I often feel like we should talk a lot more about Portland’s bike racing scene and the people who make it tick. After all, our region has a dynamic community of people who love competitive cycling in all its forms. At this point in the season, many of those folks are switching gears from road … Read more
Cool (and free!) event coming tomorrow (1/3) night at Upper Echelon Fitness (1420 NW 17th Ave, #388). See details below: Northwest Natives Tyler Farrar and Jacob Rathe talk professional cycling and more at a presentation at Upper Echelon on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013. PORTLAND, ORE – Upper Echelon welcomes back Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda professional cyclists Tyler Farrar … Read more
Jacob Rathe(Photo: Pat Malach/Oregon Cycling Action) Remember Jacob Rathe? He’s the local bike racer we caught up with three years ago (when he was just 17) prior to racing in the Junior World Championships in South Africa for Team USA. Rathe, now 20, has moved far beyond the Junior ranks. One day after taking a … Read more
Jacob Rathe(Photo: Pat Malach) Local racing standout Jacob Rathe has picked up an impressive stage win at the Rutas de America race in Uruguay. Rathe, 20, won the 143km stage in a time of 2:55:26. Pat Malach of Oregon Cycling Action says Rathe’s win at Rutas de America came against some of the top U23 … Read more
Local racer Jacob Rathe has his eyes on a top finish in Moscow next month. 18-year old Portland resident Jacob Rathe has been selected by USA Cycling to be of four junior road racers that will represent the United States at the upcoming Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia. For Rathe, a recent graduate of … Read more
Jacob Rathe in his Team USA gear.(Photos © J. Maus) 17 year-old Jacob Rathe will have a lot to tell his Lincoln High School classmates when he returns to school for his Senior year this fall. On Monday, he’ll board a plane to Cape Town, South Africa where he’ll compete in the UCI Juniors World … Read more