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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.
Portland cycling leaders at front of transgender cycling fight
Anti-transgender legislation proposed in many states across the country has spurred local cycling leaders to step up, speak out, and fight back. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 31 states are currently considering bills that would limit health care to transgender youth and/or prevent transgender youth from playing sports. Arkansas is one of … Read more
OBRA sees light at end of Covid-induced racing blackout
If all goes according to plan there will be robust cyclocross season this year. That was just part of the good news shared by Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) Executive Director Chuck Kenlan in a letter to members on Monday. It has been a roller-coaster of a year for OBRA, Oregon’s sanctioning body for bike … Read more
Alpenrose Velodrome and event site is permanently closed
The beloved racing event site at Alpenrose Dairy is now permanently closed.
Honsinger impresses with 2nd place European World Cup finish
Portland local Clara Honsinger continued her ascension into the top ranks of cyclocross with a second place finish at the UCI World Cup in Namur, Belgium on Sunday. Honsinger (Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com) stormed through the field and set her sights on a podium finish about half-way through the grueling, one-hour race. On the third lap, … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association will allow e-bike events in 2021
It’s been one year and one day since Portland hosted its last sanctioned, competitive cycling event. In many ways, 2020 was a lost season for local racers, but 2021 will look a lot different — not only because we are likely to emerge from the Covid cocoon, but because electric bikes will be welcomed into … Read more
Oregon’s first sanctioned bike race since March will happen this weekend
It’s been 116 days since the last officially sanctioned bicycle race happened in Oregon. The coronavirus crisis forced the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) to cancel all races on March 12th. What was expected to be a four week hiatus turned into nearly four months. Dozens of events have been cancelled statewide, resulting in a … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association wants to increase participation of Black riders
The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, our state’s official sanctioning body for competitive cycling, knows it isn’t doing enough to support participation of Black, Indigenous and people of color. And they’ve taken a first step to do something about it. In a statement shared with the group’s 4,500 members yesterday, OBRA Board of Director members Stacy … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association will make promoters prove events are virus-safe
“This won’t be an off-the-cuff approach. This is serious business and we’re taking it seriously.”— Mike Ripley, Mudslinger Events
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