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Written by Marcus Ward
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Sunday, 06 December 2009 |
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The Dirty Kanza 200 - 2010:
SPONSORED BY:
Greetings from Jim and Joel, your Co-Promoters for The Dirty Kanza 200. All of us here at Heartland Sports Promotions are hard at work and confident that 2010 will prove to be a banner year for DK. Our Vision... that The Dirty Kanza 200 will become North America's premier annual ultra-endurance gravel road cycling challenge. Our Mission... that each of our DK participants will have a truly life-enriching cycling experience. Exciting things are happening. Keep reading... we share the "Huge News" at the end of this message. But first, here are some event details that should help you in your planning for the 2010 running of The Dirty Kanza 200.
Race Date:
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
(Sign-In and Packet Pick-Up, Friday, June 4th, 2010.)
Registration:
Will open Sunday, January 10, 2010, and will once again be conducted online at BikeReg.com
Field Limit:
For 2010, we will expand our field limit to 150 participants.
Note... Last year's limit of 100 participants was filled in just four days of registration. Mark you calendars now for January 10th. Don't wait too long, if you plan to race in 2010.
Classes:
Open Men
Open Women
Single Speed
Masters Men (50+) This class is new for 2010.
"Auxilary Events":
We are woking with The Emporia (KS) Convention and Visitors Bureau to create numerous activities for your support crew members and family members to enjoy throughout the weekend. So bring your spouse, significant other, kids, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. More information on these activities will be coming in the next few weeks and months.
Dirty Kanza Blog:
Joel and his lovely wife Michelle are hard at work making significant upgrades to our blog site. It is a little "rough" right now. However, in the next week (or so) you should see huge changes. Go ahead and bookmark it now. (http://www.dirtykanza200.com/) Check it regularly. And please provide your comments and suggestions on how we can continue to improve the site.
Dirty Kanza 200 Video:
This video was produced by the folks at IM Design Group, in Emporia, Kansas. We think they did a fantastic job.
And now for the Huge News... drum roll please...
Salsa Cycles has come on board and will be the "Premier Sponsor" for the 2010 running of The Dirty Kanza 200. Joel and I are both absolutely giddy with excitement over this development. When we very first began discussing plans for 2010, one of our primary objectives was to identify a company within the cycling industry with which we could create a long-term partnership. Salsa Cycles was the first company we thought of, and throughout all of our planning discussions remaind at the top of a very short list of candidates. Due to their company philosophy, their fantastic products and their great people, Salsa Cycles is the PERFECT sponsor for The Dirty Kanza 200. Salsa has stepped up to the plate in a major way. The winner of each of our four classes (Open Men, Open Women, Single-Speed and Masters Men) will receive a complete 3-piece "Salsa Upgrade Kit", which will include that rider's choice of a Salsa Stem, Salsa Handlebar and Salsa Skewer Set. In addition, one lucky participant will go home with a brand new Salsa Fargo Frameset. Salsa's support of The Dirty Kanza 200 goes even further, including water bottles, hats and T-Shirts. You can check out all of their great products here... www.salsacycles.com While you are there, drop them an email and let them know how much you appreciate their support of The Dirty Kanza 200.
More Sponsor News/Prize News:
All of us here at Heartland Sports Promotions are proud to announce the newest member to our family of Dirty Kanza 200 Sponsors. Swiftwick International, maker of fine technical fabric clothing items has graciously agreed to support The Dirty Kanza 200. You can check out all of the great Swiftwick products for yourself here... www.swiftwick.com
The 2nd Place Finisher in each of our four race classifications will receive a Swiftwick Prize Pack, which will include an assortment of some of their finest activewear garments. "Bummer," you say? Don't think you have what it takes to grab 2nd place? Don't despair. Grant Castle of Swiftwick will be a participant again this year at DK. Rumor has it he will have additional Swiftwick product to throw out to the masses at our registration / pre-race feed. Sit up straight, and reach your hand up high... you just might be able to snag a pair of the finest socks on the market as they go wizzing by.
Thank you, Grant, for your generous support. The entire HSP team looks forward to seeing you in Emporia, Kansas on June 5th, 2010.
That's it for now. More details will follow soon. Until then, stay safe, train hard... and Get Your Gravel On. We look forward to seeing each of you in Emporia, Kansas the first weekend in June.
Sincerely,
Jim Cummins and Joel Dyke
Co-Promoters, The Dirty Kanza 200
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 June 2010 )
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