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
An outdoor movie in the forest sounds about right.
Our photo gallery from the racing action at Sunday’s Stumptown Criterium in downtown Portland.
Racers zoom around NW 8th and Flanders. (As seen from 10th floor roof of North Park Lofts.)(Photo © J. Maus/iPhone) The Park Blocks were packed tonight for the Twilight Criterium. From the race course to the VIP area, from the beer garden to the handmade bike expo in the infield — spectators turned out in … Read more
Last year’s action.(File photo) Bus mall construction has forced Portland’s premiere professional bike race to a new location. After five years of being held at the South Park Blocks (with a start/finish line in front of the Portland Art Museum), The Health Net Twilight Criterium will move to the North Park Blocks this year. The … Read more
Criteriums (“crits”) consist of short laps where strategy is key and the sprinting is fierce. Riders not only compete for the final victory, but they also race for money and prizes on random laps within the race called primes (say “preems”). Two big criterium races are happening this weekend in and around Portland. First up … Read more
Is Portland a UCI World Championships city?
Big time crit racing returns to the North Park Blocks on Sunday.(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. If you’re looking to escape the heat this weekend, I’d recommend heading for local rivers and fountains. One great local place … Read more
Molly Cameron, shown here racing in 2010, is a fixture on the local cyclocross scene. In addition to being an elite-level racer, she also owns Portland Bicycle Studio.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
What are you doing tomorrow night? Why not hang out in a park and watch a bike race!?(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) This weekend (starting tomorrow actually) will be yet another one full of fun for bike lovers in Portland. From big-time bike racing downtown; to live bands, beer and bikes at an outdoor festival; to … Read more
Well known local rider, bike advocate, and lawyer Mark Ginsberg collided with a MAX train while crossing E. Burnside in January 2011.(Photo © J. Maus) The intersection of E Burnside, 97th Ave, and the I-205 multi-use path seems to have a worse safety record than I first realized. It’s more dangerous than I realized when … Read more
A new road racing series set to debut in April will take place in Portland’s famous International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park. The Rose Garden Circuit Race is the latest event organized by Giro Events, the same crew behind last summer’s inaugural Giro di Portland. Steven Beardsley of Giro Events says it’s been a … Read more