Teams and Clubs
The Backbone of the OBRA Community
Clubs and teams are the backbone of the OBRA community and provide an invaluable source of knowledge and advice that can help you improve as a bike rider and racer. The advantages to joining a team are many; community, competition, skill building, competition, advocacy and developing friendships with like-minded cyclists. Every OBRA team has its own personality. Some are more focused on certain racing disciplines, others more focused on community and giving back. There are junior teams, women’s teams and teams that welcome the whole family. Regardless of the team’s focus, all teams and clubs exist because of the social aspects of cycling.
Current OBRA Teams
Here is the list of the current OBRA teams The list includes the contacts for the team leaders, their sponsors and results. We will be providing more information for each team including the team philosophy and focus, meet the team rides and whether they are accepting new members. Until then, here is some information about a couple of our member teams:
Hutch’s Bicycles/Bend Dental Cycling Team
The Hutch’s Bicycles/ Bend Dental Group cycling team based in beautiful Bend, Oregon is a competitive and fun-loving group of men and women who have a passion for bicycles and going fast. The team can be seen at cyclocross, mountain bike, road, and multi-sport events throughout the Northwest while riding hard with a smile on their faces.
Our MISSION STATEMENT is simple:
Hutch’s Racing Team promotes the sport of cycling through local group rides, competitive racing, mentoring of younger riders and volunteering our time in the community.
Through participation in training and competitive racing activities, we hope to convey a few values:
We have an appreciation for the benefits of hard work, motivation, and perseverance in both winning and losing situations; a sense of group loyalty and the ability to work as a team; a feeling of pride in sportsmanship, ethical conduct and personal integrity; and the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle. We are also committed to bringing positive recognition to our sponsors at a local, regional, and national level.
The Club Roule
USA Cycling’s 2020 National Club of the Year – Best Community Builder.
The Club Roule is primarily a road, criterium, and gravel focused team, but we also have members that race cyclocross, mountain bike, and time trials. Our team has both novices as well as riders with decades of experience, and believe that both groups of riders benefit from riding and training together.
We host multiple weekly group-rides, including a beginner-friendly weeknight ride in the summer, and a weekend base mile ride in the fall/winter. Most of our rides and events are open to the public, but we also host Club-Only rides almost every weekend during the summer months. We welcome new team members at multiple points throughout the year during ” Membership Windows”. For more information go to www.roulecycling.com or send us an email at info@roulecycling.com.
Membership Pledge
The Club Roule community is built on kindness, empathy, and a respect for fellow riders and the health of our community, both within The Club as well as the world around us. The Club Roule stands with every human’s right to be recognized as they wish to be identified, and believes that every human deserves an equal opportunity in their pursuit of happiness. The Club Roule works tirelessly to create a place that is welcoming and inclusive to all, and will not accept intolerance, bullying, or behavior that makes others uncomfortable or puts other humans at risk. We all want to have fun on our bikes, but the desire to have fun is not more important than the rights and safety of all others.
Members of The Club Roule believe:
Black Lives Matter.
Trans Rights are Human Rights.
Love is Love.
The Health of Our Community is Your Responsibility.