Fall sun smiles on crowds at Cross Crusade season opener

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It took all most of the day for a grassy section
to wear down to mud.
(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland)

One of the country’s biggest amateur bike races drew an estimated 1400 participants to the former dairyfields of Southwest Portland Sunday as the Cross Crusade season kicked open.

“If you ride ‘cross, the one you have to go to every year is Crusade,” said Dan Evan, 27, a process engineer from Southeast Portland leaning, shirtless, over the finish line at the Alpenrose Velodrome. “It’s like the big reunion. Every year, everybody comes to Alpenrose.”

Evan said he’d been inspired to start racing cyclocross in 2009 after seeing “some rad videos on the Internet” and competed in 12 or 13 events last year.

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Chrome Shwinn 1980s

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Year: 1980s
Brand: Shwinn
Color:Chrome
Size:58
Photo: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/10128645036_c3157ccd86_b_d.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2013-10-3
Stolen From: Stolen from in front of the Art Institue of Portland. In the pearl across from deschutes brewery.
Neighborhood: Pearl dist
Owner: Slater Herman
OwnerEmail: Slaterh(at sign)yahoo.coma
Reward: $50 + all of my love
Description: Fixed gear conversion. 1980s Chrome Schwinn road frame, red front wheel, silver rear velocity b53, yellow seat, blue chainring, black Handle bars and grips, front break.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Dark Blue Peugeot Monaco 1980″s

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Year: 1980″s
Brand: Peugeot
Model: Monaco
Color:Dark Blue
Size:52′ ish
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/6XJRct6.jpg?1
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-10-4
Stolen From: N Mississipi ave and N Shaver ave
Neighborhood: MIssissippi
Owner: Mara Dolinsky Dolinsky
OwnerEmail: maralikesara( atsign )gmail.com
Description: Dark Blue, Peugeot rainbow stripes, White grip tape on bull horn handles, black brake levers, shimano derailer, yellow brake cables.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black All City Nature Boy

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Brand: All City
Model: Nature Boy
Color:Black
Size:55cm
Serial: M10121319
Photo: http://allcitycycles.com/images/bikes/BK4757.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-10-6
Stolen From: Stolen from the front yard of a friends house in SE
Neighborhood: Mount Scott/Foster Powell Area
Owner: Brian Swarthout
OwnerEmail: BrianSwarthout(AT)gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: 55cm Black All City – Nature Boy
All parts stock except the white All City aluminum pedals
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Purple Cannondale R500 1999

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Year: 1999
Brand: Cannondale
Model: R500
Color:Purple
Serial: IL069602827RD2E52
Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2013-10-2
Stolen From: NE 47th and Killingsworth
Neighborhood: Cully
Owner: Teague Douglas
OwnerEmail: teaguedouglas(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Purple road bike with a split bike seat and drop handle bars. The handle bar tape is slightly unravelling. Back bike rack. Synthetic wine cork in the handle bar stem.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Silver Marin Larkspur approx 2008

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Year: approx 2008
Brand: Marin
Model: Larkspur
Color:Silver
Size:17 inch
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-09-30
Stolen From: SE 41st ave and SE Ellis
Neighborhood: Woodstock
Owner: Raelun Casper
OwnerEmail: zurae232(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: No
Description: bike rack on back, odometer on front, bell
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-84033
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Giant OCR Womens 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Giant
Model: OCR Womens
Color:Black
Size:XSmall
Serial: GP802976
Stolen in Clackamas, OR 97086
Stolen:2013-09-26
Stolen From: Budget rent a car on 10101 SE 82nd Ave, Clackamas. It was on my tan Jeep Liberty that was also stolen with everything I own inside of the Jeep.
Neighborhood: Clackamas
Owner: Alicia Hill
OwnerEmail: aliciaannhill(at sign)hotmail.com
Reward: $400 or more if more of my stuff is found
Description: Bike is XS women’s road bike, black in color with silver writing, armrests on the handlebars and water bottle holder. My pho9ne number is (614)354-2915
Police record with: Clackamas Sherriff Office, Officer Heidi Johnson
Police reference#: 13-30108
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

steel blue slate Giant Sedona 1996

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Year: 1996
Brand: Giant
Model: Sedona
Color:steel blue slate
Size:20
Serial: GP538238
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-10-5
Stolen From: Holladay Park
Neighborhood: Lloyd Center
Owner: Kevin McChesney
OwnerEmail: kevinmcc(at sign)speakeasy.net
Reward: $50
Description: Blue Anti-Gravity front shocks. Very rare.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 13-84019
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

grey, orange trim Novara Big Buzz 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Novara
Model: Big Buzz
Color:grey, orange trim
Size:15inch
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-10-5
Stolen From: Hayden Island (Jantzen beach).
Neighborhood: hayden bay marina
Owner: Ben Chenoweth
OwnerEmail: benoweth(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: The front fork is grey with orange at the ends, there is a rack, two bottle cages, and a monkeyletric light on the front wheel (Many colored LED’s). There are also bar ends on the handle bars.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

white Giant Yukon FX 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Giant
Model: Yukon FX
Color:white
Stolen in Courtenay, OR
Stolen:2013-10-01
Stolen From: 3732 Island Hwy, Courtenay B.C.
Owner: Jesse McColl
OwnerEmail: jesseletz(AT)hotmail.com
Reward: 300
Description: Mountain bike. Like new condition. All stock not personalized. full suspension, disk brakes, 24 speed
Police record with: 2013-12218
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Grey Trek Monona 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Trek
Model: Monona
Color:Grey
Size:19.5
Serial: SWTU019C2793
Photo: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/c7k0trotnpkhkvq/SNC00127.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-10-4
Stolen From: NE 7th and Holladay Building
Neighborhood: Lloyd District
Owner: Jeffrey Meyers
OwnerEmail: meyers2(AT)pdx.edu
Reward: 100
Description: Dark grey, Shimano Bar End shifters, Tektro brake levers, Shimano SPD dual sided pedals, Tubus rack, Gatorskin tires
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1383785
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike