From road racing to mountain biking and everything in between, browse the headlines below for coverage of Portland’s competitive racing scene.
Young U.S. racers perform turning drills in Forest Grove at the 2010 camp.(Photos: Jim Anderson) Beginning this Sunday (7/24), Pacific University in Forest Grove will host a camp for some of the nation’s top young road racers. It’s one of eleven USA Cycling Regional Development Camps that are held across the nation with the goal … Read more
Track action on tap at Alpenrose all weekend.(Photos © J. Maus) If you’re anywhere near Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland today, you won’t want to miss a rare opportunity to see former and (perhaps) future Olympic track racers. The Battle on the Bricks Roller Races is a preview event for this weekend’s Alpenrose Velodrome … Read more
OBRA volunteer Stewart Campbell helped pressure wash Alpenrose Velodrome.(Photos: David Boerner) The word is in from Alpenrose Velodrome Director Mike Murray: track racing will start this week at the popular track nestled in Portland’s southwest hills (weather permitting, of course). The announcement comes after a week and a half of weeding, scraping, patching, sanding, and … Read more
Leia Tyrrell.(Photo © Pat Malach/Oregon Cycling Action) Oregon’s bike racing community is rallying around one of its rising stars, who sustained a serious injury following a crash at a race earlier this month. 21-year old Portland native Leia Tyrrell is recovering from a severe brain injury at her parent’s home in Sellwood after crashing during … Read more
Jacob Rathe(Photo: Pat Malach) Local racing standout Jacob Rathe has picked up an impressive stage win at the Rutas de America race in Uruguay. Rathe, 20, won the 143km stage in a time of 2:55:26. Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action says Rathe’s win at Rutas de America came against some of the top U23 … Read more
Photographer James Mason as a young boy in Beaverton in 1953.– See his photos below – (All images © James Mason) A few months ago, a man named James Mason popped up on the always interesting OBRA email list. He shared a link to photographs of bicycle racing in Portland he took back in the … Read more
Sue Butler(Photo: SueButlerRides.com) Later this month, 39-year old Portland bike racer Sue Butler is headed to St. Wendel Germany where she’ll represent Team USA at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships. To help get her there, a fundraiser has been planned for Tuesday night at Hopworks Urban Brewery (2944 SE Powell). Hopworks will donate $1 of … Read more
A class gets down to work at Upper Echelon Fitness in Northwest.(Photo: Russell Cree) Bike racing is a big deal in Portland. This time of year, many of the folks you see biking around town aren’t headed to the store or to work, they’re putting in base miles and doing intervals — all with an … Read more
[This article was written by Kelly Dodd. It first appeared in the June 2010 issue of Jan Heine’s Bicycle Quarterly magazine and is being published here with the author’s permission. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to share this historical account of a Portland bicycling pioneer, devoted advocate, and legendary bike racer.] Frans Pauwels … Read more
Portland resident and River City Bicycles employee Wendy Williams celebrated a hard-fought victory at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Bend yesterday. BikePortland contributing photographer David Haines was there and snapped this podium shot… Wendy Williams, Masters women 40-44 National Cyclocross Champion.(Photos: David Haines)
Fans cheer a rider during the 2007 USGP stop in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) The Greenware® U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross returns to Portland International Raceway Saturday and Sunday for the Stanley Portland Cup, the fourth and final round of the four-weekend, eight-race national series that started in September. Since 2004, the USGP has featured … Read more
A national cyclocross race series stops in Portland this weekend.(Photo © J. Maus) For the next two weekends, the attention of cyclocross fans across America will be on Oregon. This weekend is the Stanley Portland Cup, the fourth and final stop of the United States Gran Prix of Cyclocross. Next weekend, the action moves to … Read more