Henry Abel
TT: ESTACADA TANDEM TIME TRIAL #3, May 3 - Estacada, OR
A series of three TT's that use an out and back course on highway 224 along the Clackamas River. The pavement is in good to excellent condition and the course rises less than 500 feet.
ROAD: ICEBREAKER CRITERIUM, May 10 - Eugene, OR
A tandem criterium put on by our own Sal Collura. Held in the same industrial park used by the Co-Motion Tandem Stage Race criterium. The wide, D-shaped course is flat and smooth - and about as safe a tandem crit course as you could ask for. Tandems race last at 4PM.
MTB: CASCADE CHAINBREAKER, May 10 - Bend, OR
For those of you not doing the Icebreaker Crit (see above) - The WebCyclery Chainbreaker is the biggest mountain bike race in Central, Oregon. Held on Mothers Day each year, this race is held on private land on some great, west-side trails that are not normally open to the public. Tandems will do two laps (1 lap = about 11 miles). The race is mainly single and double track, often dusty, and is frequented by local pros Carl Decker, Ryan Trebon and Adam Craig.
ROAD: SILVERTON ROAD RACE, May 17 - Silverton, OR
A tandem field has been added to the very beautifual, and very tough Silverton Road Race. This roller coaster course is made up entirely of short, tough climbs and rolling descents. This could be the most challenging, and rewarding one day tandem race of 2009. The course is about 17 miles and tandems will do two laps.
ROAD: OBRA REHEARSAL ROAD RACE, May 23 - Ranier, OR
The course is unchanged from 2008 and starts and finishes at the same Ranier High School that was used by Cross Crusade. A beautiful course with quite a few twists and climbs and long, sweeping downhills. The first half of the lap is gradually up. The second half is mostly down. This was my personal favorite tandem race of 2008.
TT: LEWIS & CLARK ULTRA TIME TRIAL, May 23 - Vancouver, WA
The Lewis & Clark 12/24 is a bicycle time trial race where participants can race continuously for either 12 or 24 hours. The participant who logs the most miles in each time period wins. And yes, they have a tandem class!
Got questions? Please check NWTandemRacing.com for more details.
Thanks,
Henry@WebCyclery.com