March 27, 2008
Rower Turned Cyclist
Rebecca Romero is in line to make history at the Beijing Olympics. If this year goes well for her, she could be only the second woman to ever win medals in consecutive games but different sports.
Romero won the Olympic silver and World Championships gold as a rower but became frustrated by what she describes as a lack of personal athletic development in the sport. She came close to quitting sports entirely, but a stint in injury rehab lead her to a cycling coach who had faith in her potential as a cyclist. And she's making pretty impressive strides.
Read the interview on PezCycling News.
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July 24, 2007
Video Footage of Madisons
A lot of you got really excited about the Madison races at Alpenrose this past week, especially once we broke it down for you and helped you understand what it is all about. But still, I know a lot of you didn't get a chance to make it out to the Six-Day. Don't worry, here's a chance to see a lesser version of the excitement. Check out this footage of some of the race, including helmet cam footage shot while racing on the track. There are subtitles along the way to help explain the action.
[ watch the video ]
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July 12, 2007
Alpenrose Six-Day : Meet the Madison
It's time for the annual Alpenrose Six-Day, July 16-21. That means, six full days of racing at the Alpenrose velodrome featuring Madison races.
The Madison is an event in track racing named after Madison Square Garden in New York. Teams compete, but only one rider needs to be racing at any stage. Periodically, the teams change riders by "tagging" their teammates, usually performing slingshot action with linked hands to transfer as much of their momentum as possible to the racing rider, though a teammate may also be propelled into the race by a push of the rider's racing shorts. The non-racing teammate then moves to the top of the circular banked track to recover before the next stint.
SCHEDULE:
MONDAY
Madison Pursuit, Madison Race
TUESDAY through SATURDAY
Two Individual Races and a Madison Race
THURSDAY and SATURDAY
Individual Races and a Madison for Six-Day riders
Racing for other categories, single day riders
Madison racing hints | History of Six-Day Racing
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June 19, 2006
Alpenrose 6-Day Results
Results are in for the Alpenrose 6-Day:
Overall A
1 Hosmer, Seth Bossen, Mikkel CMG/Alpine Mortgage - 57 pts
2 Beardsley, Steven Bjesse, Per Team Rubicon/Bike Central - 41 pts
3 Sinanian, Craig Tamel, Matt Hellyer Velodrome - 41 pts
Overall B
1 Hoefer, Carl Deck, Casey Team Rubicon -- 78 pts
2 Kovalcik, Zac Long, Jon -- 56 pts
3 Godfrey, David Godfrey, Norene Team Rubicon -- 55 pts
Day 6 B
1 Hoefer, Carl Deck, Casey Team Rubicon 78
2 Kovalcik, Zac Long, Jon 56
3 Godfrey, David Godfrey, Norene Team Rubicon 55
4 Matteson, Kirk Truesdale, Steve Half Fast Velo 35 -3
dnf Chacherine, eugene Murray, Mike Team Rubicon/Team Oregon
dnf Hughes-Godfrey, Lynn Mautner, Meg bike Central/NoMad
dns Curl, Chauncey Curl, Darien Team Rubicon
Day 6 A
1 Hosmer, Seth Bossen, Mikkel CMG/Alpine Mortgage 57
2 Beardsley, Steven Bjesse, Per Team Rubicon/Bike Central
41 -3
3 Sinanian, Craig Tamel, Matt Bike Central/Hellyer 27 -4
4 Boxberger, David Mautner, Paul EWEB Windpower/Team Rose
City 12 -4
5 Abers, Brian Beardsley, doug Team Rubicon/Fred Meyer 28 -5
dnf Martinez, Matt Godfrey, Mark Bike Central/Hellyer 0
dq Klipper, David Duncan, Todd Guinness Cycling
Overall B Pts Laps
1 Hoefer, Carl Deck, Casey Team Rubicon 78 Even
2 Kovalcik, Zac Long, Jon 56 Even
3 Godfrey, David Godfrey, Norene Team Rubicon 55 Even
4 Matteson, Kirk Truesdale, Steve Half Fast Velo 35 -7
dnf Murray, Mike Curl, Darien Team Oregon/Rubicon
dns Chacherine, eugene Curl, Chauncey Team Rubicon
dnf Hughes-Godfrey, Lynn Mautner, Meg bike Central/NoMad
Overall A
1 Hosmer, Seth Bossen, Mikkel CMG/Alpine Mortgage 57 Even
2 Beardsley, Steven Bjesse, Per Team Rubicon/Bike Central
41 -4
3 Sinanian, Craig Tamel, Matt Hellyer Velodrome 41 -11
4 Boxberger, David Mautner, Paul EWEB Windpower/Team Rose
City 41 -11
5 Abers, Brian Beardsley, doug Team Rubicon/Fred Meyer 27 -14
dns Martinez, Matt Godfrey, Mark Bike Central dns
dq Klipper, David Duncan, Todd Guinness Cycling dq -2
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May 8, 2006
A Day at the Track
Caroline P. put together a nice little write up on her day riding at Alpenrose for the first time.
Read the full story.
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May 3, 2006
Reserve Some Time: Portland Bike Summit
Bicycling Magazine calls Portland the number one bicycling city in all of North America. The League of American Bicyclists rates Portland "Gold" along with four other U.S. cities. The next level is platinum and no large city has gotten there yet. Commissioner Sam Adams and the bicycling community want to Go Platinum! and they want your help.
On Saturday, June 17 from 8:30 to 1:30 pm, you are invited to join neighborhood and bicycling advocates at the Portland Bike Summit at PSU's Smith Hall. It's an opportunity to learn how we got to be the best in the U.S. and find out about all the exciting and fun ways you can get involved to make Portland a world-class bicycling city.
Workshop topics include:
- Portland's I Share the Road campaign
- Innovations in Bikeways Here and Abroad
- Who Put the Fun in Bike Fun? From Breakfast on the Bridges to Pedalpalooza
- New Laws for Bikes - What Strategies are on the Horizon
- Why Do People Not Ride - Really (or How to Get My Next Door Neighbor/Co-worker/Friend on a Bike)
FREE and lunch is included.
Should you attend? PDOT is encouraging attendance from anyone who bikes, likes bikes, wants to bike, owns a bike, etc.
[ More info ]
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May 1, 2006
Track Racing Starts This Week
Track racing starts these week. The dates to remember are:
Thursday - The regular weekly Thursday racing starts May 4. As in the past, the first week will be Kilo and 500m TT. Next week will be Pursuits.
More info
Friday - Fast Twitch Fridays starts the next day. Match sprints for all categories.
More Info
Saturday May 6 Track Clean Up Day
Free pancake breakfast provided by Chris King. Show up ready to paint, pull weeds, lift and carry stuff, etc. Starts at 10:00 AM and we will be there all day. Please show up because we need the help.
More info
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