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River City Bicycles & Team Rose City present: The 5th Annual Eric Kautzky Memorial Track Race Date: May 8, 2010 at Alpenrose Velodrome. (map) 9:00 AM – 10:00AM Warm-up and Registration 10:00 AM – Kiddie Kilo! Racing Begins! Canceled in the event of rain. Contact: Darell Provencher; 503-657-0568; darellp(at)easystreet(dot)net More info: http://www.obra.org/track/flyers/2010/eric_kautzky_track_race.html
[Editor’s note: This guest article was written by Pat Malach, editor of www.OregonCyclingAction.com, a blog covering competitive cycling in and around Northwest Oregon. Malach kindly agreed to help us get the word out about opportunities to race and learn in the Portland area for seasoned racers and novices alike. And there are a lot of … Read more
Scene from a Cross Crusade race at Horning’s Hideout in 2007(Photos © J. Maus) Two of the year’s most challenging rides are slated for this weekend: the infamously, absurdly hilly De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia (a.k.a. the Tour of Flanders) on Saturday and the Horning’s Hustle mountain bike circuit race on Sunday. Many participants will … Read more
Steve Brown sees a new opportunity to build a velodrome in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) Remember Steve Brown? He’s the independent businessman-turned-advocate who has spent the last two years trying to get a new velodrome built in Portland. After taking his vision for a velodrome public in December of 2006, Brown admirably worked his idea … Read more
VeloNews has the story: The Oregon Pro Cycling Classic will be a little late getting to the start line — the 500-mile, seven-day race is being postponed to 2010 after organizers were unable to secure a title sponsor and the necessary money to run the event this year. The National Racing Calendar event had been … Read more
Dave Aldersebaes accepts his “Off-the-Back” award from OBRA Exec. Director Kenji Sugahara.(Photo: Tom Hartkop) Members and leaders of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) had a lot to be happy about in 2008. Year-end stats from OBRA officials show that there were 3900 licensed riders at the end of the year — a 13% increase … Read more
ContributorJessica Roberts(Photo © J. Maus) This article was written by contributing writer Jessica Roberts. Jessica is a bicycle planning professional with Alta Planning+Design and she previously shared her thoughts on the notorious Broadway/Williams intersection. Below, she strikes a completely different tone with the first in a series of interviews where she’ll sit down and chat … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project