In addition to the HRRC elite team, three area grass roots teams will be sponsored by BikeSource for the 2006 season.

KCBIKE.com Teams
"BikeSource believes so strongly in it relationship with the cycling community that it is sponsoring the 80+ person KCOI team in 2006. BikeSource sees this as a way to give back to those that give so much through their grass roots efforts.  BikeSource is very excited about the partnership it has formed with KCOI." Check out KCOI's team page here.
 
BikeSource Mountain Bike Team:
"BikeSource has also committed to the sponsorship of an 11 person mountain bike team that was assembled from a  diverse group of people who know the value of having good sponsors and a bike store committed to all things cycling." Read further for the team roster:

Title sponsor BikeSource's Mark Neace sends the newsdesk information on the  2006 Heartland Sports Promotion races. The schedule includes 4 XC races and 4 Endurance events throughout the year..
 
Dirt Lovin' Good Times Tour (Endurance Events)
March 18 (Saturday) Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6
May 20 (Saturday) Dirty Kanza (200 miler)
August 19 (Saturday) TBD
September 2006 (Saturday) 6th Annual Rapture in Misery 6/12
 
Heartland Mountain Bike Championships (XC Race Series)
March 5 (Sunday) TBD
April 9 (Sunday) Crank-N-Cruise
April 22 (Sunday) Crocodile Rock
June 4 (Sunday) TBD

For ALL the details, visit: www.heartlandrace.com

The year of 2005 has, for my family and I, been one in which we have become closer than ever before. My wife and I have finally found something, cycling, in which we all are interested in, and make it a vehicle by which we can take on our share of responsibility to impact positive change in our community. I feel good about that, because I think that is a responsibility of a father, as head of the family. It’s like I have taken another step towards being a more complete husband and father. It feels good to know that you are handling your responsibilities, don’t you agree?