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Free beer, Olympic talent, and a high “stupidity factor”

A scene from last year’s SSCXWC.(Photo: PJB Photo/Flickr) If you’re trying to decide what to do on Sunday, you might want to roll over to Portland International Raceway to partake in a special edition of the Cross Crusade. In addition to the typical Crusade craziness, this weekend is also the second annual SSCXWC — the … Read more


Events will re-visit ghosts of freeways past

This defunct freeway ramp serves as a reminder of Portland’s freeway-fighting past.(Photo: John Russell) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–philosopher George Santayana Much of the why Portland is a city where bikes, pedestrians, and transit can flourish, is because we have taken a stand against freeways. Two events coming up … Read more


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Palin wannabees and Team Tron; slideshow from a costumed Crusade weekend

Team Tron (complete with discs) sought to eliminate any riders without costumes. – Slideshow Below – (Photos by Jose Sandoval) Last weekend, the Cross Crusade race series held their annual Halloween weekend. For two days, Crusaders raced and romped around the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria fueled by beer and a hunger for fun that … Read more


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Crusaders head north for double the fun

This weekend’s Cross Crusade event will be all about beer, costumes, and…oh yeah, bike racing.(Photo J. Maus) This weekend, scores of Portlanders will head north for the annual Halloween-edition of the Cross Crusade. Held once again at the Clatsop Country Fairgrounds (in Astoria), this year organizers have planned the first-ever double weeekend of racing. … Read more