Rick Johnson
You're kidding, right?
Have you looked at the OBRA calendar?
However, for climbing Central Oregon is the place.
Rick Johnson
Bend Oregon
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On 1/21/2015 6:51 PM, Dan Peterson via OBRA wrote:
> Clearly Portland is known for it's commuter and lifestyle cycling scene, but I'm wondering how the racing is. I raced my first season in Minneapolis last, and quite enjoyed it, but I felt like there were really only about 15 races, or less, in a rather short season.
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> How much racing is available? I'm currently only a road racer, but might get into cross, though mostly as a farce. What do they consist of; criterium, road race, circuits? Are most of them within an hour, maybe 2? I am generally against driving to ride, but I can make some sacrifices for racing.
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> Are teams and clubs plentiful? I was part of a club that was only about a quarter racers in the past, and I liked that they were serious when they're racing, but easygoing about results attitude. I'd likely look for something similar,
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> How is the rain? During the winter, do you still get out for training rides? Do any teams? I have visions in my head of it being miserable to continue to train outdoors, but I'm currently in Juneau, Alaska, so that's probably skewing my perspective. I can handle some indoor training, but would like to avoid more than a couple months of it.
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> Off topic; can anyone comment on rock climbing, both outdoor and gym in and around Portland?
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> Thanks for any help you can provide! If anyone wants to expand the conversation to more about Portland in general (culture, jobs, housing) I would really appreciate it but it might be better done as a private message.
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