The 2026 Katy Flatland Century
Earlier this year, the Northwest Cycling Club discovered significant discrepancies between the financial records presented to the board and the club’s actual finances. Since then, the board has been working to access accounts, verify assets, and review obligations.
With regret, the board has decided to cancel the 2026 Katy Flatlands Century Bike Ride to ensure proper stewardship. We are working to resolve these issues and hope to resume the ride in the future.
Thank you for your understanding, patience, and continued support.
NWCC Board
The Katy Flatland Century is promoted and sponsored by Northwest Cycling Club. It is one of two rides that we organize each year to promote cycling in the greater Houston area. The proceeds from this ride go in various directions, are predominantly cycling related, and are naturally subject to the profitability of the ride.
Boy Scouts in our area use this ride as a major fundraiser. We budget an amount for them each year and if the ride turns out more profitable, we increase the donation to them. The troop has volunteers, scouts and parents, manning our rest stops and start/finish area.
Northwest Cycling Club supports the following organizations for 2025:
- Alkek Velodrome Youth Cycling
- Bike Houston
- Boy Scouts of America
- Boys and Girls Country
- Houston Food Bank
- Royal ISD
- Suzannah Smiles – The SB250
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- Waller Assistance & Restoration Ministries
- Waller County Fair and Rodeo
- Waller County Sherriff Office
- Waller ISD
In addition to the above, NWCC sponsors weekly rides, open to not just club members but all cyclists – new and old – beginner to advanced. On a typical, good-weather day, it is not uncommon to see over 200 cyclists show up for our Saturday rides. Throughout the year, NWCC also organizes cycling educational classes and skills clinics and, of course, a host of other cycling related activities.
So, as you can see, NWCC is all about giving back to the cycling community and for the advancement and education of cycling in general – from local to state and nationwide. It’s the funds from our annual Katy Flatland Century and Bluebonnet Express events that allow us to do these things.
Northwest Cycling Club (NWCC) is a tax exempt Sec 501- 3C organization.
NWCC Donates Ride Profits to These Organizations
NWCC Donation to Scout Troop 219 for Supporting the 2024 Katy Flatland Century
Our donation to Scout Troop 219 for their support of the 2024 Katy Flatland Century. These Scounts supported Rest Stop #2 at Hempstead Middle School. We truly appreciate your participation in making our event a success! - Amy Smith
NWCC Donation to Scout Troop 73 for Supporting the 2024 Katy Flatland Century
Our donation to Scout Troop 73 for their support of the 2024 Katy Flatland Century. These Scounts supported Rest Stops #5, #6, and #7 at Tamarron Elementary School, Wertheimer Middle School and Hugging Elementary, respectively. We truly appreciate your participation in making our event a success! - Amy Smith
NWCC Donation to Scout Troop 230 for Supporting the 2024 Katy Flatland Century
Our donation to Scout Troop 230 for their support of the 2024 Katy Flatland Century. These Scounts supported Rest Stop #4 at Royal Junior High School. We truly appreciate your participation in making our event a success! - Amy Smith
NWCC Donation to Sea Scouts Ship 502 for Supporting the 2024 Katy Flatland Century
Our donation to Sea Scots Ship 502 for their support of the 2024 Katy Flatland Century Presented by Northwest Cycling Club ride!
We truly appreciate your participation in making our event a success! - Troy Ottmer
NWCC Donation to BSA Troop 73 for Supporting 2023 Katy Flatland Century
Our final donation to Boy Scouts for their help at NWCC's 2024 KFC Ride was made last night by VP Amy Smith and Geoff Donnelly. Troop 73 manned three of the six rest stops for the ride and, by all accounts, did it very enthusiastically too. They were rewarded commensurately, and were very enthusiastic about that, too!
Well done, Troop 73!
NWCC Donation to BSA Troop 557 for Supporting 2023 Katy Flatland Century
NWCC VP Amy Smith and President Geoff Donnelly had the pleasure of thanking the young people and their leaders of Scout Troop 557 for their running a rest stop at our KFC ride in July. The $1000 we are donating to them for their efforts will help sustain their activities for a considerable time and they were delighted to receive it!
Well done Troop 557!
NWCC Donation to BSA Troop 567 for Supporting 2023 Katy Flatland Century
NWCC VP Amy Smith and President Geoff Donnelly had the pleasure of thanking the young people and their leaders of Scout Troop 567 for their running a rest stop at our KFC ride in July. The $1000 we are donating to them for their efforts will help sustain their activities for a considerable time.
Bravo Troop 567!
Donation Presentation to Scout Troop 230 for Supporting 2023 Katy Flatland Century
NWCC VP Amy Smith presenting a $1000 donation from NWCC to Troop 230 for their support at Rest Stop #3 at this year's KFC.
NWCC Supports Local Schools
The KFC has taken precedence over everything the club has done for many weeks now, but we still found time to make a presentation to Brandy McWilliams of Waller ISD on Saturday during all the ongoing effort. Brandy is leading the the initiative to support Waller ISD's kids with a Back to School Fair taking place on Saturday July 23. It will help students with "providing backpacks stuffed with supplies (glue sticks, pencils, crayons, folders, composition notebooks, scissors, erasers and more).” NWCC has contributed 10% of their target fundraiser.
Thanks to all of you who support the club, enabling us to carry out this charitable work.
NWCC Supports Local Scout Troop 219
The NWCC donated $1667.00 to Boy Scout Troop 219 for their help with the 2022 Katy Flatland Century (KFC). The scouts and their leaders volunteered their help by manning Rest Stop #1 along the ride.
Thanks to all of you who support the club, enabling us to carry out this charitable work.
NWCC Supports Local Scout Troop 73
The NWCC donated $2500.00 to Boy Scout Troop 73 for their help with the 2022 Katy Flatland Century (KFC). The scouts and their leaders volunteered their help by manning three rest stops (#4, 5, 6) along the ride.
Thanks to all of you who support the club, enabling us to carry out this charitable work.
NWCC Supports Local Scout Troop 567
The NWCC donated $833.33 to Boy Scout Troop 567 for their help with the 2022 Katy Flatland Century (KFC). The scouts and their leaders volunteered their help by manning several rest stops along the ride.
Thanks to all of you who support the club, enabling us to carry out this charitable work.