Cyclocross is here! Race and cheer at these three great local race series
Portland’s ‘cross season is legendary. Make this the year you learn why.
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From road racing to mountain biking and everything in between, browse the headlines below for coverage of Portland’s competitive racing scene.
The beauty of bike racing on full display, every Monday at PIR (Photo Gallery)
The fact that cars usually dominate the track, makes it all the more sweeter to watch human-powered racing machines fly over the roads.
Three Portlanders earn top spots at US Cyclocross Championships
Portland continues to put its stamp on cyclocross and makes history in the process.
A memorable night at Portland Trophy Cup cyclocross race (Photo Gallery)
The Portland Trophy Cup cyclocross race series is always a special event. It’s held at a venue so close to where many folks live (Portland International Raceway, just north of downtown Kenton), that it draws just as many spectators as racers. That gives it more of a community hang-out vibe than most other races. And … Read more
Oregonians mourn death of racing fan and announcer Luciano Bailey
“This cycling community meant the world to him and he meant the world to us.” – Mielle Blomberg “Sometimes someone is such a big part of a community that they become a symbol of that community.” That’s how River City Bicycles owner Dave Guettler described Luciano Bailey for a GoFundMe campaign earlier this year after … Read more
Photo Gallery: Het Meer Cyclocross Race
Just popping in real quick on this Labor Day holiday to show you some of the hard work of local bike racers… The cyclocross season blasted off Sunday with a full menu of races at Het Meer, part of the Harvest CX series put on by Zone 5 Promotions. Riders from all over the region … Read more
Curious about cyclocross? This is the event for you
Believe it or not, ‘cross is coming. The sport Portland helped popularize in America is just around the corner with the first big local race (Het Meer at Vancouver Lake just over the Washington border) is set for September 4th. That’s just 11 days away! There’s a reason ‘cross is so big around these parts: … Read more
There’s more than racing at Saturday’s Portland Criterium
If my post about it earlier this month didn’t make it clear: Saturday’s Portland Criterium is a huge deal. It marks the first major bike race downtown in eight years and it shows that Portland’s elected officials have finally come back around to the idea that cycling can be a powerful tool not only for … Read more
Racers brave technical course at OBRA Criterium Championships (Video)
Signs of a resurgence in Oregon bike racing are easy to spot these days — a far cry from recent years when the Covid pandemic nearly wiped it out. We got a taste of the action when the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association hosted the 2022 Criterium Championships on the University of Portland campus in north … Read more
Bike racing will return to downtown Portland, thanks to Mayor Wheeler
For the first time in nearly a decade, a major bike race is coming to downtown Portland — and we have the mayor’s office to thank for it. The Portland Criterium is set for August 20th and organizers say they are being welcomed with open arms by City Hall and Mayor Ted Wheeler. “I look … Read more
Video: Speed and summer vibes at weekly street sprints on N Williams Ave
It’s summer, the nights are beautiful, and you live in a house full of messengers with a porch and yard that looks out onto a main street with a 10-foot wide bike lane. What do you do? You throw a weekly cash sprint series and invite as many people as you can. That’s what denizens … Read more
Photo Gallery: UCI Cyclocross World Championships
(Photos: Mark Boling)