Dear Readers,

Eight hundred cyclists took off from the Colorado border this weekend on the 30th Bike Across Kansas. Forty riders are from Douglas County, including me.

In song, they call the wind Mariah, but out here, what they’re calling it can’t be repeated in a family newspaper. Headwinds and crosswinds are around 20 mph.

“The wind was in my face the whole time,” commented Allen Levine, a former Lawrence city commissioner on the ride.

The riders are staying overnight in Oakley. Today is the longest ride of the trip: 74 miles to Hill City.

Mike Yoder

Chief Photographer