Mansker headed for track world...

Mar 12, 2012 by

Kevin Mansker will represent the United States at the UCI Track World Championships April 4-8 in Melbourne, Australia. ©Pat Malach/FILE PHOTO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Alpenrose record holder Kevin Mansker, formerly of Eugene and Portland, was among the 11 riders named...

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Filed in: Track

Rough road forces BB#2 changes

Mar 7, 2012 by

Riders descend across a hillside bathed in sunshine. ©Pat Malach

HAGG LAKE — Banana Belt promoter Jeff Mitchem said Monday that the second race of the three-week series will run counter...

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Filed in: Road

Banana Belt returns for 3-week...

Mar 3, 2012 by

The late-winter weather can be extreme for the series, from sunny and warm to, well... ©Pat Malach/FILE PHOTO

HAGG LAKE — The Banana Belt, OBRA’s long-running road race series, returns to Henry Hagg Lake in Yamhill County for three...

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MTB XC Series starts Saturday ...

Mar 2, 2012 by

Sue Butler won the Pro women's race last year at the Echo Red to Red. This year's race makrs the start of the Oregon XC Series. Photo Courtesy of Shane Young / Oregon Velo

ECHO — The popular Echo Red to Red MTB XC race is back Saturday for a fourth year in its familiar spot as the start of the...

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Filed in: Mountain

Flu knocks Rathe from 1st cobb...

Feb 26, 2012 by

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Illness has knocked Jacob Rathe from his first start in a professional Belgium cobbled classic. An ill-timed week-long bout with a flu...

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Jack Frost to kick off OBRA TT...

Feb 24, 2012 by

William O'Donnell. ©Pat Malach/FILE PHOTO

VANCOUVER, Wash. — OBRA’s second race of the season, Sunday’s Jack Frost Time Trial in Vancouver, also marks the first...

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Tracy, Mansker headed for Worl...

Feb 12, 2012 by

Kevin Mansker is one of four Oregon riders who were recently named to USA Cycling's Olympic Long Team. ©Pat Malach/FILE PHOTO

COLORADO SPRINGS – Two Oregon riders made the list last week when USA Cycling announced its roster of 12 riders slated to contest...

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Filed in: Track

Rathe set for Pro Team debut a...

Feb 3, 2012 by

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In 2011, Jacob Rathe was warming up his early season racing legs at OBRA’s Cherry Pie and Piece of Cake road races next to...

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Wilcoxson turns pro with Optum...

Jan 29, 2012 by

Jade Wilcoxson, pictured here on her way to winning the Cherry Blossom Classic last year, signed with the Optum/Kelly Benefits Strategies women's team this season. ©Pat Malach/FILE PHOTO

TALENT — Southern Oregon’s Jade Wilcoxson will be taking her game to the professional level this season with the brand-new...

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Filed in: Road