Photos from day one of the Gorge Roubaix

Agreed, to a degree. Sure there are three bike shops in HR and only one (small one) I know of in TD, but there are lots of cyclists in The Dalles and the city’s done a pretty good job allocating space for us. I wish the infrastructure in HR was nearly half as good (and drivers more patient, attentive, and accommodating when I take the lane downtown), but I know the real issue is what HR has to work with for budget and space. I bike in both cities quite a bit and generally am treated better by drivers in TD.

BTW if you want a nice road ride (with some climbing) head up State Road in Mosier and take that over to Chenoweth Canyon down into TD (especially on easterlies when you can scream back on the old highway with a tailwind). Unfortunately they chipsealed it but several years back they had asphalted it and the winding descent was a screaming hoot! Great views.

From what I understand Chad does a good job of offering all the local shops the opportunity to help out, but it’s a volunteer gig and not everyone has the resources to step up. Join us for http://tourdehoodride.com!

So, it’s more like a BROubaix?

Gee David what makes you think that? Because you looked at a blog post and didn’t see any photos of them? Seriously. Give me a break. There are several reasons certain photos show up in my posts and others don’t — and it’s never because of some vast conspiracy or bias on my part.

But thanks for the feedback. I just added a shot of a member of the West Coast Women’s Cycling team.