Dirty Kanza organisers consider name change

Past winner Alison Tetrick rode alone for much of day, and almost all of it as second female on the gravel.
Past Dirty Kanza winner Alison Tetrick rode alone for much of day in 2019 (Image credit: Wil Matthews)

The organisers of the Dirty Kanza gravel race have announced that they are considering a name change for the event.

The announcement follows the dismissal of race founder Jim Cummins from the organisation over a social media post in which he claimed the shooting of Rayshard Brooks by police in Atlanta last week was "justified." 

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