Sauvie Island Double

A long overdue ride with friends from the front door to the start line...in rainbows, sleet, wind and yes, the gorgeous sun....gotta love Portland. Pinned up and ready to go, preriding was out of the question by the looks of the earlier racers bikes. Line it up and go....that was the only plan, not to mention the goal of the SS and the A races...why not, it's almost winter....it should make the weeks ahead that much faster..that's the plan anyways.

Still clean and warm in the SS race...©Dave Roth

My Family and Friends © pdxcross.com

105 minutes of mud, 15 minutes of fame

It was all worth it...another epic day...

DL Dreams

photos by Dave Roth and Oregon Velo...thanks for shooting guys...

CRUSADE WRAPPED

World Class racing right in the backyard...add text book conditions, the series overall winner separated by mere points, the best photography in the biz, waffles, beers, a cheering family, a first timer mate from Oz on a borrowed Surly from a legendary shop...BAM..PERFECT DAY.

Blow by blow here, and the paperwork here. Do yourself the favor and look at the photos...they are moving. Well done gentlemen. The inspirations go on and on....Sacha White nailing it in the SS's in denim, the above mentioned Aussie getting his first taste of CX mud, my family around all day and cheering all over the course, Ryan from Veloshop's incredible shoutouts to keep 'em turning...epic. And Steven Hunter...legendary speedster...amazing pulls today...bravo. Great racing bro. The pain, the hardship, the heartbreak...it definately keeps ya coming back for more...gotta love this sport. Epic.

FLAT OUT

Saturday's Salem State Champs...a nice warmup to Sunday's chaos....

Read all about it...the SSCXWC was everything and more. Holeshotted the Lemans-style U-turn start and hit the first runup 4th wheel..246 chasing....it was all turning perfectly...we pulled away as the chaos unfolded behind. Of course it did, it was supposed to. Shortcuts galore brought some familiar faces into the mix and then it was over...three laps into the five/six and a puncture took down the Dugast. Sliced. Did someone throw a handful of nails in the water? Maybe I ran over a beer bottle? A perfect ending to a damn fun start...Ha. Next year. Next year Seattle...

Forecasted

Rain, wind, mud...perfect day for a RACE here in Portland...Saturday gone and the SS is primed and ready...one more epic to come...It's another perfect day....time for the ThunderDome!

Monster's Ball

PRO, stacked, fuzz, encrusted, the main event

Bad line...down and out

Worse line

Thanks: collage photos Jess and Fin, bad riding shots by D.Roth