The 2015 KBAR/KBAT season wrapped up with two days of criterium racing at the Cathedral Criteriums in Kansas City, Kansas, on August 15 and 16.
Nigel Vaught put an exclamation point on his season, which showed significant improvement in many areas of racing. He won both days and had a tremendous come-from-behind finish on day one. Vaught was behind by many bike lengths heading into the final corner, but he used his climbing prowess on the uphill finish to take the lead just before the finish line!
Joe Kleidosty earned the title of Kansas criterium champion in Masters 40+ by finishing third in his race and beating out all other Kansas competitors. Kleidosty closed down a threatening gap mid-race and then put in an attack on the back side of the course with 2 laps to go. He was able to hold everyone off until right before the finish line.
Jay Raupp capped off his successful first season with Big D Cycling with a silver medal in his Masters 60+ race. His wife, Kathleen, also had an excellent season, earning the title of KBAR champion in her category. If you are interested in having a great smile, such as one sported by Kathleen, contact our new sponsor, Dental Health by Herre!
Donavon Hottman and Frank Quinlan were consistent and successful in another year of Masters racing. Both contributed in a big way to Big D Cycling securing the title of KBAT Men’s Masters champions for the second year in a row!
The Big D ladies always had a blast when they were racing with each other! Lisa Doane had a great first season with Big D Cycling, earning silver in KBAR!
We came up just a bit short in our sprint for the Keen Wealth Cup, sponsored by our title sponsor Keen Wealth Advisors. We came in a close second to 360 Racing.
Thanks to Dan Ruettimann Photography for these racing images. See more of Dan’s pics from the Sunday, August 16, races here.