If you are familiar with Kansas, you may know the state moto is “Ad Astra Per Aspera.” Depending on how you google it, the Latin means “to the stars through difficulties.” We wanted a race that was awesome and represented Kansas. We felt “The Bad Astra” was a great name for a gravel bike race. “Bad Astra” in Latin means “really cool bike race…” probably.
We will be offering distances of 80 miles (The Bad Astra), 40 miles (The Half Astra), and 20 miles (BA Party Pace).
(All distances are rough estimates. All race distances will be a minimum of the number miles)
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — 80 Miles
Type — Cycling
09:00
$80.00
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — 40 Miles
Type — Cycling
09:00
$55.00
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — 20 Miles
Type — Cycling
09:30
$40.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Ottawa.
Learn more about the host city, Ottawa.
Ottawa is a town in Eastern Kansas, USA which was founded by Baptist missionaries in 1867 on land that had been inhabited by Native Americans of the Ottawa tribe.
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