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Event: Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge (7/16 – 7/18)

Event Name: Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Event Dates: July 16, 17, 18, 2010 Location: Alpenrose Velodrome, 6149 SW. Shattuck Event Web Site: www.alpenrosechallenge.com Portland, OR – The 11th Annual Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge will feature elite riders, national and international champions and future world-class Olympians delivering some of the best cycling action in the United States while … Read more


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Velodrome part of leading Memorial Coliseum proposal

Cross section of the MARC (there’s a velodrome in there somewhere. The City of Portland recently ended its call for concepts to redevelop the Memorial Coliseum. There were 80 different concepts received — ranging from a world class bowling arena to “a museum that celebrates the bygone era of the automobile.” Among the concepts, there … Read more


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Can bikes and baseball go together? Velodrome backer hopes so

Steve Brown sees a new opportunity to build a velodrome in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Remember Steve Brown? He’s the independent businessman-turned-advocate who has spent the last two years trying to get a new velodrome built in Portland. After taking his vision for a velodrome public in December of 2006, Brown admirably worked his idea … Read more