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• Sheppard and Pennington Weather the PIR Cross Crusade Storm

  25 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Josh Liberles Temps in the 40s, a steady flow of hard rain and thick mud would deter most outdoor enthusiasts, but it seemed the perfect recipe to attract almost 1,300 cyclocrossers to Portland International Raceway for Cross Crusade race #4. Chris Sheppard (Rocky Mountain Bicycles) once again made mincemeat of the Elite men’s field, [...]

• Trebon, Pennington Leave Their Marks on Cross Crusade #3, Sherwood Park

  17 October 10 • 1 comment

  by Robbie Carver and Josh Liberles Sherwood, Oregon – You never can tell what the weather will be like in Oregon. Participants in last week’s Cross Crusade, for example, waded through a post-deluge muddy slog, while those 1,200 strong who lined up for today’s Crusade in the Sherwood Equestrian Park were more concerned with overheating [...]

• Sheppard, Williams Rule Rainier Cross Crusade #2

  11 October 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Although the race location is actually pronounced “Ray-neer,” anything in Oregon with a name that can be read as a derivative of “rainy” is ominous, particularly on the heels of yesterday’s muddy slog through Heiser Farms. Last year’s Rainier race was a dry, fast edition with the course’s vertical gain the decisive [...]

• Tough Mudder: Cyclocross Without the Bike?

  8 May 10 • 5 comments

  

  by Robbie Carver An interesting New York Times article was published recently about an event called the Tough Mudder being held at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort. What caught my eye initially was the opening header: “Playing with fire, barbed wire, and beer.” Hmm, I thought, sounds like the spectators at my local ‘cross race. [...]

• An Hour in Hell Video Provides a Great Snapshot of Cyclocross

  27 March 10 • 3 comments

  

  Great to see an electronic media class putting their skills and available technology to a worthy, important cause – namely, making a cyclocross video! It shouldn’t be surprising that this well-done synopsis of the sport comes for the ‘cross hotbed of Oregon, with plenty of Cross Crusades footage as well as the elements of the “sideline [...]

• Nats’ Clydesdale Championships Details Released

  24 November 09 • 2 comments

  You heard about the Clydesdale Cyclocross Championships here first. Now we’ve got more details here for you non-climbers or super-tall folks looking to add another race or party at the National Championships in Bend. Portland, Oregon – The Knights of the Cross Crusade have spoken, therefore let it be known that on the second Saturday [...]

• Cyclocross Diaries #7 – Oregon Mud

  22 November 09 • 1 comment

  Racers and spectators were rewarded with a great race thanks to wet terrain and a challenging course, not to mention a battle between Molly Cameron and the Kona Duo, at Barton Park Cyclocross, the location for the season’s final edition of the Cyclocross Diaries. This is cyclocross video diary #7 of the series, produced by [...]

• Babcock & Van Meter Take Cross Crusade Finale, UPDATED: Photos

  16 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Stephanie Chase and Josh Liberles ESTACADA, OR – The Cross Crusade series all came down to the last race for the men, and it was a throwdown right down to the finish line. Sean Babcock vs. Molly Cameron, winner take all! Cameron (Portland Bicycle Studio) led Babcock (Team S&M) going into the finale by [...]

• Racing in the Thunderdome – Cyclocross Diaries #6

  12 November 09 • 0 comment

  Mud, costumes and Thunderdome? Action, racing and otherwise, from the latest Cross Crusade and the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships. This is cyclocross video diary #6 of the series, produced by our friends at Wend Magazine. #5 is here.

• Costumes, Camping and Cyclocross – Cross Crusade Video Diary #5

  11 November 09 • 1 comment

  Costumes, camping, cyclocross combined with some mud. No, it’s not last weekend’s SSCXWC, but the Cross Crusade’s Halloween racing at Astoria. This is cyclocross video diary #5 of the series, produced by our friends at Wend Magazine. #4 is here.