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Kansas City Area Cyclocross

Written by Mark Thomas
Saturday, 04 November 2006
Tough sand run. Day one of Cowtown Cycling's Riverfest was contested in moderate Fall temperatures. The course had enough technical features that riders needed to stay focused or they found themselves gapped or crashed. Most races had plenty of spills on the dry grass corners. But mixed in with the technical was plenty of fast pavement and long grass straights. Nebraska promoter John Lefler and Roger Harrison shared the mic to call the race. Bruce Edwards caught some of the action in his fine photos. Great racing, great food, a very good time. Click on the 'Read More' below to see full results. More racing tomorrow (click on the calendar link on the left side of the page for more details.)
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Riverside Festival Updates

Written by Mark Thomas

Friday, 03 November 2006

From the Cowtown folks:

Update for Saturday's Riverside Cyclocross Festival (Day 1) here's another map from Roger.

Free Pizza, Cool Pictures, Raffle and ClinicAntonio's Pizza by Bike will be providing his fine pizzas for us on Saturday. Shawn will have is delivery bike on site. There is a $1000.00 prime for anyone who can win on his delivery rig…..See KC Run will be taking picture of everyone on Saturday. So be sure to smile while you are working your way out of Harter’s Horseshoe….

The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation will have a booth at Registration. Be sure to stop by and pickup your free raffle tickets after you register. Additional tickets can be purchased for $2.00 per ticket or 3 for $5.00. All proceeds from this raffle go to the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation. The grand prize is a custom frameset from Badger Custom Bicycles

The Wheel Cyclery will be hosting a beginners cyclocross clinic at 12:00 p.m. This clinic is free. Entry into the Beginners division for Saturday has been reduced to only $10.00. Come out and try the cyclo-cross – you will be hooked once you do….

Schedule for Saturday’s events:

10:00 a.m. Registration opens

11:00 a.m. Coffee and snacks are served.

11:30 a.m. Course opens

12:00 p.m. The Wheel Cyclery’s Beginner Cyclo-cross Clinic

1:00 p.m. Cat 4 (Beginner) Men and Women, All Juniors

1:45 p.m. Antonio’s Pizza is served.

2:00 p.m. Cat 3 / 4 Men, Cat 1/2/3 Women

2:45 p.m. Awards presentation for Cat 4 and Juniors.

3:00 p.m. Cat 1/2/3 Men

4:00 p.m. Awards presentation for Women’s 1/2/3 and Men’s Cat 3 / 4

4:30 p.m. Awards presentation for Men’s 1/2/3

Directions: Racers should use the address of 777 Argosy Parkway, Riverside, M0 for www.mapquest.com. To avoid the train, use the exit off US-69 South (look for the Argosy Casino exit).

Once you enter the park, follow the parking attendant directions. Parking has been allowed on the grass this year so plenty of parking is available.

More updates at www.cowtowncycling.com

Maps and Pizza

Written by Mark Thomas
Wednesday, 01 November 2006
Race director Chris Locke has sent a nice course map for this weekend's Riverside Cyclocross Festival. The course features all natural runs (and believe me most everyone will be running) rather than boards. Locke also notes that Antonio's Pizza, a shop that delivers by bicycle, will be feeding the crowd on Saturday. Expect a wide range of goodies including Chili on Sunday. Click on the date (Nov 4th and 5th) of our calendar to view the flyer. If you click on the year (2006) you get a full listing of area events, including the flyers and links for Sunflower Cross, Veteren's Cross, KLM UCI, Missouri and Kansas State Championships.

Barriers and Beer on a Beautiful Day

Written by Mark Thomas

Monday, 30 October 2006

Steve Tilford going hard. Photo by Jane Edwards

The Boulvevard Cup Cyclocross Race demonstrated why the Wyandotte County Park Venue has been selected for the 2007 and 2008 USCF Nationals. Course designer Gregg Rupp created a fast and painful 2 mile circuit with rollers and selectively placed forced dismounts. The crowds found the set of doubles next to the Boulvevard Beer tent a popular place to watch. There was plenty of excited cheering, cowbells and other noise makers to urge the riders on. Multiple National and World Champ Steve Tilford led the Men's 1/2/3 race from the gun. Jelly Belly pro rider Brian Jensen, made one of his occasional appearances as a veldrijder. Tilford's high tempo from the first lap left only Shadd Smith and Jensen in possible contention. However, throughout the race the gap only increased. Jensen's road legs did allow him to pull away for 2nd on the final lap. Former Barrel Racer, Sydney Brown bested the women's 1/2/3 field, with Michelle Jensen (Brian's wife) taking second. All fields had first class competition with racers from around the region. Hard working Roger Harrison brought the equipment to mark and set up the course. Director Mike Berning and his volunteers kept things smooth. The KCA computer timing produced fast results. Jane Edwards caught some of the action: Photos.

Come Out and Watch

Written by Mark Thomas

Saturday, 28 October 2006

You might see something scary.

The Boulevard Cup race has a stellar field preregistered, Beer tent, and some favorable weather forecast. Reset your clocks and come out and cheer or jeer. Flyer with schedule of events.

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