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 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
Cycle Oregon’s Executive Director Jerry Norquist addressed volunteers and staff last night.(Photos: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) Volunteers and staff gathered in the World Forestry Center over the weekend to toast the past year and look ahead to the 25th annual Cycle Oregon. At the front of everyone’s minds was Mark Bosworth, the Metro employee and Portland resident … Read more
Cycle Oregon just announced that they will charter a bus tomorrow morning full of volunteers from Portland to step up search efforts for Mark Bosworth. Bosworth was volunteering with Cycle Oregon on their week-long ride when he disappeared late Friday night from the town of Riddle. A large search effort headquartered in Roseburg is being … Read more
Mark Bosworth Search and rescue teams and law enforcement officials have set up a command center in the small town of Riddle, Oregon (map) in an effort to find Portland resident Mark Bosworth. Bosworth, a 54 year old father of two who works at Metro as a GIS analyst, has been missing since around 11:00 … Read more
I’ll miss Cycle Oregon this year.(Self portrait) The massive rolling spectacle that is Cycle Oregon embarks on it 24th annual journey this Sunday (9/11). For the first time since the inaugural running in 1988, the seven-day ride will spend multiple days on the beautiful Oregon coast. About 2,200 riders will participate, along with a support … Read more
Scott Bricker leads kids from Cottage Grove in a bike education class as part of Cycle Oregon’s new Cycle Safe program.(Photos courtesy Scott Bricker)
Cycle Oregon announced their 2011 plans in front of about 1,000 people last night.(Photo: Jim Parsons) Cycle Oregon held their route announcement event last night on the Nike Campus out in Beaverton. The big news is that they’re headed to new territory along the Oregon coast for their Week Ride. Their Weekend Ride will be … Read more
Cycle Oregon will announce their 2011 route Tuesday night out in Beaverton with the annual Kickoff Party. See below for details… Cycle Oregon 2011 Kickoff Party: Virgin Territory For its 24th annual week-long tour, Cycle Oregon will feature all-new routes and host towns PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 7, 2011 – Cycle Oregon has been touring … Read more
Cycle Oregon riders riding over a bridge on the Rogue River.(Photo © J. Maus) Cycle Oregon, the marquee bike ride that attacts over 2,000 participants every year, has been named the 2010 Honored Citizen by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon, (AFO) a non-profit organization that “advocates for the enhancement of our built environment, the livability … Read more
Ride poster. Very nice. This year’s Cycle Oregon ride (which will be the 23rd annual), will take place from September 11-18 and it will have a “Round-Up” theme highlighted by a layover in Pendleton during the 100th Anniversary Pendleton Round-Up rodeo. As per usual, the announcement came during a gala event at Nike Headquarters in … Read more
Contact: Tara Corbin Cycle Oregon 503-880-2912 tara@cycleoregon.com Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party: New Routes, New Territory 2010 registration will begin immediately after announcement of all-new routes – and a venture into new places PORTLAND, Ore. – Cycle Oregon, riding a wave of momentum after record-breaking sellouts for both its events in 2009, will reveal new routes … Read more
To all our 2009 Cycle Oregon participants: We want to confirm with sadness that one of our riders, John Aeby, died while on the ride this year. John, who had ridden multiple Cycle Oregons, died peacefully in his sleep of heart disease while we were in Grants Pass. His widow, Clarice, wishes to thank those … Read more