From road racing to mountain biking and everything in between, browse the headlines below for coverage of Portland’s competitive racing scene.
The big US Gran Prix of Cyclocross comes to Portland this weekend and local mechanic Jason Pfeifer wants to be your mechanic. Pfeifer — the man behind SimpleBicycle.com, a service we mentioned back in August — is now offering professional pit mechanic services to anyone who’s competing. Pfeifer has extensive experience wrenching in cyclocross races. … Read more
It was a battle of wills out at Kruger’s Crossing on Sunday.(Photos by David Haines)
As we shared last week, the 2010 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade wrapped up on Sunday with a final showdown at Barton Park in Estacada. Our ace photographer David Haines was there and brought back some great photos of the action. They’re a fitting tribute to another epic Cross Crusade:
Story written by race reporter/photographer Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action. A scene from past Crusade action at Barton Park.(Photo © J. Maus) The world’s most popular participatory cyclocross series winds up its 2010 run Sunday when Cross Crusade #8 invades Barton Park off of Highway 224 east of Clackamas about 20 miles from downtown … Read more
Garmin-Transitions rider Tyler Farrar will be in Portland Sunday.(Photo: Garmin-Transition) Tyler Farrar, one of the fastest professional road racers in the world, will sit down with local journalist Heidi Swift for an interview event in Portland this Sunday. Farrar, a 26 year old native of Wenatchee, Washington, ascended to superstardom with a stellar 2010 campaign … Read more
Cross Crusade #6 Astoria – Chapter 2 from Burk Webb on Vimeo. Local racer and digital media pro Burk Webb is creating quite a following with his cyclocross videos. He has been sharing his work via the OBRA email list each week with the subject line of “(Race name) in convenient video form.”
Not your average ‘cross race.(Photo © David Haines) This past weekend, the Cross Crusade headed to Astoria for a double-header of racing and Halloween fun. I wasn’t able to make it up there this year, but I wanted to share some of the hilarious costumes and scenes from the event. Thanks to photographers Dave Roth … Read more
Racers young… and old gave it a go at Rainier.(Photos © J. Maus)
2010 Cross Crusade flyer.See more below One of the secrets to success of the Cross Crusade is that, no matter how big and awesome the series gets, the folks behind it don’t take themselves too seriously. Case in point is the annual flyer they create (remember the hilarious “Last Supper”-themed image from 2006?). One of … Read more
Massive field sizes were the norm on Sunday.(Photo: Beth Hamon) By all accounts, yesterday’s opening event of the Cross Crusade cyclocross series out at Alpenrose Dairy was an immense success. The number of racers, 1,506, was yet another a single-day participation record (last year 1,438 racers showed up).
Sunset at Alpenrose, courtesy of the Blind Date at the Dairy series. – Slideshow below – (Photos © J. Maus) In case you haven’t noticed, it’s cyclocross season here in Portland. Last weekend local cross lovers got a taste of all the mud and fun to come out at the Battle of Barlow and tonight … Read more
Sunshine, bike racing, and big crowds came together on the North Park Blocks on Friday. – Gallery/Slideshow below –(Photos © J. Maus)