Cross Crusade opens with a bang at Alpenrose
Big crowds welcomed the 2012 Cross Crusade to Alpenrose yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
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Checking in on the Alpenrose Velodrome renovation project
Castelli will donate $60 dollars to OBRA for every one of these jerseys they sell (price is $100). The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) is just about $5,000 short of meeting their goal for the first phase of a fundraising effort to replace the pock-marked and cracking concrete surfaces on the venerable Alpenrose Velodrome in … Read more
Fundraiser this Friday for Alpenrose Velodrome renovation project
There’s still work to be done and money to be raised.(Photo: Brian List/OBRA) Since a project to renovate the aging surface at Alpenrose Velodrome was announced last month, the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) has seen an outpour of support. Although much of the work to smooth the straightaways is complete, there’s still a big … Read more
Alpenrose Velodrome now has smooth straightaways (photos)
Freshly smoothed straights at Alpenrose Velodrome.(All photos by Brian List/OBRA)
Alpenrose Veldrome project moves forward, donations still needed
A smooth track is all he needs.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)a A major renovation project at the Alpenrose Velodrome is moving forward. On Monday, we shared the news that the concrete surface on the fabled track had gotten so bad that Oregon Bicycle Racing Association officials decided it was time to bite the bullet and replace … Read more
OBRA looks to replace aging concrete at Alpenrose Velodrome
After years of patching and repainting, the time has come to lay new concrete at Alpenrose.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) has launched a fund-raising effort to rebuild a major portion of Alpenrose Velodrome. The 1/6 mile track located on land owned by Alpenrose Dairy in Portland’s southwest hills has become … Read more
Alpenrose Velodrome cleaned up, ready for business
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
Report: Cross Crusade rages at Alpenrose
(This content is sponsored by Cyclepath Bike Shop, authorized Mountain Cycle dealer). Whew! It was a tremendous day of racing out at Alpenrose Dairy. 760 racers braved the day making this the largest cyclocross race ever on U.S. soil. Unlike last year, the rain didn’t start ’till right at the end so the course wasn’t … Read more