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Free beer, Olympic talent, and a high “stupidity factor”

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

A scene from last year’s SSCXWC.
(Photo: PJB Photo/Flickr)

If you’re trying to decide what to do on Sunday, you might want to roll over to Portland International Raceway to partake in a special edition of the Cross Crusade.

In addition to the typical Crusade craziness, this weekend is also the second annual SSCXWC — the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships. We wrote about the event earlier this week, but we missed a few details.

According to an email update on the event from Cross Crusade ringleader Brad Ross, the SSCXWC will be the last race of the day and the addition of the event means that the, “hilarity and stupidity factor will be ramped even that much higher than a normal Crusade Race (if there even is such a thing).”

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Weekend Open Thread: Riding in the Rain Edition

Bike Move for Ernie

I’ll be helping a friend with a
rainy bike move today.
(Photo © J. Maus)

What are your plans for this rainy weekend?

I’m planning on some quality time at home, catching up on laundry and other projects.

But this morning I’m going to venture out in the rain with my trailer and panniers for a bike move. Emily Wilson, veteran bike movee (hers was the first official Move By Bike event in Portland, and she’s never looked back). You might think that moving someone’s earthly belongings by bike in the rain wouldn’t be a whole lot of fun — but wow, would you ever be wrong.

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