Archive for August, 2008


  • Ride with the Tour of Missouri

    Ride with the Tour of Missouri

    The second running of the Tour of Missouri professional bicycle race takes place September 8th through the 14th, starting in St. Joseph and ending in St. Louis. As part of the festivities leading up to the race itself, many of the communities along the route are holding pre-ride festivities and recreational …

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  • Gearing Up For Kansas Cyclocross

    Gearing Up For Kansas Cyclocross

    With summer starting to fade, thoughts are beginning to turn to cyclocross across the midwest. In the Kansas City area, the De Stad Cyclocross Van Kansas Series will offer a series of events including: Diamond Blackfan Cyclocross Challenge, September 28th at So-Kar-Par Trails Park in Lenexa, KS Criss Cross, October 12th at …

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  • Share Kansas Cyclist

    Share Kansas Cyclist

    I’ve recently added something new to Kansas Cyclist — the ability to share. Look for the “ShareThis” symbol and link throughout the site, and click it to easily share the site as a whole, a single page, or a news post with your friends, cycling club, riding buddies, or anyone …

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  • Kansas Transportation Task Force Announced

    Kansas Transportation Task Force Announced

    Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius recently announced the creation of a transportation task force called “Transportation Leveraging Investments in Kansas” (T-LINK) charged with developing the state’s next transportation program. State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Becky Pepper, in an email to bicycle clubs and advocacy organizations within the state, said: The T-LINK task force …

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  • Bikes Belong Awards Grants to Regional Projects

    Bikes Belong Awards Grants to Regional Projects

    Bikes Belong is a national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. Bikes Belong works to maximize federal bike funding, awards grants to support innovative bike projects, promotes bicycling and its benefits, and sponsors key national initiatives such as the National …

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  • Lance Armstrong to Speak in KC Sept. 3rd

    Lance Armstrong to Speak in KC Sept. 3rd

    Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor, Lance Armstrong will speak at the 2008 American Royal Boots, BBQ, and Business Luncheon on September 3rd, 11:30 a.m. in Hale Arena. Lance is one of the most decorated and successful athletes in the history of sports and his personal story of fame, …

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  • News Spew

    News Spew

    I’ve been out of town on a family vacation in recent weeks, so I’ve fallen a bit behind on reporting regional cycling news. Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on in Kansas and neighboring states: Kansas The fifth annual Cruise the Blues mountain bike festival takes place August 30th …

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  • By Paddle and Pedal

    By Paddle and Pedal

    The third annual Missouri River 340, the world’s longest non-stop river race, took place June 15th-19th, starting in Kansas City and ending in St. Charles. Two of the participants paddled across the state west-to-east in their kayaks, then pedaled bicycles back home to Grandview, with their boats in tow on custom-designed …

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  • Ride to Raise Awareness about Mental Illness

    Ride to Raise Awareness about Mental Illness

    The third annual Bike 4 the Brain ride takes place on September 28th, starting at 8am from the Johnson County Mental Health Center in Mission, Kansas. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about mental illness and to work toward increased understanding about brain-based illnesses that have emotional and …

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  • Subscribe to the Kansas Cycling News

    Subscribe to the Kansas Cycling News

    It’s recently come to my attention that many people don’t realize that there’s more than one way to keep up with the Kansas Cycling News: The first, and most obvious way, is to simply point your browser to the Kansas Cyclist web site each day, and manually click through to each …

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