OBRA champs and fresh baked goods highlight weekend

Aug 20, 2010 by editor

SATURDAY, August 21

OBRA Junior and Senior Team Track Championships: Alpenrose Velodrome
Junior Races start at 9 a.m., with registration at 8. Senior events start at noon. Entry fee is $5 for juniors, $10 per event for seniors. Junior races will include two- and four-lap time trails, scratch races, points races, chariot races and pursuiuts. Junior events will be omnium scored with one set of medals given out for the final omnium. Senior races include team pursuit, men’s and women’s team sprint, a married couples’ sprint, madisons and a tandem pursuit. Racing should end about 2 p.m.

Franz Bakery Criterium: Portland
The inaugural Franz Bakery Criterium is an eight-corner race in Portland’s central eastside. The 1.13 km course near the namesake bakery features wide streets with good road surface, and, despite having eight turns, isn’t overly technical. Twenty feet of climbing per lap will sting the legs, but it also means 20 feet of descending to recover. At this race, every lap counts because the first rider across the line each lap earns two points. Points will be awarded 15 deep for the final lap, and the rider with the most points overall wins the race. It’s also rumored each rider will get some Franz products to take home. Racing starts at 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, August 22

OBRA Criterium Championships: Albany
The Third Annual Historic Albany Criterium will once again host the OBRA Criterium Championships on a classic L-shaped, six-corner 1 km downtown course with a 300-meter finishing straight. The roads are wide, fast, and safe with plenty of excellent spectator spots. This course was well received by riders at last year’s event. Medals are awarded to the top three OBRA members in each category.

OBRA CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

Race	Time	Duration	Payout
Junior Men 10-12/13-14*	0900	20 min	$ 75 gift cards/primes
Junior Women 10-12*/13-14*/15-16*/17-18*	0925	20 min	$ 75 gift cards/primes
Junior men 15-16/17-18*	0950	20 min	$ 75 gift cards/primes
Masters Men 50-59/60+*	1015	30 min	$300 gift cards/primes
Masters Women 30-39*/40-49*/50+*	1050	30 min	$300 gift cards/primes
Masters Men 40-49	1125	45 min	$300 gift cards/primes
Masters Men 30-39	1215	45 min	$300 gift cards/primes
Kiddie Kilo	1305
Women Cat 4	1330	30 min	$200 gift cards/primes
Men Cat 4/5*	1405	45 min	$200 gift cards/primes
Men Cat 3	1455	45 min	$200 gift cards/primes
Women 1/2/3**	1545	45 min	$750 gift cards/primes
Senior Men	1635	60 min	$1250 gift cards/primes