Archive for January, 2009
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Is Wichita Looking to Become Bicycle-Friendly?
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 4 CommentsIn his recent State of the City Address, Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer mentioned making Wichita a "bike- and pedestrian-friendly city". Are there any actions or plans behind those words?Biking Across Kansas 2009 Route Announced
Posted on January 29, 2009 | 1 CommentBiking Across Kansas, the annual week-long supported tour across the Sunflower State, has announced their 2009 route, which runs across the central portion of the state, from Syracuse in the west to Louisburg in the east, for a total of just over 500 miles, June 6-13, 2009.Bike Stop Opens New Lee's Summit Location
Posted on January 28, 2009 | No CommentsBike Stop has been a fixture of the Kansas City cycling scene for over two decades, and now they're moving to a new location, carrying a larger selection, and offering more services. The grand opening at the new Lee's Summit store is Friday, January 30, 2009.Tour of Missouri 2009 Route Announced
Posted on January 28, 2009 | No CommentsThe host cities for the 2009 running of the Tour of Missouri have been announced. The race starts in St. Louis and ends in Kansas City, taking a northwesterly tack across the state and visiting a number of new host cities along the way.Steve Tilford Makes The Pitch
Posted on January 27, 2009 | No CommentsThis week’s issue of The Pitch, Kansas City’s alternative weekly newspaper, is running a feature on Steve Tilford, Kansas’ own bicycle racing legend. Tilford, who lives and trains in Topeka, has been winning races for over 30 years, first in Kansas, then throughout the nation and the world. He’s raced road …Tour of Lawrence Announced
Posted on January 26, 2009 | No CommentsThere was some exciting news out of Lawrence, Kansas last week, as the Tour of Lawrence was announced. This USA Cycling-sanctioned three-day cycling race is intended to take place over the Fourth of July holiday, and feature three events with professional, amateur, and youth divisions racing on the streets of Lawrence.Former Olympic Cycling Hopeful Kate Dinneen
Posted on January 23, 2009 | No CommentsKate Dinneen was a five-time Kansas road racing and time trial champion, and was invited to the Olympic training village in Colorado Springs to prepare for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, when she was hit by a car, ending her Olympic dreams. See what she's up to these days.Branson Bicycle Club Launches
Posted on January 22, 2009 | 1 CommentBicyclists in Branson, Missouri will soon have their own Bicycle Club. An organizational meeting is planned to form the Branson Bicycle Club (BBC) on February 10, 2009.Build More Livable and Sustainable Communities
Posted on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment"Our communities will better serve all of their residents if we are able to leave our cars to walk, bicycle and access other transportation alternatives." That refreshingly straightforward, sensible, and encouraging statement is from the Urban Policy section of whitehouse.gov. Let's all work to make that vision become a reality.Join KanBikeWalk for Advocacy Day on Feb. 4th
Posted on January 21, 2009 | No CommentsKanBikeWalk’s first Advocacy Day is scheduled for February 4th, 2009 at the state capitol in Topeka, Kansas. KanBikeWalk, whose mission is to promote safe bicycling and walking in Kansas, works with the state legislature to craft laws that can reduce incidences of injury and death for all road users, and encourage …-
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