[This article was written by Kelly Dodd. It first appeared in the June 2010 issue of Jan Heine's Bicycle Quarterly magazine and is being published here with the author's permission. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to share this historical account of a Portland bicycling pioneer, devoted advocate, and legendary bike racer.]
Frans [...]

Portland resident and River City Bicycles employee Wendy Williams celebrated a hard-fought victory at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Bend yesterday. BikePortland contributing photographer David Haines was there and snapped this podium shot...

Wendy Williams, Masters women 40-44 National Cyclocross Champion.(Photos: David Haines)

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Fans cheer a rider during the 2007 USGP stop in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)

The Greenware® U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross returns to Portland International Raceway Saturday and Sunday for the Stanley Portland Cup, the fourth and final round of the four-weekend, eight-race national series that started in September.
Since 2004, the USGP has featured the deepest, [...]

A national cyclocross race series stops in Portland this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus)

For the next two weekends, the attention of cyclocross fans across America will be on Oregon.
This weekend is the Stanley Portland Cup, the fourth and final stop of the United States Gran Prix of Cyclocross. Next weekend, the action moves [...]

The big US Gran Prix of Cyclocross comes to Portland this weekend and local mechanic Jason Pfeifer wants to be your mechanic. Pfeifer — the man behind SimpleBicycle.com, a service we mentioned back in August — is now offering professional pit mechanic services to anyone who's competing.
Pfeifer has extensive experience wrenching in cyclocross races. [...]

It was a battle of wills out at Kruger's Crossing on Sunday.(Photos by David Haines)

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As we shared last week, the 2010 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade wrapped up on Sunday with a final showdown at Barton Park in Estacada. Our ace photographer David Haines was there and brought back some great photos of the action. They're a fitting tribute to another epic Cross Crusade:

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Story written by race reporter/photographer Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action.

A scene from past Crusade action at Barton Park.(Photo © J. Maus)

The world's most popular participatory cyclocross series winds up its 2010 run Sunday when Cross Crusade #8 invades Barton Park off of Highway 224 east of Clackamas about 20 miles from downtown Portland.
Recently crowned [...]

Garmin-Transitions rider Tyler Farrar will be in Portland Sunday.(Photo: Garmin-Transition)

Tyler Farrar, one of the fastest professional road racers in the world, will sit down with local journalist Heidi Swift for an interview event in Portland this Sunday.
Farrar, a 26 year old native of Wenatchee, Washington, ascended to superstardom with a stellar 2010 campaign that saw [...]

Cross Crusade #6 Astoria - Chapter 2 from Burk Webb on Vimeo.
Local racer and digital media pro Burk Webb is creating quite a following with his cyclocross videos. He has been sharing his work via the OBRA email list each week with the subject line of "(Race name) in convenient video form."
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Not your average 'cross race.(Photo © David Haines)

This past weekend, the Cross Crusade headed to Astoria for a double-header of racing and Halloween fun. I wasn't able to make it up there this year, but I wanted to share some of the hilarious costumes and scenes from the event.
Thanks to photographers Dave [...]

Racers young...

and old gave it a go at Rainier.(Photos © J. Maus)

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2010 Cross Crusade flyer.See more below

One of the secrets to success of the Cross Crusade is that, no matter how big and awesome the series gets, the folks behind it don't take themselves too seriously. Case in point is the annual flyer they create (remember the hilarious "Last Supper"-themed image from 2006?).
One of [...]

Massive field sizes were the norm on Sunday.(Photo: Beth Hamon)

By all accounts, yesterday's opening event of the Cross Crusade cyclocross series out at Alpenrose Dairy was an immense success. The number of racers, 1,506, was yet another a single-day participation record (last year 1,438 racers showed up).
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Sunset at Alpenrose, courtesy of the Blind Date at the Dairy series. - Slideshow below - (Photos © J. Maus)

In case you haven't noticed, it's cyclocross season here in Portland. Last weekend local cross lovers got a taste of all the mud and fun to come out at the Battle of Barlow and tonight [...]

Sunshine, bike racing, and big crowds came together on the North Park Blocks on Friday. - Gallery/Slideshow below -(Photos © J. Maus)

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Coming soon to Oregon high schools!(Photo © J. Maus)

The Oregon Bicycle Racing Racing Association (OBRA) has announced details of the first-ever High School Cyclocross race series. The new series will consist of five races and will be run under the existing Junior Cyclocross Series, which is in its second year.
OBRA has named seven regional [...]

Jeff Harwood (far left) gets the win and the Street Sprints crown.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland's Pearl District played host to a rare form of bike racing on Saturday evening when local Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling Team held their first annual Street Sprints competition. The format was simple: a three-block, side-by-side (no drafting) sprint between [...]

Floyd Landis at today's opening stage.(Photo: Pat Malach/Oregon Cycling Action)

CyclingNews reports today that embattled professional bike racer Floyd Landis will start the Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend this week. In addition, CyclingNews reports that ABC's Nightline television show will be following him for an upcoming episode. The presence of Landis and ABC news [...]

Rapha Performance Roadwear, whose North American headquarters are in North Portland, has partnered with Focus Bicycles USA to field a professional cyclocross team for the 2010-2011 season. The Rapha-Focus Team will consist of young up-and-coming racers Chris Jones (Auburn, California) and Zach McDonald (Seattle, Washington).
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