This weekend, starting Friday night, you can race or watch one of the premier regional events, The Tour of Kansas City. Friday night's criterium is a new event, held in conjunction with a street festival in KCK. Saturday's Cliff Drive Circuit offers the epic "Goose Neck Hill" and the KCOI/Boulevard Party with food and beverage. Sunday is the fast and furious Downtown Overland Park Criterium.

The folks at Bike Shack bring back their popular Time Trial, this time in Buckner.

The great Criterium in Sedalia, Missouri is held in it's Historic Downtown, followed by a challenging road race in Otterville the next day.

And for those of you who can't wait for cyclocross, the first Kansas City clinics starts this month in Shawnee: 'Cross Clinics.

Plus a short drive to St. Louis brings you to the Gateway Cup.