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Two years ago Cycle Oregon announced their usual slate of fully-catered rides, only to cancel them three months later as the reality of Covid sunk in.
In a video released at 10:00 am this morning they once again revealed details of their four signature rides. “We miss you. We are so excited to ride again. We’re back. We’re better. We’re stronger,” said Executive Director Steve Schulz, “After the last couple years to actually be standing here and saying we’re going, we’re back, we’re ready to roll is an amazing thing.”
For an organization whose stock-in-trade is large social gatherings that have a reputation for being a tad overcrowded, the onset of a virus that thrives in those conditions was a major challenge. So even though the route announcement wasn’t made at a big party like usual, the optimism from Cycle Oregon is a comforting sign that 2022 will be a “back to normal” type of riding season.
Here are the details on Cycle Oregon’s four offerings:
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Gravel – May 20-22 in Toledo
Ride options:
Day 1 Main: 39.6 miles (66% gravel) | 3,155 feet of elevation gain
Day 1 Main with Option: 57.6 miles (63% gravel) | 5,500 feet of elevation gain
Day 2: 50.9 miles (59% gravel) | 2,950 feet of elevation gain
Cost $350 – Registration is limited to 500 participants
Joyride – June 25 in Independence
Ride options:
Short: 17.8 miles (160 ft. of climbing); Medium: 39.9 miles (980 ft. of climbing); Medium w/ gravel option: 36.3 miles (6 miles of gravel and 1,013 ft of climbing); Long: 63.6 miles (2,113 ft. of climbing); Long w/ gravel option: 63.0 miles (6.9 miles of gravel and 2,081 ft. of climbing).
Cost: $100 – Registration is limited to 1000 participants
Weekender – July 22 to 24 in Corvallis (on Oregon State University campus)
Ride options:
Day One: 12.3 // 38.2 // 70.9 miles
Day Two: 10.9 // 38.3 // 66.6 miles
Adults $350
Youth 7-17 $150
Youth 6 and under Free
Registration is limited to 1500 participants
Classic – September 10-17
Mileage: 272-443 miles
Climbing: 15,282-35,245 feet
Cost: $1,250
Registration is limited to 1500 participants
Check out CycleOregon.com to sign up and get all the details.
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Best news of the day! Made me smile to read this!!
To each his own. Mob scene bicycle riding has never appealed to me, but if you like it, who am I to criticize.
I’ve done many Cycle Oregon’s and I wouldn’t call it a “mob scene”. Yes there are some places where folks can stack up (like at porta-potties, rest stops and meal lines), but that’s to be expected. They do such a great job handling the numbers that it’s easy to avoid crowds. And out on the road it’s very spread out. Also, I didn’t mention it, but they are reducing the number of riders at each event this year to make it even more spread out.
Interesting comment.
does anyone know how to see a map of the routes? The graphics they have are super abstract.