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Tour de France LIVE in SE Portland – Big Screen Edition

1 Comment 02 July 2010

Watch the Tour de France Live at The Globe Bar and Cafe Ready to get your Frenchy time on? There’s a new kid in town when it comes to watching the Tour de France and they’ve got everything you need for a solid morning (or evening) of spandex super-glory spectating. The Globe Bar and Cafe just opened in [...]

Cycling

Tour de St. Honore Event this Sunday will Benefit the BTA

0 Comments 25 June 2010

I’ll be in Bend shooting the final days of US Road Nationals this weekend, but if you happen to be staying in Portland to soak up the newly discovered sun, consider hooking up with Sorella Forte for a ride on Sunday. It sounds like it’s going to be loads of fun and they’ll be raffling [...]

Photos, Racing

USA Cycling Road Nationals: Day One Photo Gallery

10 Comments 23 June 2010

If you’ve never seen a 10-year-old girl in pigtails climb out of the saddle like she is about to win the Tour de France, then your life is not yet complete. Yesterday kicked off USA Cycling Elite, U23 and Junior Road Championships and the Paralympics National Road Championships in Bend, Oregon and, though these early groups [...]

Racing

It’s here! USA Cycling Junior, U23 & Elite Road Nationals

0 Comments 21 June 2010

Is there anything better than watching Mt. Hood stand majestic and aglow in your rearview mirror as you head down 97 from Portland to Bend? Yes. Getting to Bend and photographing 10-year-old girls duking it out for a national championship. Which is exactly what I’ll be doing tomorrow morning. Last year the media outlets I was working for [...]

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My Father Crushed my Hand – A Father’s Day Post

7 Comments 20 June 2010

It happened when I was about seven. Thanksgiving Day. I remember clearly. We were out in the garage mashing aluminum cans because as an enterprising young whipper-snapper I’d noticed that the junk man’s aluminum price had recently sky-rocketed. I was preparing the final batch in what would be my most epic aluminum can delivery. Sure to [...]

Cycling

Ride with Bike Snob NYC

0 Comments 19 June 2010

In case you hadn’t heard, Eben Weiss of BSNYC is in town to read some passages from his book and scratch his name into a few of them for all the doting BSNYC fans in Portland. Even better? There will be a ride before the event that starts at Chris King Components. This is your chance [...]

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A Video Answer to the “How is Tucson?” Question

Added on 05 January 2010

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The house is quiet. Two owls live in the tree outside. A gang of coyotes are throwing a wild party somewhere out in that blackness. The roads are long and sunny and swooping and fast. Today during a 2.5 hour ride I hit two National Parks. My buddy Michael Longmire is here and his wheel is [...]