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Dirty Kanza

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About Dirty Kanza

Dirty Kanza Promotions was founded in 2006 by Jim Cummins, with the assistance of fellow cycling enthusiast Joel Dyke. At that time, gravel grinding was just beginning to catch the interest of the endurance cycling community. However, Jim had grown up in the Flint Hills of east central Kansas and had been riding gravel for decades. Inspired by some of the early gravel grinder events… and convinced the Flint Hills had the best gravel to be found anywhere in the world, Jim and Joel decided to create Dirty Kanza 200.Initially, these two gravel aficionados had no idea the extent to which this whole gravel grinding thing would grow, nor did they give it any real thought. That wasn’t what motivated them. They both simply felt their lives had been enriched through cycling. And DK200 was their attempt to give back to the cycling community.Since then, the popularity of gravel grinding has exploded and is now the fastest growing genre in the cycling industry. The popularity of DK200 has grown too, from 34 participants in 2006, to an anticipated 3,200 riders in 2019. And while that growth has brought with it a few changes to our format and the way we have to manage certain aspects of the event, one thing has remained constant… DK200 is a grass-roots event, organized and managed by folks who are passionate about cycling, and done so for the primary purpose of providing life-enriching cycling experiences for our event participants.Thank you for your interest in Dirty Kanza®. We hope you will choose to join us in Emporia, Kansas the first weekend after Memorial Day. Should you have any questions about us or our events, we hope you will visit our “Contact Us” page. We look forward to hearing from you. Your friends at Dirty Kanza Jim, LeLan, Kristi and Treva

Recent Activity
  1. planned a gravel ride.

    May 27, 2019

    DKXL

    50:18
    350 mi
    7.0 mph
    9,725 ft
    9,725 ft
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    1. Have 2 sons who are riding in the 350 - weather needs to clear up

      May 29, 2019
  2. and 2 others planned a gravel ride.

    May 27, 2019

    22:51
    202 mi
    8.8 mph
    5,950 ft
    5,950 ft
    , , and 33 others like this.
    1. Wonder what the unpacked is like vs compacted gravel?

      May 31, 2019
  3. planned a gravel ride.

    May 27, 2019

    15:03
    105 mi
    7.0 mph
    2,275 ft
    2,275 ft
    , , and 25 others like this.
  4. planned a gravel ride.

    May 27, 2019

    07:41
    52.2 mi
    6.8 mph
    975 ft
    975 ft
    , , and 9 others like this.
  5. planned a gravel ride.

    May 27, 2019

    03:53
    27.3 mi
    7.0 mph
    400 ft
    425 ft
    , , and 3 others like this.