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• Seattle Singlespeeders Descend on Cross Crusade, Say: FPDX!

  17 October 11 • 14 comments

  by Joey Mullan (one of the FPDX singlespeed crew and, yes, he’s OK) Portland and Seattle. They both claim to have the finest in cyclocross around the Pacific Northwest. Let’s be honest, they do. At Cross Crusade #3 this last Sunday, a statement was made about cyclocross. For the last three months, a dubious plan [...]

• Controversy Clouds Cross Crusade Heron Lakes Result – UPDATE: Full Report, Gallery, Results

  16 October 11 • 2 comments

  

  by Pat Malach PORTLAND, Oregon – Aaron Tuckerman (Corsa Concepts) took his second consecutive Crusade Sunday at race #3 under a shadow of controversy after tangling with Molly Cameron (MetaFilter/Portland Bicycle Studio) at the front of the men’s A slugfest and then soloing in for the win. Alice Pennington (Upper Echelon Fitness) returned from the [...]

• USGP Portland Cup Day 2 – Photo Gallery by Joe Sales

  6 December 10 • 0 comment

  We featured Joe Sales’ photos after Day 1 of the Portland USGP, and you’re in luck. We have more from Day 2. Joe Sales’ photos grace many of our print magazine’s covers and pages, including the Worlds feature in Issue 9 and the covers of our recent Issue 10 and upcoming Issue 11. Check out [...]

• Powers Punches it Home in Portland Day 2, Takes USGP Series – UPDATED: Photos, Full Report

  5 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles PORTLAND, ORE. – Jeremy Powers completed a Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com one-two punch at today’s USGP Stanley Portland Cup. After taking the win yesterday, Powers continued to roll through Portland taking another win just in front of teammate Tim Johnson. Ryan Trebon (Kona) just edged Todd Wells (Cal Giant-Specialized) for the final podium spot, and [...]

• Nash Nips Gould, Powers Solos to Win USGP Portland Day 1 – UPDATED: Photo Galleries, Full Report, Full Results

  4 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Teammates Katerina Nash and Georgia Gould (Luna) distanced the rest of the Elite women’s field in dominating fashion at the Portland International Raceway today, but neither could drop the other in the 40-minute affair. Nash would take the lead shortly before the final corner and hold off Gould by a couple of [...]

• A Sunny Portland USGP? PIR Race Preview

  3 December 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles The USGP series wraps up in Portland, Ore., this weekend, and rather than the mudfest we’ve come to expect in recent years, Saturday’s weather report is promising blue skies and sunshine. Sloppy course fans don’t despair: Sunday still has a 30-percent chance of rain. In these parts, that seems to translate to, [...]

• Video: PIR Cross Crusade, My Name Is Mud

  28 October 10 • 4 comments

  

  Not like the Northwest cyclocross scene needs any more exposure, but we can’t help it – there’s great stuff going on up there. Burk Webb has been releasing beautifully-shot weekly capsules of the Oregon race scene, and his latest – from last Sunday’s PIR Cross Crusade in Portland – is the best cyclocross video we’ve [...]

• 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, [...]

• SSCXWC Rocks Through Thunderdome, Moves to Seattle

  9 November 09 • 5 comments

  by Josh Liberles Portland may be ready to pass off the SSCXWC (SingleSpeed Cyclocross World Championships, that is) after playing host for the past three years, but the city sure as hell gave the race a royal send-off. The day’s prelude was round seven of the Cross Crusade series, a full day of races from [...]