Cycle and Style

The popularity of cyclo-cross continues to grow across the country—and certain areas such as Portland, it is a huge hit! In our area, like many others, it has, until lately, been a sport dominated by men. Several years ago, there were so few women racing that they weren’t divided by levels and age groups, as is common among [...]

I went to a cycling race like no other last weekend. The course was a beautiful, twisting route through autumn-bedecked trees and over and across fields—over mostly dirt trails. The crowds were enthusiastically cheering and ringing Swiss-style cow-bells as the racers sped by, then smoothly dismounted from their bikes, jumped a short barrier and carried [...]