Alison Graves picked as new executive director of Cycle Oregon
Big news from Cycle Oregon: They’ve hired the former executive director of the Community Cycling Center to lead them into a new era.
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BikePortland is an official 2015 Cycle Oregon Media Partner
Since 1988, Cycle Oregon has brought together people who love riding bicycles and people who live in our state’s beautiful rural communities. More than just a ride, Cycle Oregon is a non-profit organization that has doled out millions in grant funds to many worthy projects and causes.
Over the course of this year we’ll bring you original stories, reports on bicycling’s impact around the state, coverage of the Cycle Oregon Weekend and Week rides, and more.
Our Cycle Oregon coverage dates back to 2006. Check out our past stories below.
Cycle Oregon announces three rides for 2014, including new event
Cycle Oregon announced the details of their 26th annual ride in Portland tonight, as well as a brand new, exclusive ride they call CO³.
Cycle Oregon servers slammed, registration headaches ensue
Register! Just not all at once. The servers handling registration for the 2013 Cycle Oregon ride collapsed shortly after people started signing up on Wednesday. Now the organization is still digging out of the snafu and they hope to have everything cleaned up by Monday. Cycle Oregon went to online-only registration in 2012 and people … Read more
Cycle Oregon 2013 route full of eastern Oregon treats
You know an event ride is a big deal when 1,000 people show up — for the route announcement. As per tradition last night at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Cycle Oregon unveiled their 2013 route with a full-blown party, expo, and all the fanfare we’ve come to expect from what many consider “The … Read more
Family to launch ‘Mark Bosworth Fund’ at Cycle Oregon event tonight
See the press release below for information about a new scholarship fund in honor of Mark Bosworth, the Cycle Oregon volunteer who went missing while working at the event in 2011 and has never been found. The fund will be launched at the Cycle Oregon 2013 route announcement event in Beaverton tonight. www.markbosworthfund.org www.FindMark.org Contact: … Read more
Watch the new Cycle Oregon documentary: ‘Beyond the Ride’
Cycle Oregon has just posted a new documentary, Beyond the Ride, that chronicles the history and the power behind their annual week-long ride. The documentary was created by the biking film crew at Path Less Pedaled. Watch the video below and learn how Cycle Oregon is far more than just a bike ride…
Go behind the “SAG” van at Cycle Oregon
Bart Simpson and a shark fin adorntwo SAG vans in Ashland, Oregon.(Photos by Will Vanlue) Last month I spent a week volunteering on Cycle Oregon in one of their SAG vans. I get a lot of questions about what exactly a “SAG” is and what we do to support the ride, so I figured I’d … Read more
Exploring Ashland during the Cycle Oregon layover
Inspired by Cycle Oregon’s visit, the owner of Turtle Time Glass works on a glass bike frame. (Photos: Will Vanlue) [BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue was a volunteer on the Cycle Oregon ride last week. This is his latest dispatch.] Most days on Cycle Oregon riders travel from one community to another, spending just one evening … Read more
ODOT, State Police go extra mile for safety on Cycle Oregon
[BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue is on the Cycle Oregon ride this week. This is his latest dispatch.] Plenty of cones help keep things safe as Cycle Oregon riders roll down Highway 97.(Photos by Will Vanlue) Cycle Oregon’s mission of helping the economies of Oregon’s rural communities keeps the route, for the most part, on quiet … Read more
Bly’s Bikes welcome Cycle Oregon
One of the many bikes rolled out by residents of Bly, Oregon to welcome Cycle Oregon riders. The 25th anniversary of the ride starts today.(Photos by Will Vanlue)
Cycle Oregon announces 2012 routes, grant for coastal trail plan
Riders gather in the Tiger Woods Centerbefore the route announcement.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) This evening a group of roughly 700 people joined Cycle Oregon staff and volunteers at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike campus in Beaverton to hear where the two Cycle Oregon rides are headed in 2012. Everyone was excited to hear this … Read more
Cycle Oregon preps for first online-only registration
Cycle Oregon fans swarm the sign-up table at the 2008 route announcement party.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) One week from today Cycle Oregon will kick off 2012 by unveiling the routes for their week and weekend rides with a big event out at the Nike headquarters in Beaverton. In the past, the route announcement was followed … Read more