternative refreshment. As of this writing Dean Parker, Dave Pitt, Mark Thomas, Teresa Jarzemkoski, Russell and Mike McCorkle are frantically researching other Trappist beverages in preperation for the trip. "Tour Wide Open!" This weekend's Tour of Kansas City is likely to feature a fresh winner. KCBC Racing's Pete Greig informed the Slimenundgrossen news desk that defending champion Scott Monniger will be unable to attend this year. The healthy prize list and challenging courses will still bring Pro and top elite amateurs from around the region. However, local Kansas City area teams like HRRC, Team X, KCOI will be charging hard for their share of the purse. Check the flyers page for full details. Missouri Criterium Champs A few folks from the KC side of the state made the podium: results. News Shorts This weekend features the 43rd Tour of Kansas City. Elite racers as well as local heroes will be competing in a mix of categories at two challenging venues: Tour.info Smithville hosts the USA Triathlon Age Group Championships. More flyers have been uploaded to the Race Flyers section . Want an official Slimenundgrossen Team jersey? These fine looking (O.K., we're biased) jerseys are now available for purchase at Trek Bicycle Store of Kansas City. August KC Time Trial The north wind was blowing hard, but the rain held off: results. Interested in improving your time trials? Check out our sponsor: CLM Racing 2005 Cyclocross Clinics From Mr. Mike Berning: "KCOI Boulevard Racing presents the 2005 Cyclocross Clinic Series. Beginning on Wed. Sept. 7 Brown Park in Merriam, Kansas will host a series of five clinics designed to sharpen the skills of 'cross racers of all levels. There will be three Wed. evening events, an "all-comers" Sat. clinic on Sept. 10 and a free women-only clinic on Sat. Sept. 17. The women's clinic is funded by Boulevard Brewing as part of it's commitment to growing women's racing. The team has been working hard on new drills and tests that will challenge riders of all abilities, so plan to attend one or all events.": 2005 CyclocrossClinics and Women-only Cylcocross Clinic. News Shorts On the radio: Up to Date (KCUR 89.3FM), Wednesday, 11 am, Steve Kraske welcomes guests to discuss bicycle safety and talk about how area municipalities are attempting to make bicycle commuting a safer and more enjoyable mode of transportation for residents city-wide. From Iowa: "Area riders performed above and beyond at last weeks RAGBRAI Stage Race. Local racers Steve Songer, Craig Bissell and Walter Bleser all podiumed at this challenging event. Songer brought home the coveted Polka Dotted jersey, while Bissell was rewarded with a Pork Chop Jersey and Bleser a Jersey for best RAGBRAI Beer Garden Dancer." Tonight folks go round and round at the KC Training Crit. Thurdsay night also at the Trek Store brings the Fit For Women road show. Thursday offers the Gardner Airport Time Trial (check the Race Flyers page for details.) Get your climbing chops together for the upcoming Tour of Kansas City and pump up the tires on the cyclocross bike, clinic info will be released tonight. News Shorts Tonight is the final evening of Twilight Summer Sizzler racing in Lawrence. Here are the results from last week's event. Cyclocross looms on the horizon. The east coast folks are slow moving to get info out about 2005/2006 Nationals. Our local folks puting on 2007/2008 are ready for you to regsister: Kansas City Cyclocross National Championship. Tailwind Results Hot weather racing: road race results and criterium results. News Shorts Ebby Norman of ProVelo bicycles in Sedalia, Missouri confims a criterium in the downtown district on Saturday evening August 29th. Expect a flyer very soon. The Slimenundgrossen news desk has also been informed that 2005 Cyclcross Nationals will be held in Providence, R.I. Tour of Kansas City Here's the flyer for the grandaddy of local cycling races: ToKC . Expect national level competition on the two challenging days of racing. New Events The last weekend in August features a new criterium in Warrensburg, MO. Rumor has it that Sedalia will host a twilight event the night before. Watch for more details. Fit For Women Fun, Education and cool schwag for women only. The Trek Bicycle Store of Kansas City is hosting the Fit For Women Tour on Thursday August 4th at 6 P.M. Check out cycling techniques by World Champion and Olympian Chrissy Redden and mechanical knowledge from Pro WSD wrench Chris Garrison. Session topics will include basic mechanics, mountain bike technical skills, nutrition, motivation throughout the season, injuries, and favorite dog stories. Give the folks at Trek a call for more info. News Shorts Brian Jensen and Kelly Benjamin continue to tear things up at SuperWeek. Brian collected a win and a second, while Kelly captured the overall in the Sprint points. Check the coverage at Cyclingnews.com for complete SuperWeek results. Mo Time Trial Results Here are the times from the Missouri USCF TT Championship. Sunflower to Roses Sunflowers to Roses and raises money for cancer research and survivorship locally and nationally. This event is also in conjunction with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. September 17-18th, 2005 at the Kansas City Zoo features a weekend of festivities, including: Gala Event, Cyclocross Race, 5K run, Fun Run, Kids events, 100 KM Bike Tour, and other Outdoor Music and Fun. If you need more information, you can visit sunflowerstoroses.org . Tall Oaks Results from the Tall Oaks mountain bike race from Chris Locke. News Shorts Dave Pitt reports on the Twilight series:"Increased numbers in all categories, especially the youth race with 50+ participants. A,B, and C categories raced Points, Scratch, and Miss an out, inverse of last weeks Win and out. If you want to refine and practice your sprinting, there's no better way than the Sizzler": results. The final results for the Kansas Omnium Series are posted here. Lots more racing this week! Tuesday KC training criterium, Thursday in Lawrence, and a weekend in Pittsburg. Check the Race Flyers page for details. T.V. Time! Junior bike racing gets some air time Peculiar Results O.K., the results themselves aren't particularly peculiar, but this event was held near that oddly named Missouri city: results KC Training Series Updates From Chris Hess: "ITEM: Following his 12th (!) win at the Tuesday Night ITEM: Make plans now for the best Tour of KC to date! ITEM: Don't throw away those hammer gel flasks! Just
Maxxis Cup Standings Here's the latest points for the areas biggest road series Next events are the fine Tailwind Road Race and Criterium (see the Race Flyers page for details). News Shorts Kelly Benjamin is leading the sprint competition at Superweek and her teammate Magen Long is top of the overall. Check the cyclingnews coverage. Lots of photos from the recent Kansas State Championship races here. This weekend the Missouri folks go against the clock for the TT championship. Tonight and thursday offer criterium opportunities (check out the ongoing events on our "Race Flyers" page. Watch for updated Maxxis points and results from Saturday's Peculiar Time Trial. Hint: Phil Gronniger set the fastest time. Twilite Racing in Lawrence From Dave Pitt: "Summer Sizzler number #1 kicked off with a well-attended youth race. Next up, the B’s took the ½ mile course for a points race. C racers were up next with a 7 lap points race followed by the A’s with an 18 lap points race. The second round introduced B and C classes to a “win and out“ points race of attrition (first across the line, collects some points, and get to watch the rest of the race until specified laps have been completed, or no riders are left). The A’s did a fast 6 lap scratch race. Final set of races included another Scratch race for the B and C’s with the A’s doing a win an out. Results. "
July KC Time Trial Here are the results from the monthly pain festival: Contre le Montre. Interested in improving your time trials? Check out our sponsor: CLM Racing Big Screen Check out this opportunity to watch the Tour de France in a theatre setting and help out a good cause. News Shorts The July KC Training Time Trial puts folks to the test on Thursday as well as the first night of Twilight Criteriums in Lawrence (see the Race Flyers page for details). Saturday offers up another challenging Time Trial in Peculiar. Firecracker Results This event doubled as the Kansas Criterium Championship for the junior categories: results . Got Kids? Ken Walker sends an essay on bike racing and children. Twilight Criteriums MIdweek "track style" racing is offered by the Revolution folks. Check out the Twilite series. Over There! The newsdesk received this note from Andy Chocha, "Just wanted to say hi from Poland. I am over here getting ready to race the Military Road Race Championships on Friday. It is a 100 mile flat road race. Hope all the flat time trials pay off! Bad thing, is there are a lot of pro riders here. One kid that rides for the Discovery team included. Oh well, to Quote Marshall, "Grip It And Rip It". I will let you know how it turns out. " News Short Jim Whittaker sends the flyer for the 4th of July Firecracker 500 criterium that includes the Kansas Junior Criterium Championship. News Flash Chris Locke sends some results from the Lunatic Fringe. Upcoming Lawrence Events The Slimen news team hasn't found an 'official' flyer for these two impending summer events (including the Kansas Junior Criterium Championship), we did find this info on the Revolution site: "Revolution Racing proudly presents the 4th Annual Cycle Works Twilight
Bike Race, Thursday's July 7th , 14th , 21st & 28th . Registration
opens at 6:15pm races begin at 6:45pm. Youth Races: A summer full of fun
and EVERYBODY wins an award just for riding! Haskell Indian Nations University
, south campus around Winnemucca Hall on a .5 mile loop. ALL ages welcome,
bring ANY kind of bike, helmet and a parent. Races will be short and appropriate
for each age group. Race is free courtesy of our generous sponsors. Two-year-olds
to teenagers, all ages and abilities are welcome. It's a race but every
child is a winner and receives an award! . Call 913.269.8356 for more
info.Senior Races: Juniors At Nationals A quick glance through the USCF Junior National Road Championship partial results found these area kids: 10-12 Criterium John Funk 9th. 10-12 Road Race John Funk 6th. 13-14 Road Race Chris Wallace 34th, Jeff Shipman 42nd, Alex Edwards 45th, John Shipman 47th. 15-16 Road Race Austin Fick 10th, Joseph Schmalz 26th, Garrick Valverde 47th. Mo' Racing Don't forget to check the flyers page for a number of area events this coming July. We are also expecting info on Jim Whittaker's Firecracker July 4th and Twilight Crits. Also St. Louis has some pretty fine events posted, including the Webster Grove crit. this Sunday (note the change in start times). Senior Olympic Nationals It's the season for championships. Two area riders, Pat Bunch and Gary McGregor both earned Gold Medals at the Senior Olympic National Championships. Scroll down to the four bike races offered and you'll note other Kansas and Missouir participants in these results. Local Juniors at Nationals From Jim Whittaker: "John Funk, age ten-and-a-half, rode a strong 10 km Time Trial at Junior Nationals to place third in the Junior 10 to 12 year old category! John's unassuming attitude and hard work paid off, and Team GP VeloTek is proud of our first podium at Junior Nationals. John is from Topeka, Kansas, and is one of several of our Super Bee Squad, ages 8 to 12. John is a regular in local racing and his personal best at the KCBC Time Trial is 15:30. The juniors are doing great and looking forward to the Criterium and Road Race in the next few days. We are adjusting to the altitude (7000 feet) and to the longer climbs. Rumor has it that Coach Jim Whittaker is using junior gears (14-25) to keep up with the juniors on the uphill climbs!The team wishes to thank the greater KC Metro cycling community and our partners for making it possible for 12 juniors to travel to Deer Valley, Utah, for our 2nd Junior Nationals trip. Your community support, and the success of our 1st Annual Banquet last February, is greatly appreciated.Results for Junior Nationals are posted on www.usacycling.org. " Local Dirt Rider Makes National Mark If you've ever been passed at a local MTB race by a rider wearing denim overalls on a rigid fork single speed, and wondered if technology matters, don't feel bad; that was Camerron Chambers from western Kansas. Cameron is now the reigning NORBA national 24 hour champion. Incidentally, denim was replaced with lycra in that race. Suspension and gearing were also required to beat the likes of Tinker Juarez and Chris Eatough. -d.p. RAAM Under Way Race Across America (RAAM) is a transcontinental ultra endurance event with solo and team categories. If you're into pain and sleep deprivation this is for you. For current race updates visit http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/racestats/report.aspx?report=RacePosition Editors note: There are a number of metro area folks that have attempted or completed this event over the years. Gary Delnero was the first finisher from our area (1983). Scanning through the race archives we also found these local names: Steve Krueger, Gary Felkner, Karen Winterhalter, Tom McFall, Robert Burns, Glen Sheppard, Dick Walker, Bill Earp, and Dan Jordan. Lost Wheel Kurt Albrecht wasn't able to find one of his wheels after the Kansas Criterium Championship if you can help (or ended up with a stray wheel) Kurt says,"It was a new Shimano Duraace 10 speed wheel with a flat Michelin tire on it. if anyone picked it up, my phone is 913-908-1359." Fast! Day two of the Kansas Championship weekend featured fast paced criterium action in Corporate Woods. Prize money, State medals, and Omnium points made for highly competitive racing. Check out the results . Thank these folks for a weekend of fine events: KLM. Omnium Points After two events, here's the standings for the Kansas Road : Omnium . 2005 Kansas Road Race Results With hills of varied steepness and length it was important to have your climbing legs on. Moderate temperatures (by Kansas standards) gave some relief, but the hammerheads pushed the tempo in all events to keep the racing honest. Outstanding organization by Bill Marshall and crew. Fast results by Curtis Martell. Curtis notes: " Due to a technical failure with the finish line camera, the Cat. 5 results are not complete. The officials were able to sort some of the results out, but you will see a gap between 15th and 27th position. Place 998 in this case indicates "no data".KS Omnium standings will be posted later tonight and available at the crit tommorrow." Sunday should be a test for the sore legged at the Criterium Champs in Corporate Woods. News Shorts 6/17 Here's the link to the results of the ongoing Midwest Fat Tire Championship Series. Note that this weekend's Kansas State Road Race and Criteriums are part of an "Omnium" competition, check the KCA page for details. Watch Slimenundgrossen.com for a history of local RAAM riders. Read This! State Race Info Team X Cycling has sent the race "bible" for this weekend's Kansas Championship Road Race and Crterium. Lots of important information to help make your race a better event. Details on Friday's last minute sign up and packet pickup at the Trek Bicycle Store of Kansas City are included. If you're not racing you should be watching these challenging events. Check Those Numbers Curious what your potential might be? From the good folks at Summit : "Metabolic Testing is now available at Summit Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Our Performance Training staff comprised of physical therapists, exercise physiologist, athletic trainers, dieticians, personal trainers, and massage therapists are accessible to any extent the athlete chooses. From bare bones metabolic testing to a full blown training program. No need to bore you with expertise and scientific principles. We will save that for our marketing information. What I can tell you is that I have listened to the cycling and multi sport community over the last couple years and feel we are providing the testing experience the area's athletes are seeking. Non - intimidating atmosphere will assure a comfortable environment and fun experience. So much fun we will even provide the barf bucket for those who are brave enough to max themselves out on a peak VO2 test. :"More Info" News Shorts 6/14 Local Megan Hottman was also racing Nature Valley and took the award for best amateur woman. Here's some of Megan's commentary: "NV Recap " . Tonite's KC Training Crit offers a final tune before this weekend's Kansas State Championship. HRRC In The Region From Josh Crow: " Brian Jensen and Steve Tilfod finished 3rd and 13th overall at the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minneapolis. They also finished 1st and 2nd in the amatuer division. This was a five day stage race that had several stages that were over 100 miles. Over 90 professional riders showed up, which did not make the race any easier. HRRC Saddlewood / Bikesource / Specialized has now put a big big race result into its long list of great success'. Brian Jensen rode an absolutely stunning race and sent a message to the top pros that Brian is among the best in the country. I will forward information to you about this race in the next week. This race will also be televised on OLN (Outdoor Life Network) next Sunday at 4:00 pm Central . This was an awesome result at one of the biggest races in the U.S" Baldwin City Stage Race Results A very competitve weekend of racing despite some small rain delays and schedule adjustments: "Time Trial" . "Criterium" . "Road Race " . "GC " . Next weekend continues the Kansas Road Championships with a tough new road race course and the fast Corporate Woods Criterium. Don't forget to preregister as there will be no race day sign up. See the 'Race Flyers' page Baldwin Tips The good folks at KCOI send this: "Stage Race Info" . Soul Man Walter gives us the scoop on time trials . Kansas Time Trial Champs Results A challenging new course in Walnut, Kansas (and some pretty tough winds) made for slower times than the old St. Mary's venue. The folks from Pittsburg and vicinity (Roger Lomshek's crew) put on a superbe event. Thanks to Curtis Martell for quick results: : "2005 State TT" . Next weekend features the Baldwin City Stage Race, then more Kansas Championship events. See the 'Race Flyers' page. June Gardner Airport Time Trial Lots of folks used this as a final test before this weekend's 40Km: "KC Training TT" . Kansas Crit/Road Championship Registration Bill Marshall of KLM sends this note:
"With the Kansas Cycling Championship fast approaching riders are
starting to register for the event as well as raise some questions. There
have been some concerns expressed about being able to only register on-line.
This is not the case; any rider may use a Standard Athlete Release Form
as their registration form and manually mail it in to KLM Marketing Solutions,
7400 Beverly, Overland Park, KS 66204. This form can be found at www.usacycling.org
It is has been brought to the attention of KLM that some athletes are
not satisfied with pre-registration only? This should not be a concern
of any athlete wanting to compete for a State Champion Jersey. The Kansas
Cycling Championships Dates have been posted on all area calendars since
January of 2005 and on-line registration has been up and running the same
amount of time. This has given every cyclist over 5 months to plan and
register for this event. The goal of any championship event is to have
a championship feel, image and very difficult courses. Therefore, this
is part of being a championship event. All Triathlons, most NRC Races
and now local grassroots races are pre-registration only. We will not
accept day of registrations for this event but, we will be hosting a “late”
registration at the Trek Store of Kansas City on Friday, June 17th 4:00
P.M. to 9:00 P.M. allowing any last minute athletes a chance to register.
Thank you for your time and see you at the Championships."
Tuneup Thursday 6/2 offers a final chance to prep for the Kansas State Time Trial at Gardner Airport. (Check out the flyers page for ongoing events). News Short 5/30 Locals have been making news around the region (and the continent) lately. Michelle Jensen won the Missouri State Road Race. Steve Tilford and Brian Jensen went one-two at the Snake Alley Criterium in Iowa yesterday. Also Kelly Benjamin and Catherine Walberg (along with Oklahoma native Magen Long) helped launch Geneviève Jeanson to the Montreal World Cup win. Jesse Blancarte Time Trial From David Bottomes of BRBC: "Shadd Smith wins for the second year in a row. Great turnout. We appreciate the support of the local cycling community. Hope to see everyone at the state TT next weekend!" David also notes that if you didn't stick around to pick up your prizes, they will be available at Leawood Bicycles.: "Results" . 2005 Kansas Champs Info Roger Lomshek has sent a link with some more details on the Time Trial Venue: Pittsburg. Bill Marshall and Co. have provided lots of good info (including course maps) of the Crit and Road Race. Mix in the Baldwin City Stage Race and June becomes an epic month for area racing. King O' The Crit Check the Defined Fitness page to find out who reigns at the Tuesday Worlds . Next week is the June version of the monthly Time Trial at Gardner Airport, also hosted by Defined Fitness. News Shorts 5/23 Adrian O'Hara and Tammy Spray set the fast times at the Corporate Challenge Time Trial, check out the Official website for full results later today. This weekend features the Jesse Blancarte Time Trial, a fine tuneup for the upcoming Kansas State Championship event on June 5th. Locals At Joe Martin A number of area folks did quite well at the Joe Marting Stage Race last weekend. Check out the complete results page Joe Martin . Note some outstanding performances by area women. News Short 5/18 The Major Taylor group is sponsoring a weekly ride, check out the Sprokitz . Bill Marshall finally got some rest after putting on an epic Collegiate Championship and has forwarded a revised flyer for the Kansas Crit and Road Race Championships. Keith Bontrager kept folks entertained at the Trek of KC Store last night. A good crowd enjoyed free beer and lively stories from the man who designs many of the cool parts Lance uses. What's in the future? Better off road tubeless tires (meaning easier to install, no leaks, lighter, and work with standard rims), road tubeless tires, more carbon fiber. Asked if his axiom of "Light, Strong, Cheap. Pick any two." still holds, Mr. Bontrager replied, "yeah", but mentioned that the application of Carbon Fiber makes the union of those three desirable traits come closer to reality. Expect more celebrity appearances in the near future at the Trek Store. One rumor buzzing around was the next speaker's initials could be Gary Fisher. News Shorts 5/17 Keith Bontrager speaks at Trek Bicycles of Kansas City on Tuesday (see the Race Flyers page for details). College Nationals was a big ol' success, check out the Official website some great photos. Training criterium on Tuesday, Speedway is open for the Corporate Challenge folks to practice on Wednesday. Saturday is the Corporate Challenge TT. NCCA Championship Results Day 2 A much nicer day weather wise, a much tougher day terrain wise. Kansas ain't flat. Local Brian Jensen makes the podium in the road race. Women Division 1 . Women Division 2 . Men Division 1 . Men Division 2 . Team Time Trial wraps things up on Sunday. NCCA Championship Results Day 1 Find out how the old Alma Mater is doing. Here are the results from the wet Friday Crit: Women Division 1 . Women Division 2 . Men Division 1 . Men Division 2 . Our on the street reporter, Russell McCorkle, noted a few crashes in the early events due to the slick corners. He spoke with Doug Plumer (5th place in the kick off Open Criterium), who despite the damp weather was stoked for the opportunity to watch a local National Championship, and race on the same downtown Lawrence course. "Way Cool!" exclaimed Doug.Check out local Channel 9's video Wet roads.Lots more racing today with a challenging road race and Sunday's Team Time Trial. Click here for the full schedule:Collegiate Nationals Weekend Fun 5/13 Duck in between showers today to watch over 500 College athletes race for the NCCA Criterium National Championship in Lawrence (and see locals go round and round in the Open Class at 8:15 a.m.). The weather looks to be quite fine for the Saturday and Sunday events. Check out the full schedule in the story below. Full Plate Bill Marshall of KLM is a busy guy. This weekend he's helping run the show at Collegiate Nationals. Meantime he's chaperoning the Maxxis Series (watch for points updates next Monday) and the Kansas State Road Race and Criterium. Bill notes there are a couple of errors on the current flyer for the Criterium, a fresh version is on the way. News Shorts Tuesday 5/10 The KC weekly training criterium offers a final tune up for this weekend's Collegiate Nationals and Sunflower Open criteriums. Springfield Missouri hosted the fine Dogwood Road Race, click on the tabs at the bottom of the page for all the categories. Kechi Time Trial Results Here's the results from the opening event of Wichita's Riverfest Weekend of racing: Time Trial. Lots and lots of wind! Wichita Weekend Results We don't have the Time Trial results yet but here's the Eldorado Circuit and Scholfield Criteriem . The Eldorado event served as the 2005 Kansas Junior Road Race Championship. Kansas State Time Trial Good news for folks who like flat 40km time trials. Roger Lomshek informs the Slimenundgrossen news team that the new course near Pittsburg has little elevation change:: "Flyer" . Kansas State Criterium and Road Race The flyer is available for the upcoming June 18th and 19th State Champ weekend. A return to the popular Corporate Woods venue for the Criterium makes for a fast and exciting event for racers and spectators. Get your climbing chops together for the challenging Road Race course in Kansas City, Kansas: "Flyer" . Expect word on the Pittsburg Time Trial course very soon. Gardner Airport Time Trial The name has changed but the pain is the same: "KC Training TT" . News Shorts 5/5 A good day for a cold cerveza after racing the KC Training Time Trial at Garner Airport: TT info, Shadd Smith continues his reign as king of the crit. Ron Wade reminds the juniors to 'come on down' to Wichita. Sunflower Open Criterium The field size is limited on this chance to race a unique downtown crit in Lawrence. This would be a great opportunity to compete then spend some time watching a national championship event: registration . Major Taylor Local cycling mentor Kenneth Walker is encouraging some new riders. Here's an article on one of his inspirations . Mr. Walker's youth program could also use some spare wheelsets. If you've got some used but servicable 7 or 8 speed stuff to donate, drop him a line: Sprockets Volunteers Needed How about some of the best seats in the house for the upcoming Collegiate National Championship? The folks bringing this event need a hand: "Nats help" Want the scoop on the whole weekend of racing? Check out the "Race bible" . Keith Bontrager Visit This guy knows his stuff. A lot of his cool ideas make you and Lance faster:: "KB" . GPVeloTek Results Curtis Martell posts results rapid fire. Check out the : GC from this weekend's stage race. Don't forget to click on the KCA link for other info on our local racing association. In the Cat 3 team category, Team Kaos edged out the Tulsa Wheelman with GP VeloTek taking third and KCOI Boulevard finishing fourth. Freebie! The KCOI Boulevard women's team is offering free entry in the time trial and criterium events of the Baldwin City Stage Race to any woman registered for the Corporate Challenge duathlon or triathlon. Participants may take advantage of this offer at race-day registration only. For more information, please email Teri Stewart Weekend Stage Race (updated 4/28) Jim Whittaker sends us some press on the upcoming GPVelotek. Here's the race bible. Good Literature Here's a blow by blow with style! WSE . New Rider Congratulations to Jim and Amy Whittaker, proud parents of Maximillian James, born this week. Even though dad thinks little Max is built like a swimmer, there's probably some cycling in his future. News Shorts 4/26 This weekend offers a 3 event VeloTek Stage Race.Tonite more criterium training in Lenexa. Interested in multisport? Try the Women's Triathlon Clinic. Finally, do you wanna show off your messenger skills? Check out the Tour de Cowtown. Joseph Sheehan Results Cold start for an April morning. Here's the: "final" . News Shorts 4/24 Here's the flyer for the upcoming Baldwin City Stage Race, put on by the fine KCOI folks. Results from last weekends Lincoln Plating Stage Race, and some more info on the weekend of racing in Wichita. More New Clothing Check out this press release from a new local squad: "SKC" . Joseph Sheehan Road Race On Sunday April 24th riders will contest the 4th Joseph Sheehan RR. This event is held in honor of Joseph, an avid cyclist by age 11, who lost his life in a tragic accident. He loved road riding, events like the BAK, and competition. The 52.9 mile race has a challenging course, particularly on the outbound leg, but finishes fast. This is the season opening road race for Cat 1 and 2 cyclists in the greater metro area. Racers from nearby states are expected to bring the field size to nearly 200. Race director Brendan Sheehan (Joseph's father and owner of Santa Fe Trails Bike and Coffee in Leavenworth), notes that this race is made possible by many volunteers and special helpers. The Atchison County Sheriff Dept. deserves special thanks for their fine effort. Here's the "Flyer" . Tour De Tick This report from Chris Locke: "Some good results down at Neosho by KC Folks. The Tour de Tick was well attended with riders from OK, AR, MO & KS. Course was in near perfect condition - super fast, but with just enough technical sections to bring out the best in everyone." Top local placings: Brad Cole - 1st Expert News Shorts 4/18 Team X rider Adam Lang won the 17-18 title at Lincoln Plating. St. Louis prepares to kick off two consecutive weekends of high profile racing with the Tour of St. Louis and Michelob Ultra Grand Prix. A number of locals were spotted in the results at the epic Ouachitachallenge VeloTek Grand Prix Here's the flyer for the upcoming local time based stage race: "GP" . New Clothes The Slimenundgrossen racing team has been competing incognito since the first of the year. However, the uniforms are now in (and we think they look pretty fine). Dr. Richard Gordon, owner of CLM Racing, showed the colors first at a time trial in Elkhart, IA. Feature Writer Rider Here's a thought provoking essay from our friend Ken Walker: "Hey!.." Mr. Walker fills up his cycling time with a number of activites, including breaksfast rides with the Slimenundgrossen news team. News Shorts The Tuesday night training crits were reviewed by Lenexa City folks on the 14th. Apparently all continues to be fine for the Kansas Commerce Center venue. Chris Hess has an incentive for the fast folks: rider of the week . Check the KCA page out for details on the USCF Officials Clinic. A number of locals head to the Lincoln Plating Stage Race this weekend, the first event of the: Midwest Maxxis Cup. Full Perry While the euro boys were bouncing around on cobbles in northern France, our homegrowns were finding their own hell around Perry Lake. Again, thanks to Curtis Martell for fast results .
Partial Perry Dave Pitt informs the Slimen news desk that Curt Shelman took the Cat 3 race today. Steve Songer won Master 35+ and Glenda Taylor beat Tammy Spray for the women's title. Kansas Weekend Results 4/9 Stages 1 and 2. Very windy conditions at the opening TimeTrial slowed most: Lanterne Rouge results. Afterwards some folks doubled for a fairly technical criterium: Atchison results. Thanks to Curtis Martell for quick results. Sunday continues the action with the Perry-Roubaix Road Race. How To Find The Lanterne Rouge Roger Harrison send these directions to Saturday morning's time trial: "get there" . Cool Threads How about a fine commemorative T-shirt from the upcoming College Road Championships in Lawrence? The KLM folks are offering these limited edition items at $15: "NCCA Shirt" . Only about 50 left. Write info@klmmarketingsolutions.com if you want one. April KC Time Trial Under new management. Tough North wind: "Results" . Perry-Roubaix Preview From Jim Whittaker regarding this Sunday's event: "Current conditions are fast with minimal gravel, unless they regravel it in the next 2 days…. And that has happened before." Road less travelled. Downtown Lawrence Criterium The KLM Marketing folks have added USCF racing to the upcoming Collegiate National Championship. Category 1-4 Men and Category 1-3 Women will be able to compete in open criteriums on the same course as the school kids. Spectators and racers alike should enjoy this unique venue: Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Criterium. Preregistration only at Visitlawrence.com. Also, if you want to get some of the best seats in the house, a cool T-shirt and good coffee check this out: good help. Mountain Bike Results Here's the results from Sunday's inagural God's Country: mountain bike race on the river trails in Lawrence.
Results Flash 4/5 Curtis Martell has posted results for the final Spring Fling .and Bazaar RR. 2005 Maxxis Cup The second season for the Midwest version of this fine series has been formally announced. The season opener begins up the road with the Lincoln Plating Stage Race. Read the Press Release . Check out this full schedule of upcoming events: Midwest Maxxis Cup Races. News Shorts 4/5 Chris Locke sends results from the God's Country :Du . Here's the results from the earlier Powercat races in Manhattan Collegiate and USCF . Training Criteriums start at Kansas Commerce Center in Lenexa tonite. Thursday is the first Gardner Airport Training Time Trial (with a Juniors event run in conjunction). Saturday and Sunday offer a full weekend of events for Cat 3 and below racers (see the Race Flyers page). Final results for SpringFling series and Bazaar Road Race are expected soon. Still no word on details of the upcoming VeloTek GP Stage Race, but the word on the street is the event is still a 'go'. Criterium Registration This reminder from Chris Hess: "Please bring your completed paperwork
and checks to
Good Press Kansas City Infozine ran this story on local racing . Awards Survey The race director for the upcoming Lanterne Rouge wants to know what you folks likely to hit the podium want. Give him your input here: Blogspot . River Trail Racing Chris Locke sends us a reminder about some fine offroad this weekend: GCD&M Spring Fling #5 Results Big lap course for the: Mojo criterium. Prologue Results Results from last weeks (3/19) SpringFling: Time Trial . Weekend Racing (3/24) Local racing continues this weekend with the Springforward. events in Topeka and Springfling crit in Lawrence. Let's hope the weather matches race names. State of the Association Curt Shelman, President of the KCA sends this message: Letter to the riders. Save Some $ It's almost time again for the Tuesday night training criteriums at Kansas Commerce Center: training races . Sign up early and get a substantial discount, read this to learn how to Preregister. You'll need these releases: DFT. and USCF. Beer Weekend O.K., it's really about bikes, but we suspect refreshments will be available at these fine St. Louis events with a full range of categories. April 30th and May 1st it's the: A-B Michelob sponsored Mills Apple Pie Road Race and Carondolet Park Criterium. New Time Trial With the addition of the Kechi Time Trial, you can race three events on three consecutive days in Wichita early May. Check out the flyers page for info on the Eldorado Circuit and Schofield Classic Criterium. Dirty News Check out the Spoke Pony results . Great turnout for this 3/6 hour event. More Heartland Racing coming up at Crowder next. Locals travelling to recent NORBA nationals have finished quite well. Chris Hess took a 4th in Texas (Expert 40-49 Short Track) and Mark Studnicki a 2nd (Expert 30-39 Marathon) in Arizona. Spring Fling #4 Results Another big turnout : Mojo criterium. Slimenundgrossen Blog We've put up a nice place for your comments and discussion, tell us what you thought of today's racing at SpringFling: Blogspot . Plenty of room for discussion of recent editorials, local news and gossip. Rough Ride Here's the flyer for the local Hell of the North: Perry-Roubaix. Demographics In to number crunching? A breakdown of local USCF license holders: stats. Collegiate National Championships Roll Out Tuesday, March 15th, while much of the domestic sports world was focused on college basketball, the KLM marketing folks hosted a press conference for the upcoming NCCA Road Championships to be held in Lawrence, Kansas. Course venues, future plans and opportunities for local racers were detailed. Spectators will be treated to an exciting downtown Lawrence criterium on May 13th: Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Criterium. Bill Marshall of KLM also revealed that there will be an invitational USCF criterium in conjunction with the opening event. Road and Time Trial courses were also previewed. Mr. Marshall noted that Lawrence has been awarded the collegiate championship for 2006 and 2007 as well, and intends to place a bid to add a LAJORS race for the upcoming years. Plenty of community support was in place with representatives from the Lawrence Sports Corporation, KU Cycling, the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sunflower Outdoor and Bike, and Star Signs and Graphics making up the panel. For a full rundown on the event here's the official announcement and the website. KC Training Series Preregistration The Tuesday night criteriums begin April 5, and will be co-hosted by Defined Fitness Training, LLC and KCBC. Preregistration begins March 22. Check back on this site on that date for more details and how to get started. Note: check out Race Flyers and scroll down to ongoing events for directions. Devil's Revenge Duathlon While people upstairs were going round and round at the Mojo crit, folks downstairs were hitting the offroad trails at Clinton: results:Cool photos at www.kimmorris.com Spring Fling #3 Results Nice day, big turnout, great results: Mojo definitely working Left Out A new editorial concerning who can or can't race: Racing for all? Timed Stage Race Here's a bit on the Velo-Tek Grand Prix: info Where It's At! The minutes of the recent KCA Board of Directors meeting reveal the likely venues for the upcoming USCF Championship events. The Junior Road Race will be held May 7th in conjunction with the Eldorado circuit race near Wichita. Pittsburg will host all categories in theTime Trial on June 5th. Everybody but the Juniors return to Corporate Woods for the Criterium June 18th. Bill Marshall confirms that the remaining categories (Seniors, Women, Masters et al) Road Race will likely be held near the challenging Wyandotte County Lake Park. Next up the Juniors get their Criterium Championship on July 3rd at the Firecracker 500 in Lawrence. Finally, Cyclcross Championships will be held Dec 4th in Kansas City. Officials Seminar Here's a good way to help make local bicycle racing better: Category C. I'll Take Manhattan March 19th and 20th in the Little Apple. Collegiate categories both days, a USCF criterium on Sunday: K-State Race Weekend. Spring Fling #2 Another nice day to go round and round : Results and Series Points Tour of Kansas Here's the flyer for Stage Two of the upcoming Tour of Kansas: Crit . Check out the Race Flyers page for info on Stage One. News Shorts 3/6 Chris Locke sends this reminder: Du opener. Round 2 of the Mojo's Spring Fling kicked off on Saturday 3/5, with more good weather and large turnouts, expect results soon. The KCA Board of Directors met in Lawrence on Saturday evening, check out their page (see the banners on the right) for info on the local administration. While you're surfing, please click on the banners of the other fine folks who sponsor local bicycle racing news. Racing Growth 196 riders registered at last week's opening Spring Fling criterium in Lawrence. This after a banner year for cyclocross and a steady increase in other road events since the turn of the century (that's 2000 folks). The Slimenundgrossen news site has covered local bicycle racing for the past five years and has archived most of the area events. Our news team attributes these increases to a number of factors: Better organization and distribution of event flyers by promoters, National Championship events held in the metro, training race opportunties, and the "Lance" effect are some. Pete Greig's Tour of Kansas City, which by the mid 1980's was reduced to a parking lot crit, again draws elite (and not so elite riders) from across the country. Jim Whittaker has hit the 10 year mark with Spring Fling and Bill Marshall has added more USCF National Championships and UCI events to the local calendar. Missouri and Kansas have associations to govern USAC events. Within that framework there is still a lot of potential for additional growth. Area mountain bike racing is healthy, with promoters like the Heartland team, Chris Locke, Midwest Fat Tire and others continuing to bring in new riders. NORBA has a regional rep, Chris Hess, in our home turf. The nearby scene in Nebraska is strong in all disciplines. Cyclocross has cross-pollinated with mountain biking successfully, with new riders using 'cross as a stepping stone to road events. Lastly, non USAC racing is abundant, Kansas City's Corporate Challenge time trial draws over 700 competitors. Triathlons and Duathlons (both events requiring a bike) are again on the rise. Mix in some nice weather and OLN coverage and turnouts this spring could be even bigger. Blast From The Past Russell McCorkle found this gem : Conversions Racing Incentive Teri Stewart and the KCOI Boulevard Team have put together a nice encouragement for beginners to race: Coupon. Pass this on to someone who's still sitting on the fence. Surf Belgium! The SlimenundGrossen news team met a pretty cool gentleman while searching for singletrack in Mol, Belgium. Jos Daems happened on the confused travelers while on his lunchtime mountain bike ride and guided them to the local whoopdee filled trail. Herre Daems, a former racer, is also hooked up with some fairly famous folks (like Greg, Eddy, Bernard): Check out his website, be sure to view the Helmut Lotti video (on the "Start" page) and the photo sections under the "Extra's" link: Shoes Froze Toes Results/Photos Wet and wild. Some nice shots of smiling Blue Train riders: Pics and Results Topeka Run, Ride, Dogs? Fresh concepts for first time mountain bikers. Challenges for the accomplished. Check out the : Springforward Races. First Spring Fling Results Technically it's not Spring, but you couldn't tell by the weather: Results Better Results The Kansas Cycling Association is looking for a little help to make your racing experience mo' better: Computer Needs News Shorts 2/22 Road racing season gets cranked up again this weekend. The first Mojo criterium is Saturday, the Froze Toes road race is on Sunday (see the Race Flyers page for the whole scoop). The Tuesday night training criteriums at Kansas Commerce Center in Lenexa are under new management, Chris Hess and Defined Fitness have partnered up with KCBC. Note the name change to KC Training Criteriums and Time Trials (see the Race Flyers page...scroll down). Several mountain bike events are also posted. Richard Gordon of CLM sends this nice 30 minute conditioning workout for cyclists and triathletes working on core strength. Pure Sweet Hell Roses and mud. Even though it was Valentine's Day, couples and singles mingled before the showing of a hip cyclocross documentary film at the Glenwood Theatre. Chris Locke and the Cowtown folks helped filmaker Brian Vernor secure the venue, with proceeds going to the Cowtown juniors. Shot with a grainy twist and some innovative camera angles, backed by some nice original music and filled with provacative narration, the showing was well received. Some very cool vintage footage was sprinkled throughout the movie. Several delighted enthusiasts noted a very "old school" shot of Steve Tilford sporting a plastic track helmet and Raleigh jersey. Brian stuck around post showing and talked local scene with Teresa Jarzemkoski, Bill Marshall, Dean Parker, Shadd Smith and Mark Thomas, who had all delighted in the muddy images of the last several very wet National Championships.For more info on this fine work check out: Cyclocrossfilm. A return engagement was discussed, hopefully in the near future. Small Bikes GP Velotek gets awarded a nice grant to help develp area youth cycling. Spring Fling 2005 Jim Whittaker sends the basics for the upcoming Spring Fling Series. First event starts 2/26. Here are the categories and distances: "Mojo" .Watch for the official flyer and further details soon at Jim's new site: Revolution News Shorts 2/6/05 Heartland Racing has sent the teaser for their fine offroad events: "Dirt Loving" .The VeloTek GP fundraiser was well attended. Lots of mingling and cocktail catching up before Steve Tilford entertained with some classic tales from the peloton. A silent auction raised money to send the kids on the team to junior nationals. Feature Film The Cowtown Cycling Team has arranged a screening of a pretty special movie. Might be an ideal date for the cycling couple: "Pure Sweet Hell" . In addition to the locations for ticket purchase on the flyer, you can also get hooked up at two Lawrence locations, Anderson Rentals and Sunflower Outdoor. European Vacation The Slimenundgrossen news team recently returned from the UCI Masters World Cyclocross Championship in Mol, Belgium. Teresa Jarzemkoski finshed sixth, despite some pedal/sand difficulty. Mark Thomas was an early DNF, with a very stylie endo. Here are some photos and first details on the racing (and other fun) in " Belgium" . Diabolic Chris Locke gives us another offroad multi-sport challenge: "Devil's Revenge" . Breaking Away Round and round for a good cause. Join Roger and his pals for this: "winter ride" . Steve Tilford Speaks Team VeloTek (USCF Junior Club of the Year) sends this invitation: "Fund Raiser" . More Championship Racing From www.cyclingnews.com: "The University of Kansas and KLM Marketing
Solutions will host the US Collegiate Road National Championships for
the next three years, USA Cycling announced today. The event was originally
intended for New Haven, Connecticut, but when the promoter ran into some
unforeseen issues, the '05 Nationals were left without a host. The KU
Cycling Club and KLM Marketing Solutions stepped in and despite having
only five months to plan, the preparations are well under way.
Indoor Fun 1/5 The Slimen news team looked out the window this a.m. and decided this
note sounded like a pretty good idea: Kansas City's longest running and
largest spin class (with ninety or more a night!) starts January 11. Sign
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the Trek Store's Thursday Night Cycling College that begins UCI Racing Returns to Metro Bill Marshall sends this: "I am pleased to announce that KLM Marketing Solutions will be the host of a UCI Cyclocross Race to be held December 3rd, 2005. As some of you may recall I was approached by UCI and USA Cycling to get this event on the calendar. I have been working with Chris Locke to nail down some of the details. The weekend schedule is still tentative at this point, but it will basically be as follows. On Saturday we will host the UCI event featuring Elite Men, Elite Women and Junior Categories. Sunday, December 4th, 2005 will be the Kansas Cyclocross Championships. This will be a great warm-up for some and a great opportunity for others to view Cyclocross racing at its best." Overland Park, Kansas was the site of the last local UCI calnedar cyclocross events in 2000. Mud and Beer The Slimenundgrossen news team held a "tune-up" training race and party on Sunday January 2. While not everyone who attended elected to sample the two dismounts per lap 30 minute race, few turned down the post ride Belgian style beer. "Results" Maxxis Payout Update 1/4 The KLM Marketing folks wanted to pass on that prize money from last years Maxxis series for Wichita folks is available by contacting KCA president Curt Shelman (see the link to the KCA for e-mail info). Other individuals in the metro area should be receiving checks by mail this week. Bill Marshall notes that next years series will end with a ceremony and payout at the final event and apologizes for any inconvenience. News Archive Looking for an older Slimen und Grossen Story? |