(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
The weekend is almost here — and so is cyclocross season!
As we slide into September and get ready for Women’s Bike Month (we’ll have special coverage all month — stay tuned for details!), our event calendar isn’t quite as full as usual. It’s probably a mix of being in the shoulder season and the fact that local weather is so hot and smokey.
But it’s also Labor Day Weekend so for many people it’s one of the last chances for a big adventure. If you need some ideas and inspirations, we’ve great suggestions. Check them out below…
Friday, September 1st
Art Ride on the Eastside – 5:30 pm at Eutectic Gallery (1930 NE Oregon)
It’s the first day of Women’s Bike Month and The Street Trust is leading a tour of art galleries on the east side. More info here.
Saturday, September 2nd
GPCM #1 David Douglas
Cross is here and this is the first big race of the year. All categories are offered and this is a series, so it’s time to start counting up your points for that podium finish you promised yourself last season. More info here.
Saturday Casual Ride to Mt. Tabor – 9:00 am at Milwaukie City Hall (10722 SE Main St)
Based out of Milwaukie, these slow and chill rides are being hosted by a local advocate (Todd) to help build community. Route will leave from City Hall and venture up 19th Street Greenway for a morning on Tabor, then return via the 50s. More info here.
Coffee then Camping on the Columbia
Join a group ride from southeast to an out-of-the-way spot on the Columbia. About 20 miles of riding and organizers say there will be “a river crossing or two”. Camping is optional. More info here.
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Sunday, September 3rd
Tour de Lab
A benefit for a local pet hospital Dove Lewis, this ride will tour Portland beer pubs and promises a post-ride feast. Get your dog-themed costumes ready! More info here.
Sauvie Shootout – 9:00 am at Ovation Coffee (941 NW Overton)
This is Portland’s premiere weekly group training ride. Sauvie, West Hills, and lots of speed (that breaks into groups depending on fitness level). More info here.
Tour of Westside Suburbia – 10:00 am at Shute Park in Hillsboro
A 37-mile jaunt led by the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club. Go from the Tualatin Valley to Beaverton, exploring the best bike streets in the process. Expect pace in the 10-13 mph range. More info here.
Did we miss anything? If so, give it a shout out in the comments. And have a great weekend!
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— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org
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Women’s Bike Month is a thing?
Yeah I know right? Sounds strange to me too. But… it is a thing apparently. we’re using it as a springboard to expand our coverage of women and transgender Portlanders.
More details by Monday.
You can’t win. If nobody mentioned Women’s Bike Month people would be angry too.
Zoobomb’s 15th birthday is more or less 9/1/17, celebrate ZBXV at the usual time on the hill, Sunday 9/3.
Wow! Happy birthday ZooBomb!!…
…its getting old enough to reach the minimum age of consent …whom would have thought it would not have killed itself by now. 😉
Is there anywhere where one can ride a cyclocross course without it being in a race? I’m looking at taking cross lessons, but I’d also like to actually practice on a real course without endangering myself and other riders by being an inexperienced rider who doesn’t quite know how to race (cyclocross skills aside)
Hi Dan. Yes! Portland is full of great big parks that are perfect cyclocross playgrounds. Ones currently used by teams and clinic hosts include Overlook in North Portland. Rose City Park in northeast, Mt. Tabor, Pier Park in St. Johns, and many others! The trails at Powell Butte would be great, as would the roads in Forest Park. Have fun and good luck!
I would also suggest checking out Trophy Cup (Tuesday evenings at PIR). They have clinics before the races, and the course is not one that would be hazardous for beginners. You’ll be in a category with other newbies, as well. If you have even a little experience riding on dirt/gravel, you’ll be just fine. In fact, I think a couple people raced TC on Biketown bikes last year. 🙂
Yes…through the public all hours hallway of Big Pink or the Lloyd Center Mall
That sounds perfect! Me and my buds are looking for a ride to do now that CO is cancelled.