Kansas Cyclist - Kansas Bicycle Guide and Reference

Kansas Bicycle Racing

Kansas is home to all types of bicycle racing, including road racing, circuit racing, time trials, stage racing, criteriums, cyclocross, mountain bike races, triathlons, duathlons, and much more.

The Kansas Cycling Association (KCA) is the organization responsible for administering all USACycling (USAC) races and state championship events in the state of Kansas, and sanctioning all road, track, mountain bike and cyclocross events. The KCA also maintains the official Kansas Race Schedule.

A good source for Kansas bike racing news is LocalCycling.com.

For bicycle racing in neighboring states, check out:

• Arkansas: Arkansas Bicycle Coalition
• Colorado: Colorado Road Association, Colorado Velodrome Association
• Iowa: CyclingUpdate.com, Iowa Bicycle Racing Association,
• Missouri: Missouri Bicycle Racing Association, Race Schedule
• Oklahoma: Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma
• Nebraska: Nebraska Cycling Association, Nebraska Cycling News

Some Annual Kansas Bicycle Races:

	Cruise the Blues 08-30-2008 Cruise the Blues is a mountain bike festival taking place at Palen Family Farms located east of Tipton in North Central Kansas, and featuring 13 miles of trails winding through the creeks, pastures, native grass, and croplands on the farm.
	Dirty Kanza 05-31-2008 The ultimate gravel grinder, the Dirty Kanza is an extremely challenging ultra-distance bicycling marathon event, starting and ending in Emporia, Kansas and covering 200 miles of blacktop, gravel, and dirt roads through the scenic Flint Hills.
	Kansas City Cyclocross National Championships 12-11-2008 The best racers in American cyclocross fight for the right to wear the stars and stripes jersey at the annual U.S. National Cyclocross Championships at Wyandotte County Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
	Kansas Fat Tire Festival The Kansas Fat Tire Festival is a two-day mountain bike event at Lake Wilson, on some of the most picturesque bike trails in Kansas.
	Ride with the Devil Clinton Lake State Park, Lawrence, KS - Part of the Midwest Fat Tire Series of mountain bike races.
	Sprint de Robinson Enjoy the rolling beauty of Northeastern Kansas in this annual race starting and ending in Robinson, Kansas. Sprint de Robinson offers both a road race and a mountain bike race.
	Tour de Lizard 10-26-2008 The Tour de Lizard Fat Tire Classic is an annual off-road mountain bike race taking place at Camp Horizon in Arkansas City, Kansas.

Kansas Bicycle Racing Teams:

	Free State Racing The Free State Racing Team is a USCF-registered club based in Lawrence that competes at a high level in racing in the Midwest, as well as promoting amateur bicycle racing in Kansas.
	GP Velotek A bicycle racing team is comprised of youth, junior and senior riders who are growing the sport and their individual abilities while having fun in a supportive environment.
	Kansas State University Cycling The KSU Cycling Team is made up of cyclists ranging from beginners to licensed competitive racers, and competes against other universities and colleges within the North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference.
	Kansas University Cycling A cycling team for both graduate and undergraduate students, supporting both competitive and recreational road, mountain, and cyclocross riders.
	Slimen und Grossen Team members race actively in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, as well as taking part in USCF National Championship and UCI World Masters Championship events.