Roxy, a MWCC team member and one of the Trek Women Who Ride winners, will be hosting a woman’s only mountain bike ride on Monday nights starting May 4th. The ride will go through August. It will be beginner friendly and I will always be the last rider. It’s all about learning how to be a […]
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TREK OMAHA / HIGHGEAR GROUP ROAD RIDES
Published by April 6th, 2009 in General Info, Multisport, Omaha and Road. 1395 CommentsTuesday night road rides will be starting out of Highgear Omaha this Tuesday at 6:00. This week there will be only one group going so we’ll ride at a pace the group sets for 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 hours.
In a few weeks we’ll have two groups going; Kevin will lead a fast group 18-19+Â mph […]
Volunteers Needed: Psycowpath Race, May 2
Published by April 3rd, 2009 in Mountain and Omaha. 2775 CommentsHello MWCC,
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Saturday, May 2nd is the Psycowpath race at Swanson Park in Bellevue. Volunteers are needed to run registration, grill food, prepare the course, keep time and tear down. If you can do it, ask a buddy to come out too. There are never too many people when it comes to putting on a race.
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Please […]
I went to Filmstreams last weekend and saw this trailer for Medicine for Melancholy as a coming attraction. It’s got a winning formula in my book. Bikes + Creative Dialogue + Wyatt Cenac.
Check out the trailer.
INDOOR CYCLING AT TREK OMAHA
Published by January 5th, 2009 in General Info, Multisport and Omaha. ClosedToo cold for you outside? Or maybe all those holiday snacks have added a bit to the ‘ole waist line? Then join us each week for our indoor cycling sessions. We have a full library of CTS training videos. Classes are held 3 days a week and are FREE when you bring your own indoor […]
State Champ again
Published by September 12th, 2008 in General Info, Omaha, Race and Road. 3185 CommentsCongrats to Greg Shimonek “SHIM” for getting Gold in last weekends 45+ Road Race.
That’s his Second Gold for the year, also was 35+ State Criterium Champ.
Capital City MTB Challange Postponed
Published by September 12th, 2008 in General Info, Mountain and Omaha. 3182 CommentsCapital City MTB Challenge Postponed
Psycowpath Series
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Friday, 12 September 2008
0, 2008. With many sections of standing water on the course and a forecast calling for even more rain overnight, the decision to postpone was not preferred, but definitely necessary to maintain the integrity of the trails.
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“Even if we have a day without rain […]
http://www.nebraskacyclingnews.com/images/stories/2008/psycowpath/08-ttt-results.pdf
Congrats to all that raced at Tranqulity. Above is a link for the results.
Kent had a great race and fell just short of beating Cam who hasn’t been beat yet in this series , sounds like he wasn’t 100% after his 18th place at Leadville the previous Saturday. Jay was able to hang on and get […]
Omaha Urban MTB Team Enduro
Published by August 19th, 2008 in Adventure Race, Mountain, Omaha and Race. 2424 CommentsFellow mtb enthusiasts:
Thought you might be interested in a friendly (and free) show-and-go organized ride on the Omaha city trails and including loops through two of the finest single track loops in the area - the first Omaha Urban MTB Team Enduro is this Saturday Aug. 23.  The team format and a few Check Points along […]
Omaha City Trails-New Keystone East Connector Trail Public Info Meeting:
Published by July 22nd, 2008 in Advocacy, General Info and Omaha. 3694 CommentsBelow is copy from a public notice that has been circulated from the Omaha Parks, Recreation & Public Property Department.  This looks like an excellent opportunity to show our city planners the support base for continued development of our city trails network. As the notice says, it isn’t a formal presentation - you can swing through anytime between 5:30 […]
What a weekend of fun for MCC members!
Published by June 10th, 2008 in Cross Country, Kansas City, Mountain and Omaha. 1604 CommentsMCC members were out in full force this past weekend enjoying their bikes and having fun participating in mountain, road, and triathlon events. A quick recap with links to the full results can be found below
 Greg “elbows” Shimonek pulled of a double state champion weekend with his ferocious sprinting style taking the gold in both […]
TT Leaderboard
Published by June 3rd, 2008 in General Info, Multisport, Omaha, Race, Road and Tri. 930 Comments Here are your times to try to beat next Tuesday:
Men-
F. Galata:Â 34:31, Average Speed 24.5
Women-
J. Wethor 43:06, Average Speed 19.5
Please keep in mind that you may start the Tuesday night time trial anytime between 6:00pm and 6:30pm
Manawa Cancled! No race Saturday or Sunday
Published by May 30th, 2008 in General Info, Mountain, Omaha and Road. 866 CommentsManawa is cancled and no new date has be announced yet, my guess would be in 2 weeks the week before Ponca.
I will be riding on the road both days. Looking at riding as much as possible.
Saturday I would like to start around 12:30 and meet along 370 between HWY50 and 48th Street. Would like […]
TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHGEAR ROAD RIDE CANCELED 5/27/08
Published by May 27th, 2008 in General Info, Omaha, Road and Tri. 424 CommentsI won’t be riding tonight, too cold and a 50% chance of getting wet.
Going to try and ride the Trek Store Wednesday Night ride
Feel free to meet and ride without me, I’ll be at cycle class.
-Kev
Midwest Cycling Community Team Members will be starting a weekly training time trial starting on June 3rd at 6:00 pm, this is a training race on open roads so you will need to use extreme caution. There is no fee at this point, and the club will be providing timing.Â
The start will be at the entrance to […]
Nebraska State Time Trial Recap
Published by May 20th, 2008 in Omaha, Race, Road and Tri. 363 CommentsCongrats to our Nebraska State Time Trial medalists who survived the “Road to Hell” this past weekend and earned a medal in the process!
1st Noah Burke Junior
1st Lindsey Heim Womens Cat 4
2nd Troy Krause Cat 3Â
2nd Don Raskey Cat 4
 3rd Craig Schmidt Cat 3 35+
Tuesday Night Road Ride from Highgear of Omaha
Published by May 19th, 2008 in General Info, Omaha and Road. 2682 CommentsJust a quick reminder that we have a 6:00 pm ride every Tuesday night form Highgear. There is now 2 groups, one with a average speed of 18+ mph, and is a 43 mile loop.
And a new recreation ride with a 14+ mph average and will very from 25-35 miles.
Both rides will regroup as needed, […]
Robidoux Roundup
Published by May 19th, 2008 in Cross Country, Kansas City, Mountain, Omaha and Race. 222 CommentsMidwest Cycling had a great showing at the 1st Heartland Series XC race in St Joe Sunday. Near perfect temps and a great new course were a great combo for racers from across the Midwest to test there hard work over put in over the winter and spring.
Omahas Midwest Cycling crew had a great day […]
Kent McNeill took a few moments out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about local advocacy efforts that he is involved with in Omaha.
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Why were you out riding with the mayor of Omaha?Â
     We were riding to promote the Mayor’s ride which is our ceremonial kick off to our Metro […]
Adventure Racing Clinic: Intro to Map Reading & Compass Basics
Published by May 13th, 2008 in Adventure Race and Omaha. ClosedHere’s an opportunity to gain some practical insight into map and compass techniques as used in Adventure Racing. This Classroom Clinic will cover very basic skills including:
   -Reading and understanding the map legend
   -Using scale measurements
   -Using grid coordinates
   -Plotting bearings (headings) on a map
We’ll also have several examples of maps and instructions from previous […]
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