Hotly contested, OBRA’s Best All-Around Rider (BAR) annual competition recognizes the dedication, tenacity and race results of our members each year. In addition to placing at individual events, our racers earn valuable BAR points every time they cross the finish line. Many of our BAR winners and runners-up test their fitness and skills in multiple […]
The opportunity to propose changes to the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) Racing Rules was presented to the membership this fall. In addition to a few changes proposed by one of our current members, there is also a submission from OBRA for consideration. These proposed rule changes will be voted on during the OBRA Annual […]
The sixth and final round of the 2025 Junior Cyclocross Series on Sunday, November 2, at Cyclocross Crusade: McMenamins Edgefield marked the second consecutive weekend of a dreary Saturday followed by a Sunday with dreamy cyclocross weather! With sun and just enough mud to make things fun—without sacrificing drivetrains—our junior racers flew up a steep, […]
If our juniors dipped their toes into wet cyclocross conditions two weeks ago at Heron Lakes, the fifth and penultimate round of the 2025 OBRA Junior Cyclocross Series (JCS) at Cyclocross Crusade: Cascade Locks this past Sunday was a proper muddy bath! Following a day of wind so severe to cause the cancellation of the […]
I’m excited to announce that we will have our OBRA Junior Cyclocross Series awards party on Sunday, November 23, at one of the best event venues in Portland, the NE Broadway location of Steeplejack Brewing Company! The celebration kicks off at noon, and I hope you’ll stick around for the overall Cyclocross Crusade Series awards. […]
With just one night of rest and some additional rain, our juniors were able to enjoy what just might have been the best iteration of a classic OBRA cyclocross venue at Cyclocross Crusade: PIR Heron Lakes. The venerable monolith and a huck-to-flat B-line, enough mud to make things slippery without annihilating drivetrains, and line choices […]
We were met with the mystery of a new venue for round three of the 2025 Junior Cyclocross Series with Columbia CX, the penultimate race of the Harvest Cyclocross series. With plenty of sand asking the unanswerable question of whether to ride or run, twisty, awkward singletrack and unbeatable views of enormous cargo ships passing […]